Lesson 44 of 84 · Matter and Reactions
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenAtoms: Building Blocks of Matter (Part 2)
Matter and Reactions.
🎯 Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
⚡ The twist
If it bubbles, something invisible is escaping.
Mind = Blown
💧 Hot water can freeze faster than cold water under the right conditions. Nobody fully understands why.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: will the fizz be loud, soft, or none at all?
What You'll Learn
Atoms are the basic building blocks of matter. Each element is made of one type of atom. Hydrogen has the simplest atom with just one proton and one electron.
Key Words
- solubility
- concentration
Steps
Review the background information on Matter and Reactions before starting.
Test how temperature affects dissolving: dissolve sugar in cold, warm, and hot water. Count stirs needed for each and create a data table.
Watch carefully for any changes and note the time.
Create a data table to organize your measurements.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is mass?
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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