Here's a sweet lesson for your ice cream lovers! Scholars explore the effect temperature and emulsifiers have on the creation of ice crystals. They see that making slight adjustments changes the consistency of ice cream by controlling the size of the crystals. 

Concepts

ice cream, crystals, mixtures, freezing points

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create ice cream in your classes using a variety of methods
• Incorporate during a unit on phase changes

Classroom Considerations

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Pros

• Presented in an entertaining manner to hold viewers' attention
• Includes links to references

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7