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Separating mixtures

Integrated Science · Grade 7 · Term 3 · Tue 6 Oct 2026

Specific learning outcomes

  • Name 4 methods used to separate mixtures.
  • Separate a mixture of sand and salt using filtration and evaporation.
  • Appreciate how separating mixtures is used at home and in industry.

Key inquiry questions

How can we separate the parts of a mixture?

Where do we separate mixtures in everyday life?

Learning resources

Sand, table salt, water, beakers, filter paper, funnels, evaporating dishes, a spirit lamp, safety goggles and the learner's book.

Introduction

Show the class a jar of muddy water and ask how they would make it clean enough to use. List their ideas on the board.

Lesson development · Step 1

  • In groups, learners mix sand, salt and water and describe each part of the mixture.
  • Guide each group to filter the mixture and note what stays on the filter paper.
  • Learners record the residue and the filtrate in a table.

Lesson development · Step 2

  • Learners heat the filtrate in an evaporating dish until only the salt remains.
  • Each group explains which property of salt and sand made each method work.
  • Discuss other methods: decanting, sieving, picking and using a magnet.

Conclusion

Learners summarise the steps they followed and match each method to a mixture it can separate.

Differentiation & inclusion

  • Pair learners who need support with a peer for the recording table.
  • Challenge fast finishers to plan how to separate iron filings, sand and salt.
  • Give learners with low vision large-print labels for the apparatus.

Extended activities

At home, learners find 2 examples of separating mixtures, such as sieving flour, and describe each in their notebooks.

Reflection

Drafts align with 11 curricula

  • CBC/CBEKenya
  • CAPSSouth Africa
  • NERDCNigeria
  • NaCCAGhana
  • National CurriculumEngland
  • Common Core and NGSSUnited States
  • CBSE and NCERTIndia
  • Australian CurriculumAustralia
  • FGOS/FOPRussia
  • IBInternational
  • CambridgeInternational

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October 2026

Term 3, weeks 5 to 9

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Separating mixtures

Integrated Science · Grade 7 · Term 3

Lesson development · Step 1

  • In groups, learners mix sand, salt and water and describe each part of the mixture.
  • Guide each group to filter the mixture and note what stays on the filter paper.
  • Learners record the residue and the filtrate in a table.

Lesson development · Step 2

  • Learners heat the filtrate in an evaporating dish until only the salt remains.
  • Each group explains which property of salt and sand made each method work.
  • Discuss other methods: decanting, sieving, picking and using a magnet.

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  1. Specific learning outcomes
  2. Key inquiry questions
  3. Learning resources
  4. Introduction
  5. Lesson development · Step 1
  6. Conclusion

A Scheme of Work for the Whole Term

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Integrated Science · Grade 7 · Term 3
WKLSNSub-strandSpecific learning outcomesAssessment methods
61MixturesDescribe a mixture and give 3 examples from home.Oral questions
62MixturesSeparate sand and salt by filtration and evaporation.Practical work
63MixturesSeparate the dyes in ink by paper chromatography.Observation
71Acids, bases and indicatorsMake an indicator from red cabbage or flowers.Practical work
72Acids, bases and indicatorsSort household substances into acids and bases.Written exercise

Integrated Science · Grade 7 · Term 3

  • Week 6 · Lesson 1 · Oral questions

    Mixtures

    Describe a mixture and give 3 examples from home.

  • Week 6 · Lesson 2 · Practical work

    Mixtures

    Separate sand and salt by filtration and evaporation.

  • Week 6 · Lesson 3 · Observation

    Mixtures

    Separate the dyes in ink by paper chromatography.

  • Week 7 · Lesson 1 · Practical work

    Acids, bases and indicators

    Make an indicator from red cabbage or flowers.

  • Week 7 · Lesson 2 · Written exercise

    Acids, bases and indicators

    Sort household substances into acids and bases.

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Individual Education Plan

Learner A · Grade 4 · Reviewed every 2 weeks

Area of need
Reading fluency
Current level
Reads a Grade 3 passage at 35 words a minute
Goal
Reads a Grade 3 passage at 60 words a minute by week 8
Support
Paired readingPhonics games10 minutes a day

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  • Adding fractions with different denominatorsMathematics · Grade 6 · 7 Oct
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