Creative Writing - Show Not Tell

What do you think “show don’t tell” means?

Show don't tell- Show don't tell means mean's instead of telling what the character is doing you show his/her expressions like showing how the person is upset, angry and show how he is feeling that and what is he/she doing that makes the reader think that the expression or action of the character is Happy or Sad.

Task- Rewrite these sentences to “show” and not “tell”?

The buildings were tall

The extremely tall buildings peaked through the clouds.

Sarah was really upset

A tear was falling down sarah's sad face.

The lake was beautiful.

The sun shined accros the beautiful sparkly lake.

Physical Or Chemical Change (Heating ZnO)

Hypothesis: Chemical change 

Equipment: Sample of ZnO (Zinc Oxide)

Heat source- Hot plate

Scales 
Tongs 
Heatproof container- Evaporating dish 
Heatproof mat 

Method- 

1. Get a sample of ZnO in an evaporating dish
2. Weigh the ZnO & Container - Record Weight 
3. Heat Container & ZnO on a hot plate
4. Observe any changes- use phones for before and after photos (video?)
5. Take off the heat and put on a heatproof mat
6. Let Cool - Observe - Photos 
7. Re Weigh

Results What happened?: it weighed 57 grams in the beginning and the weight didn't change.

Conclusion:When we heated the Zinc Oxide it smelt and and turned a little bit yellow, it was a physical change because it could easily reversed to its original state.