Beginner
30 mins
Teacher/Student led
+90 XP
Teacher-led from the board — pupils need no device

Freezing and Melting

Explore ice by feeling and looking at it to notice differences from water. Watch ice melt in the warm room and discuss how cold turns water into ice while warmth turns ice back to water.

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    1 - Getting Started ~3 mins

    Cold misted bowl on table, contents hidden, inviting predictionsI have something very cold and hard in this bowl. A few friends can feel the outside of the bowl while we all watch. What do you think is inside?

    2 - Ice and Water ~3 mins

    Close view of ice so children describe how it looksLook at the ice with me. Ice is water that has gone hard and cold.

    What do you notice about the ice? How does it look?

    3 - Watch the Ice Melt ~5 mins

    What do you think will happen to the ice if we leave it in our warm room? Watch carefully together.

    4 - Explore Our Ice ~8 mins

    At your bowl, gently feel and look at the ice. How does it feel? What is happening as you hold it?

    5 - What Is Changing? ~5 mins

    Shrunken ice sitting in a pool of melted waterLook carefully at your bowl now. What is happening to the ice? Where is the water coming from?

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