These extensions are brought to you by other teachers who have used this unit. They have not been evaluated by The Einstein Project. (Rev. 4/26/2012)
ACTIVITIES:
Make ice cream or ice cubes
Make ziplock bag ice cream (see PDF, below)
Oil spill extension activity
Create a book - "My Book of Solids"
Make "oobleck" - 2 parts cornstarch to 1 part water (solid if squeezed in hand, liquid when hand is open)
Make finger jello to show that heat and cold can change liquids/solids
Write a Poem – Science vs. Matter
Solids "Show & Tell"/Liquids "Show & Tell"
Make Silly Liquid Sentences
Students write a letter to a Wisconsin senator about pollution
Celebrate "Solids & Liquids Day" using butter, silly putty, clouds
Artwork - Add food coloring to glue, stir with a toothpick, let it dry on a plastic plate or on waxed paper overnight. Peel it off, poke a hole through the new solid, wear it on a yarn string.
Make a 3-D organizer/flipbook with 3 sections – solid, liquid, gas
INQUIRY:
Show Free Willy II then talk about oil spills, mixing oil with water
Speaker, Gary Shulfer from UWSP Chemistry Dept. (lab instructor)
Follow this unit with a study of geometry. It provides great background knowledge of space and shapes.
BOOKS:
"Bartholomew and the Oobleck"
"Oil Spill" - M. Berger
"What is a Liquid?" – J Boothroyd
"What is a Solid?" - J Boothroyd
"Solids and Liquids and Gases" – A Royston
"Liquids & Solids" - Reader's Theater
VIDEOS:
"All About Solids, Liquids & Gases" - Schlessinger Science Library
Bill Nye video
United streaming video clips
Solids & Liquids Recipes (pdf)
