Solids, Liquids & Freebies, Oh, My!

Happy Monday everyone!

Before I get started with some freebies for you, I wanted to let you know that I am moving on over to Bloglovin'.  Did you know that Google Reader is retiring soon?  If you are a current or former Google Reader user, this is going to be really easy for you! You can import all of the current blogs you follow with just one click!  Come on over and join me :)

I don't know about you, but this weekend went by in a flash.  In between Lacrosse practice and a State Gymnastics meet, it was like project central at my house.  Here's the short list of everything that had to be done by this morning:

• The science fair presentation board for my school
• Daughter #1: Edit and burn two social studies videos, complete 3 reading logs, study for test
• Daughter #2: Justin Bieber music poster & biography (which meant nonstop playing of his music to keep her "inspired"-oh, Lord), complete 3 reading logs, study for test, begin Power-Point for Spanish project.
• Husband: Oh, don't worry...I made him a Honey-Do list!

Needless to say, there was not much blogging time this weekend, but...I am in a science-y mood thanks to our science fair this week.  You may already know, but we did some experimenting with Osmosis.  We did 3 class experiments that the kids LOVED.  I promised some pictures, so here they are...

The Finished Display Board

The Colorful Celery Experiment was up first.  The kids were excited to see how the colored liquid moved through the celery.  This was their first exposure to Osmosis.

Our second experiment involved soaking a raw egg in vinegar.  We concluded that the vinegar dissolved the shell.  The vinegar then passed through the egg's membrane through Osmosis and made it grow larger.  We could not believe that we were able to bounce the raw egg!  We got a little carried away and dropped it from a height that was a bit too high. The kids were literally covering their eyes with their hands...they were sure their crazy teacher was going to get splashed with raw egg. It was amazing- the membrane separated from the rest of the egg and the yolk stayed intact!

By the time we did the Gummy Bear Project, the kids were Osmosis pros!

I was looking at some of my past experiments and I put three together for you that I think you may like, especially if you are studying matter in your classroom! Grab them right out of my google docs! Click on the pictures below.

It's Monday, so I am linking up!

Have a great week everyone!

Snowman Science

In science, we are learning about the States of Matter.  What perfect way to study changing states of matter than through a melting snowman experiment!  The thing is, I had the experiment, we just needed the snowman!  

While Pinteresting one day, I came across a way to bring a little ol' snowman right into my classroom.

I love this post by The Frugal Teacher.

Check out her "Life Cycle of a Snowman" Activity - so, so meaningful (and cute!!)

If you are interested in conducting a melting snowman experiment in your classroom, grab a copy of my Snowman Science Scientific Process packet!

You can find it at Teachers Notebook.

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or...TPT

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I am looking forward to doing this activity this week with my students. They will follow it up with a letter to a little snowman explaining the states of matter.  I'll post some pics :)

I am looking for some more great matter ideas...If you have a link to a matter activity on your blog, I'd love to come visit!