Irina Sokolova
"The Magical Properties of Lemons". Research activities of preschoolers
Hello! My name is Sonya. And I'm Nikita.
SONIA Mom at the market bought lemons,
This purchase surprised me.
Has a wonderful smell lemon,
With a skin yellow and porous it.
Only, friends, I will open secret:
There is probably no sour fruit!
I asked my mom:
"How lemons are healthy?
I know about lemons are interesting!»
Mom said: We have no barriers.
The internet will give us all the answers.
We found many unknowns there:
O properties of lemons articles are interesting,
Materials for study,
Experiences, games and fun!
What about learned the properties of lemons,
Nikita told everything in the garden.
Decided with we play with lemons
And some experiences to show you.
NIKITA EXPERIENCE FIRST
Strong tea was poured into glasses.
Into one the lemon was lowered.
The color has changed, become lighter.
Tea is more fragrant, tastier!
CONCLUSION: There are substances in tea leaves that color hot water. BUT lemon creates an acidic environment, and the tea brightens.
SONIA EXPERIENCE SECOND
Paint got on the fabric from the felt-tip pen
juice pour lemon without fear.
He will help us remove the stain ...
The stain is gone! So this is a miracle lemon!
Citric the juice can serve as a safe stain remover.
NIKITA. EXPERIENCE THREE
Let's take the juice lemon and toothpick,
Write a note on a white piece of paper.
Juice will be in the role of colorless ink
This is what my dad taught me!
We heat the leaf with a hot iron
Juice lemon darkens when heated
SONIA EXPERIENCE FOUR
We will inflate a simple balloon
Reaction with soda and acidic water.
We put a ball on the neck of the vessel,
And we launch our reaction!
Carbon dioxide gas inflates our balloon
And the ball, like a rocket, takes off into the sky!
Citric juice and soda in the reaction release carbon dioxide.
When we blow up a balloon with our mouth, we also release carbon dioxide.
NIKITA EXPERIENCE FIVE
With dad, we study physics,
And current out this is how we get lemons:
A copper coin and a small nail -
Let's pierce a cut with them lemon through and through,
We connect the ends of the voltmeter,
And we get electricity.
Acid lemon and iron oxide generate current.
SONIA EXPERIENCE SEVEN
Let's cut the apple. And half
Sprinkle with lemon juice.
Let it lie, then we'll see
And we will compare both parts.
NIKITA Eighth experience. Let's clean up lemon.
Let the other one remain in the shell.
Which one is easier? Who can say?
We can show everything by experience.
O! Miracle, our heavy lemon without clothes,
He sank to the bottom undisturbed.
A whole, what, easier? He floats up.
Does this happen in nature?
Loose and porous crust cover.
Lots of air bubbles in it.
They raise lemon over water.
As you can see, our experience is very simple!
Air is always lighter than water. He holds lemon on the surface.
SONIA Let's get back to the apples. See -
Remained white on the cut!
That half - darkened,
After all, iron was oxidized in it!
Citric juice protects the apple from oxidation.
SONIA We studied the properties of lemons
We have a lot of new things about them learned:
NIKITA They are used in cooking,
They put it in medicines so that they are not bitter.
They are used in everyday life and cosmetics.
They are added to drinks and jams.
NIKITA We have prepared lemonade.
They were treated to a group of guys.
SONIA Lemon we serve you a cocktail.
We wish good and health to all of you!
HOROM:
Thank you for your attention
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Who didn't believe in miracles as a child? To have fun and informative time with your baby, you can try to carry out experiments from entertaining chemistry. They are safe, interesting and educational. These experiments will answer many children's "why" and arouse interest in science and knowledge of the world. And today I want to tell you what experiments for children at home can be organized by parents.
pharaoh snake
This experiment is based on increasing the volume of the mixed reagents. In the process of burning, they transform and, wriggling, resemble a snake. The experiment got its name thanks to the biblical miracle, when Moses, who came to the pharaoh with a request, turned his rod into a snake.
For the experience you will need the following ingredients:
- ordinary sand;
- ethanol;
- crushed sugar;
- baking soda.
We impregnate the sand with alcohol, after that we form a small hill out of it and make a recess at the top. After that, mix a small spoonful of powdered sugar and a pinch of soda, then pour everything into an impromptu "crater". We set fire to our volcano, the alcohol in the sand begins to burn out, and black balls form. They are a decomposition product of soda and caramelized sugar.
After all the alcohol has burned out, the sand slide will turn black and a writhing "black pharaoh's snake" will form. This experiment looks more impressive with the use of real reagents and strong acids, which can only be used in a chemical laboratory.
You can do it a little easier and buy a calcium gluconate tablet at the pharmacy. Set it on fire at home, the effect will be almost the same, only the “snake” will quickly collapse.
Magic lamp
In stores, you can often see lamps, inside which a beautiful illuminated liquid moves and shimmers. Such lamps were invented in the early 60s. They work on the basis of paraffin and oil. At the bottom of the device is a built-in conventional incandescent lamp that heats the descending molten wax. Part of it reaches the top and falls, the other part heats up and rises, so we see a kind of “dance” of paraffin inside the container.
In order to carry out a similar experience at home with a child, we need:
- any juice;
- vegetable oil;
- tablets - pops;
- beautiful container.
We take a container and fill it with juice more than half. Add vegetable oil on top and throw a pop-up tablet there. It begins to “work”, the bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass capture the juice in themselves and form a beautiful seething in the oil layer. Then the bubbles that reach the edge of the glass burst, and the juice falls down. It turns out a kind of "cycle" of juice in a glass. Such magic lamps are absolutely harmless, unlike paraffin lamps, which a child can accidentally break and burn himself.
Balloon and Orange: An Experience for Toddlers
What will happen to a balloon if you drop orange or lemon juice on it? It will burst as soon as drops of citrus touch it. And then you can eat an orange with your baby. It's very entertaining and fun. For the experience, we need a couple of balloons and citrus. We inflate them and let the baby drip fruit juice on each and see what happens.
Why does the ball burst? It's all about a special chemical - limonene. It is found in citrus fruits and is often used in the cosmetics industry. When the juice comes into contact with the rubber of the balloon, a reaction occurs, limonene dissolves the rubber and the balloon bursts.
sweet glass
Amazing things can be made from caramelized sugar. In the early days of cinema, most fight scenes used this edible sweet glass. This is because it is less traumatic for actors during filming and is inexpensive. Its fragments can then be collected, melted down and made into props for the film.
Many in childhood made sugar cockerels or fudge, glass should be made according to the same principle. Pour water into a saucepan, heat a little, the water should not be cold. After that, pour sugar into it and bring to a boil. When the liquid boils, cook until the mass begins to gradually thicken and bubble strongly. The melted sugar in the container should turn into a viscous caramel, which, if lowered into cold water, will turn into glass.
Pour the prepared liquid onto a baking sheet previously prepared and greased with vegetable oil, cool and the sweet glass is ready.
During the cooking process, you can add dye to it and pour it into some interesting shape, and then treat and surprise everyone around.
Philosopher's nail
This entertaining experience based on the principle of iron coppering. Named by analogy with a substance that, according to legend, could turn everything into gold, and was called the philosopher's stone. To conduct the experiment, we will need:
- iron nail;
- a fourth of a glass of acetic acid;
- food salt;
- soda;
- a piece of copper wire;
- glass container.
We take glass jar and pour acid, salt there and stir well. Be careful, vinegar has a strong unpleasant odor. It can burn the baby's delicate airways. Then we put the copper wire into the resulting solution for 10-15 minutes, after some time we lower the iron nail previously cleaned with soda into the solution. After some time, we can see that a copper coating has appeared on it, and the wire has become shiny as new. How could this happen?
Copper reacts with acetic acid, a copper salt is formed, then copper ions on the surface of the nail change places with iron ions and form a plaque on its surface. And the concentration of iron salts increases in the solution.
Copper coins are not suitable for the experiment, since this metal itself is very soft, and to make the money stronger, its alloys with brass and aluminum are used.
Copper products do not rust over time, they are covered with a special green coating - patina, which prevents it from further corrosion.
DIY soap bubbles
Who didn't love blowing bubbles as a child? How beautifully they shimmer and burst merrily. You can just buy them at the store, but it will be much more interesting to create your own solution with your child and then blow bubbles.
It should be said right away that the usual mixture of laundry soap and water will not work. It produces bubbles that quickly disappear and are poorly blown. The most affordable way to prepare such a substance is to mix two glasses of water with a glass of dish detergent. If sugar is added to the solution, then the bubbles become stronger. They will fly for a long time and will not burst. And the huge bubbles that can be seen on stage with professional artists are obtained by mixing glycerin, water and detergent.
For beauty and mood, you can mix food paint into the solution. Then the bubbles will glow beautifully in the sun. You can create several different solutions and take turns using them with your child. It is interesting to experiment with color, and create your own, new shade soap bubbles.
You can also try mixing the soap solution with other substances and see how they affect the blisters. Maybe you will invent and patent some new kind of your own.
Spy ink
This legendary invisible ink. What are they made from? Now there are so many films about spies and interesting intellectual investigations. You can invite your child to play a little secret agents.
The meaning of such ink is that they cannot be seen on paper with the naked eye. Only by applying a special effect, for example, heating or chemical reagents, can a secret message be seen. Unfortunately, most recipes for making them are ineffective and such ink leaves marks.
We will make special ones that are difficult to see without special identification. For this you will need:
- water;
- a spoon;
- baking soda;
- any source of heat;
- stick with cotton at the end.
Pour warm liquid into any container, then, while stirring, pour baking soda into it until it stops dissolving, i.e. the mixture will reach a high concentration. We put a stick with cotton on the end there and write something on paper with it. Let's wait until it dries, then bring the leaf to a lit candle or gas stove. After a while, you can see how the yellow letters of the written word appear on the paper. Make sure that during the development of the letters the leaf does not catch fire.
Fireproof money
This is a well-known and old experiment. For it you will need:
- water;
- alcohol;
- salt.
Take a deep glass container and pour water into it, then add alcohol and salt, stir well so that all the ingredients are dissolved. For ignition, you can take ordinary pieces of paper, if you don’t mind, then you can take a bill. Just take a small denomination, otherwise something may go wrong in the experience and the money will be spoiled.
Put strips of paper or money in a water-salt solution, after a while they can be removed from the liquid and set on fire. You can see that the flame covers the entire banknote, but it does not light up. This effect is explained by the fact that the alcohol in the solution evaporates, and the wet paper itself does not light up.
wish fulfilling stone
The process of growing crystals is very exciting, but time consuming. However, what you get as a result will be worth the time spent. The most popular is the creation of crystals from table salt or sugar.
Consider growing a "wish stone" from refined sugar. For this you will need:
- drinking water;
- granulated sugar;
- paper sheet;
- thin wooden stick;
- small container and glass.
Let's make a preparation first. To do this, we need to prepare a sugar mixture. Pour some water and sugar into a small container. We wait until the mixture boils, and boil until a syrupy state is formed. Then we lower the wooden stick there and sprinkle it with sugar, you need to do this evenly, in this case the resulting crystal will become more beautiful and even. Leave the base for the crystal overnight to dry and harden.
Let's prepare the syrup solution. Pour water into a large container and fall asleep, slowly stirring, sugar there. Then, when the mixture boils, boil it to the state of a viscous syrup. Remove from fire and let cool.
Cut out circles from paper and attach them to the end of a wooden stick. It will become a lid on which a wand with crystals is attached. We fill the glass with a solution and lower the workpiece there. We wait for a week, and the "stone of desires" is ready. If you put a dye in the syrup when cooking, it will turn out even more beautiful.
The process of creating crystals from salt is somewhat simpler. Here it will only be necessary to monitor the mixture and periodically change it in order to increase the concentration.
First of all, we create a blank. Pour warm water into a glass container, and gradually stir, pour salt until it stops dissolving. We leave the container for a day. After this time, you can find many small crystals in the glass, choose the largest one and tie it to a thread. Make a new salt solution and put a crystal there, it must not touch the bottom or the edges of the glass. This can lead to unwanted deformations.
After a couple of days, you can see that he has grown. The more often you change the mixture, increasing the concentration of salt content, the faster you can grow your wish stone.
glowing tomato
This experiment must be carried out strictly under the supervision of adults, since harmful substances are used for its implementation. The glowing tomato that will be created during this experiment is strictly forbidden to eat, it can lead to death or severe poisoning. We will need:
- ordinary tomato;
- syringe;
- sulfuric matter from matches;
- bleach;
- hydrogen peroxide.
We take a small container, put the previously prepared match sulfur there and pour in the bleach. We leave all this for a while, after which we collect the mixture into a syringe and introduce it into the tomato from different sides, so that it glows evenly. To start the chemical process, hydrogen peroxide is needed, which we introduce through the trace from the petiole from above. We turn off the light in the room, and we can enjoy the process.
Egg in Vinegar: A Very Simple Experience
This is a simple and interesting ordinary acetic acid. For its implementation, you will need a boiled chicken egg and vinegar. Take a transparent glass container and lower the egg in the shell into it, then fill it to the top with acetic acid. You can see how bubbles rise from its surface, this is a chemical reaction. After three days, we can observe that the shell has become soft, and the egg is elastic, like a ball. If you point a flashlight at it, you can see that it glows. It is not recommended to conduct an experiment with a raw egg, since the soft shell may break when squeezed.
Do-it-yourself slime from PVA
This is a fairly common strange toy of our childhood. Currently, it is quite difficult to find it. Let's try to make slime at home. Its classic color is green, but you can use whatever you like. Try mixing several shades and create your own unique color.
For the experiment we need:
- glass jar;
- several small glasses;
- dye;
- PVA glue;
- regular starch.
Let's prepare three identical glasses with solutions that we will mix. Pour PVA glue into the first, water into the second, and starch into the third. First, pour water into the jar, then add glue and dye, mix everything thoroughly and then add starch. The mixture must be quickly mixed so that it does not thicken, and you can play with the finished slime.
How to quickly inflate a balloon
Soon the holiday and you need to inflate a lot of balloons? What to do? This unusual experience will help to facilitate the task. For him, we need a rubber ball, acetic acid and ordinary soda. It must be carried out carefully in the presence of adults.
Pour a pinch of baking soda into a balloon and put it on the neck of the bottle of acetic acid so that the soda does not spill out, straighten the balloon and let its contents fall into the vinegar. You will see how the chemical reaction will take place, it will begin to foam, releasing carbon dioxide and inflating the balloon.
That's all for today. Do not forget that it is better to conduct experiments for children at home under supervision, it will be both safer and more interesting. See you soon!
Helpful Hints
Children are always trying to find out something new every day and they always have a lot of questions.
They can explain some phenomena, or you can show how this or that thing, this or that phenomenon works.
In these experiments, children not only learn something new, but also learn create differentcrafts with which they can play further.
1. Experiments for children: lemon volcano
You will need:
2 lemons (for 1 volcano)
Baking soda
Food coloring or watercolors
Dishwashing liquid
Wooden stick or spoon (optional)
1. Cut off the bottom of the lemon so it can be placed on a flat surface.
2. On the reverse side, cut a piece of lemon as shown in the image.
* You can cut half a lemon and make an open volcano.
3. Take the second lemon, cut it in half and squeeze the juice out of it into a cup. This will be the backup lemon juice.
4. Place the first lemon (with the part cut out) on the tray and spoon "remember" the lemon inside to squeeze out some of the juice. It is important that the juice is inside the lemon.
5. Add food coloring or watercolor to the inside of the lemon, but do not stir.
6. Pour dishwashing liquid inside the lemon.
7. Add a full tablespoon of baking soda to the lemon. The reaction will start. With a stick or spoon, you can stir everything inside the lemon - the volcano will begin to foam.
8. To make the reaction last longer, you can gradually add more soda, dyes, soap and reserve lemon juice.
2. Home experiments for children: electric eels from chewing worms
You will need:
2 glasses
small capacity
4-6 chewable worms
3 tablespoons of baking soda
1/2 spoon of vinegar
1 cup water
Scissors, kitchen or clerical knife.
1. With scissors or a knife, cut lengthwise (just lengthwise - this will not be easy, but be patient) of each worm into 4 (or more) parts.
* The smaller the piece, the better.
* If scissors don't want to cut properly, try washing them with soap and water.
2. Mix water and baking soda in a glass.
3. Add pieces of worms to the solution of water and soda and stir.
4. Leave the worms in the solution for 10-15 minutes.
5. Using a fork, transfer the worm pieces to a small plate.
6. Pour half a spoon of vinegar into an empty glass and start putting worms in it one by one.
* The experiment can be repeated if the worms are washed with plain water. After a few attempts, your worms will begin to dissolve, and then you will have to cut a new batch.
3. Experiments and experiments: a rainbow on paper or how light is reflected on a flat surface
You will need:
bowl of water
Clear nail polish
Small pieces of black paper.
1. Add 1-2 drops of clear nail polish to a bowl of water. See how the varnish disperses through the water.
2. Quickly (after 10 seconds) dip a piece of black paper into the bowl. Take it out and let it dry on a paper towel.
3. After the paper has dried (it happens quickly) start turning the paper and look at the rainbow that is displayed on it.
* To better see the rainbow on paper, look at it under the sun's rays.
4. Experiments at home: a rain cloud in a jar
When small drops of water accumulate in a cloud, they become heavier and heavier. As a result, they will reach such a weight that they can no longer remain in the air and will begin to fall to the ground - this is how rain appears.
This phenomenon can be shown to children with simple materials.
You will need:
Shaving foam
Food coloring.
1. Fill the jar with water.
2. Apply shaving foam on top - it will be a cloud.
3. Let the child begin to drip food coloring onto the "cloud" until it starts to "rain" - drops of food coloring begin to fall to the bottom of the jar.
During the experiment, explain this phenomenon to the child.
You will need:
warm water
Sunflower oil
4 food coloring
1. Fill the jar 3/4 full with warm water.
2. Take a bowl and mix 3-4 tablespoons of oil and a few drops of food coloring in it. In this example, 1 drop of each of 4 dyes was used - red, yellow, blue and green.
3. Stir the dyes and oil with a fork.
4. Carefully pour the mixture into a jar of warm water.
5. Watch what happens - the food coloring will begin to slowly sink through the oil into the water, after which each drop will begin to disperse and mix with other drops.
* Food coloring dissolves in water, but not in oil, because. The density of oil is less than water (which is why it "floats" on water). A drop of dye is heavier than oil, so it will begin to sink until it reaches the water, where it begins to disperse and look like a small firework.
6. Interesting experiences: ina bowl in which colors merge
You will need:
- a printout of the wheel (or you can cut out your own wheel and draw all the colors of the rainbow on it)
Elastic band or thick thread
Glue stick
Scissors
A skewer or screwdriver (to make holes in the paper wheel).
1. Choose and print the two templates you want to use.
2. Take a piece of cardboard and use a glue stick to glue one template to the cardboard.
3. Cut out the glued circle from the cardboard.
4. Glue the second template to the back of the cardboard circle.
5. Use a skewer or screwdriver to make two holes in the circle.
6. Pass the thread through the holes and tie the ends into a knot.
Now you can spin your spinning top and watch how the colors merge on the circles.
7. Experiments for children at home: jellyfish in a jar
You will need:
Small transparent plastic bag
Transparent plastic bottle
Food coloring
Scissors.
1. Lay the plastic bag on a flat surface and smooth it out.
2. Cut off the bottom and handles of the bag.
3. Cut the bag lengthwise on the right and left so that you have two sheets of polyethylene. You will need one sheet.
4. Find the center of the plastic sheet and fold it like a ball to make a jellyfish head. Tie the thread around the "neck" of the jellyfish, but not too tight - you need to leave a small hole through which to pour water into the head of the jellyfish.
5. There is a head, now let's move on to the tentacles. Make cuts in the sheet - from the bottom to the head. You need about 8-10 tentacles.
6. Cut each tentacle into 3-4 smaller pieces.
7. Pour some water into the jellyfish's head, leaving room for air so the jellyfish can "float" in the bottle.
8. Fill the bottle with water and put your jellyfish in it.
9. Drop a couple of drops of blue or green food coloring.
* Close the lid tightly so that water does not spill out.
* Have the children turn the bottle over and watch the jellyfish swim in it.
8. Chemical experiments: magic crystals in a glass
You will need:
Glass cup or bowl
plastic bowl
1 cup Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) - used in bath salts
1 cup hot water
Food coloring.
1. Pour Epsom salt into a bowl and add hot water. You can add a couple of drops of food coloring to the bowl.
2. Stir the contents of the bowl for 1-2 minutes. Most of the salt granules should dissolve.
3. Pour the solution into a glass or glass and place it in the freezer for 10-15 minutes. Don't worry, the solution isn't hot enough to crack the glass.
4. After freezing, move the solution to the main compartment of the refrigerator, preferably on the top shelf and leave overnight.
The growth of crystals will be noticeable only after a few hours, but it is better to wait out the night.
This is what the crystals look like the next day. Remember that crystals are very fragile. If you touch them, they are most likely to break or crumble immediately.
9. Experiments for children (video): soap cube
10. Chemical experiments for children (video): how to make a lava lamp with your own hands
Summary: Chemical experience - invisible ink. Experiments with citric acid and soda. Experiments with surface tension on water. Mighty shell. Teach an egg to swim. Animation. Experiments with optical illusions.
Does your kid love everything mysterious, mysterious and unusual? Then be sure to conduct with him the simple, but very interesting experiments described in this article. Most of them will surprise and even puzzle the child, give him the opportunity to see for himself in practice the unusual properties of ordinary objects, phenomena, their interaction with each other, understand the cause of what is happening and thereby gain practical experience.
Your son or daughter will certainly earn the respect of their peers by showing them experiences as tricks. For example, they can make cold water "boil" or use a lemon to launch a homemade rocket. Such entertainment can be included in the birthday program for children of preschool and primary school age.
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Scattering toothpicks
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mighty shell
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"Bait" for ice
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Straw pipette
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straw flute
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Rapier Straw
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bird in a cage
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strong newspaper
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Mighty Breath
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