Matter

We are now starting our new unit in Science. I love this unit. The unit is Solids, Liquids and Gases. To begin the unit, we start to talk about Matter and what is Matter!

In order for the kids to understand the three forms of matter and see that you can have all three forms together in one spot, we make root beer floats. (solid is the ice cream, liquid is the root beer and gas is the foam)

The kids loved this activity and they left understanding the three forms of matter and couldn't wait to go home and tell their families all about our day!

Mad Science

We love Science! To continue with our science unit, we did another experiment using the three states of matter.
They made a hypothesis about what they think will happen when we filled a balloon with nerds and put it on a bottle of Coca Cola.

We performed the experiment and the looks on their faces was priceless. The reaction of the nerds and cola caused the balloon to blow up.

Then we tried the same experiment but using pop rocks instead of nerds. Of course, they thought the balloon was going to explode. To their surprise, the reaction caused was no where near as exciting as the reaction of the nerds.

This was a messy, exciting,  knowledgeable yet awesome experience. I recommend this experiment for anyone who teaches solids, liquids and gases!

Mad Science

We had an awesome day on Thursday! We had mad Science in the afternoon! The kids absolutely loved it! I found disposable childrens lab coats and safety goggles on Amazon! They thought they were so cool wearing these like real scientists. I also dressed up as the Mad Scientist. I found my wig, googly goggles and lab coat on Amazon as well.

We did 3 experiments with the 3 states of matter and they loved it. They all got the materials and followed my directions to a tee.

First experiment was bouncing mouse droppings. They put an alka-seltzer in a glass of water and then dropped in chocolate sprinkles. They watched the sprinkles bounce up over the lip of the cups!!!!

The second experiment was their favorite! They combined bone dust with snake venom. This was our messiest experiment! The mad scientists put 2 spoonfuls of bone dust (baking soda) in a cup. They then added 1/2 cup pf snake venom (green vinegar) They loved the reaction! Please check out the photos below!

The third experiment was Mad Scientist Punch. They mixed sherbet with Sprite and watched the reaction. They loved it and then drank their concoction!

So Science was a hit today! Here are pictures of my kiddos and me as a mad scientist!