Lesson 63 of 84 · Matter and Atoms
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Matter and Atoms.
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ 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
Plasmas form when gases are heated to extremely high temperatures, stripping electrons from atoms. Stars, lightning, and neon signs all contain plasma.
Key Words
- conservation of mass
- solubility
Materials Needed
- thermometer
- strainer
- ice cubes
- salt
- sugar
Safety First
- Use materials only as directed in the experiment.
- Keep small objects away from young children.
- Work in a well-ventilated area when using vinegar or other strong-smelling substances.
Steps
Read the introduction and identify the main idea of this lesson.
Heat ice and record the temperature every minute as it melts and then boils. Graph the temperature changes and label each phase change.
Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.
Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
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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