Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Atoms, molecules and fun...oh my

I blindly ordered Adventures with Atoms- Chemistry experiments for young people for this year's Chemistry studies. I didn't know anybody who has used it but it was recommended in a book that I'm using as our curriculum guide. It was cheap and all the materials were household things. So I went for it. I honestly am not very good at actually doing science experiments so I'm pretty proud of myself that we've done them two weeks in a row! Today we answered the question, "Do hot molecules move faster than cold molecules?".
We answered that question with 4 different easy experiments using hot water, cold water, tea bags, ice and food coloring!