Laboratory Activity No. 1
Laboratory Activity No. 1
Laboratory Activity No. 1
PHASES OF WATER
Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. The material around you, the air you breathe, the soil
beneath your feet, the food you eat the water you drink and even the stars in the universe are forms of matter. The three
main states of matter are solid, liquid and gas. Scientific studies now include plasma as the fourth states and Bose-Einstein
condensate as the fifth. More states of matter are being discovered and studied including the fermionic condensate. Each
of these states is also known as a phase.
I.OBJECTIVES:
II. MATERIALS:
GIZMO Simulation
Desktop/Laptop
Strong internet connection
III. PROCEDURES:
GIZMO WARM-UP
In the Phases of Water Gizmo, you can heat up or cool down a beaker of water.
a. Press Heat to heat up the water. Wait until the temperature stops rising and observe. What
happens?
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b. Why do you think the lid lifts up?
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c. Now press Chill to remove thermal energy from the water. What happens now?
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Activity A:
Get the Gizmo ready:
Phases of water If necessary, press Chill and wait until the temperature is -20 °C.
1. OBSERVE: In the Gizmo, solid ice is gray, liquid water is blue, and water vapor gas is light blue. Heat or
Chill the water as needed to reach the temperatures below.
A. What phase is the water in at -20 °C? (Highlight one): solid liquid gas
B. What phase is the water in at 30 °C? (Highlight one): solid liquid gas
C. What phase is the water in at 105 °C? (Highlight one): solid liquid gas
3. PREDICT: Predict the phase of water at the six temperatures given below. List your predictions in the
Predicted phase row of the table. Then fill in the Actual phase row using the Gizmo.
4. ANALYZE: While testing your predictions, you may have noticed that there were specific temperatures at
which the phase of the water always changed.
A. At what temperature does water melt (change from solid to liquid)? _____________
B. At what temperature does water boil (change from liquid to gas)? _______________
C. At what temperature does water condense (change from gas to liquid)? __________
D. At what temperature does water freeze (change from liquid to solid)? ____________
5. EXTEND YOUR THINKING: Describe an example of a phase change you’ve seen in real life.
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V. CONCLUSION:
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