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Activity (Hands-On)Grades 5 - 7

Messin' with Mixtures

Materials List

Each group needs:

  • Small bag of trail mix
  • M&M® candy or other small candy – 3 pieces per student
  • Stop watch or other timepiece
  • Calculator
  • Two copies of the Soil Sleuths worksheet (PDF)

For the class to share:

  • A balance for measuring mass
  • A few cans of mixed nuts, fruit cocktail, or other items that list percentages of amounts contained