Lesson 14 of 84 · Matter

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion Kitchen

What Makes Something Heavy?

🧪Lab Brief #14

What Makes Something Heavy?.

🎯 Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

⚡ The twist

If it bubbles, something invisible is escaping.

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Mind = Blown

🧪 If you could remove all the empty space from atoms, the entire human race would fit in a sugar cube.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: will the fizz be loud, soft, or none at all?

What You'll Learn

Some materials are natural (wood, cotton, wool) and some are made by people (plastic, glass, nylon).

Key Words

mixture
material

Materials Needed

salt
sugar
vinegar
baking soda
cups
spoons

Safety First

Use materials only as directed in the experiment.
Keep small objects away from young children.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the picture and read the labels.

Step 2 — Do

Collect 10 small objects. Sort them into groups: solid, liquid, or gas.

Step 3 — Observe

Draw a picture of what you observe.

Step 4 — Record

Share your results with a partner.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is a mixture?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Your toothpaste, your soap, even your breakfast involves this.

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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.

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For the dinner table

“What's something we cook that mixes things together this way?”

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