Lesson 26 of 84 · Mixing Things Together

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Gooey, Oozy Slime

🧪Lab Brief #26

Mixing Things Together.

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

What You'll Learn

Chocolate melts in your hand because your body is warm.

Key Words

color
shape
rough

Materials Needed

spoons
food coloring
plastic bottles

Safety First

Do not mix unknown chemicals together.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Have a grown-up read about Mixing Things Together to you.

Step 2 — Do

Drop a rock and a feather into water. Which one sinks? Which one floats?

Step 3 — Observe

Look closely! What do you see?

Step 4 — Record

Draw a picture of what you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What color do you get mixing blue and yellow?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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