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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Experiments: Make Ice Cream in a Plastic Bag

For Students 5th - 8th
Science Bob gives directions on how to make ice cream in a plastic bag.
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 3 10 14: Let's Play . . . Musical Ice Creams?

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn about something called Lickestra and how its creators have found a fun way to create a new experience with their senses of taste and hearing. Includes video. [3:02]
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Lowering the Freezing Point of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
When it comes to making ice cream, in order to make the mixture cold enough to freeze, you surround the container with ice and rock salt. This experiment helps you learn how the addition of salt (or other substances) affects the freezing...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Cold Can You Go?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore materials engineering by modifying the material properties of water. Specifically, they use salt to lower the freezing point of water and test it by making ice cream. Using either a simple thermometer or a mechatronic...
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Ice Cream Shake

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Investigate states of matter while making ice cream. Explore how to turn a liquid into a solid by removing heat energy.
Activity
Other

60 Second Science: Making Ice Cream

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover how liquids can change to solids while making ice cream.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: I Scream for Ice Cream!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson, students will figure out how many different combinations of ice cream flavors and cones they can make. Students will work cooperatively to make the different combinations. They will use various materials to actually make...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Gel Well: Which Additives Make the Strongest Gelatin?

For Students 9th - 10th
Gelatin. It's hard to think of another food that is used as frequently on the dinner table as off. You can find it in all sorts of sweet foods, from ice cream, yogurt, and gummy bears, to marshmallows and yellow colorings for sodas. Off...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: What's the Coolest?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is an investigation into how to insulate something so that it stays frozen. Students will experiment with different materials to try to create the best cooler. They will then follow a procedure to make ice-cream, and learn about the...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Are You Gellin'?

For Students 2nd - 5th
Chances are, you have several materials around your house made of gelatinized materials. Gels are used in all kinds of products and materials: pudding, diapers, insoles, packaging, ice cream, toothpaste, and much more. In this project,...