Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 6-A - Thunderbolt Kids

2 Mixtures
NEW WORDS
• mixture
• separate
• variety
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KEY QUESTIONS
• What is amixture?
• When is amixture also asolution?
• How can mixtures be separated into dierent materials?
2.1 Mixtures of materials
What is amixture? A mixture is two or more dierent materials
that have been mixed together.
In some mixtures, the dierent materials are still clearly visible after
mixing. A mixture of peanuts and raisins would be an example of
such amixture. How would we separate the peanuts and the
raisins? Well, we could simply pick the raisins out of the peanuts!
A mixture of peanuts and raisins.
Can you think of other mixtures in which the dierent materials are
still clearly visible after mixing? Look at the pictures below for
some ideas.