Activity 1.4 - Carrying out experiments

Learning Aims:

While having a look at the laboratory equipment students learn about the various functions of the different tools. The students learn to plan experiments on their own. The students learn how to responsibly carry out experiments as well as to document them.
Materials:
  • Laboratory equipment
  • Classroom material worksheets Activity 1.4
  • Experiments with white substances
Suggestions for use:

The variety of experiments can be chosen by the teachers. Students should pay special attention to the

  • safety regulations;
  • control of variables and
  • the documentation of their experiments (procedure and observation).
Possible questions:

Every experiment is related to a question again, such as:

  • Can I burn the substance?
  • Is the substance soluble in water?