Final Blog post

This is my final blog post from enrich.

Here is a reflection on my time here:

I have been really impressed with your effort during science talent development this term Ruby. You show great enthusiasm and always take notes in your workbook for future reference - this is a great skill that you will use a lot as you head towards high school next year. You ask interesting questions, which generate more discussion in our group. Well done Ruby. Keep up the great work!

Katie

What Is Happening?

Today in talent development we did three different science experiments. They were all based on vinegar and baking soda, and how they both react to each other.

The first experiment we had currants as well. We put the baking soda and vinegar in a tall chemical tube (called a measuring cylinder) and then put in about 12 currants. The currants sank to the bottom BUT the air bubbles from the baking soda brought the currants back up to the top and then it kept on going down and up from the bottom to the top and top to the bottom again and again. It would keep going until all the baking soda had dissolved.

For the next experiment we made a mini fire extinguisher by putting baking soda in a bottle, then adding vinegar. We had a cap on a bottle with a hole drilled in the top and we stuck a little bit of tube in it. We tried to blow out a candle with it as the gas came out of the bottle through the tube. Ours didn't work because we let our air out too early.

The last experiment we did was we put baking soda in a balloon and vinegar in a bottle. We put the balloon over the top of the bottle and tipped the baking soda in. The reaction made the balloon on top inflate. The gas rose from the bottle into the balloon and expanded the balloon as it needed more room.

The experiments were fun to do even though one of mine didn't work.

What happened in talent development today.

Wow! Today is going great! We did a few science experiments on how matter changes between the 3 different forms of matter, liquid, solid and gas. To find out more you can visit my school blog at www.rubyslearninglog.blogspot.com.

Today is our last day to complete our must dos and picks.

We played leader board chess and I went from near the bottom to near the top.

I have four more days left of Enrich before I leave to James Hargest Junior High School.