Last Name _________________ First Name________________ DATE _____ Period __

Last Name _________________ First Name________________

2.1 Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures Lab

Experiment 1 WATER AND DYE: Fill a small beaker about halfway with water. Drop ONE drop of die in Figure 1 Adding a
the beaker of water as gently as possible. DO NOT STIR THE WATER. Notice that as time elapses, the single drop.
dye is slowly dissolved in the water. Take a few pictures to show how the dye disperses, save and print
the pictures to put in your lab journal

Describe your observations:

Does the dye scatter throughout the liquid (forming a homogeneous solution), or is the mixture
not the same throughout (forming a heterogeneous mixture)?

Experiment 2 WATER AND OIL: Fill a test tube about 1/3 of the way up with water. Now add Figure 2 Test tubes in Test
an equal amount of vegetable oil on top of the water. Add a single drop of dye for color. Put Tube Rack.
your thumb over the test tube opening and give the oil and water a good shake. After mixing the
oil and water, let the test tube sit in the test tube wrack. Use your camera to take close up
pictures every minute or so to document the changes in the mixture. Save and print the pictures
to put in your lab journal later.

List your observations: (This may take several minutes)

Is this a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture?

More specifically, what kind of mixture is this?

Figure 3 Mixing contents of a Test

Experiment 3 WATER, OIL, VINEGAR: Tube by covering opening with
Experiment 3: thumb.

1. Fill a small beaker with ½ with vegetable oil. Then mix in a few pipettes of vinegar. Note what happens:

2. Now use a stirring rod or stick to stir the vinegar and oil, then stop mixing. Stop and observe the mixture for a few
minutes. Note what happens:

3. In another beaker, add a few pipettes of vinegar and one egg yoke. Mix this egg mixture well with the stirring rod or
stick.

4. Now fill the beaker about ½ the beaker of vegetable oil and a teaspoon of vinegar to the beaker with the egg mixture.
Mixall the materials together with the stirring rod as best you can. Note what happens:

What kind of mixture have you created?

Any idea of what specific substance you have created that many people eat?
WHAT TO ENTER IN YOUR LAB JOURNAL:
Title:
Purpose:
Data: Your photos and Observations
Questions and Answers:

Questions for your Lab Journal:

1. What kind of mixture was created with dye and water?
2. What kind of mixture was created with oil and water?
3. What kind of mixture was created with oil, vinegar and water?
4. What does the egg yolk do to the mixture? What kind of mixture does it create?

Any idea of what specific substance you have created that many people eat?
CLEAN UP.
Clean each Test Tube Completely.

1. Empty out the test to into the appropriate place

2. Fill with water and pour it out several times
3. Put A DROP of cleaner (soap or powder) in your test tube.
4. Put some warm water from the faucet in the test tube.
5. Use the test tube cleaner to scrub the inside of the tube. Scrub
back and forth for at least 30 seconds. (You will create a lot of
suds  )
6. Rinse: Fill with water and pour it out several times
7. Put the test tube in the rack upside down so that it will dry.
NAME___________________________

Mixtures Lab Rubric

Section Points Earned

I Title 2
II Purpose 3
Data: Pictures with
III 10
Descriptions
IV Questions/Answers 5
TOTAL POINTS / 20
Glue Stick in on the right side or your journal after the lab.

NAME___________________________

Mixtures Lab Rubric

Section Points Earned

I Title 2
II Purpose 3
Data: Pictures with
III 10
Descriptions
IV Questions/Answers 5
TOTAL POINTS / 20
Glue Stick in on the right side or your journal after the lab.

NAME___________________________

Mixtures Lab Rubric

Section Points Earned

I Title 2
II Purpose 3
Data: Pictures with
III 10
Descriptions
IV Questions/Answers 5
TOTAL POINTS / 20
Glue Stick in on the right side or your journal after the lab.