Lesson 60 of 84 · Chemical Bonds
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenThe Frog Life Cycle (Part 2)
Chemical Bonds.
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ The twist
Mixing two safe things doesn't always make a safe thing.
Mind = Blown
🌈 Every color you see is your brain inventing a translation of light frequencies.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: will the mixture get hotter, colder, or stay the same?
What You'll Learn
The life cycle of a frog includes egg, tadpole, tadpole with legs, froglet, and adult frog. This process of metamorphosis takes several weeks to months depending on the species.
Key Words
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Materials Needed
- zip-lock bags
- labels
- seeds
- soil
- cups
- water
Safety First
- Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.
- Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
Steps
Review the background information on Chemical Bonds before starting.
Dissect a flower (lily or tulip works well). Identify and label the sepals, petals, stamen, pistil, and ovary. Tape each part to paper.
Draw a detailed diagram of what you observe.
Write a conclusion: what did your results show? Did they match your prediction?
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What are the stages of a butterfly's life cycle in order?
Where you see this in real life
Your toothpaste, your soap, even your breakfast involves this.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Ask a grown-up to help you mix two safe kitchen things. Predict what will happen first.
For the dinner table
“What's something we cook that mixes things together this way?”
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