Title of lesson Hot and cold experiments Grade Level 2

Subject Science Time Frame 1 hour

Developed By Fernando Baez

Stage 1: Desired Results

General
Recognize the effects of heating and cooling, and identify methods for heating and
Learning
Outcome(s) cooling.

Specific
Describe how heating and cooling materials can often change them; e.g., melting and
Learning
Outcome(s) freezing, cooking, burning.

Learning
I can describe how temperature affects materials
Objective(s)

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Summative Formative
• N/A • Throughout the lesson
Assessment Assessment

Stage 3: Learning Experience

• Electric kettle
Tech Resources
• N/A • String, salt, ice cube,
to Do to Bring
food coloring, 3 jars
Time Content/Description Notes
Experiment 1: sound of hot vs cold water
• Does water sound differently when hot vs cold?
• Why do you think that is?
• Perform experiment
• Explain viscosity, like honey vs water
Experiment 2: string attaching to ice cube with salt
• Can you pick up an ice cube with a string?
• What would need to happen for the string to pick up the
ice cube?
• What would adding salt do?
• Perform the experiment
• Explain this is what you see people throw on the side
walks in the winter – the blue rocky stuff
 Experiment 3: food coloring and jars
• Have 3 jars of varying temperature
• Ask what will happen to the food coloring in each jar
• Why?
• Perform the experiment
• Explain that molecules travel faster in hot mediums
Science Journals

Get the kids to write in their science journals about what

they learned today in science, using some of the key words I
used (viscosity, melting point, molecules)

Reflections and
Follow Up