Joseph Black- Crazy Chemistry!

BLOG HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY: Write a sentence for each of the Enlightenment figures you learned about last week on the BLOG COMMENT BELOW: Alison Rutherford, Robert Adam and James Watt- saying ONE thing that you have learned about their work during the Enlightenment.

Today we learnt about the success of Joseph Black- a chemist who discovered carbon dioxide. Once we had agreed on what carbon dioxide is, a gas; the impact it’s having on the world, global warming; and some of its sources, car fumes; we were able to try and grasp what it might ‘look like’.

But how could we create carbon dioxide, and capture it? Well… Steve Spangler had an idea: (watch the video below)

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Mr Cook was reluctant to do the science experiment as it looked a little ‘foamy’. Mrs Prentice had offered, but SUDDENLY ‘hurt her arm’. Mrs MacLeod had ‘cut her finger’; therefore Mr Cook left with no choice. With his marigold gloves, safety glasses and apron, he was able to do the experiment.

At first he showed the reaction between bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. He then showed what it would be like for 50ml of vinegar, keeping all of the other variables the same, before showing 100 ml.

We then got into groups and tried the experiment ourselves. Each group had to measure out a different amount of vinegar, but keep each other item the same. We found that when we reached 125ml, it POPPED!


WE have recorded our answers in the table below, and made our conclusions.

Mr Marigold ended with one final experiment, showing what 200ml looks like- WATCH OUR VIDEO BELOW!

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See you tomorrow,
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

20 thoughts on “Joseph Black- Crazy Chemistry!”

  1. Alison Rutherford was a poet who was also famous for her parties.James Watt improved the steam engine.Robert Adam was an architect

  2. Robert Adam was a famous architect.

    Alison Rutherford was a famous poet. She wrote flowers of the forest.

    James Watt made advancements in the steam engine.

  3. Alison Rutherford was a famous poet. James Watt improved the steam engine. Robert Adam was an architect.

  4. James Watt was a man that really improved the steam engine. Robert Adam was a man that studied architecture. Alison Rutherford was a lady that thought that ladies should be treated the same way as men, even though Leon said that he disagreed and we had to do a dance who cares she’s gone now.

  5. NO PROBLEM MR.COOK. CAN’T WAIT TILL TOMORROW FOR BURNS DAY REALLY EXCITED!!!

    SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW!!!

    AMY.B. ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜› ๐Ÿ˜› ๐Ÿ˜› ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜€

  6. James Watt was the man who improved the steem engine , Alison Rutherford was a poet and write “Flowers O’ The Forest” and Robert Adam was a famous architect that made basicaly all of his work symmetrical.

    SEE YA ALL TOMORROW , hope nobody forgets to do the blog homework.

    Cant wait till tomorrow wonder what fun we will get up to.

    ๐Ÿ™‚

  7. Alison Rutherford wrote flowers o the foresrt

    James Watt greatly improved the steam engine

    Robert Adam was a great architect

  8. Alison Rutherford- wote really famous poems and one of them was flours of the forest.

    James Watt- was really famous because he imporves things like he improved the stem engain.

    Robert Adam- was an architecture who created different houses and doors and most of his doors were semecrical

    James Black- found out about carbon deoxside

    that was some cool experiment!!!!!!

    from kirsty

  9. 1. Alison Rutherford was a lady who believed that men that should not be the only ones that went to parties and she was a poet.

    2. James Watt improved the steam engines design to make it run better.

    3. Robin Adam designed houses with out any input from the owner of the house his work is still known around the world today.

  10. robert adam was a famous an arcitect

    alison rhutherford was famous for her poem (flowers of the forest) as well as her great hosting

    james watt IMPROVED the steam engine

  11. Alison Rutherford wrote flowers o the forest

    James Watt improved the steam engine to make it more eco freindly

    Robert Adam was an architect

    Joseph Black found out about carbon dioxide

    That was some crazy experiment !

  12. Thanks Amy. Sorted now.

    We’ll put the links on to watch tomorrow, because you won’t see the embedded videos on a tablet.

    Cody- it’s in our school hall a 7pm!

    Mr.C

  13. It was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOOOOOOM!!!!!!! Whoops mine just exploded, Ha, see you tomorrow. : )

  14. * Robert Adam was a architect.

    * James Watt impoved the steam engine.

    * Alison Rutherford wrote “Flours of the Forest.”

  15. MM JC AND APPP you forgot the ‘l ‘ in Joseph Black for the title of the thing you put on the blog!!!
    I loved today doing the experiments it was sssooo FUN!!!

    See you all tomorrow!!!

    AMY.B. ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜› ๐Ÿ˜› ๐Ÿ˜› :O :O :O

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