Properties Of Water Science and STEM | States of Matter Experiment |Grade K 1
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Description
Discover the states of matter by exploring the effects of salt on ice. A complete unit with an Experiment, Further Exploration, and STEM Challenge. Uses inexpensive and easy-to-find supplies. Great for the winter and Christmas season.
Included in the Hands-On Investigation and Teacher Guide:
- K-2 NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Alignment
- Background Information and Tips
- 3 Hands-on Activities
- 5-Page Dangling Ice Investigation Journal at the student’s level
- Further Exploration with different materials
- Ice Fishing Pole STEM Challenge and Game
- Rubric and Answer Keys
- Link to a video tutorial with more tips.
- Terms of Use
Students will use the scientific method to investigate if salt affects the ability of a piece of string to pick up an ice cube. They will record a hypothesis, follow procedures, observe, and summarize what happened. They will explore further with other materials. Students will be engineers creating a fishing pole. By the end of this investigation, the students will be able to describe the phenomenon of melting and freezing. It is age-appropriate with coloring, checkboxes, and age-appropriate writing.
Teachers will love its’ ease of use and simple, inexpensive supplies. They will enjoy watching the students get excited and take the lead in their learning. Teachers can use it for a whole class science or STEM Fair project.
Supplies needed:
cups, ice cubes, salt, string, water, timer, variety of strings, pie pans or plates, and basic STEM building supplies for fishing poles (Supplies can be modified. Just test first.)
The length of time for this investigation varies. If you do everything, it is a whole week of lesson plans.
This investigation is part of a series. This is the K/1st grade version. Please click each grade level version below to see more details.
Freezing And Melting Points Ice Science and STEM | Winter Activity | Grade 2 3
Freezing And Melting Points Ice Science And STEM | Winter Activity | Grade 4 5
Winter Science | Freezing And Melting Ice Science and STEM | A Grade K-5 Bundle
Great for the classroom, science fairs, STEM Fairs, science clubs, scout groups, center time, homeschoolers, and anyone wanting to discover salt on ice.
This activity is a PDF. You can use it with Easel by TPT, but we did not create an overlay. At this age level, we feel the experiment is best done with paper and pencil. The older grade-level versions have a pre-made overlay, so we made the tool available. I use the tool to project the worksheets on the board for whole-class learning. It works great.
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