Lesson Plan for Grade 6 Students

Subject: Chemistry
Topic: Mixtures and its Properties
Prepared by: Lyra Gabrielle R. Ponce de Leon
I. Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:
 Explain the different kinds of mixtures and its characteristics through the flash
cards activity by justifying the arrangement
 Categorize different mixtures according to its type through the game of
Scattergories
 Differentiate homogenous mixtures, heterogeneous mixtures, colloids, and
suspensions by creating a venn diagram
 Identify the applications of mixtures in households and other industries by giving
examples
II. Content
The subject of this lesson plan is the different mixtures and its characteristics. It will
introduce the four common mixtures that can be found everywhere which are
homogenous mixtures, heterogeneous mixtures, colloids, and suspensions. The teacher
will discuss the properties of each type and give examples. He/She will also point out the
differences between the types of mixtures. To recognize the importance of these
mixtures, the teacher will give real-life applications of mixtures in households and other
industries.
III. Learning Resources
 Flash Cards Activity
- This is a material for an activity that will foster cognitivist experiences because it
will require the students to place the assigned mixture that they have on the board
without knowing the categories. There answers will be based on their own
conclusions and understanding of the activity.
 Scattergories
- This learning material is a game that fosters constructivist experiences because it
will require the students to form groups and coordinate with each other to win the
game. There will be four categories; homogenous, heterogeneous, colloids, and
suspensions. Each group will be given a paper wherein they will list down all of
their according to the category presented. However, their answers should
correspond to the initial letters given in the paper. They should be able to list 10
items under that category and if other groups had list down the same item, it will
be crossed out. The winner of the game will be the one who has least items
crossed out on their paper.
IV. Procedure
Before
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Daily Routine The students will greet the teacher and
1. Greetings participate in the checking of attendance.
 2. Checking of Attendance

B. Review

“Okay class, before we start off our Everything is made up of matter

discussion, let’s have a review first.
Can anyone tell me the definition of
matter?”

“Yes, that is correct. Your body is

made up of matter even the chair
you are sitting on right now. Matter
is present every day and is very
important in our lives. How about Atoms are the building blocks of matter.
the building blocks of matter? Can
anyone tell me what it’s called?”

“Can anyone describe it for me?” Atoms are very small and cannot be divided
into parts

“Then, what are the four states of The four states of matter are solid, liquid,
matter? gas, and plasma.

C. Motivation

“Now that we are done with that, let The students that were chosen will go up to
us move on to the next part of our the board and paste their item one by one.
lesson which we will start off with They will group it according to what they
an activity. Please look under your think are their similarities.
desks and if you see a paper attached
to it, get it and paste it on the board.
You are required to group it with
other items with similar qualities.
However, no categories will be
provided but you have a chance to
change your answer after all the
papers are on the board.”
*Content of the cards are different
mixtures like milk, juice, cereal, etc.

“So, based on what your other The students’ answers will vary.
classmates did, what can you say
about how they arranged the items?
Do you wish to change anything?
 “If you look at the items, do you All of the items are mixtures.
have any idea what is our lesson for
today?”

“After the discussion, we will go

back to this chart and evaluate if it is
correct. You will have the chance to
correct it if there any mistakes.”

During
D. Lesson Proper

In front of the class, the teacher will The students are expected to watch the
call on three volunteers from the demonstration attentively.
class to prepare three transparent
glasses for the demonstration. In one
glass, salt will be dissolved in water,
for the second, rocks will be mixed
in while for the third glass, oil will
be mixed with water. The salt dissolved in the water.
The rocks sank to the bottom of the glass.
“Okay class, can someone describe The oil is on top of the water and did not
what happened to my mix with it.
demonstration?”

All of your observations are correct. The students are expected to listen to the
The three glasses I prepared are teacher throughout the discussion.
called mixtures. Mixtures are
substances that are composed of two
or more forms of matter that can be
separated through physical means.
The first glass is what we call a
homogenous mixture because of its
uniform composition. You cannot
distinguish the atoms or particles of
salt because it completely dissolved
in the water. The second glass is a
heterogeneous mixture. It is not
uniform because the mixture did not
completely mix and we can still
identify the rocks from the water.
The third glass is an example of a
suspension. As you can see, the oil
remain suspended above the water
even after stirring. Another type of
 mixture are colloids. It is a special
type of mixture where tiny particles
of one substance are scattered
through another substance. It is a
stable mixture because the particles
do not separate after left undisturbed
unlike suspensions. An example is a
whipped cream and lotion.”

“Can you give an example for each The students will have different responses.
of these types of mixtures?”

“Why do you think mixtures are Mixtures are important because we use
important?” them in our everyday life and we need to
understand them.

“Yes, that is true. Mixtures are The students are expected to listen to the
always present around us most teacher throughout the discussion.
importantly, the air we breathe since
it is a mixture of different gases. The
food we eat are mixtures that
provides us energy. Fuels that power
our vehicles are a mixture of
different chemicals. For building
materials like steel, concrete, and
cement are also mixtures and almost
any other material like glass and
wood. As we can see, we use
mixtures everyday which is why it is
important to learn about them so we
can utilize it better next time.”

E. Conclusion

“Let’s go back to the activity that we The students will arrange the items
did last time. Based on our correctly and write the type of mixture they
discussion, are there items that are belong in.
not in the right group? If there are,
can someone please go up to the
board and arrange the items
correctly. After that, write the type
of mixture that the group of items
belong in.”
 “Can someone explain why you The students will have different responses.
arranged the items this way?”

After
F. Group Activity

“Before we end our lesson, we will

have a little activity to test what you
have learned today. First, I will
group you into five groups and when
you are already with your group
mates, I will then explain the
mechanics.”
Game: Scattergories
- There will be four categories: The students are expected to participate in
homogenous, heterogeneous, the activity and adhere to the rules given by
colloids, and suspensions. There the teacher.
are four answer sheets that have
categories written with different
set of letters each sheet which
will be given to each group.
Three minutes will be given for
the groups to complete one
answer sheet. The group should
think of examples of mixtures
under the given category that
corresponds to the letters
written in the paper. After that,
a representative from each
group will recite their answers
and if the other groups have the
same answer, that item will be
crossed out from their list. The
winner of the game will be the
one who has the least crossed
out items in all the categories.
 Sample of the answer sheet

V. Assessment

Assignment:
The students will create a venn diagram that compares the four types of mixtures. This will
be passed next meeting.

Sample of the chart for the Flash Cards Activity

Homogenous Heterogeneous Colloids Suspensions
Salt solution Oatmeal Lotion Oil and water
Apple juice Cereal Whipped Cream Peanut butter