Success Homeschool

Year 2 Science · Mixing materials

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which material dissolves in water?
- ☐ (a) Sand
- ☐ (b) Sugar
- ☐ (c) Pebbles
- ☐ (d) Cooking oil
2. What happens when you pour cooking oil into water?
- ☐ (a) It dissolves
- ☐ (b) It turns to sand
- ☐ (c) It floats on top
- ☐ (d) It disappears
3. Which of these is a mixture?
- ☐ (a) Fruit salad
- ☐ (b) A single grape
- ☐ (c) One grain of salt
- ☐ (d) A single pebble
4. How can you separate sand from water?
- ☐ (a) Stir it faster
- ☐ (b) Add more sand
- ☐ (c) Put it in the fridge
- ☐ (d) Pour it through paper towel
5. After salt dissolves, how could you tell it is still in the water (with an adult's OK)?
- ☐ (a) The water is hot
- ☐ (b) The water tastes salty
- ☐ (c) The water turns blue
- ☐ (d) The water is gone
6. When sugar seems to disappear in water, we say it d________.
7. Does sand dissolve in water? Answer yes or no.
8. Two or more materials put together make a m______.

Answer sheet

1. Sugar — Sugar dissolves when stirred into water.
2. It floats on top — Oil does not mix with water; it floats as a layer on top.
3. Fruit salad — Fruit salad is many foods put together, so it is a mixture.
4. Pour it through paper towel — The paper towel catches the sand and lets water through.
5. The water tastes salty — The salt is still there, so a tiny taste is salty.
6. dissolves — Sugar dissolves in water.
7. no — Sand does not dissolve; it sinks to the bottom.
8. mixture — Materials put together make a mixture.