Week 11









  1. What did you learn this week? This week, I learned about many different topics based off of the different experiments we did. First, I found out that when baking soda and vinegar mix, they create carbon dioxide gas, which causes fizzing and bubbling. This reaction also makes the mixture cooler because it absorbs heat from the surroundings. I also learned how water temperature affects how quickly things dissolve. For example, M&Ms dissolve faster in hot water because heat speeds up the process. Another thing I learned about was condensation. When a cold soda can is exposed to warm air, water vapor in the air cools down and forms droplets on the outside of the can. These observations showed me how everyday things are connected to science and helped me understand how reactions, dissolving, and condensation work.
  2. Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew? What I learned this week connects to some things I already knew. For example, when baking soda and vinegar mix, they create bubbles. I already knew that mixing different substances can cause reactions, just like when baking soda and vinegar make gas. I also learned that hot water makes things dissolve faster. I already knew that heat speeds up how things dissolve, like how sugar melts faster in warm water. I also knew that condensation happens when water vapor cools down and forms droplets. I’ve seen this before, like when fog forms on a window or water forms on a cold drink.
  3. How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? I can use what I learned to make teaching more fun and easy to understand. For example, I can show students how baking soda and vinegar make bubbles to explain chemical reactions in a fun way. I can also show how hot water makes M&Ms dissolve faster, helping students see how temperature affects things. For condensation, I can point out the water on a cold drink to explain how water moves in nature.




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