It's important for students to understand the differences between elements, compounds, and mixtures, and provide examples of where they appear in real life. This allows students to better distinguish models and the things that make up everything around us! In this activity, students will create a model to represent an element, a compound, and a mixture and then provide examples of each using an image from Photos for Class or creating an illustration.
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Student Instructions
Compare the different makeups of elements, compounds, and mixtures in a storyboard by creating a particle diagram. Find two examples of each.
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient 25 Points | Emerging 13 Points | Beginning 0 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Type Examples | There are two correct examples each of elements, compounds, and mixtures. | There is at least one correct example each of an element, a compound, and a mixture. | Two or fewer of the six examples of elements, compounds, and mixtures are correct. |
| Particle Diagram | There is a particle diagram that correctly represents an element, a compound and a mixture. | There are at least two images that correctly represent the substance types. | Only one particle diagram correctly represents the substance types. |
| Description | Every substance type (element, compound or a mixture) has a clear description that contains good scientific vocabulary. | At least two of the three substance types (element, compound or a mixture) have a clear description. | At least one of the three substance types (element, compound or a mixture) has a clear description. |
| Evidence of Effort | Work is well written and carefully thought out. | Work shows some evidence of effort. | Work shows little evidence of any effort. |
