Save the penny-filled solution for students to use in this activity. Take the nail out of the solution, rinse it off, and set it aside to show your students during the last video. All or part of the nail should now be covered by a layer of copper. To prepare for this activity, check on that solution before class and look at the nail you put in. Remove the Steel Nail from the Salt & Vinegar SolutionĪt the end of the last lesson, you put all the pennies in the Salt & Vinegar solution, added a steel nail when students were gone, and then left the solution overnight. Homeschool students can work on their own, but will need help with some steps. We suggest students work in groups of four. To do this activity, you must have completed the activity in Lesson 1. You’ll find out why in the next lesson, when your students will discover that the solution the pennies soaked in can change steel in a surprising way. (If you made just 1 cup of Salt & Vinegar, dump at least 20 pennies into it.)Īdd a nail: After students have left class, we recommend that you put a nail into the Salt & Vinegar solution with the pennies - but don’t tell your students you’re doing it. Save the pennies in the Salt & Vinegar solution: At the end of this lesson, you’ll dump all the pennies into the Salt & Vinegar to soak overnight. Save student work: Students will need their completed “Alchemist’s Potion, Part 1” printouts for the next lesson. Save Materials and Prepare for the Next Lesson We recommend placing each container in a separate area of the classroom as a test station. The salt won't all dissolve, but add it anyway. Salty Water: Mix 6 tablespoons salt with 2 cups water.Salt & Vinegar: Mix 6 tablespoons salt with 2 cups vinegar.Soapy Water: Mix 2 tablespoons liquid soap (or detergent) with 2 cups water.If you’re working with a homeschool student or small group, you can cut the following “recipes” for each solution in half. You now need to prepare the four testing solutions - one for each container. Prepare Your Testing LiquidsĬut out the Container Labels and tape one to each of your four plastic containers. In the next lesson, you’ll need to reuse some of the materials from this activity so students can copper plate a steel nail. Optional: Each student can use orange and brown colored pencils or crayons to show the coloration of the dull and shiny pennies on their worksheets. If you are working with a homeschool student or small group, you’ll need a minimum of 20 pennies. We bought $3 worth, sorted out the pre-1982 pennies, and had exactly 40 to work with. You can also buy penny rolls at the bank. We suggest asking students to bring in pennies made before 1982. (Pennies made after 1982 are copper-plated zinc, which won’t work for this activity.) You must use pennies dating from BEFORE 1982, when they were made from 95% copper. You will need old, tarnished pennies for this activity. You will need access to water for this activity. Homeschool students can work on their own. The Alchemy Table's sprite appears to depict a Lesser Restoration Potion.We suggest students work in groups of four.The Alchemy Table combined with harvesting plants with the Staff of Regrowth can yield significantly more potions for the same amount of work.Unlike the Placed Bottle, the Alchemy Table can be placed on any block rather than just flat furniture items.Similarly, if two or more ingredients are in short supply, either (any) of them can run out 'early' (not making their 1/3 chance as often) and limit production. However, this is very random, and if one ingredient is in short supply (e.g., Pearls for Luck Potions ), the results will be dominated by how often that ingredient happens to not be consumed. On average, using the Alchemy Table for bulk production can produce up to about 50% more potions than a Placed Bottle with the same quantity of ingredients.It also counts as a Table for the purposes of crafting Watches.The Alchemy Table counts as a valid flat surface item for NPC houses.You can also view the data on another page. This table requires JavaScript to be enabled and site tooltips to be turned on to be displayed.

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