Separating Mixtures - Find the Pair Game for Middle School

This is an engaging and enjoyable memory game on separating mixtures including evaporation, distillation, fractional distillation, filtration and chromatography. Pupils work in teams of three or four. Each team lays out their 42 cards face down in a square and take it in turn to turn over two cards. If the cards are a question and its correct answer, the pupil keeps the pair. If they are not a match they are turned face down and the next pupil gets a turn. This process continues until all cards are matched and the winner is the pupil with the most pairs.

If  a team member thinks that the selectors pair is not a correct match, they can challenge.

Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer but the teacher also has a quick-check answer sheet. If the challenge is correct, the challenger keeps the pair.

Please note – This pack is best printed in color.

Included in this Pack.

> 42 question and answer cards

> Teacher’s answer sheet.

> Instruction sheet

Preparation

> Use double-sided printing to copy 1 set per group of 4 pupils.

> Sheets could be laminated to enable year-on-year use.

> Cut sheets into cards.

Prior Knowledge Required

> The composition and physical properties of mixtures

> Evaporation to dryness and crystallisation

> Distillation

> Fractional distillation

> Filtration

> Chromatography

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