Slide 2 Mixing Things A Science 21 Reader Written by Dr. Helen
Pashley Photographs by Lori Adams For Putnam/Northern Westchester
BOCES 2008 Slide 3 I wonder what would happen if I mixed sand and
water? Slide 4 Here is some sand. What does it look like? What does
it feel like? Here is some water. What does it look like? What does
it feel like? What can you see? What can you observe? What will
happen when we mix them together? Slide 5 What happens? What do you
see? What do you observe? This is what happens when you mix sand
and water. The sand goes to the bottom of the jar. This is called
settling. Slide 6 I wonder what would happen if I mixed sugar and
water? Here is some sugar. What does it look like? What does it
feel like? Here is some water. What does it look like? What does it
feel like? What can you see? What can you observe? Sugar is tiny,
white pieces. They are like little rectangles. They feel hard and
crunchy. They make a soft sound when poured. We are allowed to
taste the sugar and it is sweet. What will happen when we mix them
together? Slide 7 What happens? What do you see? What do you
observe? This is what happens when you mix sugar and water. The
sugar disappears. This is called dissolving. Slide 8 I wonder what
would happen if I mixed oil and water? Here is some oil. What does
it look like? What does it feel like? Here is some water. How is
oil like water? How is it different? What can you see? What can you
observe? What will happen when we mix them together? Slide 9 What
happens? What do you see? What do you observe? This is what happens
when you mix oil and water. The oil makes globs. It floats on top
of the water. This is not mixing. Slide 10 Can you predict what
will happen when we mix these marbles with water? What are marbles
like? What do your senses tell you? What do you think will happen?
Slide 11 What happens? What do you see? What do you observe? What
happens when you mix marbles and water? Are they like sand? Are
they like sugar? Are they like oil? Slide 12 Can you predict what
will happen when we mix these coffee beans with water? What are
coffee beans like? What do your senses tell you? What do you think
will happen? Slide 13 What happens? What do you see? What do you
observe? What happens when you mix coffee beans and water? Are they
like sand? Are they like sugar? Are they like oil? Slide 14 Can you
predict what will happen when we mix salt with water? What is salt
like? What do your senses tell you? What do you think will happen?
Slide 15 What happens? What do you see? What do you observe? What
happens when you mix salt and water? Is it like sand? Is it like
sugar? Is it like oil? Slide 16 Can you predict what will happen
when we mix jello with water? What is jello like? What do your
senses tell you? What do you think will happen? Slide 17 What
happens? What do you see? What do you observe? What happens when
you mix jello and water? Is it like sand? Is it like sugar? Is it
like oil? Slide 18 Can you predict what will happen when we mix
dishwashing liquid with water? What is dishwashing liquid like?
What do your senses tell you? What do you think will happen? Slide
19 What happens? What do you see? What do you observe? What happens
when you mix dishwashing liquid and water? Is it like sand, sugar
or oil? Or is it different? Slide 20 It is fun to mix things! This
jar has oil, water and some drops of food coloring. What do you
observe? Maybe you could try this too, but only if you ask
permission from an adult!
