Solids, Liquids, Gases = Root Beer Floats

There is no better way to see solids, liquids, and gases than in a root beer float before eating it!!  Second graders were able to see all three forms of matter in their floats. They enjoyed eating the floats and making a book about the activity.

Making Butter

During our unit on matter, we also made butter.  We used a liquid (heavy whipping cream) and a solid (a marble) together in a container and shook and shook and SHOOK the container until the contents turned into butter.  Then we sampled our butter on crackers. It was a success!!

Measuring Mass

Second grade has been studying matter in Science.  They have been busy learning how to use a balance to find the mass of solid objects.