1. Metals and water

2. What to do Get sample of metal Get a beaker half full of water
Add the metal to the water
Observe what happens

3. Making observations fizz heat explode fire hydrogen oxygen nitrogen
melt
warm
cold
slow reaction
fast reaction
quick
slow
long
time
no reaction
doesn’t react
gas
steam
pink
flame
bubbles
few

4. Interpreting our results
How does each metal react with water
Put the metals in order of reactivity
lithium
sodium
potassium
magnesium
calcium
copper

5. What is happening?
hydrogen
metal
metal hydroxide
water

6. What is happening? hydrogen metal metal hydroxide water
Are these solid, liquid or gas?
Add the correct state symbol to each in your book (s) (l) (g)

7. Questions