Lesson 82 of 84 · Matter and Reactions
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenPhysical vs Chemical Changes (Part 3)
Matter and Reactions.
🎯 Your mission
Push the limits. See what changes.
⚡ 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
Chemical changes produce new substances with different properties. Signs of a chemical change include color change, gas production, temperature change, and formation of a precipitate.
Key Words
- periodic table
- compound
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Heat ice and record the temperature every minute as it melts and then boils. Graph the temperature changes and label each phase change.
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 3What makes a physical change different from a chemical change?
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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