Connection to State or Local Assessment

Examples

5.5C identify changes that can occur in the physical properties of the ingredients of solutions such as dissolving salt in
water or adding lemon juice to water

State Assessment Examples:

A student prepared a snack that consisted of grapes, pecans, and strawberries sprinkled with white powdered sugar.
The student stored the snack in a refrigerator. An hour later the student observed that the powdered sugar could no
longer be seen but the fruit and nuts had not changed in appearance.

What most likely happened to the sugar in the mixture?

A The sugar evaporated at the lower temperature in the refrigerator without causing any changes to the fruit and
nuts.
B The sugar was more dense than the other foods in the mixture, so it settled to the bottom of the container.
C The sugar dissolved in the moisture on the fruit. ✳
D The sugar observed energy from the nuts and melted into a colorless liquid.

Which change occurs when lemon juice is mixed with water?

F The mass of the lemon juice decreases.

G The water becomes a solid.
H The lemon juice dissolves and spreads out evenly. ✳
J The volume of the water decreases.

Local Assessment Examples:

Angel combined 25g of sugar and 75ml of water in a beaker and stirred the ingredients. She observed the
mixture after 5 minutes.

What changes to the water will most likely occur after 5 minutes?

A The water changed colors.

B The temperature of the water changed.

C The taste and color of the sugar changed.

D The taste of the water changed. ✳