Separation of Mixtures Lab Activity Sand and Salt, Filtration, Evaporation

This separation of mixtures lab activity is a chemist teacher's favorite! Students use a number of techniques to separate a sample of salt and sand.

HOW DO I USE IT?

You create a sample of sand and salt, but don't tell your students how much of each in the mixture. They will separate using filtration and evaporation. You can choose to tell them the measurements if you like, and they do a percent error. Or they can do a percent error based on the original mass.

WHO IS IT FOR?

• This like dissolves like lab is great for first year chemistry students during their Matter & Energy Unit.

FEATURES

• College level lab bench skills, high school level chemistry content
• Serves as a point of reference for separation of mixtures - 2 WAYS!
• Requires extreme student precision and care

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

• Lab worksheet
• "How to Write a Chemistry Lab Report" rubric and guide to help students write a thorough conclusion.
• Answer key
• Google Sheets Calculator - for teacher use to check student work
• Teacher Set Up Guide

INTERESTED IN MORE?

• Find this lab, along with 40 others in the full year chemistry lab manual.

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