Lesson Materials

Per Class

• Video: 6th - Unit 1 Lesson 8 Peppermint Candy in Different Water OSE 

Per Group

• 3 Plastic Cups (or any clear cup)

• 1 cup/8oz Measuring Cup

• Cold, Hot & Room Temperature Water

• Food Coloring

Per Student

• Safety goggles

• science notebook

  • Predictions and Food Coloring Lab

  • Reading on James Joule’s Experiment

  • Making Sense of Multiple Sources of Information

Prep

Review 

• Lesson Plan

• Slides

Prepare 

• Have the video 6th - Unit 1 Lesson 8 Peppermint Candy in Different Water OSE loaded on your computer for day 1.

• Setup Day 1 Food Coloring Lab: 

  • The night before the lab, make ice cubes or refrigerate a pitcher of water to chill water to 6℃ (enough for 250 mL per group). 

  • Set out a pitcher of water overnight to bring water to room temperature at 22–24℃ (enough for 250 mL per group). 

  • Prepare an electric kettle to heat water to roughly 50℃ (enough for 250 mL per group). Note: Do not heat water to more than 55℃ or it will damage the plastic cups. 

  • Each group will need 3 9-oz plastic cups, 3 drops of food coloring, and 1 cup measuring cup/8 oz. or 500-mL beaker to measure water for the cups.

• Safety: Warn students about handling hot liquids. Be sure to have one pair of safety goggles for each student when using hot water.