Sunday, January 8, 2012

Separating the Mixture

1.       The first step of separating is to remove the toothpick from the heterogeneous mixture.

2.       Take out the button from the mixture.

3.       Next take a beaker, and put the funnel over it the beaker and put the filter paper in the funnel.

4.       Pour the heterogeneous mixture into the funnel.

5.       Take the left over to and put it in the dish.

6.       Take the magnet and closely and slowly hover it of the leftovers.

7.       Now separate the rock from the sand.

8.       Take the beaker full of water and put it on the heater.

9.       Let the water boil until there is none left. Using the tongs to take the beaker off the heater. The left over mineral is salt.



The seven items in the heterogeneous mixture: salt, small rock, toothpick, button, iron shavings, water, and sand.

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