Www.FaradaySchools.com. How science finds things out When you drop mint sweets into diet coke, you get a frothy eruption. Froth fountain Do all types

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When you drop mint sweets into diet coke, you get a frothy eruption.

Froth fountain

Do all types of sweets do this? Do all types of fizzy drinks work as well as each other?


This is a job for a scientist ...So with safety glasses in place, you get to work ...

Observations –record of what is seenTheory –an idea supported by evidenceEvidenceObservations supporting a theory.


From my observations, I concluded my theory was right – sweets with a rough surface do produce more froth!

My theory:

Sweets with a rough surface work

better than smooth sweets at

producing fizz from coke.

Method:

I will drop different kinds of sweet

into coke


Even though science is an excellent way to test ideas, some questions aren’t suitable for science to tackle

Why do I feel so hungry

today?


• You can’t test for God’s existence scientifically, why do some people believe there is a god?


Some people say that the Universe and the existence of life are too amazing and wonderful for it to be here by chance. This is called the Argument from Design. (Newton was a fan of this argument)

A jelly fish – one of the many stunning sites our universe has to offer.

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