Ice, Ice, Baby.....
Our Experiment for the very COLD week of November 11-15 was...."What is the fastest way to melt an ice cube?"
First, we tried putting the ice cube into a cup of hot water. This worked fastest for us because we had a lot of hot water, and our ice cubes were small. We found out that the ice cooled the water, so we wondered if it might take a lot longer to melt a lot of ice with a small amount of hot water.... but that will have to be explored on another day......
Next, we used a hair dryer. It was pretty fast. Different hair dryers have different heat settings, so we decided that our time would be different at home (and you KNOW they ALL want to try this at home.... with parents helping).
Next, things got a little crazy and FUN.
We tried rubbing the ice between our hands. It was COLD!!!
Eden bravely volunteered to try her armpit!!! We thought that armpits might be faster than hands since your mom can take your temperature there......
Finally, we decided to try it between our hand and tummy.... since our tummies produce lots of heat. The ice did melt VERY fast on our tummies! We think it would melt even faster if we rubbed it against our tummies.... maybe you can try that at home!
First grade is SO MUCH FUN!!!!!