making FUEL day#1

Today was the day for starting the making of the fuel.  There were three groups, which were placed with different tasks.  The first group had the task of putting the 1L of oil into the 2L soda bottles.  They would measure out 2L of oil then pour into the bottles by using a beaker and a funnel.  There was a lot of oil that splashed onto the tables or fell onto the floor.  The second group was to measure and weigh the 12 grams of sodium hydroxide.  The third and last group was to measure 250mL of methanol.
The last thing that was done today was the mixing of the ingredients.  First the methanol was added to the sodium hydroxide together into a jar.  Then the top had to be screwed tight so that none of the methanol could get onto the skin of the scientist that was mixing it. Third the jar had to be shaken until the sodium hydroxide was completely dissolved.  The fourth thing that was done was adding the methanol concoction with the oil.  They had to turn it upside down six times to mix the ingredients together.  The last thing that was done to the bottles was to put them upside down in a beaker.  This method was actually very organized.  The coolest part of the this was when there was a chemical reaction while shaking the methanol and sodium hydroxide.  The two reacted by heating the jar.  The hardest part was shaking the two together because it took forever for the sodium hydroxide to dissolve.  Other than that, this lab was very fun!