Liquids That Mix

Lab Brief #19

🎯 Your mission

Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.

⚡ The twist

If it bubbles, something invisible is escaping.

What you'll learn

Some liquids mix together (water and juice) and some do not (oil and water).

Key words

liquid
A wet material that flows and takes the shape of its container.
water
A clear liquid made of hydrogen and oxygen that living things need.

Make a hypothesis first

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

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Collect 10 small objects. Sort them into groups: solid, liquid, or gas.

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Look for something that changed. What is it?

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.

Question 1 of 3

Does a liquid have its own shape?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 3

What is a mixture?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 3 of 3

What are the three states of matter?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Mind = blown

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

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this in real life: Your toothpaste, your soap, even your breakfast involves this.

🏆 Stretch challenge (try it 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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