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deflated, ‘solid, liquid, or gas—then to fill out 3 | Groups share results of their
| chart and explain why they placed _ investigation, and the teacher asks:
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of things tha are/ are not mate’ recs tat temperature and surface
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classand discusses ther reasoning. | whether they think matter could be | important fr le melting. One group
more than one phase Students Iso notices tat color played a role
‘Students make ‘icecream ina bag’, | debate this in small groups, and offer_| (they put thes on the sun on top of
‘exploring factors that affect the phase | the idea that some matter can change | black paper). The teacher indicates
changes (liquid to solid) that the phases (such as ice metting) but that | that energy played a role—heat
| ingredients undergo. They experiment | is solid and then liquid—not both at | energy from the light/sun/their
With the recipe to try ta shorten the | the same time. ‘bodies, and that black objects absorb
time required for the ice eream to be ‘more heat energy from the sun. She
| ready. ‘The teacher then reads Bartholomew | relates this toa black car parked in
‘nd the Ooblect, and has students | the sun versus a white car
Students are provided cards depicting | explore this strange substance
‘common objects, and are asked to | (comstarch and water) for ‘The teacher ciscusses how salt used
sort these based on whether they are | themselves. Oobleck actually exhibits 3to melt ice in driveways can damage
sold, liquid, or gas—then to describe | properties of BOTH solids and liquids. | lawns. She challenges groups to come
why they placed objects where they | Itcan be picked up in chunks, ike a | up with a way tome ice on the
id. The class tres to reach consensus | solid, when squeezed, but will also | driveway without using salt, Students
‘on how each object should be flow lke aliquid, Students realize the | gather materials, and test their plans.
classified. Some interesting tems _| some things are not easly categorized
provoke discussion—such as ice 25 sold, liquid, and gas. + Students create a brochure to
cream. It can be frozen solid, but left istribute to the community that
out it mets. Similarly, chocolate ‘explains how homeowners can melt
s2uce—it's liquid when heated, but ice in their driveways without using
becomes solid when it cools. salt. They describe their method and
ufexplain how it works using the
‘concept of energy and phase changes
of matter.
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