Snow Globe

In Room 13 Hannah showed us how to make snow globes. It is very easy to do and we love them!

Here is a video where hannah and Lucy give you instructions on how to make them.

Kitchen Chemistry

In this website you visit a virtual kitchen and find out about acids, alkali, and what ingredients can cause a chemical reaction when mixed together. You have to find the seven clues in the kitchen first.

Click on the picture to get to the website. Click on the virtual kitchen to start.

Science Websites

This website has 6 different activities that explore materials and change.

Click on the picture to get to this website.

Dancing Raisins

On Monday we did an experiment to show how strong gas can be. We put raisins into a bottle with soda water in it. Bubbles started to attach themselves to the wrinkles in the raisins and they lifted the raisins to the surface. The bubbles were full of carbon dioxide. When the bubbles popped the raisins sank again.

Dancing Raisins on PhotoPeach

Exploding milk

Today we looked at what happens when you drop food colouring into water.......(nothing much!)

But when you drop it into milk and add a few drops of detergent then it starts moving and mixing and swirling. This is because the milk has fats and proteins in them. The dishwashing liquid makes the fats and proteins bend and twist. Try this experiment with cream!

Exploding Milk on PhotoPeach

Sherbert Fizz

We explored how individual ingredients may not taste very nice on their own however once mixed together the result can be extraordinary! Some were salty, some were sour but sherbert is yummy! It crackles and pops when it is in your mouth. This is because your warm saliva reacts with the citric acid and baking soda.

Sherbert Fizz on PhotoPeach

Elephant toothpaste

We carried out an experiment today called Elephant Toothpaste! It explored a chemical reaction where yeast was the active ingredient. As soon as the yeast was added to the hydrogen peroxide, dishwashing liquid food colouring and warm water it exploded into this frothing mass of foam.

We were so amazed and excited. It was spectacular!!!

Elephant toothpaste on PhotoPeach

Two in One

We participated in a simple experiment where we looked at Optical Illusions!. At the roadshow they made a skeleton look like it was sitting on a chair and running water look like the droplets stopped in mid air. Our experiment looked like a goldfish was swimming in a bowl. This is because the speed of movement was too fast for our eyes and tricked them.

Science Roadshow

On Monday as an immersion activity for our concept this term which is Change. We went to the Science Roadshow. It was a hands on experience and we participated in lots of different scientific activities. It was great to help us think about Science in the world around us.

Science Roadshow on PhotoPeach