Solids, Liquids, and Gases - Oh My!

We spent the week learning about the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.  See if your child can find a solid, liquid, and gas at your house.  I'd love to hear about what he/she finds in the comments below.

On Monday we took two bags of ice and placed one in the sun for 10 minutes and the other in the shade for 10 minutes.  The students predicted which would melt faster, and then wrote about what really happened.

On Wednesday we mixed vinegar and baking soda to create the gas, carbon dioxide.  Our little scientists below were quite impressed with the results!

We also did an activity this week using cheerios as molecules to show how close together or far apart the molecules in a solid, liquid, and gas are. 

Great work this week, scientists! 

Pumpkin Party

Our pumpkin party was a HOOT!  The students played several games including Pin the Spider on the Web, Ring Toss, and Roll-a-Pumpkin!  They created paper plate ghosts and got to ice and decorate their very own cookies... right before scarfing them down, of course!