The Magic World of Bubbles: Exploring Bubbles and Gas

Stage 3

Definitions• Gas: Is like air, you can’t see it but it fills the space it is in (LoveToKnow

Corp, 2014a; Merriam-Webster, 2014b).• Solid: Shape and size don’t change. The particles it is made-of are packed

close together (Farlex, 2014d; Marie, 2014b). • Liquid: Made up of atoms that are packed together like a solid but

can move easily among together. They don’t have a set shape and do not separate like a gas. They are able to change to look like the shape of a container (TechTarget, 2014).

• Mass: A measurement that is used to find out how much of something is in an object (MathsIsFun, 2013).

• Bubbles: Pockets of air that are covered in a liquid (Chow, 2013).• Colloid: Minuscule particles that are so small and can’t be seen by the

human eye. Some examples of colloids include; bubbles, fog, mayonnaise, meringue and cream. Colloids are solids and liquids at the one time (Scientific American, 2014).

Definitions Continued…• Atom: The smallest part of an element, containing a ‘nucleus of protons and

neutrons with electrons orbiting this nucleus’ (Marie, 2014a).• Molecule: A small particle (Farlex, 2014c).• Carbon Dioxide: An odourless gas that we breathe out of our lungs

(Charlesworth & Lind, 2010).• Surface Tension: The pressure that causes the particles on the top of a liquid to

be pushed together (Merriam-Webster, 2014c).• Gravity: The force that makes everything that goes up to go back down to Earth

(LoveToKnow Corp, 2014b). • Composition: The way in which something is made up (Oxford University Press,

2014).• Boiling point: The temperature (100°C) a substance changes from a liquid to a

gas (ScienceDaily, 2014).• Condensation: When a substance changes from a gas into a liquid because of

the temperature change (Education Portal, 2014).

Definitions Continued…• Evaporation: The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas

(Education Portal, 2014b).• Solution: A mixture of two or more substances (Marie, 2014c). • Chemical Reaction: When two or more substances are mixed together

resulting in a change to their characteristics creating a new substance (Charlesworth & Lind, 2011).

• Physical Change: When the look of a solid, liquid or gas looks different but what it is made-of doesn’t change (Charlesworth & Lind, 2011).

• Reversible Change: A change that can be reversed back to original state, usually a physical change (AAS, 2012).

• Irreversible Change: A change that cannot be reversed back into its original state, usually a chemical change (AAS, 2012).

Helpful Resources and Videos

• Interactive game- categorising solids, liquids and gases and illustrating the process of how they change their state- http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/gases.html

• An experiment showing students how air has mass- http ://www.inspiremeasap.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/liquids-solids-gases-oh-my.html

• An informative website about changing states of matter-http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_changes.html

• A balloon experiment showing that air has mass- http://weather.about.com/od/lessonplanselementary/ht/air_has_mass.htm

• Video explanation of matter and states of matter- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjJ3eSD77zE

Helpful Resources and VideosContinued…

• Video explanation of matter and states of matter- http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-states-of-matter /

• Interesting bubble experiments to try- http://chemistry.about.com/od/bubbles/tp/bubbleprojects.htm

• Game- Changing states of matter- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/materials/changing_state/play/

• Lava lamp experiment- http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/lavalamp.php

Overview of LessonsSolids, Liquids, Gases

http://mrsterhune.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/matter.html

How matter changes from one state to another…

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_changes.html

Overview of Lessons Continued…

• Bubbles are a gas encased in a thin liquid film• Gases have a mass. • Bubbles can be formed in different ways.

http://www.kids-fun-science.com/air-pressure-experiments.html

Overview of Lessons Continued…

• The ways in which bubble solutions impact the size, quantity and life span of bubbles.

• Explore why bubbles float, why they pop and whether their shape can be changed.

Overview of Lessons Continued…

• Find out if bubbles are reversible and irreversible

• Present your learning about bubbles in a video• Make giant bubbles

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Education Portal. (2014b). What is Evaporation?- Definition, Examples & Quiz, October 25, 2014, from http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-is-evaporation-definition-examples-quiz.html#lesson

Farlex. (2014a). Bubble. September 30, 2014, from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bubble

Farlex. (2014b). Carbon Dioxide. October 30, 2014, from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/carbon+dioxide

Farlex. (2014c). Molecule. October 30, 2014, from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/molecule

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LoveToKnow Corp. (2014a). Gas. September 30, 2014, from http://www.yourdictionary.com/gas

LoveToKnow Corp. (2014b). Gravity. October 24, 2014, from http://www.yourdictionary.com/gravity

Marie, A. (2014a). Atom Definition. October 24, 2014, from http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryglossary/a/atomdefinition.htm

References Continued…Marie, A. (2014b). Solid Definition. September 30, 2014, from http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryglossary/a/soliddefinition.htm

Marie, A. (2014c). Solution Definition. October 23, 2014, from http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryglossary/a/solutiondef.htm

MathsIsFun. (2013). Mass. October 23, 2014, from http://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/mass.html

Merriam-Webster. (2014a). Bubble. September 30, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bubble

Merriam-Webster. (2014b). Gas. September 30, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas

Merriam-Webster. (2014c). Surface Tension. September 30, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surface%20tension

Oxford University Press. (2014). Composition. October 23, 2014, from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/composition

TechTarget. (2014). Liquid. September 30, 2014, from http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/liquid

ScienceDaily (2014). Boiling Point. October 25, 2014, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/b/boiling_point.htm

Scientific American. (2014). Starchy Science: Creating Your Own Colloid. Retrieved October 25, 2014, from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-colloids/

Wallpoper. (n.d.). Bubbles [Photograph]. Retrieved October 31, 2014, from http://wallpoper.com/wallpaper/artistic-bubbles-219424