My little second graders have been learning about Matter! We have done a lot of fun things so far but I want to share some of my students' favorites. I saw this idea on Pinterest and liked it so much, we made them in my class! We watched a BrainPop Jr video on solids, liquids, and gases and talked about the atoms in each state of matter. The following day, we made these posters with Cheerios! I tell you... they LOVE any activity that involves food!
Another fun thing we did after learning about changing states of matter was make Jell-O! First we talked about how to read and follow a recipe. Then I split students into groups and gave them a numbered card 1-4. Each number/student had a different job so they could all pitch in.
#1 poured the jell-o mix into the bowl
#2 poured the cup of water into the jell-o bowl
#3 stirred the jell-o and water
#4 poured the jell-o into cups (with my help)
Another fun thing we did after learning about changing states of matter was make Jell-O! First we talked about how to read and follow a recipe. Then I split students into groups and gave them a numbered card 1-4. Each number/student had a different job so they could all pitch in.
#1 poured the jell-o mix into the bowl
#2 poured the cup of water into the jell-o bowl
#3 stirred the jell-o and water
#4 poured the jell-o into cups (with my help)
We ate the jell-o for snack the next day!
Next?? We are braving a Glogster project to show what we've learned about the states of matter!
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