Mixtures - Solutions Suspensions and Dissolving Classroom Distance and Blended Learning

The two packs in this resource allow the same lesson on solutions, suspensions, solubility and saturated solutions to be taught to middle school students whether they are in a classroom or distance learning at home. It facilitates hybrid learning and provides equality of opportunity for students who are unable to attend school.

The classroom resource consists of an animated 48 slide PowerPoint and 18 varied and exciting printables including a foldable, cut-and-stick and progress check. The one-page flowchart lesson plan shows where choices can be made between the printables so that the teacher can select the activities to suit the exact needs of their class.

The distance learning pack consists of a 62 slide animated PowerPoint which, not only teaches the science but also how to gain maximum benefit from distance learning. The PowerPoint has been designed to replace the teacher by providing structure, sequence, knowledge and answers. Additional worksheets, guided notes, cut-outs, foldables, fact sheet and progress check provide a familiar medium for students to develop and test their knowledge, continue to develop their literacy skills and use their creativity to organise their learning and assess their progress. These can be printed off by the student or provided by school. There is also a short digital test/homework which can be returned to the teacher. A shortened photocopiable PDF of the PowerPoint is provided to circulate to those pupils without computers.

What’s Covered

• Elements and compounds are pure substance and mixtures are not;
• Explanation and demonstration of the terms solute, solvent, solution, soluble and insoluble;
• Uses particle theory to explain why stirring, temperature and particle size affect the rate of dissolving;
• Provides the opportunity to plan an investigation into the effect of temperature on the rate of dissolving;
• Uses particle theory to explain dissolving, suspensions and saturated saturated solutions;
• Demonstrates extracting information from solubility curves

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