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Science
Quarter 1-Module 3:
Week 3: Uses of Solution, Suspension
and Colloid Mixtures

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Science - Grade 6
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Quarter 1 - Module 3: Uses of Solution, Suspension and Colloid Mixtures
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Science
Quarter 1-Module 3:
Week 3: Uses of Solution,
Suspension and Colloid Mixtures

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 What I Need to Know
Dear Teachers and Learners, the writers humbly welcome you all to this
Science 6 First Quarter Self-Learning Module. This material guides you to learn
on identifying mixtures as Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Mixture. It also
includes classifying mixtures and valuing its beneficial effects for yourself and for the
community.
As stewards of learning, we fervently hope that this simple material would inspire you
to learn and can make you enjoy while learning from this at home. Remember, learning by
doing this challenge with a heart, is what matters most.
So, here are some few reminders for you to follow in using this learning module:
1. Take your time to read every detail that this module contains.
2. This Module contains Lesson 1, 2 and 3 of which each lesson is provided with
activities/tests that will surely lead you to learn and enjoy.

3. Please be reminded to follow the directions and procedures given in every Activity
from Lesson 1 up to Lesson 3 so that your experience in using this module will
be meaningful and successful.

4. You have to answer all the tests in this module. There are Answer Keys provided
for all the tests made from Lesson 1 to Lesson 3 which can be found at the last
page for every lesson. However, make sure to do the Activity first before checking
your answers based on the given Answer Key. The goal is to make sure that you
work for this material honestly so that your work and effort will be rewarding and
learning will possibly take place although you work in this at home.
5. Take note of this very important reminder: PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING
ON ANY PART OF THIS MODULE. Write your answers on your Activity
Notebook or on a separate sheet of paper as specified in the direction for every
Activity.

6. Finally, may this module will bridge the physical spaces between teachers and
learners and would facilitate meaningful learning among learners studying from
home.

Special Reminders for You Learners:

1. Answer every activity smartly and diligently.

2. Write your answer as specified in the Direction for every activity.
3. Check your own answer based on the prepared Answer Key found at the end of every
Lesson in this module.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page

COVER PAGE ………………………………………………………………….

COPYRIGHT PAGE ……………………………………………………………
TITLE PAGE ……………………………………………………………………
INTRODUCTORY PAGE…………………………………............................

TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………….

Lesson 1 – Uses of Solutions 3

What I Need to Know…………………………………………………… 3

What I Know: Pre-Test Multiple Choice ….…………………………... 3
What’s In: ………………...……………………………………………… 4-5
What’s New: ……………………………………………………….......... 5
What is It: …………………….……………………………………….. .. 5-6
What’s More: Activity ………………….............................................. 6
What I Have Learned: Generalization ………………………………… 7
What I Can Do: ………………………………………………………… 7
Assessment: Multiple Choice Test …………………………………... 8
Additional Activities: ……………………………………………………. 8-9

Lesson 2 – Uses of Suspensions 9

What I Need to Know……………………………………………………. 10

What I Know: Pre- Test Multiple Choice………………………………. 10
What’s In: ………………..…….………………………………………… 11
What’s New: …………………………………………………………...... 11
What is It: ………………………..……………………………………… 12
What’s More: Activity………………………………….......................... 12
What I Have Learned: Generalization…………………………………. 13
What I Can Do ………………………………………………………….. 13
Assessment: Multiple Choice Test…………………………………….. 13-14
Additional Activities: ………………………………............................... 14

Answer Key ……………………………………………………………. 15

References ……………………………………………………………. 16

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 Lesson Uses of Mixtures (as Food
1 and Beverages ,as
Pharmaceutical Products
and as Beauty Products)
As you do your daily activities, you might have encountered different kinds of
mixtures without you knowing it. Many of these mixtures are examples of solutions,
suspensions and colloids that are used in various ways.

What I Need to Know

In this new lesson, you are expected to:

1. describe the uses of solution, suspension and colloid;
2. identify mixtures that are used as food and beverages, pharmaceutical
products and as beauty products;
3. appreciate the importance of solution, suspension and colloid in the daily
living.

What I Know

PRE-TEST
DIRECTIONS: Read the questions carefully and write the letter of the correct answer
in your Science activity notebook.

1. Juice is an example of a solution and serves as a refreshing drink on hot days. Which
of the following best describes the use of the solution mentioned?
A. used as a medicine C. used as an alcoholic beverage
B. used as a detergent D. used as a refreshment
2. Which of the following statements below is false about a suspension mixture?
A. All materials that we are using at home are suspensions.
B. Particles of suspension are large that it settles at the bottom.
C. Before using suspension mixture we need to shake it well.
D. Suspension is a kind of mixture.
3. Jason is suffering from cough and cold after being caught by the rain. His mother gives
him a cough syrup. In what way the cough syrup solution is being used?
A. Cough syrup is used as food.
B. Cough syrup is used as beverage.
C. Cough syrup is used as medicine.
D. Cough syrup is used as suspension.

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4. During summer time, Reyes family planned for a beach picnic. As they arrived at the
beach, Mrs. Reyes instructed the children to put on sunblock cream first before going
to the sea. In what way the sunblock cream is used?
_________.
A. beauty product B. decoration C. food D. washing

5. Annie is preparing “Isdang Paksiw or Inun-unan” for dinner. She noticed that
the soup is very sour and decided to add an extra amount of salt into the recipe.
In what way is the solution used in the situation?
A. in agriculture B. in construction C. in cooking D. In cleaning

What’s In

In the previous lesson, you have learned about the characteristics of homogeneous
and heterogeneous mixtures. You have also identified the kinds of mixtures which are
solutions, suspensions and colloids.

Science Concepts Learned:

 Homogeneous mixtures have a uniform composition all throughout since the

components of the mixtures appear in one phase.
 Heterogeneous mixtures do NOT have a uniform composition since the
components of the mixtures remain distinguishable.
 The kinds of mixtures are solutions, suspensions and colloids.
 Solutions are homogeneous mixtures which are formed when one substance
(solute) dissolved in another substance (solvent).

What’s New
Read the literary pieces below and be informed of the uses and benefits
of mixtures in our daily lives.

MAGIC JUICE IS THE SOLUTION

by Ronna Lyn P. Osorio

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Body sweats here! Body sweats everywhere!
Summer time in the country is here!
Nanay went out to buy a juice powder.
while Tatay was outside fetching water.
Kuya bought an ice with might.
Then Ate stirred the juice with delight.
The youngest was so surprised!
Magic! Magic! Magic!
Not only that the juice powder
is dissolved in water,
but the juice is delicious.

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 SUSPENSION FOR EVERYDAY FUNCTION
by GLADYS N. VILLACORTA
and best served in cold this summer!
In life, we need healthy bodily function
We need suspension mixtures to carry on.
Mixtures that can be used as food and beverages as source of nutrition,
beauty items, as we continue life’s daily proportion.
These are useful every day, and we all call them Suspension.

“COLLOIDAL PRODUCTS”

Ice cream, butter, jam and jelly are yummy,

Mayonnaise and whipped cream and also gelatine
are some ingredients and flavoring.
Toothpaste, shampoo and washing powder are for cleaning, and for washing,
All of these things are used every day,
useful colloidal products in the environment we see.

How are the mixtures mentioned in the poems used? Are the solution, suspension
and colloid important in our daily lives?

What is It

Everywhere we can find different mixtures at home – can be used as cooking

ingredients, medicines and or beauty products.
Commonly, we easily find juice powder at home which we can dissolve and can be
used as refreshment. Coffee and iced teas are also among the other examples of solutions
that are used as refreshments and beverages at home. We can also find solutions in the
kitchen which are also used as food such as soup of tinola. When cooking, we can mix
variety of ingredients that can be dissolved in water, oil and other liquid agents. For
example, adding sugar in our Adobo recipe.
Solutions are not limited at home. We can also see solutions in beauty products
such as astringents, cologne and perfumes, as cleaning agents such as alcohol and
bleach.
Most importantly, in the survival of all life forms, air is a gaseous solution.

Suspension is a kind of mixture that is necessary for our day to day existence
since we use this mixture in our everyday life. The following are the uses of suspension:
 Suspension is used in the whole milk preparation. Whole milk is a suspension
of cream and milk.
 Suspension is used in the food that we eat like peanut butter and oil and vinegar
salad dressing. Peanut butter is a suspension of oil and mashed peanut while the
oil and vinegar salad dressing is a suspension of oil and vinegar.
 Suspension is used in some of the beverages (drinks) that we prepared at home
like orange juice, hot chocolate and brewed coffee.
 Suspensions are used in food industry (Del Monte & Sardines’ Industry).

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  Suspensions are used in pharmaceutical products (medicines) and
processes. Some liquid medicines particularly those with label “Shake well
before using.”
 There are cleaning agents used at home, offices and industries that can be
classified as suspension such as fabric conditioning, disinfectant spray such as
Lysol, which we usually use these days due to pandemic.
 Concentrated liquids which can be used as fertilizer, pesticide or herbicide are
also examples of suspension.

On the other hand, a colloid is a mixture of two or more substances mixed

together but not chemically combined (they can be separated). It is a mixture with
particles evenly scattered in a dispersed medium without settling down.
The different examples of colloids are important to daily life. Natural colloids such as
blood, clouds and fog are basic for living things. Man-made colloids are also useful.
Numerous colloids such as milk, butter, gelatine, jam, jelly, and other creamy
substances such as mayonnaise, whipped cream and catsup are used as food or
ingredients for preparing and cooking food. Some colloids such as magnesium
hydroxide and ointments are used as medicines while lotion and facial cream are for
cosmetics or beauty products. Dishwashing liquids and powder detergent are for
cleaning dishes and clothes while toothpaste is for cleaning teeth. Paints have both
protective and decorative functions. Styrofoam and inks are used in offices as well
as paste and glue for binding purposes. Shampoo and conditioner for washing and
smoothing hair while hair gel is for styling hair. Insecticides and pesticides are
used in farming.

What’s More
List an example of mixtures based on the given usage then identify
its kind as solution, suspension and colloid that are found at home, in the kitchen, and
offices. Use the given example as your guide. Write your answer in your Science activity
notebook.

Example Product Uses Kind of Mixture

Alcohol As cleaning Agent Solution

1. As food
2. As beverage
3. As beauty product
4. As Medicine
5. As food/kitchen ingredient

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 What I Have Learned

Arrange the jumbled letters to reveal the uses of mixtures. Answer in your
Science activity notebook.
Mixtures are widely used in our daily activities and almost everywhere.
These examples of mixtures can be used as:

1. segareveb

2. dimecines

3. socmecits

4. kingcoo ingreniedts

5. ofdo

What I Can Do

Answer the questions briefly.

What do you think will happen if there is no __ ?

1. detergent - _____________________________________________
2. juice powder - ___________________________________________
3. cough syrup - ___________________________________________
4. alcohol - _______________________________________________
5. toothpaste - _____________________________________________

Rubric for What I Can Do Activity

4 2
5 3 1
Criteria Very Moderately
Excellent Satisfactory Good
Satisfactory Satisfactory
Content/Thought

Organization
Grammar/Spelling

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 Assessment

DIRECTIONS: Read the questions carefully and write the letter of the correct answer
in your Science activity notebook.

1. Jason is suffering from cough and cold after being caught by the rain. His mother gives
him a cough syrup. In what way the cough syrup solution is being used?
A. Cough syrup is used as food.
B. Cough syrup is used as beverage.
C. Cough syrup is used as medicine.
D. Cough syrup is used as suspension.

2. Which of the following statements below is false about a suspension mixture?

A. All materials that we are using at home are suspensions.
B. Particles of suspension are large that it settles at the bottom.
C. Before using suspension mixture we need to shake it well.
D. Suspension is a kind of mixture.
3. Juice is an example of a solution and serves as a refreshing drink on hot days. Which
of the following best describes the use of the solution mentioned?
A. used as a medicine C. used as an alcoholic beverage
B. used as a detergent D. used as a refreshment

4. Annie is preparing “Isdang Paksiw or Inun-unan” for dinner. She noticed that
the soup is very sour and decided to add an extra amount of salt into the recipe.
In what way is the solution used in the situation?
A. in agriculture B. in construction C. in cooking D. In cleaning

5. During summer time, Reyes family planned for a beach picnic. As they arrived at the
beach, Mrs. Reyes instructed the children to put on sunblock cream first before going
to the sea. In what way the sunblock cream is used?
_________.
A. beauty product B. decoration C. food D. washing

Additional Activities

Challenge Yourself! Set a time for each of the following activity.

Activity COOKING TINOLA

Date & Time of Doing the Activity
Ingredients Used
List 1 Benefit the family gets after eating
tinola
YES NO
(Check the appropriate box of your answer.)
Did the salt dissolve in water?
Are salt particles still visible after mixing and
boiling?
Name & Signature of Witness:
Relationship:

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Activity COOKING HOTCAKE/PANCAKE
Date & Time of Doing the Activity
Number of Hotcakes I Served
YES NO
(Check the appropriate box of your answer.)
Did the flour dissolve in water?
What mixture did I make upon mixing the
flour, milk, and sugar?
Name & Signature of Witness:
Relationship:

Activity BRUSHING THE TEETH

Date of Doing the Activity
Number of Times when the teeth are brushed
Benefits after tooth brushing

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 Lesson
Uses of Mixtures (as Cleaning
2
Agents, as Industrial Items and
as Agricultural Products

The topic that you are going to study this time is something similar to your
previous lesson - the uses of solution, suspension and colloid. You learned that these
mixtures can be used as food and beverages - refreshment and cooking ingredients,
pharmaceutical products and beauty products,. But this time you will study about another
uses of these mixtures.

What I Need to Know

In this new lesson, you are expected to:

1. describe the uses of solution, suspension and colloid;
2. identify mixtures that are used as cleaning agent, industrial
products and as agricultural products;
3. appreciate the importance of solution, suspension and colloid in the daily
living.

What I Know

Multiple Choice Test

DIRECTIONS: To measure your knowledge on the concepts that this module will
develop, answer the following questions below and write the letter of the correct
answer in your Science activity notebook.

1. After eating your meal you need to wash your plates and dishes, which product are you
going to use?
A. conditioner C. toothpaste
B. dishwashing liquid D. shampoo
2. Why should you shake the liquid medicine in suspension form before drinking?
A. to mix the suspended particles at the bottom C. to make it effective
B. to make it taste better D. to make it clear
3. If water is used in industrial activities as solvent in producing textiles and soaps
therefore, water is used as a _________.
A. solidifying agent C. wash-away
B. dissolving agent D. thinner
4. Black bugs are pests that damage our rice fields. What solution do farmers use in order
to minimize these pests?
A. alcohol B. insecticide C. ointment D. paint

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5. Every classroom must be attractive to learners; therefore, during Brigada Eskwela
repainting must be done. What function has the paint have?
A. cleaning B. decorative C. medicinal D. washing

What’s In

In the previous lesson, you learned about the uses of solution, suspension and colloid
as food, beverage, cooking ingredient, as pharmaceutical or medicinal products and as
beauty products or cosmetics. These mixtures do not only limit on those uses, solution,
suspension and colloid mixtures are also used in many ways. These also include as
cleaning agents or disinfectants, industrial items and as agricultural products.

What’s New

Look at the pictures of mixtures below and examine the other uses of solution,
suspension and colloid.

What is It

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 There are many other uses of mixtures. Like solutions which are not only limited
at home. We can also see solutions in our industries in a form of solid like steel and bronze,
in the form of gas like hydrogen solution and in the form of liquid in solid like mercury, water
in solid salt or sugar, forming moist solids, Hexane in paraffin wax. In the field of agriculture,
water as a solvent is used to dissolve the mineral salts and fertilizers so that plants can
absorb them quickly. In hydroponics, the roots of plants are immersed in solutions
containing dissolved mineral salts.

In industries, water is used as a dissolving agent for making soaps, textiles, food
and household items. Turpentine is also used as a solvent for paints, inks and dyes.
Suspensions are also used in various ways such as drilling muds and emulsified
oils in industries. There agricultural chemicals like pesticide, insecticide, herbicide that are
in suspension form. These chemicals are very useful to the farmers.
On the other hand, colloids play equal importance like the solution and suspension
mixtures. These are also used as cleaning agents like liquid detergents, bleach and
disinfectant liquids. A colloid is used as thickening agents in industrial products such as
lubricants, lotions, toothpaste, coatings, etc. In the manufacture of paints and
inks, colloids are useful. In ball-point pens, the ink used is a gel (liquid-solid colloid).
Because of these reasons, mixtures are really important in our day-to-day living.
We live and do our activities daily with the help of solution, suspension and colloid.

What’s More

DIRECTIONS: List down the following mixtures according to their uses in your
Science activity notebook. Use the table below as the format.

Detergent soap Alcohol Bleach

Water to dissolve Paints Pesticide
fertilizers
Uses of Mixtures

Cleaning Agent Industry Agriculture

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 What I Have Learned
Activity 3.3 Fill-in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks below with correct word from the given choices. Write your
answer in your activity notebook.

Alcohol Mixtures Colloid

Solution
Suspension Industrial Agriculture

(1.) __________ include Solution, Suspension and Colloid. In our daily living,
these mixtures are very important. (2.) ____________, (3) _____________, and
(4) ____________ can be used in many purposes. Cleaning agents like (5) ________
and bleach are used to disinfect surfaces, raw materials like water as solvent, lubricants
and oils are used as (6) ______________ products and can also be used in the field of
(7)_____________.

What I Can Do
DIRECTIONS: Read the situation and answer the questions below in your activity
notebook.
1. While you are in a fast food, you accidentally spill catsup on your white shirt while eating
fries. Your mother scolds you for being clumsy in handling your shirt. What mixture will you
apply in order to remove the stain? ______________________________
2. You and your family had a picnic in the mountain. After eating your lunch, your mother
told you to wash the dishes. Unfortunately, she forgot to bring a dishwashing liquid. You
have to wash the plates without soap. Why is dishwashing liquid necessary for washing
dishes? ___________________________________________

Assessment

DIRECTIONS: To measure your knowledge on the concepts that this module will
develop, answer the following questions below and write the letter of the correct
answer in your Science activity notebook.

1. Black bugs are pests that damage our rice fields. What solution do farmers use in order
to minimize these pests?
A. alcohol B. insecticide C. ointment D. paint
2. After eating your meal you need to wash your plates and dishes, which product are you
going to use?
A. conditioner C. toothpaste
B. dishwashing liquid D. shampoo

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3. If water is used in industrial activities as solvent in producing textiles and soaps
therefore, water is used as a _________.
A. solidifying agent C. wash-away
B. dissolving agent D. thinner
4. Why should you shake the liquid medicine in suspension form before drinking?
A. to mix the suspended particles at the bottom C. to make it effective
B. to make it taste better D. to make it clear
5. Every classroom must be attractive to learners; therefore, during Brigada Eskwela
repainting must be done. What function has the paint have?
A. cleaning B. decorative C. medicinal D. washing

Additional Activities

Match the Colloids with Its Uses

DIRECTIONS: Match the picture of mixture to its uses. Write the letter of the
correct answer in your activity notebook.

Column A (Mixture) Column B (Uses)

1.
A. as cleaning agent
quick
drying
paint

2.
Insect B. for industrial purposes
Killer
Spray

3. Black C. as Insecticide
ink

4. D. as disinfectant/cleaning agent

Toothpaste E. for office and educational use

5.

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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES Assessment
1. B
1. B
2. C 2. B
3. E 3. A
4. D 4. A
5. A 5. B
What I Have Learned
What I Can Do
1. Mixtures
3. I can use detergent soap and bleach 2. Solution
to remove the stain. 3. Suspension
4. Dishwashing liquid is important 4. Colloid
because it helps to remove dirt in 5. Alcohol
any surfaces easily. 6. Industrial
7. Agriculture
What I Know
1. B
What’s More 2. A
Cleaning Industry Agriculture 3. A
Detergent soap Alcohol Water to dissolve fertilizer 4. B
Bleach Paints Pesticide
5. B
LESSON 2
Assessment What I Can Do
1. C 1. Difficulty in removing the dirt in
clothes
2. A
2. Preparing beverage/refreshment is
3. D difficult
4. C
5. A
What I Know
What’s More 1. D
What I Have Learned Example Product Kind of Mixture
1. beverages 2. A
Any Answer that is Answer depends
2. medicines related to the Specified on the given
3. C
3. cosmetics usage product 4. A
4. cooking ingredients 5. C
5. food
LESSON 1
Answer Key
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Padpad-Castante, Evelyn. The New Science Links, Worktext in Science and
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