CLASSIFICATIO

N OF MATTER
Reference : Science for Active Learning-Grade 6
 MATTER
Anything that occupy space
and has a mass
 Classified according to
their physical state (Solid, liquid, gas and
plasma)
Maybe classified as pure substance and
mixtures
PURE SUBSTANCE
- Have fixed composition and properties

ELEMENT COMPOUND

Simplest Example :
Example : Combination of two atoms of
WATER
type of a substance. It different elements.
IRON, OXYGEN, ( Hydrogen + Oxygen )
consist of only one kind
GOLD, NITROGEN..etc
if atom.
PERIODIC
 MIXTURES
 Consist of two or more
substances combined together
but do not have a fixed or Picture of orange juice
definite composition.
 The amount of substances in a
mixture is not mixed.
3 TYPES OF MIXTURES
 Homogeneous
 Heterogeneous
* Suspension
 Colloid
 HETEREGENEOUS
 Can easily see the
components
 Mixtures does not appear Picture of cereals with cornflakes
And oil/water
to be same throughout.
 Its components are Large
enough to be seen
 HETEREGENEOUS
SUSPENSION
mixtures may also consist
of small particles that Picture of cereals with medicine syrup

remain suspended in the

mixture but separate at
sometime.
 HOMOGENEOUS
 Individual components of a mixture are not
recognizable
 Contains different component but their
particles are too small to be seen.
 Particles appears uniform in appearance

Picture of mineral water

 HOMOGENEOUS
SOLUTION is a homogeneous mixture

SOLUTE SOLVENT

The substance that is being The substance that dissolves the

dissolved and is usually present in solute and is usually present in
smaller amount. larger amount.
Picture : example of solution
 COLLOID
 Are mixtures whose particles are larger than the
size of the particles in a solution and smaller than
the particles in a suspension.

COLLOIDAL or DISPERSING
DISPERSED MEDIUM
PARTICLE
 COLLOIDAL or
DISPERSING MEDIUM
DISPERSED PARTICLE

Substance in which
Particles that are spread
colloidal particles are
out through the mixture.
distributed
Picture : example of colloid
- clouds, fog, smoke, milk , mayonnaise, butter, cheeses. Whipped
cream,marshmallow, gelatin
 Video of the difference of colloid and homogeneous