The Great Melting Race

What can we do to get the ice, a solid, to turn into a liquid ( melt) first? Let's talk about our stategy! Let's work together! What if we...?

Ok, what if we hold it?

The kids worked in 4 teams and raced against the other teams to see which one would get the ice to melt the fastest! Two groups finished neck in neck, just 30 seconds separated them. They took turns rubbing the bags of ice, holding them up to the sunshine ("so the heat would melt it"), and even put the bags under their shirts since their "bodies are hot." It was a lot of fun as they realized that rubbing the bags between their hands worked pretty well.