Volcanoes
The white powder that is mixed with baking soda.
What is baking soda?
Oobleck is made by mixing water with this powder.
What is cornstarch?
Because dry ice is extremely cold, you should never touch it with bare hands and should always wear these protective items.
What are gloves/tongs?
Ways to get somewhere without driving a gas car (by yourself).
What are walking, biking, taking the bus, carpooling, driving an electric car?
Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. When they mix, they create a _______.
What is a chemical reaction?
Ooblek turns into this state of matter when hard force is used.
What is a solid?
When a dry ice bubble pops, this gas is released.
What is carbon dioxide?
Burning fuels like gas and coal releases gases into the air that trap heat around the planet, acting just like a warm _____.
What is a blanket?
In the reaction, dish soap helps us see this gas.
What is carbon dioxide?
When a gas turns into a liquid, it _____ (verb).
What is condenses?
Regular bubbles float up into the air. Dry ice bubbles fall to the ground because they are ______.
What is denser than air?
You can help the planet by following the three R’s:
What are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle?
Real volcanoes spew melted rocks called lava when they erupt. Before it comes out of the volcano, the liquid rock is called ___.
What is magma?
The name Ooblek comes from a book by a famous children’s book author, who also wrote The Cat in the Hat.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
Dry ice is made of frozen carbon dioxide, which is the same gas we exhale when we do this.
What is breathe out?
A way to create electricity without burning fossil fuels.
What are wind power, solar power, nuclear energy, geothermal energy, hydroelectric power, biomass?
When vinegar and baking soda combine, they create ____, ____ and _____.
What are carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O) and salt?
Normal liquids like water flow the same whether you pour them fast or slow, but Oobleck changes how thick it is depending on force. Scientists call Oobleck a ______.
What is a non-Newtonian fluid?
When dry ice warms up, it skips becoming a liquid and turns straight into a gas. Scientists call this process _____.
What is sublimation?
The layer of gas around the Earth that protects it from asteroids, keeps out harmful sun rays and traps heat inside.
What is the atmosphere?