Blog Post #15
1. This week we attempted to design an experiment to show that matter does not disappear during a chemical reaction and instead stays there. We tried to prove this through the use of vinegar and baking soda as our reaction. We tried multiple different experiments to prove this idea with all of them but one not working because of different difficulties in them. For example, we had things such as the experiment not being an air-tight seal so air escaped or not being able to weigh accurately to show the total weight stayed the same. In the end, we came up with the idea to balance a cap on the vinegar that had baking soda in it and once we had the seal on it we would shake the car and flip the lid into the vinegar to cause the reaction. We learned about buoyancy as a result of this experiment because it is what led to the idea of the air-tight seal not being there in the first experiment we did. 4. I can apply what I learned from this lab to my future teaching by learning to let...