Mixing Sugar in Tea
This powerpoint asks students how to get sugar back out of tea. Student responses follow on each frame. These suggestions can be implemented by your students resulting in discussions concerning separating objects in a mixture. You must click on the powerpoint called "Sugar in Tea" Shirley Slides on the right hand side in the middle box.
This simple PowerPoint, with student drawn figures and speech bubbles, invites student curiosity about how to get the sugar back out of tea. Suggestions include boiling, freezing, stirring, and straining. This powerpoint addresses pre-chemistry ideas. An extension project would be to explore again methods to separate using tea and sand. The URL connects to a site requiring you to click on the "Sugar in Tea" material. You will then be connected to the referenced powerpoint.
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