Can you believe this is a very simple water science experiment you can do in little time if necessary! I set this solid, liquid, gas experiment up for us at home while I was making breakfast.

I have had lots of request from the science experiment section of the Berenstain Bears Big Book of Science and Nature. Very simple but important science concepts are explained in the perfect way for young children and moms who may have forgotten a few things! Here is a fun states of matter science experiment we chose to try out.

SOLID LIQUID GAS EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS

ALL KIDS CAN BE A SCIENTIST!

So what exactly is a scientist and how can you encourage your kids to be good scientists without a whole lot of effort, fancy equipment, or too difficult activities that create confusion rather than curiosity?

A scientist is a person who seeks to acquire knowledge about the natural world. Guess what? Kids do that naturally because they are still learning and exploring the world around them. All that exploring brings up a lot of questions!

A good scientist also asks questions as they explore the natural world, and we can further encourage this with these super simple science experiments. Knowledge is gained through all of these questions, explorations, and discoveries! Let’s help them with fun science activities that really spark their inner scientist.

Solid, liquid, gas experiments with the Berenstain Bears is so awesome. I had this book when I was little too.

SOLID LIQUID GAS EXPERIMENT

YOU WILL NEED

• water
• ice cubes
• large bowl or two
• tongs (optional)

EXPERIMENT SET UP

Step 1: Fill a bowl full of ice! Here’s the solid – frozen water.

Now I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t give a 2nd bowl and a pair of tongs to transfer and play with the ice. Yes, around here we can make anything into sensory play with fine motor skills.

We talked about what is a solid and looked at the picture from the book. Solids have a shape! We looked around the house to spot other things that are solids and also read through the examples in the book.

Learn more about solids, liquids and gases!

Step 2: Let the ice melt! Here’s the liquid – water.

Ok, so this could be the long part of the water science experiment unless you A) add warm water to the bowl or B) bring out a bowl of water to use and pretend you let the ice melt. We talked about how water is still matter but it flows and has a shape that changes.

Step 3: Carefully boil the water. The steam is the gas!

Liam loved seeing the steam and was very excited. We talked about how the steam still takes up space but really has no shape. It just goes everywhere. Water science experiments have been a favorite lately!

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MORE FUN WATER EXPERIMENTS

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• Walking Water
• Oil and Water Experiment
• Growing Crystals
• Water Cycle In A Bottle

SOLIDS LIQUIDS GASES FOR KIDS

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