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The children were especially interested in water, so the lesson plan I created taught them about the characteristics of water in a liquid state and water in a solid state. We first compared the differences between how the liquid and solid filled a cup as well as their movement; spacial awareness.

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We then used colored ice cubes with warm water to observe the melting process

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While the children observed the melting process, I had them discuss their observations and had a class discussion where we created a drawing on the white board of what they were seeing.

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Some major developmental opportunities in this activity included social-emotional and language development through group discussions, cognitive development through observing and making predictions about the water and ice as well as understanding spacial relationships, and physical development through the use of fine motor skills. `

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A few future learning opportunities for this activity could include the addition of the gas state by showing the children steam, as well as having the children melt ice that has objects frozen into it with warm water.

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Some of the learning foundation connections utilized include:
Scientific Inquiry-- Observation and Investigation and Compare and contrast objects and events and begin to describe similarities and differences (CDE, 2012, p. 61-64).
Physical Science-- Properties and Characteristics of Nonliving Objects and Materials and Observe, investigate, and identify the characteristics and physical properties of objects and of solid and nonsolid materials (size, weight, shape, color, texture, and sound) (CDE, 2012, p. 69).
Changes in Nonliving Objects and Materials-- Demonstrate awareness that objects and materials can change; explore and describe changes in objects and materials (rearrangement of parts; change in color, shape, texture, temperature) (CDE, 2012, p. 71)