Science 6

1st Quarter Lesson 22

I. OBJECTIVE/S
1. Tell the benefits of separating mixtures from products in community. S6MTIg-j-3
2. Enumerate and describe the benefits of separating mixture through picking and
sieving/sifting.
3. Observe safety precaution in doing each activity.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

A. Skill : Enumerating and describing the benefits of separating mixture through
picking and sieving/sifting.
B. Reference : K to 12 Grade 6 Curriculum Guide, http://byjus.com/chemistry/handpicking,
www.anderson5.net

C. Materials: mongo seeds, corn seeds, okra seeds, small rocks/pebbles, bowl, saucers, sand, gravel and
strainer
III. Instructional Procedure

1. Engagement

A. Review:

Ways of separating mixtures:

1. Identify what method of separating mixture Is shown.

2. Guessing Game: Who am I? (Refer to the LCD)

B. Engagement
Let the pupils go outside the classroom. Let them collect some materials found outside (specially
sand and gravel). Inside the classroom, set aside the materials collected. Teacher presents the lesson for
the day in a small strip to be pasted on the board: Enumerate and describe the benefits of separating
mixture through picking and sieving/sifting

2. Exploration (Material should be prepared ahead of the actual day before it will be used)

A. Divide the class into four groups.

B. Set the norms to follow during group activity.
C. Have each group put out the materials pre assigned to them.
D. Distribute activity cards.
E. Group Activity
F. Teacher supervises the activity per group

Activity 1
Materials:
monggo seeds
corn seeds
okra seeds
small rocks/peebles

Procedure:
Mix all the materials. Afterwards, separate the ingredients through picking and put them on a saucer.
Answer the question:
a. What did you do with the materials at first?
b. After mixing all the materials, what did you do next?
c. What method did you use in separating the mixture in your activity?
d. What do you feel upon separating the ingredients from your mixture?
e. What are the benefits in separating the ingredients in your activity through picking?

Activity 2
SAND AND GRAVEL
Materials:
sand, gravel, sifter

Procedure:
Mix sand and gravel. Use a sifter to separate the mixture.
a. What are the materials being combined?
b. What did you do after combining the sand and gravel?
c. What method did you use in separating the sand and gravel?
d. What do you feel upon separating the materials from your mixture?
e. What are the benefits of separating the sand and gravel through sifting?

Activity 3
Flour
Materials: flour, sifter
Procedure:
a. Put the flour in the sifter
b. Shake the mixture.
c. What happen when you shake the flour in a sifter?
d. What are the benefits of separating the small particles from the larger particles of the flour?

Activity 4
Lump of soil
Materials:
Lump of soil, sifter
Procedure:
a. pound the lump of soil.
b. put the soil in the sifter
c. shake the mixture
d. What happen as you shake the soil in a sifter?
e. What are the benefits of separating the small from the larger particles of soil in plants

3. Explanation:
Have each group report their output of their activity.

Analysis, Discussion and Abstraction of the group output by the teacher.

4. Elaboration: Thorough discussion of the concepts by the teacher.

Background Information for Teachers

HANDPICKING: In our daily lives we come across so many situations in which we have to separate some
substances from a mixture in order to get a suitable substance for use. Some of the substances are easily
separable just by taking out the impurities with hand. This method of separation is known as
handpicking. But some of them cannot be removed by hand and we need some other methods of
separation for such mixtures.

For example: In our house, our mother separates stones and insects from rice simply by hand.
But in case of tea and tea leaves, the method of handpicking is not sufficient for the separation and a
filter is required. Thus we can say that there are different methods to separate different mixtures
depending upon the constituents of the mixture and the final product required. Some of these methods
are carried out in dry conditions while some of them are carried in wet conditions.

The method in which substances in a mixture can be separated by just picking them out with the
help of hand from the mixture is known as handpicking method. It is one of the various methods which
are carried out in dry conditions. The substances which are separated with the help of this method can
be useful product or the impurities which need to be removed or both the substances which are
separated can be useful products.
 This method is useful only when the substance which needs to be separated is in small quantity.
The substances in the handpicking method can be separated on the basis of size, color, shape, weight
etc. Handpicking examples are: If in a bowl, there are 7 round shaped boxes and 3 rectangular boxes
then the boxes can be easily separated on the basis of shape.

Most methods have their advantages and limitations. The advantages of handpicking and its
disadvantages have been mentioned below:

Advantages:
 This method doesn’t need any special machinery for the separation of substances.
 It takes less time when used for a small quantity.

Disadvantages:
 It is not feasible for large quantity of substances.
 It is only possible when substances are visibly different in size.

Sifting
• Sifting is used to separate smaller solid particles from larger solid particles.
• For example, the mixture of different sized solid particles can be put into a container that has
a screen material at the bottom with holes of a certain size.
• When the mixture is shaken, the smaller particles go through the screen leaving the larger
Particles in the container.
• Cooks, for example, sift flour to get a small particle size for baking leaving larger particles of
flour in the sifter above the screen.
• Sand and gravel companies, for example, separate rocks into different sized particles for road
building and other construction projects using this method.

(Teacher assist the pupils in giving the generalization)

Generalization
What are the two methods used in separating the mixtures?
What are the benefits of separating mixtures through picking and sifting?

5. Evaluation:
Identify the method of separating mixtures being used in the pictures. Enumerate its benefits.

V. Assignment: Write the benefits of handpicking and sifting in your notebook.

 Sifted flour, which is much lighter than unsifted flour, is easier to mix into other ingredients
when forming a cake batter or making dough. When flour is sifted with other dry ingredients, such as
cocoa powder, this helps to combine them evenly before they are mixed with other ingredients.

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