Introduction
Help is needed at Valley View School! It's time for the second graders to take action!
A scientist has just landed from the planet, Busimham. She does not know what solids and liquids are. Could you imagine?!? It is up to you and your team to help this scientist understand solids and liquids. She needs to know the properties of solids and liquids and how you can group them.
Listen to this song to get movin!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C33WdI64FiY
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd0RXHfIKJQ#t=49
Task
Here is the list of tasks you need to complete in order for the scientist from Busimham to understand the difference between and solid and a liquid:
Task 1:
Learn new vocabulary to describe the properties of a solid. Create a poster listing the properties of a solid.
Task 2:
Explore the bag of solids provided to you by your teacher and complete the attached worksheet. If the solid has any of the properties listed, put a checkmark in the box.
Task 3:
You will now create a standing tower using the bag of solids you explored in "Task 2". The tower must be able to stand ONLY using the solids in the bag!
Process
For task 1-
First, take a look at a few of the websites below to discover what a solid is: