The students from 7th grade had a fantastic

chance to mix different substances and feel

what it is like to be a real scientist, they felt the
joy of learning and discovering new things. They
have shown great deal of enthusiasm and
curiosity when it comes to using their
investigation and thinking skills.

ACIDS AND GETTING

BASES STARTED
Students had to bring different
substances to the lab practice: vinegar,
soap, lemon juice, tea, coke, among
The practice a kind a substance
others.
comprised a wide that produces gases
which can be a bit Using the lab instruments and the litmus
range of substances
aggressive to sense of paper (a kind of paper that changes
that the students had
smell, nevertheless color) students started to discover what
to experiment with
students showed a the different substances were, acids or
and find out if they
great deal of bases. Depending on the type of liquids
were acids, bases or
responsibility and students would get a wide range of colors
neither of them. At
followed every step of being red and blue the most common
first we all were a bit
the practice in the ones.
eager to see how the
best possible way. We all loved learning and having fun at
experience was going
the lab working in group and helping each
to be, the biggest
other.
challenge for us was
Teacher Vincent.
handling the ammonia
Science teacher