We’ve Got Changes in Matter Covered With an Ice Cream Spider Experiment!

Turn an ordinary treat into an exciting matter lesson with this ice cream spider experiment! Perfect for exploring the phase changes seen in states of matter, this activity brings a tasty twist to hands-on learning. Students will observe solids, liquids, and gases in action as they make, observe, and analyse the phase changes occurring within an ice cream spider.

Discover Phase Changes in Matter With Our Ice Cream Spider Matter Experiment

Engage your students with this fun and educational science lab that highlights:

• Solids: The ice cream in the spider.
• Liquids: The soft drink poured into the glass.
• Gases: The fizzy bubbles that form when the two combine.

This interactive lesson helps students understand how matter changes between its phases and encourages them to record their observations of these changes in real-time.

What’s Included in the Ice Cream Spider Matter Experiment?

This Ice Cream Spider Matter Experiment includes everything you need for an exciting states of matter lab in the classroom. It includes:

• Step-by-Step Instructions: Easy-to-follow directions for making an ice cream spider.
• Student Worksheets: Record observations and draw conclusions about the process and changes in matter.
• Teacher Guide: Tips for facilitating the experiment and connecting it to science concepts.
• Extension Questions: Encourage students to think critically about what they observed and learned.

Download and Print Your Ice Cream Spider Experiment

This resource is available as a printable PDF resource file as well as an editable Google Slides download. To get your copy of this resource, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and select your file preference.

This resource was created by Brittany Collins, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.

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