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Science Sundays: The Spooky Expanding Ghost Investigation and Ghoulish Elephant Toothpaste

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This week's Science Sunday segment is of course Halloween-themed, and it's geared toward our youngest students! 23ABC Chief Meteorologist Elaina Rusk partnered with a beloved local teacher to learn about the different states of matter. Highland Elementary School teacher Kristina Stricker shows fellow teachers and homeschooling parents how to make a "Spooky Expanding Ghost" and "Ghoulish Elephant Toothpaste".

Science Sundays: The Spooky Expanding Ghost Investigation and Ghoulish Elephant Toothpaste

While talking about non-Newtonian fluids, Kristina mentioned making "oobleck", which is another fun science experiment! Here's a video on how to make that with your kids.

And for more lessons in states of matter and physical science for elementary students, including exploring the periodic table, learning about thunder and lightning, and understanding the electromagnetic spectrum, you can follow this link.

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