 A type of mixture in which one substance is dissolved into another.

 Solid, liquid, or gas particles evenly spreading apart until they are too small to be seen! SOLID Sugar cube LIQUID Lemon Juice GAS Carbon Dioxide

 The point at which a solution can dissolve no more! The sugar will no longer dissolve into the water. The water is saturated and full of sugar.

 to weaken the strength, flavor, or brilliance of a solution by adding more water. Lemons are very strong. When squeezed into water, we can make a tasty drink! The water dilutes the lemons.

Stir two table spoons of chocolate powder into a glass of milk. +=

The chocolate powder dissolved into the milk.

Fill a cup with water and add 5ml (tsp.) of kool-aid powder.

The Kool-aid powder dissolves into the water.

Fill a pitcher (or cup) with water. Squeeze 1-3 lemons into the water, and add two teaspoons of sugar.

The sugar and lemon juice dissolve into the water.

 In 10 words or less, describe what solution means.  You may work as a group.

 Once you have dissolved the salt into the water discuss with your group how you could separate the salt from the water?  Brainstorm some ideas. List what you think.  Now pour a small amount of your salt water solution into a petri dish.

 Try leaving the salt water solution out in a warm sunny window for several days to a week so that the water can evaporate from the petri dish.  What do you think will happen?  Was this the best way to separate your salt water solution?

Did you know the ocean is full of salt. The ocean is an example of a salt water solution.

If the water in the ocean evaporated away, the salt would be left behind. Why would the salt be left?

 STOP!!!  Sweet Solution Lab