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Ice Melt Race

Science⏱ 20 minAge 4+
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Do this with a grown-up. Do not taste the ice after the experiment.

🧰 You need

  • 🧊3 ice cubes
  • 🍽️3 small plates
  • 🧂salt
  • 🍚sugar
  • ⏱️a timer

👣 Let’s do it

  1. 1Put one ice cube on each plate.
  2. 2Sprinkle salt on the first. Sugar on the second. Nothing on the third.
  3. 3Start the timer.
  4. 4Check every 5 minutes.
  5. 5Which ice cube melts first?

👀 What will you see?

The salty ice melts fastest.