Separating Mixtures

This video shows you how to separate mixtures according to their properties. Please don't try this one at home unless your parent is with you, because you will need to use the stove to help evaporate the water. Let me know what you think of it.

The Water Cycle on the right is a very simple video. If you have trouble understanding the Water Cycle, watching this video should make things simpler.

Geometry Page

The link at the right is a cool page to observe. If you don't understand something in class, you
can always click onto one of my favorite links. Have fun!!!

The Moon Phases

If you've forgotten what the moon phases are, the video is pretty interesting and gives you the information you need phase by phase. Check it out!

The Earth's Motions

This is a pretty cool website. It features the different motions of the Earth. The website includes the vocabulary and illustrations of the Earth's revolution, rotation and the Earth's axis.

Fun with Mixtures and Solutions

Today we have a fun home experiment you can try at home with the kids and family. Especially kids, they love this kind of stuff. In our little home/science experiment we will show you how to make awesome color changing explosions by mixing milk, food coloring, and soap so check out the video and follow along at home!Materials Needed:-Milk (Percentage doesn't matter)-Dish washing soap (EX-Dawn, Palmolive)-Food coloring -Q-tips-Recessed plate or bowl-Napkins because it can get messy ;-)Instruction:1. Pour milk into bowl until bottom is covered2. Slowly add in food coloring to the center of the bowl(try not to mix colors)3. Add soap to the end of Q-Tip4. Insert Q-Tip tip into the center without moving it around5. After a few seconds remove the Q-tip and enjoy the show of colorful fireworks exploding everywhere in the milkHow it works:Well fat has minerals, vitamins, proteins, and tiny drops of suspended fat in it aside from water. Fats and proteins are sensitive to their surroundings and when you add in soap the weak chemical balance that proteins and fats have is changed. Then its a colorful molecules free for all. With soap forming clusters that distribute the fat in the milk everywhere.Another possible reason is that milk is mostly water and has almost the same surface tension. Food coloring drops stay on the top without moving but when you add soap, it destroys the surface tension. By breaking bonds between the water and sending colors flying everywhere!