Play with Science
Science may not seem so interesting at times, but there are lots of places where it can be fun! This portion of the badge involves making toys which involves a scientific process.
Some scientific information that is good to know for the experiments you will be doing:
As we said earlier, matter is what makes up everything.
Matter comes in three states:
But sometimes, an object is not fully one or the other.
For example is putty a solid or a liquid?
It’s actually both! Putty is what we call a colloid.
What is a Colloid?
A colloid is a mixture of one substance suspended, or floating on another. The suspended bits are so tiny that they don’t sink in the second substance. Some examples are mayonnaise, butter, smoke, and fog.
Some scientific information that is good to know for the experiments you will be doing:
As we said earlier, matter is what makes up everything.
Matter comes in three states:
- Solid
- Liquid
- Gas
But sometimes, an object is not fully one or the other.
For example is putty a solid or a liquid?
It’s actually both! Putty is what we call a colloid.
What is a Colloid?
A colloid is a mixture of one substance suspended, or floating on another. The suspended bits are so tiny that they don’t sink in the second substance. Some examples are mayonnaise, butter, smoke, and fog.