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Melt the Ice

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Students examine and discuss how water changes from a liquid to a solid to a gas. They explore this concept by having an ice cube race, competing to see which group can change the solid water back into liquid water first.

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states of matter, matter

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ice cube race, matter, states of matter, science

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