Classifying Matter

Scavenger Hunt

By: Valeria Younan

Gold is an element Gold is an element

because you can’t break it down.

Gold is also listed on the periodic table, therefore, you know is element.

The atomic symbol for gold is Au.

gold

Sugar is a compound

sugar Sugar is a compound because it could broken down into elements.

It is also a pure substance.

The chemical symbol for sugar is C(6)H(12)O(6).

Water is a compound Water is a pure

substance that can be broken down.

It’s combined with hydrogen and oxygen.

Its chemical symbol is H(2)O.

water

Oil and water is a mixture

Water and oil Oil and water mixed together make a mixture.

Water is on the bottom and oil would be on the top like seen on the picture to the left.

Salt mixed with water is a mixture

When salt is mixed with water, the salt dissolves.

If you taste the salt water, it will still taste salty and wet because the salt only dissolved, it did not disappear.

The salt and water were physically combined.

Salt and water

Oatmeal with milk is a mixture

Oatmeal with milk When oatmeal is mixed with milk, it is physically combined.

you can still see the oatmeal and the liquid from the milk.

There is no chemical equation nor symbol for oatmeal and milk combined. Therefore it is a mixture.

Shampoo is an example of a

homogeneous mixture Shampoo is an

example of a homogeneous mixture because it is evenly mixed.

It is a homogeneous mixture because when you look at the top and bottom, it looks the same.

shampoo

Orange juice without pulp is a homogenous mixture

It looks the same from top to bottom.

It is mixed evenly so you can’t see any other particles in there.

Ranch is a heterogeneous

mixture You can see particles

floating in the ranch. It is not mixed evenly. If you look from top to

bottom, it does not look the same.

Ranch

Italian dressing is a heterogeneous mixture

Italian dressing There are particles floating around.

If you look from top to bottom, it doesn’t look the same.