Matter and its Properties 1/09
Surprise: I thought the M&Ms' colors would mix, but instead the M&Ms' colors did not mix.
Summary: This week we started the unit matter and its properties. We started doing many experiments like, what will happen to an M&M when we put it in water, will the color of M&M affect how fast the color dissolves, and will the colors of the M&Ms mix if we put more than one different color M&M. My hypothesis for the first M&M experiment was correct (color dissolved off the M&M).My hypothesis for the second experiment was incorrect(I thought brown would dissolve faster, but my result was red is the fastest). My hypothesis for the last M&M experiment was incorrect (the colors will blend, but they didn't they just came close to each other).
Backward-Looking: I knew a little bit about matter and its properties before we started. I knew some of this unit because I briefly went through this unit last year. We went through it but not in much depth. I did a couple of experiments last year, but they were simple and all done by the teacher. I really enjoyed this unit last year and look forward to more of it this year.
Inward-Looking: What I really enjoyed this week were all the experiments. I liked when I did a rainbow one, all the colors formed a color wheel. I liked how we illustrated all the results of our experiments. The worksheet for the first M&M experiment was fun because we got to come up with our own experiment questions (Step 1 of the scientific method). All the experiments were fun and I hope to do something like this again.
Outward-Looking: Our group did some of our work the same as other groups in our class. For instance we did the same colors as others for will the M&M colors combine or collide. For will different colors dissolve faster than others experiment, we did different colors than most people. And for what will happen to an M&M if we put it in water we got an orange M&M and I don't think any other group got that color. Overall our group had some similarity and differences with other groups.
Forward-Looking: One thing I would change is the color of M&M for my first experiment, to see if it dissolves faster or slower than the orange M&M I did in my original experiment. I would also like to see if different colors make different shapes as it dissolves and surrounds the M&M. If I could redo the third M&M experiment I would do a different pattern. I would do a different pattern because I would like to see all the different patterns the M&Ms can make it.
Summary: This week we started the unit matter and its properties. We started doing many experiments like, what will happen to an M&M when we put it in water, will the color of M&M affect how fast the color dissolves, and will the colors of the M&Ms mix if we put more than one different color M&M. My hypothesis for the first M&M experiment was correct (color dissolved off the M&M).My hypothesis for the second experiment was incorrect(I thought brown would dissolve faster, but my result was red is the fastest). My hypothesis for the last M&M experiment was incorrect (the colors will blend, but they didn't they just came close to each other).
Backward-Looking: I knew a little bit about matter and its properties before we started. I knew some of this unit because I briefly went through this unit last year. We went through it but not in much depth. I did a couple of experiments last year, but they were simple and all done by the teacher. I really enjoyed this unit last year and look forward to more of it this year.
Inward-Looking: What I really enjoyed this week were all the experiments. I liked when I did a rainbow one, all the colors formed a color wheel. I liked how we illustrated all the results of our experiments. The worksheet for the first M&M experiment was fun because we got to come up with our own experiment questions (Step 1 of the scientific method). All the experiments were fun and I hope to do something like this again.
Outward-Looking: Our group did some of our work the same as other groups in our class. For instance we did the same colors as others for will the M&M colors combine or collide. For will different colors dissolve faster than others experiment, we did different colors than most people. And for what will happen to an M&M if we put it in water we got an orange M&M and I don't think any other group got that color. Overall our group had some similarity and differences with other groups.
Forward-Looking: One thing I would change is the color of M&M for my first experiment, to see if it dissolves faster or slower than the orange M&M I did in my original experiment. I would also like to see if different colors make different shapes as it dissolves and surrounds the M&M. If I could redo the third M&M experiment I would do a different pattern. I would do a different pattern because I would like to see all the different patterns the M&Ms can make it.
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