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Using Color to See How Liquids Combine Lesson PlanUsing Color to See How Liquids Combine Lesson Plan
Publisher
American Chemical Society
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Scientific Equipment
Year
2007
Lesson Plan

Using Color to See How Liquids Combine

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  • Think About It - Review & Apply
  • Inquiry in Action—Investigating Matter Through Inquiry
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Blue-tinted water is added to unknown liquids that have been tinted yellow to find out how they interact. This is a memorable activity that is part of an investigation on the properties of liquids, which is part of a unit on the properties of matter. 

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Concepts

liquids, physical properties

Additional Tags

physical properties, liquids, science

Pros

  • Plenty of teacher support in the form of thorough background information, a lesson plan, answer keys, and a simple grading rubric
  • A testing board, which can be laminated or sealed into a plastic bag, is provided along with the corresponding data table

Cons

  • None

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