Welcome everyone to our Lemonade Lab! Tell students: "Today we're going to be scientists and taste three different lemonades. We'll record what we think and then make a graph to compare!"

Introduce the idea of using our senses. Ask: “How do we learn about foods and drinks? Which senses can we use?” Show examples like smelling or looking at the cups.

Show the three lemonade stations or images. Ask: “What do you think each one will taste like?” Encourage predictions.

Pass out the observation sheets. Demonstrate how to circle a happy, straight, or sad face after each sip. Point to the faces on the sheet.

Explain group rotations: “You will move in your small group from plain to strawberry to mint stations. At each, take one small sip, then record your face.” Model taking one sip.

Gather students at the chart paper. Draw three columns labeled Plain, Strawberry, Mint. Invite each child to place a tally or dot in the column of their favorite (happy face).

Look at the completed graph. Ask: “Which flavor has the most tallies? Why do you think that is?” Reinforce that we used observations and counting to learn.