Separating-a-Mixture-Lab

=SEPARATING A LAB WORKSHEET= Period: Date: Students:



**Ingredient**
|| **Physical** **properties** || **Distinguishing** **Characteristics** || **Method of** **Separation** || **Questions?** || || **density** ||  ||
 * **Pebble** || **Small, but larger than sand**
 * Does not dissolve in water**
 * Not magnetic**
 * large compared to other particles in mixture**
 * hard**
 * smooth** || **Pick out using fingers or tweezers**
 * Lift out with plastic spoon**
 * **Styrofoam** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Sand** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Iron filings** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Salt** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Water** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||