Lesson 28 of 84 · Matter and Reactions
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenConductors and Insulators
Matter and Reactions.
🎯 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
Plasmas form when gases are heated to extremely high temperatures, stripping electrons from atoms. Stars, lightning, and neon signs all contain plasma.
Key Words
- freezing
- boiling
Materials Needed
- baking soda
- cups
- spoons
Safety First
- Use materials only as directed in the experiment.
Steps
Read the introduction and identify the main idea of this lesson.
Heat ice and record the temperature every minute as it melts and then boils. Graph the temperature changes and label each phase change.
Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.
Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
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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