Students will be able to describe elements and compounds, and explain how mixtures differ from compounds.

Explains what the Tyndall Effect is and uses a diagram to model its impact on two different mixtures. Includes causes, examples, a look at suspensions and solutions, and an experiment to try.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the rate of dissolving and the factors that affect it.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a guided activity to help students compare different types of matter: atoms and molecules, elements and compounds, mixtures and solutions. It corresponds to Virginia science SOL 5.4.