Experiment: Surface Tension Experiment - Run Away Pepper Objective: to observe surface tension using water, pepper and

soap Materials : A Bowl A Dash of Pepper Liquid Dish Soap

Steps 1. Fill the bowl with water. 2. Sprinkle a dash of pepper in the bowl of water. 3. Add a drop of liquid dish soap. The pepper scurries away from the soap. This is because the soap breaks the surface tension of the water and the tension on the rest of the water pulls the floating pepper away from the soap.

Reaction Experiment - Speedboat Matchsticks Objective: to determine the surface tension using water, match stick and soap Materials : Water A Bowl Liquid Dish Soap Wooden Matchsticks Steps : 1. Fill a bowl with water and place a few matchsticks on the water. 2. Drop in a small amount of dish soap into the centre of the bowl and watch the matches shoot across the surface of the water like power boats.

It works because the soap gives off an oily film that rushes outwards, breaking down the surface tension of the water and pushing the matches away. Density of Liquids Demonstration Objective: to determine density between water and oil Materials Needed: 1) Clear plastic or glass jar. 2) Oil (Cooking or Motor) 3) Water 4) Food Coloring step: 1) Add food coloring into the water being used so it can be seen better. 2) Pour the colored water into the container. 3) Slowly pour in the oil into the container containing the water. 4) Let settle for a few seconds so the oil can create a visible layer. Conclusions: Water stays at the bottom while the oil floats on top of the water creating two separate layers of liquid in the container. Water has a higher density than oil.

The word miscibility describes how well two substances mix. Oil and water are said to be immiscible, because they do not mix. The oil layer is on top of the water because of the difference in density of the two liquids. The density of a substance is the ratio of its mass (weight) to its volume. The oil is less dense than the water and so is on top.

Experiment: Dancing raisin Objective: to determine the effect of soda to raisin Materials:

a can of colorless soda (e.g., 7-Up or Sprite) a tall, clear glass or plastic cup several raisins (fresh raisins work the best)

1. Pour the can of soda into the tall glass. 2. Notice the bubbles coming up from the bottom of the glass. The bubbles are carbon dioxide gas released from the liquid. 3. Drop 6 or 7 raisins into the glass. Raisins are denser than the liquid in the soda, so initially they sink to the bottom of the glass. The carbonated soft drink releases carbon dioxide bubbles. When these bubbles stick to the rough surface of a raisin, the raisin is lifted because of the increase in buoyancy. When the raisin reaches the surface, the bubbles pop, and the carbon dioxide gas escapes into the air. This causes the raisin to lose buoyancy and sink. This rising and sinking of the raisins continues until most of the carbon dioxide has escaped, and the soda goes flat. Furthermore, with time the raisin gets soggy and becomes too heavy to rise to the surface. Any object whose density is just slightly greater than waters and has a rough surface to which the gas bubbles can attach should be able to dance in the carbonated water.