Making Elephant Toothpaste

Making Elephant Toothpaste

On Wednesday afternoon LS1 and Room 5 did an experiment called ‘Elephant Toothpaste’. Two ladies from Edgewater College came and instructed us through the experiment. It was very exciting as we walked to the field. We saw a table with chemicals and a tall cylinder.The two ladies were wearing a large white coat and clear safety glasses. They both introduced themselves and started talking about our experiment. She talked about Chemical reactions, that can’t be reversed and Physical reactions that can be reversed. We had to find out whether the ‘Elephant Toothpaste’ would be reversible or non reversible. She called two volunteers Viva, and Troy. The lady put 100 milliliters of Hydrogen Peroxide in the cylinder. Then Viva put a large squirt of detergent in with the Hydrogen Peroxide. Then we all counted from 5 to 1 as Troy put one teaspoon of Potassium Iodide in the mixture. The colour changed into a dark orange. On the top was foam that raised slowly to the top and came out of the sides of the cylinder. It made a huge pile of foam surrounding the cylinder. We were all amazed as our eyes stared at the reaction. We discussed about if it was a chemical reaction or a physical reaction. We all agreed that it was a chemical reaction that couldn’t be reversed. We were going to try it again with a plastic bottle. The lady again asked for another two volunteers, Vance and Alice. Again, the lady poured the same measurement of Hydrogen Peroxide then Vance added the detergent. We counted down from 5 as Alice added the Potassium Iodide. The colour was a normal orange and the foam went out of the bottle faster than the cylinder. It shot out of the bottle then went back down making a pile of foam around the bottle. We were more amazed than doing the experiment in the cylinder. When we were sent back we all talked about the elephant toothpaste. We all had an entertaining time during the experiment.

My Easter Holiday Experience

My Easter Holidays

On Good Friday, I slept in because I had nothing to do on that day. My sister crept into the room and pulled the blanket off my feet. It felt so cold, so I tried to pull it back but instead,  my sister screamed, “Breakfast is ready!”. I moaned and groaned, but I finally opened my eyes. My sister opened the curtains, and the sun shone all over the room. My eyes were sore, and I was still tired. I brushed my teeth and washed my face. I felt a little better, but still tired. As I got closer to the kitchen I could smell pancakes, butter and of course maple syrup. My cousin was frying the last few scoops of the pancake mixture. On the table I could see stacked pancakes with maple syrup running down the sides and melted butter on the top. I couldn’t stop looking at it so I just rolled up the top pancake and took a bite. It was very delicious. My mouth was full I took one more small bite. My cousin told me off for eating when standing up. I ate another pancake and went to the lounge. I turned on the T.V watching the news that wasn’t very entertaining. Suddenly, I got very bored and decided to read a book. The book I was reading was ‘Why is this night different from all the other nights?’. It was written by one of my favourite authors, Lemony Snicket. As I read the last few pages of my book I had fallen asleep with the book in my hands. My mum woke me up and told me to jump in the car. We locked all the doors and windows and drove off to my Aunt’s house. When we arrived could already smell the barbecue and I could hear children laughing. I knew that it was my little cousins. We all played games and played with their pet dog. Then my Uncle and another cousin of mine surprised our whole family and also frightened them. We all welcomed him, my Aunty and my cousin to the barbecue. We ate and ate and had dessert later. The adults talked inside the lounge. The kids were in the garage playing games with others. The adults turned on some music and we all had a fun time. I had a awesome time with my family. I’d love to do another family barbecue again.

Making Easter Eggs

Making Easter Eggs

Today in LS1 we made chocolate Easter eggs. I was very excited and happy that we were making chocolate. We were split into groups of 4, then waited for our chocolate buttons and hot water. Each group was given a saucepan and a plate. Miss Paton went around each group and poured chocolate melts on our plates. My group wanted to just eat the chocolate buttons instead of Easter eggs. Then, Miss Paton poured boiling water into our sauce pans. Then we started mixing. Each of us had a turn in our group. We watched the chocolate buttons melt into a thick mixture. Then we took a plastic molds and poured our chocolate in. Then we tapped the plastic mold to make sure it was even. After that, we went to the hall kitchen and set our Easter eggs in the fridge overnight.

My Fun Holiday

My Fun Holiday

For the first week of the holidays my sister Angel and I didn’t go anywhere for fun, but stay home. My older sister Arianna went Melbourne Australia. My sister and I were excited because our parents bought a new T.V.

On Sunday we replaced our old cabinet with our new one. We cleaned the whole lounge for the cabinet to look clean. We took our mats, baskets and everything that was inside the lounge outside. The lounge looked like it was brand new. My dad got his toolbox out and followed the instructions as he went. My sister and I couldn’t wait any longer for the T.V. 30 minutes later the T.V was up and ready to watch. We found out that we could watch youtube, netflix and even go on google search.

My Aunt's birthday was on Monday but it was celebrated on Thursday. My cousin and I went to the airport to go pick up my sister. We were surprised to see his mum there. We dropped off my aunt at home and went straight to the movies. We watched Pixels. It was a really funny movie with a lot of action in it.  After the movie we went back home with leftover snacks. We were late for the barbecue and giving presents. I wished my Aunt happy birthday and gave her a card with some money.

We had fun at the movies and seeing my dad building the cabinet.

Angari