Lab Report Title: Turning a Penny Into Gold Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to inves>gate the theory of alchemy and determine whether simple chemical reac>ons can change the iden>ty of an element. Data/Results: Write down your observa>ons. You should have three: 1. What happened when you first put the penny in the liquid? What happened aGer the penny was in contact with the zinc? What happened to the penny aGer you placed it on the hot plate? Conclusions: What coated the penny when it turned silver? What do you think happened when the silver penny was placed on the hot plate. Did you actually turn the penny into gold? Why do you think so? How could you turn the copper in a penny in to actual gold? Sentence Frames for Conclusion Conclusion: The penny was placed next to the _________ in the liquid _________. It was coated by the ____________. When the penny was placed on the hot plate, it ____________. The __________ coa>ng on the penny (was/was not) real gold. The reason for this is _______________________. In order to turn _________ into gold, it would be necessary to replace __________________ with __________________.