Joe Joe Wizard States of Matter 2nd Grade Science Activity
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Explore Solids, Liquids, and Gasses with this read aloud STEM activity!
Connect STEM and Literacy with an amazing States of Matter Activity as a companion to Joe-joe The Wizard Brews Up Solids, Liquids, And Gases by Eric Braun.
In the story, Joe-Joe and the other students explore chocolate as a liquid, then a solid, and finally as a gas. They use magic to investigate these states of matter. In this STEM Activity, students conduct an experiment to learn about solids, liquids and gases too.
This STEM Challenge aligns to NGSS Standards for 2nd Grade Physical Science 2-PS1-1, but can be used in 1st-4th grade. Students investigate different states of matter.
Material List:
- Balloon full of air
- ice cube in a clear plastic cup
- bottles of water
- different shaped plastic containers
- rock
- balloons
- Alka-Seltzer tablets
- various classroom supplies you can find as examples states of matter
- Joe-joe The Wizard Brews Up Solids, Liquids, And Gases by Eric Braun
Includes:
- Teacher Instructions
- Student STEM Journal
- Student Instructions
- STEM Activity
- Vocabulary Words
- Student Reflection Sheet
- Rubric
Who this is for:
Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom!
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