What is our theme?
Liquid and Solids, Heat and Cold
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Students will experiment and explore what happens to certain objects when placed in the heat (sun) or in the cold (freezer).
MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL 2: The child will demonstrate eagerness and curiosity as a learner.
PreK-PS1-1 (MA). Raise questions and investigate the differences between liquids and solids and develop awareness that a liquid can become a solid and vice versa.
PreK-PS1-4 (MA). Recognize through investigation that physical objects and materials can change under different circumstances.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will understand that liquid can become a solid, and that at times a solid can become a liquid.
- Students will understand that temperature (heat and cold) can have a role in the changes of these objects.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
“Solids and Liquids for Kids” Youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbfloBQnpK8
Materials
- Ice cube tray
- 2 cups
- 2 icecubes
- Water
- Juice
- Piece of chocolate
- Piece of fruit
- Piece of bread/cracker
Activity (Procedure):
- Begin by watching the youtube link to review solids versus liquid objects.
- Show them the materials that will be used during your experiment. Ask your child if each item is a solid or a liquid.
- Now ask your child what they think will happen to each item when placed in the cold? What about in the heat?
- Water and juice can be poured into ice tray for freezer, and then into cups for outside. One ice cube will go outside the other will go back to the freezer.
- Place half of each other object out in the sun, and the other half in the freezer.
- Go back in a few hours to check and review what’s happened to each item.
Activity Wrap Up:
- Talk about what happened to the items in the sun. What happened to the items in the freezer? (emphasize words freeze/froze and melt)
- Review the difference between liquid objects and solid objects.
- Review how liquid objects can be turned into solids and (sometimes) solids into liquids.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
- Does my child identify liquid objects and solid objects?
- Does my child use appropriate terms to describe how and why materials can change? (e.g. water can freeze, chocolate can melt)
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
- organize learning opportunities for children to explore ways materials can be changed by freezing/melting, dissolving (e.g., sugar crystals or gelatin in water), and combining materials (e.g., earth + water = mud).
- Create a sensory table with liquids and solids. Remind children how liquid takes the shape of the container it is in and solids have their own shape. Include different cups and pouring tools.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Review review review!
Liquid and Solids, Heat and Cold
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Students will experiment and explore what happens to certain objects when placed in the heat (sun) or in the cold (freezer).
MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL 2: The child will demonstrate eagerness and curiosity as a learner.
PreK-PS1-1 (MA). Raise questions and investigate the differences between liquids and solids and develop awareness that a liquid can become a solid and vice versa.
PreK-PS1-4 (MA). Recognize through investigation that physical objects and materials can change under different circumstances.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will understand that liquid can become a solid, and that at times a solid can become a liquid.
- Students will understand that temperature (heat and cold) can have a role in the changes of these objects.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
“Solids and Liquids for Kids” Youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbfloBQnpK8
Materials
- Ice cube tray
- 2 cups
- 2 icecubes
- Water
- Juice
- Piece of chocolate
- Piece of fruit
- Piece of bread/cracker
Activity (Procedure):
- Begin by watching the youtube link to review solids versus liquid objects.
- Show them the materials that will be used during your experiment. Ask your child if each item is a solid or a liquid.
- Now ask your child what they think will happen to each item when placed in the cold? What about in the heat?
- Water and juice can be poured into ice tray for freezer, and then into cups for outside. One ice cube will go outside the other will go back to the freezer.
- Place half of each other object out in the sun, and the other half in the freezer.
- Go back in a few hours to check and review what’s happened to each item.
Activity Wrap Up:
- Talk about what happened to the items in the sun. What happened to the items in the freezer? (emphasize words freeze/froze and melt)
- Review the difference between liquid objects and solid objects.
- Review how liquid objects can be turned into solids and (sometimes) solids into liquids.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
- Does my child identify liquid objects and solid objects?
- Does my child use appropriate terms to describe how and why materials can change? (e.g. water can freeze, chocolate can melt)
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
- organize learning opportunities for children to explore ways materials can be changed by freezing/melting, dissolving (e.g., sugar crystals or gelatin in water), and combining materials (e.g., earth + water = mud).
- Create a sensory table with liquids and solids. Remind children how liquid takes the shape of the container it is in and solids have their own shape. Include different cups and pouring tools.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Review review review!
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