Melting in the Kitchen

NCERT anchor: NCERT Looking Around Class 1 — Theme: Materials (simple everyday melting observations)

• Butter melts when it is heated, like on warm toast or in a pan.
• Chocolate melts in warm hands or in the sun.
• Melted things can become solid again when they cool down, like chocolate in the fridge.

1. Butter melts with heat

Verbal: Cold butter is solid; on hot toast or in a warm pan it turns liquid.

Visual: A pat of butter melting on warm toast.

2. Chocolate melts with warmth

Verbal: Chocolate held in a warm hand for a while becomes soft and sticky.

Visual: Chocolate bar softening on a hot day.

3. Cooling can make melted things solid again

Verbal: Melted chocolate placed in the fridge turns hard again.

Holding a piece of chocolate in a warm hand

Step 1 — Hold a small chocolate piece in your closed hand.
Step 2 — Wait a few minutes.
Step 3 — Open your hand and look at the chocolate.
Step 4 — Notice it has become soft, shiny, and a little melted.
Answer: warmth from the hand melted the chocolate.

• What happens to butter on hot toast?
• What happens to chocolate held in a warm hand?
• Can melted chocolate become solid again?
• Stretch: Why should chocolate be kept in a cool place in summer?

Revision tip: Watch a small piece of chocolate slowly soften in your palm.

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