Each student needs:

• 1 packet of Pop Rocks
• 3 different colored sticky notes
• laptop, computer, or tablet with access to States of Matter Sorting Activity
• States of Matter Worksheet
• States of Matter Post-Quiz
• science or engineering notebook
• pencil or pen

Teacher needs the following for the demo (OR students can make the rock candy at home with an adult):

• Rock Candy Recipe
• 1 stovetop or heating source
• 1 cooking pot (non-Teflon)
• 1 measuring cup
• 1 metal spoon or fork
• 1 wooden dowel, wood skewer, or popsicle stick
• 1 half-pint Mason jar
• 1 clothespin or cloth peg wide enough to cover the top of the container or glass
• 1 ½ cups of granulated sugar (pure cane or white)
• ½ cup of bottled water
• 1 drop of liquid food coloring
• 1 pair of safety goggles
• 1 pair of thermal gloves
• 1 apron or appropriate clothing or old t-shirt (in case the solution is splashed or spilled)
• (optional) candy thermometer to clip to side of saucepan to measure temperatures from 100℉-400℉ (38℃-204℃)