Today we did a lab. We started with a piece of copper and then we had to put the copper under the microscope. After that we put a solution onto the copper piece. Then watched as the silver began to grow from the sides of the piece of copper (like little tree branches).

The shiny grey material was the after effects of the solution having a chemical change with the piece of copper. The material kept growing until the piece of copper was covered.

I never saw my liquid turn blue. I think it’s because of the solution after the piece of copper gets covered but the silver. And the liquid turns blue when it settles.

Alchemy is not real, because. The little bits of “silver” aren’t silver because silver is a pure substance. Which means it cannot be created.

I liked this activity. Seeing how the copper react little by little was really cool and the history behind it.

little branches of silver

mutated bee A      Two extra antennas -positive because it will make the bee able to sense things all around him/her.

mutated bee B      Has no wings -negative because it can’t do it’s duty as a bee

mutated bee C      Small stinger -negative because it makes it harder to defend itself.

I think this experiment was effective because it demonstrated that they’re plenty of mutations and that they aren’t always bad for you.

DNA sends out a messenger called a mRNA which is a “clone” of the DNA. The mRNA goes to the nucleolus and transfers the message to create this certain protein by using codons.

I do not think that this experiment was necessary because you already explained codons and DNA to us.

Maybe this could have helped people who have troubles with learning without a visual or physical object.

Don’t know how to publish photos sorry.