We have been discussing what melts and how things melt in the classroom this week and we have made some interesting discoveries. We started with a regular ice cube and predicted how long it would take to melt. It took until the end of small groups. We then discussed ways of making the ice melt quicker and did experiments using salt, a heater and hot water. The children discovered that when we put the ice in hot water it melted the quickest followed by the ice with salt and then the ice that was placed by the heater melted last.
Today we discussed other things that could melt and we started doing experiments. Some children suggested that a pencil, crayon and pencil crayon would melt if we put it in hot water. We did and they did not melt. Next was a suggestion to put it in front of the heater and we are still waiting for the results.... Stay tuned
Another child predicted that an eraser would melt if we placed it in front of the heater. We discovered it did not melt. We then put it in hot water and we are still waiting for the results......Stay tuned as we keep making predictions and discoveries for the rest of the week.
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