Lesson 20 of 84 · Properties of Matter
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenCrystals: How They Form
Properties of Matter.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ The twist
If it bubbles, something invisible is escaping.
Mind = Blown
🧪 If you could remove all the empty space from atoms, the entire human race would fit in a sugar cube.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: will the fizz be loud, soft, or none at all?
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
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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