Lesson 15 of 84 · Properties of Matter
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenDissolving: Making Solutions
Properties of Matter.
🎯 Your mission
Run the sim. Spot the pattern.
⚡ The twist
Mixing two safe things doesn't always make a safe thing.
Mind = Blown
💧 Hot water can freeze faster than cold water under the right conditions. Nobody fully understands why.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: will the mixture get hotter, colder, or stay the same?
What You'll Learn
Endothermic reactions absorb heat from surroundings, making things feel cold. Exothermic reactions release heat, like combustion. Both types of reactions are essential in nature.
Key Words
- boiling
- density
- mass
Steps
Study the diagram and label the parts you recognize.
Build a model of an atom using craft supplies. Show protons, neutrons, and electrons in the correct arrangement. Label each particle.
Observe what happens and describe it in detail.
Record your observations in your science journal with measurements and descriptions.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a solvent?
Where you see this in real life
This is happening in your kitchen right now — every time food cooks.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one ingredient in a snack and look up what it does.
For the dinner table
“What's something we cook that mixes things together this way?”
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