Week 11

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 What did you learn this week? 

We did so many fun experiments to get us prepared for learning physics. Throughout lab we did 7 experiments, 

1. Cold Soda Lab  

In this lab we took a soda and water out of a cooler that had ice and observed the condensation. The soda's didn't really have any condensation but the water bottle did.  We also looked our own own drinks and my coffee did have condensation but only were the drink was. So since it was half gone the condensation was only half way up the cup. We can explain the condensation is only were the drink it cold. We wondered why this happens? 



2. Plunger Push lab

In this lab we put the plunger on different surfaces and pushed it down so it would suction. On some of the surface, like the table, it would suction but on others, like the cardboard, it would not. We determined that the plunger would only suction to flat surfaces. We also discovered that it was harder to pull the plunger straight up but you could pull it side ways and it was a lot easier. I wondered why that was. 


3. Melting Ice Lab 

In this experiment was watched ice melt on a wood surface and in a metal pot. We thought that the ice would melt faster on the wood because it would be hotter but the ice melted faster in the pot. It melter extremely fast and I don't really know why. I think there could be a lot of reasons. 




4. Coke Float 

In this lab we had one regular size diet coke and one regular sized coke. We also had a mini sized diet coke and mini sized coke. We put them in water to see which ones would sink and which ones would float. We saw that everything floated except for the regular sized coke. We thought it was because of the sugar making it sink but then why wouldn't the mini size coke sink as well. 



5. Baking Soda and Vinegar lab 

In this lab we put some vinegar in a bag and then slowly poured baking soda in and closed the bag quickly. We saw the baking soda and vinegar react to each other and bubble. We noticed the the bag filled up with air and the the mixture inside the bag got cold. We didn't understand how it got cold. Does it have to do with the ingredients in both the vinegar and baking soda? 




6. M&M in water lab 

In this experiment, we placed m&ms on a plate and then poured water on them. As the m&ms sat in the plate the color of the candy slowly started to spread but we noticed that the colors didn't mix. Why didn't the colors mix? We all said that we have done this experiment before but with milk so it was interesting that you could do it with water too. 





How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? 

All of the activities can be a really great way to teach about different parts of science. Each experiment has to go with something that we will be learning in this unit. It can teach kids how to observe, hypothesis, and ask questions. 

What are new or remaining questions? 

Throughout each lab we had lots of questions but we didn't get many answers. But we know that throughout this next couple of weeks we will be able to learn what is going on in each experiment. 




Comments

  1. Kloe DiekeversNovember 10, 2024 at 8:06 PM

    Hi Faith! It was definitely a lot of fun to get to do all the experiments this week and expand our learning. I loved getting to do the experiments and think about how I can teach the different parts of science using these activities! I also had a lot of questions throughout the lab, but none of them were really answered either. Great post this week!

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