Yesterday was 'Matter Day' for us. We found a good book on matter experiments at the library ("Change It" by Adrienne Mason) and just kept doing experiments until the kitchen looked like a bomb blew up in it.
First we did 'Solids'. I made a couple of different colors of playdough and talked about what makes it a solid. Today we talked about 'materials' and compared matter made from the same materials. We compared weight and size and talked about density.
Next Kyler and Trinity learned how to mix certain solids and liquids to make ice cream. We put on some music so they danced while shaking their ice cream. Fun stuff.
After they yummy ice cream Kyler made some gas by mixing some vinegar and baking soda. The balloon fell off the first time, making a huge mess but loads of fun. It made them both apprehensive the second time around. Trinity hammed it up a bit.
The liquid was much less exciting but still fun. Kyler poured 1 cup of colored water in each vessel when Trinity wasn't looking. When she looked she was supposed to determine which had the most liquid. We discussed how liquid takes the shape of the container it is put in and that there is no space around the liquid. We read more about different liquids this morning in "Matter" by Mir Tamin Ansary.
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