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Lesson 62 of 84 ยท Solutions

Experimentโญ 30 XP๐Ÿงช Potion Kitchen

Camouflage in the Animal Kingdom (Part 2)

๐ŸงชLab Brief #62

Solutions.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

โšก The twist

Color changes mean atoms are rearranging โ€” even if you can't see them.

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Mind = Blown

๐ŸŒˆ Every color you see is your brain inventing a translation of light frequencies.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you mix: what color do you think it'll turn?

What You'll Learn

Animal behaviors can be innate (born with) or learned. A spider spinning a web is innate behavior, while a dog learning to sit on command is learned behavior.

Key Words

  • photosynthesis
  • vertebrate
  • invertebrate

Materials Needed

  • water
  • plastic wrap
  • ruler
  • magnifying glass
  • paper towels
  • markers

Safety First

  • Do not mix unknown chemicals together.

Steps

Step 1 โ€” Read

Read about Solutions and write down three key facts.

Step 2 โ€” Do

Build a model ecosystem in a jar using soil, small plants, and water. Seal it and observe how the water cycle works inside it for one week.

Step 3 โ€” Observe

Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.

Step 4 โ€” Record

Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is a biome?

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Where you see this in real life

Your toothpaste, your soap, even your breakfast involves this.

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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.

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For the dinner table

โ€œWhat's something we cook that mixes things together this way?โ€

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