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5.4 Mixtures and Solutions Worksheet

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This Grade 5 Science worksheet provides structured practice on 5.4 Mixtures and Solutions. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Mixtures and Solutions - Which plan or investigation best distinguishes mixtures from solutions; design investigations to separate mixtures? (filtration, evaporation) and explain evidence at the particle level. (NGSS 5-PS1-2 boundary connections; DCI: PS1.A, PS1.B; SEP: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations; CCC: Cause and Effect; CCSS: RI.5.7)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

You have three unlabeled samples: - Sample 1: clear - Sample 2: clear - Sample 3: cloudy You

are allowed to run ONLY two tests: filtration and evaporation of 10 mL from each sample. Which pair of results would correctly identify Sample 2 as a solution and Sample 1 as pure water?

ABoth leave no filter residue, and both leave solid after evaporation.

BSample 2 leaves filter residue but no solid after evaporation; Sample 1 leaves no filter residue but leaves solid after evaporation.

CBoth leave residue on the filter, and neither leaves solid after evaporation.

DSample 2 leaves no filter residue but leaves solid after evaporation; Sample 1 leaves no filter residue and leaves no solid after evaporation.

Solution & Explanation:A solution leaves no filter residue but leaves solid after evaporation. Pure water leaves no residue and no solid after evaporation.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Source 1: Filtration separates materials by particle size. Source 2 (data): - Unknown A: filter residue 0 g; solid after evaporation 1 g - Unknown B: filter residue 1 g; solid after evaporation of filtrate 0 g

Which statement compares Unknown A and Unknown B correctly?

ABoth A and B are solutions of solids in water.

BBoth A and B are mixtures with dissolved solids.

CA is a solution of a solid in water; B is a mixture with an insoluble solid.

DA must be oil and water because it leaves no residue.

Solution & Explanation:Unknown A passes the filter but leaves solid after evaporation, so it had a dissolved solid (solution). Unknown B leaves residue on the filter, so it had an insoluble solid (mixture).

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A cup has 100 mL of water and 10 g of salt. After stirring, 2 g of salt stays on the bottom.

Which change is most likely to make all the salt dissolve using classroom tools?

AFreeze the mixture so the salt disappears.

BAdd more water and stir (or use warmer water) so there is more solvent for salt particles to spread into.

CPour out some water so the solution is stronger.

DFilter the mixture so the salt can be trapped on the filter.

Solution & Explanation:Extra salt staying solid means the water reached its dissolving limit. Adding more solvent (and/or warming) lets more salt particles separate and spread out.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 5 Science students. It aligns with educational standard SCI.5.4 (Distinguish mixtures from solutions and choose ways to separate them.).