Bottlebrush EducationFREE PRIMARY SCIENCE · Years 3–4
Kitchen science: squish, bubble and freeze
What can kitchen ingredients teach us about solids, liquids and materials?
Four hands-on lessons with cheap supermarket ingredients. Students test whether oobleck is a solid or a liquid, run a fair test to find the best bubble mixture, use ice and salt to freeze ice cream in a bag, and change a play dough recipe to make the best modelling dough. Each demonstration shows the technique on something students won’t test, so the discoveries are theirs.
4 free lessons · Australian Curriculum v9
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Oobleck: solid or liquid?
Is oobleck a solid or a liquid?
Open free interactive lesson →Best bubble mixture
Which bubble mixture makes the biggest bubbles?
Open free interactive lesson →Ice cream in a bag
Why does salt help ice cream freeze?
Open free interactive lesson →Perfect play dough
Which recipe makes the best play dough for modelling?
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