The Spring semester session of the Physical Science class starts tomorrow, February 17th. Here's what students have to look forward to:
February 17th - Matter (solids, liquids, gases, plasma). When can a metal be a liquid? When can a gas be a liquid? Is an empty sack really an empty sack? Make paper hop off the table and a ball rise in a jar of rice.
February 24th - Gases. Learn why the noble gases don't like to "hang out" with the other elements (snobs...) Make foamy soda!
March 3rd - Phase changes. Learn about a solid form of a gas. Make (and eat!) your own ice cream.
March 10th - Polymers. Explore non-Newtonian fluids and make it "snow" in Vista!
March 17th - Chemical reactions and solutions. Learn what makes red velvet cake red (hint: it's not food coloring). We'll go way beyond the old vinegar-baking soda reaction to make colors erupt instead. We'll also watch hydrogen peroxide decompose.
March 24th - Acids and bases. Write invisible messages. Make dirty old pennies look like new.
March 31st - Light. Learn about chromatography and prisms. Make patterns with Skittles.
April 7th - Sound. We'll explore vibrations and waves. Make instruments.
April 14th - Break for STAR Testing
April 21st - Spring Break
April 28th - Electricity. Bend water with static electricity! Make a solar cooker and a battery from a piece of fruit.
May 5th - More on electricity. Explore and build circuits.
May 12th - Magnets. Mine for iron during breakfast. Make an electromagnet.
May 19th - Balance and flight. Make a ball float and paper flop!
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