Nuclear Fission in Mr. Hoppen's Class

Samuel at work with his molecules

The 6th grade students in Mr Hoppen's class used marshmallows and toothpicks to build models of water molecules, connected them with tissue to demonstrate frozen water, and then broke one of the large marshmallows apart to demonstrate nuclear fission.  No word yet on whether the science students then ate the products of nuclear fission. (But if you look at Kevin in the photo below, you might suspect he's had one too many molecules!)

From left: Kevin, Dillon and Michael working with their molecular models