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Our Lessons For the Week!
What is our theme? Lava Lamp Science Project – How to Make a Lava Lamp
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To learn about simple chemistry.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
PreK-PS1-4 (MA). Recognize through investigation that physical objects and materials can change under different circumstances.
PreK-PS2-1 (MA). Using evidence, discuss ideas about what is making something move the way it does and how some movements can be controlled.
Learning Outcomes:
Oil and Water don’t mix because they can not form any chemical bonds together.
Alka-Seltzer tablets contain sodium bicarbonate and citric acid so when you mix them with water, they react by producing bubbling carbon dioxide.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/wclY8F-UoTE - A short video about matter.
Materials:
2 Empty Water Bottles or Gatorade Bottles
Oil (vegetable or canola)
Antacid Tablets, like Alka-Seltzer
Food Coloring, 2 colors
Water
Activity (Procedure):
1. Fill each empty bottle about ¾ of the way full with oil.
2. Fill the rest the way with water until about 2 inches from the top.
3. Put in 4-5 drops of food coloring into each bottle.
4. Drop an antacid tablet into each bottle and watch all the bubbles start up and float all around like a lava lamp.
5. After the tablets were all dissolved, and the bubbles calmed down, I added another tablet to the bottles and repeated the lava effect.
Activity Wrap Up:
Talk about what you see.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Ask your child what they see. What colors did they choose? Do they notice that the oil and water do not mix together?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
After the tablets are all dissolved you can continue the fun by adding another tablet.
Our Lessons For the Week!
What is our theme? Lava Lamp Science Project – How to Make a Lava Lamp
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To learn about simple chemistry.
- encourage children to research how objects change through investigation
MA Guidelines/Standards:
PreK-PS1-4 (MA). Recognize through investigation that physical objects and materials can change under different circumstances.
PreK-PS2-1 (MA). Using evidence, discuss ideas about what is making something move the way it does and how some movements can be controlled.
Learning Outcomes:
Oil and Water don’t mix because they can not form any chemical bonds together.
Alka-Seltzer tablets contain sodium bicarbonate and citric acid so when you mix them with water, they react by producing bubbling carbon dioxide.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/wclY8F-UoTE - A short video about matter.
Materials:
2 Empty Water Bottles or Gatorade Bottles
Oil (vegetable or canola)
Antacid Tablets, like Alka-Seltzer
Food Coloring, 2 colors
Water
Activity (Procedure):
1. Fill each empty bottle about ¾ of the way full with oil.
2. Fill the rest the way with water until about 2 inches from the top.
3. Put in 4-5 drops of food coloring into each bottle.
4. Drop an antacid tablet into each bottle and watch all the bubbles start up and float all around like a lava lamp.
5. After the tablets were all dissolved, and the bubbles calmed down, I added another tablet to the bottles and repeated the lava effect.
Activity Wrap Up:
Talk about what you see.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Ask your child what they see. What colors did they choose? Do they notice that the oil and water do not mix together?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
After the tablets are all dissolved you can continue the fun by adding another tablet.
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