Gravel
PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Diatomaceous Earth
(powder)
Sodium Chloride
(salt)
Use your observations to identify the properties of these three solid materials.
Color
Texture
Particle Shape
Particle Size
Gravel
(drawing)
(adjectives)
(drawing)
Diatomaceous
Earth
(powder)
(adjectives)
(drawing)
Sodium Chloride
(salt)
(adjectives)
Other
SEPARATING MIXTURES
Will the mixture be separated by the filters?
Screen
Prediction
Filter Paper
Results
Prediction
Results
Gravel
Diatomaceous
Earth
(powder)
Sodium Chloride
(salt)
1. Which mixture was separated by the screen? Why do you think that the screen was
able to separate this mixture?
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2. Which mixture was separated by the filter? Why do you think that the filter was
able to separate this mixture?
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3. Which mixture could not be separated by the filters? Why do you think the filters
didn’t work?
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