Lesson 31 of 84 · Matter and Reactions
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenEndothermic and Exothermic Reactions
Matter and Reactions.
🎯 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
Matter exists in three common states: solid, liquid, and gas. Solids have a fixed shape and volume, liquids have a fixed volume but take the shape of their container, and gases fill any container.
Key Words
- element
- mixture
Steps
Read about Matter and Reactions and write down three key facts.
Build a model of an atom using craft supplies. Show protons, neutrons, and electrons in the correct arrangement. Label each particle.
Use your senses (except taste) to describe what you notice.
Write a summary of your findings in 3-5 sentences.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What are the three common states of matter?
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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