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Ice Cream in a Bag

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:

Ice Cream in a Bag

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

School-Age

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with preschoolers.

Objectives:  

Children will:

• recognize, name, and describe solids and liquids.

Ice Cream in a Bag

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Washington Common Core Standard

EALR 4

Science K–12 Learning Standards:

EALR 4: Physical Science
Big Idea: Matter: Properties and Change (PS2)
Core Content: Liquids and Solids
K-1 PS2A

• Liquids take the shape of the part of the container they occupy

 K-1 PS2B

• Solids retain their shape regardless of the container they are in.

Materials: 

• 1 tbs sugar
  
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
  
• 1/2 c. milk
  
• gallon bag
  
• sandwich bag
  
• ice
  
• salt (rock salt works best)

Procedure: 

• Begin by having a discussion with the children on solid and liquid states of matter (you can use a KWL chart with this lesson if desired).
  
• Be sure to ask for/provide examples and characteristics for each state.
  
• Children will then have a hands-on opportunity to practice turning a liquid into a solid by making their ice cream.
  
• Fill the gallon bag with a couple handfuls of ice and ¼ cup salt.
  
• Fill the sandwich bag with sugar, vanilla, and milk.
  
• Seal the sandwich bag and put inside the gallon bag.  
  
• Seal the gallon bag and shake until the liquid turns into ice cream.
  
• Serve ice cream and allow the children to enjoy while having a second class discussion to share their findings. 

Assessment: 

• Assess the children using the provided rubric​

Click here to print the Ice Cream in a Bag Learning Rubric

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• Cooking with Kids

Tasty Tortillas  

• flour tortillas 
• cooked ground beef 
• cheese 
• refried beans and other vegetables for tortilla filling 

Give a tortilla to each child. Fill with cooked ground beef, cheese, and/or vegetables. 

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Fireworks Fizzler 

Give each child a plastic cup and a spoon. Now place a scoop of rainbow sherbert ice cream. Poor some cream soda over the ice cream. Now sprinkle with sprinkles over the top of it all.  

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Shake a Pudding 

• instant pudding mix  
  
• low-fat milk 
  
• plastic bowl with tightly 
  
• fitting lid 
  

Pour the amount of milk called for on the pudding package into a plastic bowl. Add contents of the pudding mix. Place lid on bowl. Let the children take turns shaking the bowl of pudding mix. Spoon into bowls and eat!

Funny, Fruity, Pizzas  

• low-fat mozzarella cheese slices (1 slice per child) 
• English muffins, sliced in half (1 half per child) 
• fruit (an apple, banana, orange, or seedless grapes) 

Have the children wash the fruit. Children can peel bananas and oranges or pluck grapes from their stems. An adult should cut the fruit into small pieces.  Split the English muffins. Give each child one half. Have the children place a slice of cheese on each muffin. Toast the English muffins until the cheese melts. Have each child top his or her muffin with fruit. 

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Fruit Kabobs   

You'll need Favorite fruits and rounded tooth picks. Wash your hands. Have the children help you clean the fruit and then cut what they safely can. Put several pieces of fruit on each toothpick. Set all the kabobs on a plate.  

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Pink Sweetheart Pop Treats   

Mix together 2 cups of plain yogurt, one can (12 ounces) cranberry apple juice concentrate and two teaspoons of vanilla. Pour mixture into small paper cups and insert plastic spoons for handles. Chill in freezer until set. Makes 8 servings.