Duration: 10 – 15 minutes
SPIRIT Skills:
- Valuing people and nature
- Connectedness
- Curiosity
Brief Description:
Students open the inner bag, scoop the ice cream, decorate, and share fairly. They describe the change from liquid to ice cream and name how their team helped the result happen.
How does this develop particular SPIRIT skills
- Reinforces valuing people and nature through fair sharing, hygiene, allergy respect, and appreciation of plant-based ingredients
- Builds connectedness by celebrating together, using kind language, and noticing each other’s contributions
- Keeps curiosity/sense of wonder alive by connecting the tasty outcome to the scientific change they just observed.
What do we want to achieve regarding SPIRIT skill development (student understanding and/or behaviour)?
As a result of this activity, students will be able to:
- Valuing people and nature: share safely and fairly, follow hygiene rules, and show respect for dietary needs and ingredients.
- Connectedness: say one kind or grateful sentence to a teammate (“Thank you for…”) and celebrate team effort.
- Curiosity / wonder: describe the “before and after” change using simple science words (liquid → thicker → ice cream).
Academic/Curriculum Objective connection
Reinforces observation and cause–effect with a real sensory result.
Materials and tools needed for implementation
Toppings, cups/spoons, prompt cards.
Preparation notes
Hygienic sharing protocols; pre-portion toppings; separate spoons.
Guided Questions
- “How did it change from the start?”
- “What helped it freeze best?”
- “How did your team help each other?”
Stage Debriefing Questions (Optional)
- “What would you try differently next time?”
Tips and Tricks for dealing with stage challenges
- Challenge: Texture not perfect. Tip: celebrate learning; compare “soft serve” vs. “hard.”
- Challenge: Cross-contamination risk. Tip: single-serve cups/spoons; clear allergy labelling.