Content Area: Physical Properties

lessons

Ephemeral Art Play

In this lesson, children will explore their immediate neighborhood and look for natural elements that they can collect to create ephemeral art, which is art that only lasts for a short period of time.

The Science of Root Beer Floats

In this lesson, children will combine two simple ingredients—root beer and vanilla ice cream—to observe a reaction between a liquid and a solid that releases a gas.

Pancakes!

In this lesson, the children will explore changes in matter as they mix and cook pancakes.

Guess the Weight Scavenger Hunt

In this lesson, children will start with one object and decide which objects in the room are heavier or lighter than that object.

Mixing Paint

In this lesson, children will use primary colors to create classroom paint sets while predicting and observing what happens when paint colors are mixed.

Shadow Profiles

In this lesson, children will explore the relationships between their head profiles and the resulting shadows that are made.

Making Playdough

In this lesson, children will make playdough while examining states of matter and changes that occur as liquids and solids mix.