Making Hokey Pokey

 Aim:

I want to find out how to make Hokey Pokey.

Research

Funny Hokey Pokey video

Making Hokey Pokey video

Method:

Equipment-

• Golden Syrup
• White sugar
• Baking soda
• Tablespoon
• saucepan/pot
• cookie cutter
• bunsen burner
• tripod
• Baking paper
• Hose

Instructions-

1. Get the equipment.
2. Wash your hands.
3. Set up the bunsen burner.
4. Put the tripod over the bunsen burner.
5. Put the pot on the tripod over the bunsen burner.
6. Add the hose to gas tap, then to the bunsen burner.
7. Turn on the gas.
8. Light bunsen burner.
9. Add in 5 tablespoons of sugar to the pot.
10. Add in 2 tablespoons of golden syrup into the pot.
11. Melt and mix.
12. Turn the gas off the add 1 tablespoon of baking soda.
13. Mix.
14. Scrape the Hokey Pokey on to the baking paper.
    
15. Let it cool for 30 second to 1 minutes.
16. Press a cookie cutter into the Hokey Pokey.

Result:

Making Ginger Beer

 Aim:

I want to find out how to brew Ginger Beer.

Method:

How to brew alcohol

How to brew Ginger Beer

Science of Fermentation

Equipment-

• Ginger (source of sugar)
• warm water
• Yeast
• Cup
• Spoon

Instructions-

1. Get the equipment
2. Put the 1 tablespoon ginger in the cup.
3. Half full the cup with warm water.
4. add 1 tea spoon of yeast into the cup.
5. mix it all together
6. leave it to ferment for one week.
7. After one week, drink it.

Results:

Before

After

Red Cabbage Indicator

 Aim:

I want to find out how red cabbage can tell if a liquid is an acid or a base.

Research:

Method:

1. Get your Equipment.
2. Wash you hands.
3. Then break your cabbage up into little bits.
4. Then add your cabbage in your beaker with warm water.
5. Then  get your test tubes and add you water that you put the cabbage in but don't put cabbage in the test tube just put the watter useing the dropper.
6. then add hyotrochgloric acid or  sodlium hyoloxide to your water in your test tubes but dont fill it to the top of the test tube.
7. Then keep adding differnet kinds of hyotrochgloric acid or  sodlium hyoloxide and see what colour you end up with.

Results: 

Discussion:

Q1. What is an acid and a base? An Acid–base reaction is a chemical reaction that occurs between an acid and a base

Q2. What do chemical indicators do? The common application of indicators is the detection of end points of titrations.

Making sherbet

 Aim:

I want to find out how to make sherbet.

research:

How to make sherbet-

Science behind sherbet-

method:

Equipment-

• Paper
• Raro
• baking soda
• Popsicle stick
• Citric Acid

Instruction-

1. Get your equipment.
2. Wash your hands.
3. Put paper on the table
4. Get a pile of the 3 powder
5. Using your popsicle stick mix some of each powders.
6. Taste the sherbet.
7. If there is too much baking soda, add more citric acid.
8. If there is too much citric acid, add more baking soda.
9. if it doesn't taste good, add more raro.

Results:

 

Blind Taste testing

 Aim:

I want to find out if food taste differently when you cant see or smell.

Research:

Funny video.

How do you taste.

Method:

Equipment-

• unknown food
• blind fold
• Popsicle stick

Instructions-

1. Get your equipment.
2. Wash your hands.
3. Put your blind fold on.
4. pinch you nose.
5. get your food and eat it.
6. unblock your nose.

Bacteria around our School

Aim:

I want to find out what type of bacteria are around our school.

Research:

Funny Bacteria Video

Science Bacteria Video 

 

Experiment Bacteria

Method:

Equipment-

• Cue tips cotton buds
• Agar plates
• Marker pen
• Cello tape

Instructions

1. Wash your Hands.
2. Get your Equipment.
3. Use a marker pen to write your name and location on the lid.
4. Wet the cue tip and swab the surface.
5. Gently swab the agar plate.
6. Tape around the edges of the agar plate.
7. Put the agar plate in an incubator overnight.
8. Observe the plate the next day.

Results-

Here are the results from the bathroom door handle.

There is mold, poo bacteria, fungus.

 

Eating Hot chilli

 Aim:

I want to find out how to get rid of burning chilli off my tongue.

Research:

Find a funny video of eating chilli

Find a video about the science of chilli

Method:

Equipment

• Coke
• Chilli
• Popsicle
• Water
• Coca-cola
• Timer
• Cup

Instructions

1. Get your equipment.
2. Scoop some chilli onto your stick.
3. start your timer and eat the chilli.
4. stop the timer after 4 minutes.
5. Rate how hot you mouth is.
6. do experiment again but drink water after 2 minutes drink water.
7. do the experiment again but drink coca-cola.
8. drink milk

Result

the first chilli i did was without water and I am scoring it a 10/10 for the burning sensation

the second  chilli i did was with water and I am scoring it a 9/10 for the burning sensation

The third time i had chilli i did it with coca-cola and i am scoring it a 10/10 the burning sensation

The fourth time i had chilli i did it with milk and i am scoring it a 10/10 for the burning sensation

Milk Plastic

Aim:

I want to find out how to make plastic milk.

Method

Equipment-

• Milk (1 cup)
• pot / microwaveable container
• white vinegar
• paper towel
• spoon
• Mug
• measuring spoon (teaspoon)

Instructions-

1. Get the equipment
2. Pour 1 cup of milk in the pot or microwaveable container.
3. Heat the milk in the microwave or on the stove until its steaming.
4. add 4 teaspoons of white vinegar into a mug.
5. add the milk into the mug with the white vinegar.
6. stir the mixture with a spoon.
7. stack 4 layers of paper towel on a surface that is safe to get damp.
8. scoop out the curds with a spoon and place them on the paper towels.
9. fold the paper towels over the curd and press down to absorb the excuses liquid.
10. colour, shape or mold the dough as you like.
11. put all your creations on a paper towel and let them dry over night.

Questions-

What is casein?

the main protein present in milk and (in coagulated form) in cheese. It is used in processed foods and in adhesives, paints, and other industrial products.

What is casein used for?

Casein is a slow-digesting dairy protein that people often take as a supplement. It releases amino acids slowly, so people often take it before bed to help with recovery and reduce muscle breakdown while they sleep. Several studies have shown it helps boost muscle growth, along with a ton of other benefits.

Result-

Edible Slime

 Aim:

I want to find out how to make edible slime.

Method:

Equipment-

Equipment-

• Popsicle stick
• Marshmallows
• paper cup
• icing sugar
• microwave
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. get the equipment 
2. Wash your hands 
3. microwave the marshmallows for 10 -  15 seconds.
4. put a drop of vegetable oil in the marshmallows
5. stir the the marshmallows, till a slime looking.

Result:

 

Skittle Colours

 Aim:
I want to find out what happens when you put skittles in water.

Method:

Equipment:

• Petri Dish.
• skittles.
• warm water.
• small beaker

Instructions:

1. get the equipment.
2. spread out the skittles around the edge.
3. gently pour the warm water into the middle of the petri dish.
4. observe what happens.

Results:

Discussion:

Why did the colour leave the skittles?

It because there colour haves sugar in it and water dissolves sugar so the colour will make the colour go into the water.

Why did the colours not mix?

Its because the skittles make a water barrier to stop the colour from mixing. the skittles have different density and sizes, that is why the colours dont .mix

Gummy bear Osmosis

 Aim:

I want to find out what happens to gummy bears when left in liquids.

Method:

Equipment-

Gummy bears

liquids- water, sodium chloride, Glucose

Electronic scale

4x pertri dishes

marker  pen 

Instructions-

1. get the equipment
2. get the petri dish, and then write your name, condition(water sodium chloride, glucose and dry) on it.
3. weigh your gummy bear, then write it on the petri dish.
4. put the liquid in the petri dish.`

Scientific Equipment

 Beaker

A beaker is for carrying liquids.

Bunsen burner

A bunsen burner is for heating things up.

gauze mat

to support a container thats on top of the bunsen burner.

Funnel

is for moving liquid for another thing to another thing.

Test tube 

is for mixing liquid together.

Conical flask

is for holding some liquid.

spatula

is for getting small amount of chemicals out of somethings.

measuring cylinder

is for knowing how much in the liquid.

scissor tongs

is for grading thing of something.

tripod 

is for holding something on top of the bunsen burner.

test tube tongs

Is for grading test tube of something.

evaporating basin

is used to evaporating some liquid.

thermometer.

Is used for knowing how hot something is.

retort stand

Is for holding a burette.

boss head

is for holding a florence flask

clamp

It is used to hold round laboratory glassware, such as a beaker

burette

it is to add persist amount of liquid.

pipette

is to measure out or transfer small quantities of liquid 

volumetric flask

to contain a precise volume at a certain temperature. Volumetric flasks are used for precise dilutions and preparation of standard solutions

Fume cupboard

are used widely in laboratories and are designed to capture and remove air-borne hazardous substances generated during laboratory experiments

Scalpel

Is to cut up something.

mortor/pestle

To crush some metal.

How to Light a Bunsen Burner

 Aim:
I want to find out how to light a Bunsen burner safety.

Method:

Equipment:

Lighter.
Heat mat.
Bunsen burner.

Safety glasses.

Instructions:

1. Get The equipment.
2. Put your safety glasses on.
3. put your bunsen burner on the heat mat.
4. Connect the hose to the gas tape.
5. Turn the collar to close the air hole.
6. light your match and holed it over the bunsen burner, then turn the gas on.
7. if you are not using it then turn the gas of.

Results

Hands on Fire

 Aim:

I want to find out how to set myself on fire safely

Method:

Equipment

• large container of water
• Detergent (liquid soap)
• hose
• Gas
• Lighter
• Safety glasses.

Instructions

1. get the equipment.
2. Put your safety glasses on.
3. Full the container with water, about 2 centimetres deep.
4. Put some detergent in the water, and gently mix it around
5. Connect the hose to the gas tape.
6. turn on the gas bubble it in the container.
7. Tie your hair up.
8. role up your selves past your elbow, or take you jacket off.
9.  you are going to wet you hand and arms with water.
10. with 2 hands scope the bubble.
11. then take 2 steps forward.
12. light the bubbles.

here are 2 photos of what you need to do.

Results:

I felt scared, to do it at first but then I got over it.

I smelt like weird smoke.

I saw a lot of smoke in front of me.

 

Safety in the lab

 Rules

1. You must follow the instructions given by the teacher.
2. You must not enter without the teacher.
3. Report any breakages.
4. Covered shoes must be worn at all times.
5. Do not eat or drink in the lab.
6. If you spill something tell the teacher then clean it up.
7. Wash you hands after doing an experiments.
8. A heatproof mat should always be used when heating.
9. If in doubt, ask the teacher. 
10. Never taste or smell chemicals.

1. Liquids do not go into the bins, because they go in the sink.
 2.Solids do not go down the sink because they can block the sink
3. Wear safety glasses when you do experiments, because you want to protect your eyes
4.Put your chair under the desk, and stand at the bench when you do experiments, because you can injure yourself.
5.Bags do not go on the desks, because you can spill chemicals on you bag.
 6.Long hair should be tied back, because it can catch on fire.
 7.Do not smell the chemicals, because you can pass out.
 8.Walk, don’t run around the room, because you can trip up and injure yourself or others.
 9.Do not eat or drink in the lab, because you can get sick.