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Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts

Friday, July 2, 2021

Milk Plastic

Aim: Turn milk into plastic 

Milk Plastic Link

Materials:

Method:
  1. Pour one cup of milk into a pot or microwavable container.
  2. Heat the milk in the microwave or in the stove until it is steaming
  3. Add 4 table spoons of white vinegar to a mug.
  4. Add the hot milk to the mug with the vinegar.
  5. Stir the mixture with a spoon.
  6. Stack four layers of paper towels on a surface that is safe to get damp.
  7. Scoop out the curds with a spoon and place them on the paper towels.
  8. Fold the paper towels over the curds and press it down to absorb excess liquid.
  9. Knead all the curds together into a ball of dough.
  10. Colour, shape or mold the dough as you like.
  11. You can colour your dough with food colouring.
  12. You can add glitter to make the dough sparkle.
  13. You can use cookie cutters to shape your dough.
  14. Or you can sculpt the dough with your hands.
How did the consistency of the milk change during the plastic making process?





Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Skittles - Science

 Chromatography is a technique for the best separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension   through a medium in which the components move at different rates.

 Aim: To separate the colours from the skittles by using chromatography.

 Materials:

  1. 5 Skittles
  2. Water
  3. Petri Dish
  4. Beaker
 Process:
  1. Get your Equipment set up ready to pour the 50mls of water into the petri dish with the skittles.
  2. Place the Skittles into the petri dish around the edges.
  3. Pour 50mls water gently into the middle of the petri dish.
  4. Watch as the water removes the dye from the skittles. 
  5. Take pictures of your Skittles.

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Laboratory Rules

 Welcome back to my blog

Today we are learning about laboratory rules here are some of them 

  • Do not run in the Science Lab
  • Do not eat or drink in the Science Lab
  • Be sensible in the Science Lab
  • Put your bag under your desk
  • Do not taste anything you are unsure of in the Science lab
  • Listen to the teachers if you are in the Science Lab

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Navigation

 Aim: 

I want to walk walk in a straight line with no senses.

Hypothesis:

I predict that I might walk in a straight line.

Method:

Equipment

  • Bucket
  • Blindfold/Mask
  • Cotton Wool
Instructions:

  1. Take the blindfold and cover your eyes
  2. Put some cotton wool on your ears
  3. Put the bucket on your head 
  4. Get your partner to spin you 3 times 
  5. Get your partner to line you up in the right direction
  6. Begin to walk in a straight line

Safety:
  • Stop walking immediately when you hear the whistle
  • You must listen to your partner 
  • Do not walk into objects (building, trees and people)
  • Your partner must be behind you all times to stop you from getting hurt be they must not talk to you unless you are about to get hurt
Results:

Find a picture of HHS field
 

 

Conclusion

Discussion:

Words to do with direction

  •  Left/Right
  • Curvy/Straight/ZigZag
  • Backwards/Forwards
  • Diagonal
  • Up/Down
  • North East South West
  • North East or Nor' East
  • North North East
  • Boogey at 6 o'clock
  • 360 degrees