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Freezing and Melting

Water Everywhere

Day 138of 180
Week 28of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that water changes form when temperature changes

2

Observe water transforming from liquid to solid and back

3

Develop curiosity about God's amazing creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Job 37:10

“By the breath of God, ice is formed, and the wide waters are frozen.”

— Job 37:10 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's control over water's properties and transformations

📦 Materials Needed

  • Ice cubes
  • Small clear containers
  • Warm water
  • Towel
  • Timer or clock
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's lesson about water changing forms

💭 Review Question: What different ways did we see water yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Explain how temperature changes water's state

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Cold makes water become solid (ice)
  • Warm makes ice turn back to liquid
  • God designed water to do this amazing thing!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when ice gets warm?
  • Can you feel the difference between ice and water?
3Activity: Ice Melting Experiment (6 min)
hands-on

Watch ice cubes melt in different temperatures

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put ice cube in warm room
  2. Put another ice cube in warm water
  3. Watch and time how quickly each melts
  4. Touch and describe what's happening
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just observe one ice cube melting

Challenge: Record melting times, compare temperatures

4Closing (3 min)

Recap water's amazing changes

📝 Review Questions:
  • What made the ice turn back to water?
  • Did God make water do something cool today?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about why water is so important for living things

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are just beginning to understand cause and effect

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Let child touch and explore
  • Emphasize wonder of God's creation
🤔 Common Struggles:

Might get impatient waiting for ice to melt

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about water changing

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library water cycle coloring page
  • Sing BibleMouse water song about God's creation

Ready for Tomorrow?

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