Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand the basics of chemistry and its connection to everyday life, just like Princess Jasmine.

Materials and Prep

Materials: Water, baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, small containers, and safety goggles.

Prep: Make sure to have a safe and spacious area for the experiments.

Activities

1. Magic Potion Experiment: Mix water, baking soda, and a few drops of food coloring in a container. Observe the fizzy reaction when vinegar is added.

2. Jasmine's Colorful Bubbles: Combine water, dish soap, and food coloring in a container. Use a straw to blow colorful bubbles and observe their shapes and colors.

3. Princess Jasmine's Rainbow: Fill several small containers with water and add different colors of food coloring. Use a dropper to mix the colors and observe how they blend to create a rainbow.

First Grade Talking Points

• Chemistry is the study of different materials and how they change when they are mixed together. Just like when Princess Jasmine mixed her magic potions!
• When we mix baking soda and vinegar, they create bubbles and fizz, just like when Princess Jasmine discovered a magic potion.
• Did you know that colors can be mixed together to make new colors? Just like Princess Jasmine's colorful bubbles and rainbow!