Learning Activity Sheet No. 1.

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Subject : Science 7
Type of Activity : Laboratory, Concept Notes and Skills
Activity Title: Separating Mixtures
Learning Target: Distinguish mixtures from substances based on a set of properties.
References: DepEd Science 7 Learners Material pp. 17-19
Science 7 Phoenix “You and the Natural World”
irishmendoza.TNHS Learning Activity Sheet

Some Methods of Separating Mixtures

1. Filtration – method to separate mixture of insoluble solids from liquids using a net or a filter paper.
2. Centrifugation – some components weigh heavier than others. Heavier components can be separated through
centrifugation.
3. Evaporation – heating the mixture so that liquid evaporates to form steam leaving the solid behind.
4. Distillation – same as evaporation, only that the vapors will be collected.
5. Sedimentation and Decantation – heavier particles settle down at the bottom of the liquid and liquid can be
poured off.
6. Hand picking – components are relatively larger. Thus, can be done by manually picking up each component.
I. Objective:
To separate each component of the given mixtures.
Identify the method used to separate mixtures.
II. Materials:
seawater water grated coconut evaporating dish
salt chalk powder strainer test tubes
black pepper sand rice grains
III. Procedures:
1. Separate each mixtures using appropriate method.
2. Complete the table below.
IV. Data
MIXTURES COMPONENTS OF MIXTURES METHODS OF SEPARATION
1. sea water Salt, water evaporation
2. salt and black pepper Salt, black pepper Hand picking
3. rice grains and water Rice grains, water Sedimentation and decantation
4. chalk powder and water Chalk powder, water Centrifugation
5. sand and water Sand, water Sedimentation and decantation
6. grated coconut Coconut milk (tono), sapaw filtration

V. Questions
1. Which mixture/s can be separated through filtration?
_____ grated coconut _______________________________
2. Which mixture/s can be separated through centrifugation?
_____ chalk powder and water ________________________
3. Which mixture/s can be separated through evaporation?
______ sea water ___________________________________
4. Which mixture/s can be separated through sedimentation and decantation?
______rice grains and water and sand and water______
5. Which mixture/s can be separated through hand picking?
_______salt and black pepper__________________________
6. Which mixture/s can be separated through distillation?
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