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Water and Ice

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Students will work in small groups, observing an ice cube and recording a description, the feel of the ice, and how it looks when put in another container. Students observe changes in the ice over 15 minute intervals, then freeze the water and continue recording changes as it thaws.

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ice, solid to liquid, water, science
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K - 2nd
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Science
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