Frosty Returns!

What are we learning? We are learning to observe, record and discuss how materials can be changed by heating and cooling. We started our Frosty off with water and put him in the freezer. We predicted what would happen to the water. We took Frosty out of the freezer and took a good look at him. We observed, described and discussed what we saw. We kept a record of the words we used to describe Frosty.

Hard

Cold

Smooth

Shiny

Cloudy

Sparkly

Wet

As I held the Frosty in the pan we noticed Frosty was dripping on the floor. We wanted to know why. We talked about the temperature in the freezer compared to the temperature in the room. We were curious to see the temperature of the ice so we added a thermometer. We predicted which part of Frosty would melt first. As Frosty melted we observed the changes and recorded our findings in our Science Notebooks. 

Science So Wrong!

So, would have loved to have posted some awesome science fun today but I suppose the pictures are worth 1000 words alone. So do we give up? Not exactly. We try again. And again and again, until we get it right... I guess that is the beauty of Science. We learn through trial and error! 

New Beginnings!

It is hard to believe that Christmas is over and we now turn our focus to other things. As I was preparing and thinking about what is coming up next in Science, I thought about Sensory Tubs again. As part of our upcoming Science Unit, we have used our sand and water table for some icy exploration. I was curious if there were some other ideas out there that I could use. Naturally, I turned to Pinterest to get my creative juices flowing. 

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I LOVE going to Counting Coconuts for Sensory Tub inspiration. 

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Before I head back to school I am going to start gathering some materials in a bag for my sensory tubs.

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Before you pack up all that Christmas stuff you might want to take a second look and see if you already have on hand some items that you could use.

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More ice explorations will be posted as we explore Penguins and Their Young by Lawrence Hall of Science. If you are looking for something to help you teach Science to young children, I recommend this book and the other books in this series.