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Title - When does Snow Melt?
By - Elizabeth Orth
Primary Subject - Science
Grade Level - 1st
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Standards:
112.3.b.1.7 Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur. The student is expected to:
(B) Identify and test ways that heat may cause change such as when ice melts.
Objective: The students will be able to explain at what temperature ice melts, after experiencing the snow melting in a cup and watching the temperature of a thermometer go up.
Introduction: Take the children outside and fill a glass with snow. Place a thermometer in the glass and show what the temperature is.
Explanation/Modeling/Method of Explanation: Take the children and the glass back inside and have students sit in a circle with the glass in the middle. While they are sitting in the circle, explain briefly about the melting and freezing point.
Learning activities/Reinforcement/Individual Assessment:After about five minutes, the snow should have melted. Let the students observe how the snow has changed and the new temperature.
Closure: To close, talk about how you can change different things into liquid by heating.
Relevancy:Students will learn about melting points.
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