Changing states of matter results in sweet treat

A student shakes a mixture to create ice cream during a science lesson

Here at Pine Hills Elementary School, science is SWEET!

Students learned that shaking (lots and lots of shaking) heavy cream, sugar and vanilla - on ice mixed with salt - yields a mixture in which all three states of matter – solid, liquid and gas – coexist.

was a hands-on and co-operative lesson that supplements academic standards in a fun (and yummy) way.