Ice, Water, Steam

Lab Brief #12

🎯 Your mission

Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.

⚡ The twist

If it bubbles, something invisible is escaping.

What you'll learn

Water can be a solid (ice), a liquid (water), or a gas (steam). Amazing!

Key words · 1 of 2

solid
A form of matter that keeps its own shape.
liquid
A wet material that flows and takes the shape of its container.

Key words · 2 of 2

water
A clear liquid made of hydrogen and oxygen that living things need.

Make a hypothesis first

Guess: will the fizz be loud, soft, or none at all?

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Touch ice and watch it change. What happens when it gets warm?

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

What happened? Tell a grown-up what you noticed.

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Tell a grown-up your favorite part of the activity.

Question 1 of 3

What happens when ice gets warm?

Question 2 of 3

Is ice cold or hot?

Question 3 of 3

What is ice made of?

Mind = blown

🧪 If you could remove all the empty space from atoms, the entire human race would fit in a sugar cube.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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🌍 Where you see this in real life: Your toothpaste, your soap, even your breakfast involves this.

🏆 Stretch challenge (try it this week): Ask a grown-up to help you mix two safe kitchen things. Predict what will happen first.

👨‍👩‍👧 For the dinner table: “What's something we cook that mixes things together this way?”

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