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This lesson plan for grades K-2 teaches students how to conduct an experiment to determine the fastest way to dissolve Kool-Aid in water, focusing on the effects of temperature and water amount. Students will engage in hands-on investigations, collect data, and analyze their findings to understand the principles of cause and effect in scientific experiments. The lesson includes a video resource and assessment options to evaluate student understanding.

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This lesson plan for grades K-2 teaches students how to conduct an experiment to determine the fastest way to dissolve Kool-Aid in water, focusing on the effects of temperature and water amount. Students will engage in hands-on investigations, collect data, and analyze their findings to understand the principles of cause and effect in scientific experiments. The lesson includes a video resource and assessment options to evaluate student understanding.

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LESSON PLAN Link to Video

WHAT IS SCIENCE?
GRADES K-2
SUMMARY

Students learn how to conduct an experiment to determine the fastest way to dissolve Kool-Aid in water.
Duration: 45 minutes.

CORRELATION

2-PS1-2. Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that
are best suited for an intended purpose.

Science & Engineering Practices Connections to Classroom Activity

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations • Students will conduct an investigation to see how
Planning and carrying out investigations to answer temperature and amount of water affect the rate that
questions or test solutions to problems in K–2 builds Kool-Aid powder dissolves in water.
on prior experiences and progresses to simple • Students will collect data by timing how long it takes
investigations, based on fair tests, which provide data to dissolve Kool-Aid in different amounts of water
to support explanations or design solutions. and also in different temperatures of water.

Plan and conduct an investigation collaboratively to


produce data to serve as the basis for evidence to
answer a question. (2-PS1-1)

Analyzing and Interpreting Data


Analyzing data in K–2 builds on prior experiences
and progresses to collecting, recording and sharing
observations. Analyze data from tests of an object or
tool to determine if it works as intended. (2-PS1-2)

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Disciplinary Core Ideas Connections to Classroom Activity

Different properties are suited to different purposes. • Students will investigate how temperature and
(2- PS1-2),(2-PS1-3) amount of water affect the rate that Kool-Aid
dissolves in water.

Crosscutting Concepts Connections to Classroom Activity

Cause and Effect • Students will discover that an increased temperature


Simple tests can be designed to gather evidence to will affect the rate that Kool-Aid dissolves in water.
support or refute student ideas about causes. They will also learn that more water also helps the
(2-PS1-2) Kool-Aid dissolve more quickly.

ENGAGE MATERIALS

Begin the lesson by taking a big drink of your


• Kool-Aid powder (Any sugary drink mix with color
will do)
favorite beverage and exaggeratedly say, “Ahhhh, • Plastic cup
so refreshing!” Ask students if they have a favorite • Plastic spoon
beverage that they like to drink on a hot day. Allow • Measuring cup
students to share out loud, and hopefully someone • Water (cold and warm)
will say Kool-Aid or lemonade. Follow up by asking,
“Have you ever made Kool-Aid or lemonade from a
• Timer (Students could also count instead of using
a timer)
powder?” This will lead into the exploration of the
lesson.
• Glass of your favorite drink
DIY Activity
• Small box of raisins
• Bottle of clear soda
EXPLORE • Cup of water
• 2 Tall glasses or plastic cups

Tell students that today they will be trying to find out how
to dissolve Kool-Aid powder in water the fastest. Ask students for ideas on what might make the Kool-Aid dissolve fast.
After having students share ideas, tell them that they will be testing how the temperature of the water and the amount
of water affects how fast it will dissolve. In order to conduct a fair test, they can only change one thing at a time. This
means they will do two experiments.

Experiment One: Temperature of Water


•2 Cups, each with 1 tsp of Kool-Aid
•½ Cup of warm water
•½ Cup of cold water

Experiment Two: Amount of Water


•2 Cups, each with 1 tsp of Kool-Aid
•½ Cup of cold water
•¼ Cup of cold water

Point out that in each experiment they are only changing one thing and keeping everything else the same. This is the
most critical part of the lesson.

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Have students record predictions in a science notebook or on a piece of paper.

Students will start the timer as they begin to stir with a plastic spoon. They will know that the Kool-Aid has dissolved
because they won’t feel or hear the grittiness of the granules on the bottom of the cup and it will be visible, too. Once
they have the time for one condition (hot vs. cold or less vs more water), they can do the next one. Be sure students stir
it the same way each time (same speed and method) to keep everything the same and to only change one thing at a
time. Record results in a science notebook or on a piece of paper.

EXPLAIN

Allow student groups to share their findings from the experiment. They should conclude that the Kool-Aid dissolves
faster in warm water. They also should conclude that the Kool-Aid dissolves faster in more water. The mechanisms for a
solid dissolving in a liquid is above grade level and does not need to be covered.

WATCH THE GENERATION GENIUS WHAT IS SCIENCE VIDEO AS A GROUP


Facilitate a discussion using the discussion questions before and after the video.

ELABORATE

Discuss that the students just conducted an experiment in the same way that real scientists conduct experiments.
Scientists are careful to only change one thing at a time, so that they can determine the exact thing that is causing
a change. Scientists make careful observations with their five senses and keep detailed notes when they conduct
experiments. They can then refer to their notes as they test different things. Scientists often do the same experiment a
few times so they can be sure of the results.

EVALUATE

Students can turn in their science notebooks or papers. Students can also play the online Kahoot! quiz game located
below the video which provides downloadable scores at the end of the quiz game. Alternatively, you can use the paper
quiz or the exit ticket questions. All these resources are located below the video in the Assessment section.

EXTENSION

Older or more advanced students might be ready for some sophisticated vocabulary. For example, when writing
predictions, use the word hypothesis. This activity can be expanded to test other variables such as dissolving in different
liquids like apple juice. Experiments can also be repeated with the results averaged to produce more accurate data.

“Next Generation Science Standards” is a registered trademark of Achieve, Inc.


A non-profit dedicated to raising academic standards and graduation requirements.

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