Looking Back:
In this lab we made water. It was really cool to see how fast the magnesium reacted to the citric acid and water. We took citric acid and added it to water then dropped magnesium in the solution. When we added the magnesium, the solution heated up and produced hydrogen. This was a really interesting experiment because we were making that is so simple, but so important.
Looking Beyond:
When the hydrogen was produced we caught it in a balloon. When the magnesium was completely gone, the balloon was full of hydrogen. We tapped the precipitation out of the balloon so that it would float. It floats because the hydrogen is lighter than air and helium. When the balloon was placed over a candle it got warm and exploded. When it exploded it mixed with oxygen to produce water.
Looking Inward:
This lab was a lot of fun for me. Except I don't like when balloons pop so it was kind of scary. It was really fun to play with the balloon because of how it floated, but then it went up to the celling and got stuck. For the next experiment I do I really want to be more involved. I was the one to film this experiment so maybe someone else will next time.
Looking Outward:
I worked with Chiara and Rose for this experiment. It was really nice to have a smaller group but it is more fun when it is all of us. We work really well together and are more focused than we are with our whole group. I look forward to working with them on the other labs that we do.
Take Aways:
I thought we were a lot more focused without the guys but they make it a lot more fun. Even though I don't like it when balloons explode, it looked really cool when it did. Also when we were making water, I recorded it in slow-mo, so now I have something to use for the out of time and space assignment.
In this lab we made water. It was really cool to see how fast the magnesium reacted to the citric acid and water. We took citric acid and added it to water then dropped magnesium in the solution. When we added the magnesium, the solution heated up and produced hydrogen. This was a really interesting experiment because we were making that is so simple, but so important.
Looking Beyond:
When the hydrogen was produced we caught it in a balloon. When the magnesium was completely gone, the balloon was full of hydrogen. We tapped the precipitation out of the balloon so that it would float. It floats because the hydrogen is lighter than air and helium. When the balloon was placed over a candle it got warm and exploded. When it exploded it mixed with oxygen to produce water.
Looking Inward:
This lab was a lot of fun for me. Except I don't like when balloons pop so it was kind of scary. It was really fun to play with the balloon because of how it floated, but then it went up to the celling and got stuck. For the next experiment I do I really want to be more involved. I was the one to film this experiment so maybe someone else will next time.
Looking Outward:
I worked with Chiara and Rose for this experiment. It was really nice to have a smaller group but it is more fun when it is all of us. We work really well together and are more focused than we are with our whole group. I look forward to working with them on the other labs that we do.
Take Aways:
I thought we were a lot more focused without the guys but they make it a lot more fun. Even though I don't like it when balloons explode, it looked really cool when it did. Also when we were making water, I recorded it in slow-mo, so now I have something to use for the out of time and space assignment.