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In this activity, students will:
- Read a high-interest article about how chromatography, a process used to separate mixtures, is used to solve major crimes for the FBI. Students will be introduced to how two types of chromatography can be used to solve bank robberies and crimes with explosives.
- Complete an analysis of the text, which includes 12 text-dependent questions and a flow chart.
When this activity is complete, students will understand that chromatography is a process that only works on mixtures because they can be physically separated.
Teacher Notes:
- Supports NGSS MS-PS1-1
- Great as a sub plan!
- INCLUDES AN ANSWER KEY
- Please note that this classification of matter reading is not editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-PS1-1: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
