Lesson 50 of 84 · Matter and Reactions
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenDissolving: Making Solutions (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
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
- molecule
- 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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