Lesson 19 of 84 · Matter
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenMetals and Nonmetals
Metals and Nonmetals.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ 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
Metals are generally shiny, conduct heat and electricity, and can be bent without breaking. Nonmetals are often dull, poor conductors, and brittle in solid form.
Key Words
- mass
- volume
Steps
Review the background information on Matter before starting.
Create a density column: carefully layer honey, dish soap, water, vegetable oil, and rubbing alcohol in a tall glass. Drop small objects in to test where they float.
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 3Why does oil float on water?
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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