The teacher will demonstrate the molecular difference between solids and liquids. The getter will bring to the table or desks (pushed together) Cheerios, Legos, Ice, Water.

The teacher will have roles for the students a getter, reporter, recorder and a person that returns the items.

Once the characteristics, attributes, or principals of solids and liquids are listed, discussed then the teacher can ask the students to move to the tables where the solids and liquids will be located.

Teacher can write students' ideas on the board with examples for liquids and solids.

In the story about Bartholomew, were there any solids or liquids? Who can tell me something in the story that we learned that we didn't know about liquids or solids? Allow students to communicate openly.

Students can write their answers on their white boards. Who can tell me one of the characteristics of a solid and then a liquid? Allow the students to engage in a conversation about liquids and solids and give examples.

Begin the lesson by asking about the prior knowledge on solids and liquids.

The students will wash their hands when they are through. When the students are done they will put the Oobleck in a baggy, with their name on it to take it home or throw it in the trash. Safety: Even though Oobleck is not harmful to eat, we never put it in our mouth. Any other objects interesting for the students to observe. Small white boards for each pair of students Made up Oobleck in advance using the following ingredients

Plastic clear drinking cup for each pair of students 'Bartholomew and the Oobleck', Multiple copies. The students by this points should have had the story and reading activities centered on 'Bartholomew and the Oobleck' by Dr.

Bartholomew and the oobleck book