Pure Substances and Mixtures · Physical Science

Separation Technologies

Applying knowledge of physical properties to separate mixtures in industrial and environmental contexts.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we get clean drinking water from a mixture of salt and sand?
  2. 2What properties of oil and water allow us to separate them after an environmental spill?
  3. 3How do industrial filters use particle size to purify the air we breathe?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Pure Substances and Mixtures - Grade 7ON: Matter and Energy - Grade 7
Grade: Grade 7
Subject: Science
Unit: Pure Substances and Mixtures
Period: Physical Science

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