We had our ice sculpture day today, which is a Brighton kindergarten tradition. I learned some tricks from last year and modified our morning a little for this year. Instead of doing a whole class ice sculpture activity, I made ice sculptures a station. All the rest of our stations were ice themed and the kids had a blast! I loved that instead of it being a 20 minute activity, we were able to do a whole hour of STEM ice activities.
Ice Caves: We discussed what happens when salt is poured over ice, then the kids tested it out. They poured salt and dropped liquid watercolors onto ice to make tunnels and caves!
Oil and Ice Painting: We learned that water and oil do not like each other! We painted paper with oil, then spread a ice cube made with paint on top. The paint puddled on top of the oil and slid around as a result.
Ice Sculpture: We learned that salt lowers the freezing point when poured on ice, that is what makes two pieces of ice stick together. We had fun playing with brightly colored ice and stacking them up.
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