🔍 Part 1: Your Prior Knowledge

1. Have you ever seen oil and water together before? Where?

Cooking with my family

Salad dressing

Oil spills on TV/news

Car maintenance

Other: ________________

2. What do you think will happen if we pour oil into a glass of water?

The oil will sink to the bottom

The oil will float on top

The oil and water will mix completely

I'm not sure

3. Why do you think oil and water behave this way? Explain your thinking:

🧪 Part 2: Predict-Observe-Explain

4. PREDICT: Draw what you think will happen when oil is added to water:

5. OBSERVE: After watching the demonstration, draw what actually happened:

6. EXPLAIN: Why do you think the oil and water behaved this way?

7. What do you think would happen if we shook the container vigorously?

8. Think about salad dressing. Why do you think some bottles say "shake well before use"?

9. If oil is lighter than water, what problems might this cause during an oil spill in the ocean?

10. One interesting fact I learned today about oil and water is: