Lesson 55 of 84 · Matter
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenCrystals: How They Form (Part 2)
Crystals: How They Form (Part 2).
🎯 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
Crystallization occurs when a solution becomes supersaturated and dissolved particles form an orderly solid structure. Snowflakes, salt crystals, and rock candy form this way.
Key Words
- mass
- volume
Materials Needed
- measuring cups
- paper towels
- thermometer
Safety First
- Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
Steps
Study the diagram and label the parts you recognize.
Heat ice and record the temperature every minute as it melts and then boils. Graph the temperature changes and label each phase change.
Compare the before and after states.
Write your conclusion: did the results match your hypothesis? What would you change next time?
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is the chemical formula for 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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