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Elephant Toothpaste Experiment
🔬 Part 1: Before the Experiment
1. What do you think will happen when we mix the materials together? Draw your prediction:
2. Circle the materials we will use in our experiment:
Hydrogen peroxide
Yeast
Dish soap
Food colouring
Sand
Plastic bottle
3. Why is it important to wear safety goggles during the experiment?
👀 Part 2: During the Experiment - My Observations
4. What did you see happening? Tick all that apply:
Bubbles formed
Foam grew tall
The mixture got warm
Nothing happened
The foam was colourful
5. Draw what happened during the experiment. Show the before, during, and after:
6. What sounds did you hear during the experiment?
🧪 Part 3: Understanding the Science
7. Match the scientific words with their meanings:
1. Catalyst
2. Reaction
3. Foam
A. Lots of bubbles together
B. When materials change
C. Something that helps a reaction happen
8. Fill in the blanks using these words: yeast, reaction, foam, hydrogen peroxide
When we mixed the _____________ with the _____________, it caused a chemical _____________. This made lots of _____________ shoot out of the bottle!
9. Circle the correct answer: What made the foam in our experiment?
The yeast breaking down hydrogen peroxide
The food colouring mixing with soap
The bottle getting shaken
Magic
🤔 Part 4: Thinking Like a Scientist
10. What pattern did you notice about how the foam grew?
11. How did working in a team help with our experiment?
12. Where might you see similar reactions in real life? Tick all that apply:
Washing dishes with soap
Baking a cake
Brushing teeth with toothpaste
Fizzy drinks bubbling
13. If we did this experiment again, what would you change to make it different?
⭐ Part 5: Reflection
14. Rate how well you followed the safety rules today:
Excellent - I followed all safety rules
Good - I followed most safety rules
Okay - I need to be more careful next time
15. What was the most exciting part of the experiment?
16. Draw yourself as a scientist doing the elephant toothpaste experiment:
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