Conservation of matter experiment

The law of conservation of mass doesn't have to be dry and boring. Hands-on learning through a dry lab or wet lab can change students' perceptions.

Teaching law of conservation of mass in fifth grade? Try these activities to prove it. Kids experiment with physical and chemical changes.

This is another versatile demonstration to use in your student of chemistry - learn about chemical changes, chemical reactions, conservation of matter and even air pressure. Depending upon the take-home message you want your students to get, you might structure the activity in a few different ways, but the basics are the same. You'll need some steel wool, vinegar, bottles or flasks and a balloon. Pull apart some strands of steel wool and push some into each bottle. Pour some vinegar onto the…

Fifth grade science stations for conservation of mass include experiments, videos, games and hands-on science activities for your classroom. Students investigate dissolvable solids, diagram whether mass is added or subtracted, read about how things change and stay the same, model adding parts, sort chemical change or physical change and explore mass. These engaging science stations meet the 5th grade NGSS.

We had a very simple Science Sunday experiment, this morning. I'm not going to come right out, and say it was because the more complicated experiment we tried on Saturday failed. But, if you're thinking that, you might not be wrong. Anyway... I placed a glass measuring cup of water, with a chunk of ice (let's call it an iceberg) floating in it, in the middle of the table. I made the iceberg ahead, by crumpling up a plastic cup, to use as an ice cube mold. First, I let the children enjoy the…

Pop Rocks candy science experiment for second grade to investigate how combining a solid and a liquid form a gas and blow up a balloon. An easy and fun properties of matter activity for 2nd grade science. #2ndgrade #science #ngss

We started off our week exploring the different states of matter... solid, liquid, and gas. During our science lab, I filled Ziploc bags w...

Teaching about matter in fifth grade? Check out these activities for properties, states, changes, and conservation of mass.

Students will create a strange substance called Oobleck and experiment with its properties. Through hands-on experimentation, watching a demo video, & reading an article on non-Newtonian Fluids, the students will discover that Oobleck has properties of both a liquid and a solid depending on the pressure applied. Your students will then write an argument, from all the evidence presented, to prove this claim. This activity is a fun and engaging way to meet a very important NGSS/Common Core…

Fifth grade science stations for conservation of mass include experiments, videos, games and hands-on science activities for your classroom. Students investigate dissolvable solids, diagram whether mass is added or subtracted, read about how things change and stay the same, model adding parts, sort chemical change or physical change and explore mass. These engaging science stations meet the 5th grade NGSS.