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States of Matter:
Notes
http://www.sciencenc.com/elementary/elementaryrules/2014ElemRules/2014CoachesInstPres/WhatstheMatter/StatesofMatterNotes.pdf
3. Carefully fill the jar with boiling water (you might want to get an adult to help with this
part).
4. For each cup of water add three tablespoons of borax, adding one tablespoon at a time.
Stir until the mixture is dissolved but dont worry if some of the borax settles at the base of the jar.
5. Add some of the optional blue food coloring if you'd like to give your snowflake a nice
bluish tinge.
6. Put the pipe cleaner snowflake into the jar so that the small wooden rod or pencil is
resting on the edge of the jar and the snowflake is sitting freely in the borax solution.
7. Leave the snowflake overnight and when you return in the morning you will find the
snowflake covered in crystals! It makes a great decoration that you can show your friends or hang
somewhere in your house.
What's happening?
Crystals are made up of molecules arranged in a repeating pattern that extends in all three dimensions.
Borax is also known as sodium borate, it is usually found in the form of a white powder made up of
colorless crystals that are easily dissolved in water.
When you add the borax to the boiling water you can dissolve more than you could if you were adding it
to cold water, this is because warmer water molecules move around faster and are more spread apart,
allowing more room for the borax crystals to dissolve.
When the solution cools, the water molecules move closer together and it can't hold as much of the borax
solution. Crystals begin to form on top of each other and before you know it you have your completed
crystal snow flake!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWb4KlM2vts
Bill Nye Video
Season 1 Episode 8 - Phases of Matter
https://www.schooltube.com/video/ea7dae4437c240958f92/Bill%20Nye%20The%20Science
%20Guy%20Phases%20of%20Matter
Week 2:
1. Acid and Bases Introduction Powerpoint - (well share it with Ms. Grillo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAJsZWhj6GI
Make your own Acid vs. Basic Lyrics or Nursery Rhyme
- Put the students in groups of three (or their table groups). Ask each to record the basic facts
about acids and bases on a piece of paper. (Or print out a fast fact sheet of acids and bases.)
Next tell each group to think of a nursery rhyme or song that is popular. According to the theme
of the nursery rhyme or song, each group will write a song comparing acids and bases. At the
end, have groups share their nursery rhymes or songs. Original songs are acceptable as well.
Week 3:
Introduction:
What is a polymer?
A polymer is a chemical compound formed from long chains of the same molecule group. These chains
repeat over and over.
Discuss the definition of polymers with the students:
Plastics are polymers, what kind of examples of them can you think of in everyday life?
What are some of the characteristics of polymers?
What are some examples of things that are not polymers? (brick, glass, metals etc).
Polymer Characteristics:
Polymers can be flexible, pliable and stretchy.
When cross-links are formed in a polymer, its chains of molecules are connected in
several places, producing a stronger and more elastic polymer.
The plasticity of some polymers (thermoplastic) is affected by temperature.Some
polymers occur naturally, as in the juice of rubber or aloe plants, and some are manmade.
Polymers tend to be dense, strong, and flexible. Some examples are plastic bottles,
stryrofoams, latex paints and chewing gum.
Polymer Activity:
In this experiment, we are going to take a natural polymer (the latex in PVA, a type of white glue) and add
borax to form crosslinks which will make the glue stronger.
Check out the crazy putty experiment (below) for instructions on this activity.
Get the students to play with the material, does it have the polymer characteristics that we talked about
earlier: does it stretch? Is it flexible and durable? What happens when you pull it apart quickly? Do you
notice the clean break of the molecules? What happens when you pull it apart slowly?
Model of Atom:
What represents atoms, protons, electrons? - Use styrofoam balls, toothpicks, and two different
colors of clay to quiz their knowledge on an atoms structure and how they can read a periodic
table.
Bill Nye Video
Season 5 Episode 8 - Atoms
http://www.teachertube.com/video/bill-nye-atoms-346132
Personal Periodic Tables: Color coded Periodic Tables with plastic protectors
Matching Game with Elements: - See the Google Doc called Elements Matching Game
(match pictures to symbols and atomic numbers)
Ex:
----->
Element Bingo:
Make Bingo Cards
http://education.jlab.org/beamsactivity/6thgrade/elementbingo/elementbingoclassset.pdf
Week 4:
Crazy Putty
Using some everyday household items such as borax, water, PVA glue and food coloring, make some
crazy putty that you can squish in your hands, mould into shapes or even bounce on the ground.
Video - http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/experiments/elephanttoothpaste.html
Week 5:
Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt:
http://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/kjenkins/files/2015/10/periodic-table-scavenger-hunt-TPT.pdf