{"id":4672,"date":"2026-05-11T19:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/?p=4672"},"modified":"2026-05-11T19:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:48:24","slug":"chemistry-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/chemistry-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry In Action!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Division 3 has been having a fantastic time exploring the properties of matter through engaging, hands-on science investigations! Students have been learning about density, acids and bases (pH), chemical reactions, solutions and mixtures, chromatography, and emulsification by experimenting, observing, and thinking like real scientists.<\/p>\n

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Students explored density through floating and sinking investigations, including testing eggs in fresh water and salt water to discover how changing the concentration of a solution affects whether objects float or sink. During their pH investigations, they tested everyday substances to determine whether they were acidic, basic, or neutral.<\/p>\n

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One of the class favourites was making homemade boba pearls, where students observed the science of spherification\u2014a chemical reaction that created a thin gel membrane around liquid, transforming it into chewy pearls! Another delicious highlight was making homemade butter, where students learned about emulsification by shaking cream until the fat molecules separated and re-formed into butter, which they enjoyed on warm toasted English muffins afterwards.<\/p>\n

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Students also used chromatography to separate ink pigments, discovering that a single colour is often made up of many hidden colours. To wrap up their chemistry learning, students had a blast reviewing key concepts through interactive Jeopardy games and Kahoot challenges, adding plenty of laughter, teamwork, and friendly competition to their learning.<\/p>\n

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Division 3 has been having a fantastic time exploring the properties of matter through engaging, hands-on science investigations! Students have been learning about density, acids and bases (pH), chemical reactions, solutions and mixtures, chromatography, and emulsification by experimenting, observing, and thinking like real scientists.  Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8441,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8441"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4674,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4672\/revisions\/4674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}