NGSS Connections
This document outlines how the activity might be linked to the NGSS as part of a classroom lesson.
Science Discipline(s)
- Chemistry
- Properties of gases
- Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic interactions
- Surface tension
- Bubble generator
- 3 Plastic containers with screw on lids
- 3 Rubber tubes
- Sealant
- Detergent
- 5 gallons of water
- Dry ice
- Coffee pot
- Hot plate
- Bowl
- 20 pairs of socks
- Safety goggles or glasses
- Baby wipes or paper towels
- Create bubble generator before activity
- Make a hole in center of container lid to fit the rubber hose
- Use sealant to secure hose and make the opening air tight
- Heat distilled water in beaker on hot plate
- Make bubble solution
- Mix water and detergent in bowl
- Place dry ice and hot water into the bubble generator
- Dip end of rubber tubing into bubble solution
- Play with bubbles while wearing socks as gloves
- Pop bubbles to see what happens
- What factors do you believe are important in the formation of Boo Bubbles? How would you design an experiment to test these factors as variables in the experiment.
- What is dry ice?
- Why do the bubbles fall instead of float?
- How many layers do bubbles have and what are they?
- Why is the bubble a sphere?
- Why does the bubble pop when it touches the ground or our skin, but not the gloves?
- 2-PS1-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties
- 5-PS1-3: Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties
- MS-PS1-4: Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed
- MS-PS1-6: Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes