Lesson 56 of 84 · Matter

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Shiny, Dull, Rough, and Smooth (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #56

Shiny, Dull, Rough, and Smooth (Part 2).

🎯 Your mission

Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.

⚡ The twist

If it bubbles, something invisible is escaping.

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Mind = Blown

🧪 If you could remove all the empty space from atoms, the entire human race would fit in a sugar cube.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: will the fizz be loud, soft, or none at all?

What You'll Learn

Air is matter even though you cannot see it. It takes up space—blow up a balloon to prove it!

Key Words

ice
change
property

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Read about Matter with a partner or grown-up.

Step 2 — Do

Test 5 objects from your house: put each one in water. Make a chart of which sink and which float.

Step 3 — Observe

Watch carefully. What happens?

Step 4 — Record

Draw and write about what you learned.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Can you separate sand from water?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This is happening in your kitchen right now — every time food cooks.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find one ingredient in a snack and look up what it does.

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For the dinner table

“What's something we cook that mixes things together this way?”

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