IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

Last week, some of the students were wondering if our colored water from painting with watercolors would change the temperature of the water.  Today I asked the students: Does color affect temperature? Many of our friends explored the water before we added food coloring.   They recorded the temperature of the water in their science notebooks.  The conversations between peers included showing each other the difference between Celsius and Fahrenheit and challenging each others’ thoughts on what temperature the water was.  In morning meeting everyone used their science notebooks and we discussed theories about how the food coloring would affect the water’s temperature.  Many students agreed that it depended on the temperature of the food coloring while some thought certain colors would change the temperature more than other colors.  We explored the food dye and realized at the end that we need to come up with some agreements for our science explorations.  Some ideas that the students have already include taking care of the science tools and taking turns with the materials and being careful with the exploration.  For example, students realized putting our hands in the water may change the temperature.  We will continue to explore the idea of science agreements this week!

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