Hands On Science
District Strategic Goal #1:
Continuously Improve Student Growth and Achievement
Students in 4th grade are learning about the properties of water as it is heated, cooled, and frozen. Students were placed into groups for this activity and were told to construct a thermometer using a bottle filled with room-temperature water, a rubber stopper, and a straw. The straw showed the water level of the room-temperature water and how the water level changed as it was placed into hot and cold water. Students collaborated to place their thermometer in a cup with hot water and then placed it in a cup with cold water. They discovered that as water gets warmer, it expands, (the water level increased) and, as it cools, it contracts (the water level decreased).
