​Ice Cream Matters

First graders begin to explore the various states of matter, which is a perfect excuse to make ice cream.  First of all, students are shocked to learned that all ingredients in our vanilla ice cream can be traced back to plants…even the milk.  The kids play one of our favorite games – Step Inside – where they act out what it feels like to be a liquid, solid, or gas.  Then we assemble our individual ice cream ingredients and watch first-hand how our liquid becomes a solid, and then reverts to a liquid as we eat it with a spoon.  It is a tasty way to explore science concepts and makes for a memorable garden experience.

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