States of Matter

At the beginning of the year we studied states of matter in science. This seemed to be something that the students enjoyed because it was familiar to them. The states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. As a grade level we went outside to learn more about the states of matter and to do a few experiments. We were able to do an Ice Race where we put 3 ice cubes in different locations to see which one would melt the fastest. Then we made goo and the students had to try and figure out what state of matter the goo was in. Then finally we did a gas explosion with coke and mentos. I think this was all of the kids favorite because the coke shot out of the bottle like a rocket. Here are a few pictures of the kids at work.