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Krista Hirr

SCIENCE HOBBYIST: make a simple telescope - 1 views

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      Pair students up based on ability levels. Have an advanced student work with another to create the telescope. They will get to be the "teacher" without having to single anyone out.
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    A simple way for your students make a usable telescope.
Krista Hirr

Static electricity - What creates static charge & static shock? Learn how to create & e... - 1 views

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      Have students brainstrom other ways to create electricity and then make connections to things they do everyday, like turning on a light switch or plugging in the toaster.
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    Use a balloon to light up a light bulb: Students build up static electricity with a comb or a balloon and touch a light bulb. Use this activity to begin a lesson on the transfer of electricity.
Krista Hirr

Water Experiment - 2 views

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      Ask children to brainstorm other ways that would make the ice melt faster or slower. Then show them what happens when salt is put on the ice. Make the connection to the salt trucks on the roads in winter.
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    Three glasses of ice cubes are used to show the difference between rates at which the ice will melt when placed in sunlight, by a vent and in the shade.
Krista Hirr

Bubble blowing as an experiment? - 1 views

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      Have students make different shapes and try to create the biggest bubble. Answer questions like "Does a bubble last longer if it is smaller or larger? "Will a bubble get bigger if you blow fast or slow? " Have them draw the different shapes, sizes and colors in their science notebooks.
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    Write in a science notebook. make predictions and observations about the bubbles. Gather data and record in notebook.
Susan Shonle

About the KSC - Contact Us - Kids' Science Challenge: Fun Educational National Competit... - 1 views

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      Extensions:  Science & Music connect in this activity. Adaptations: Gifted students can team up and make an instrument using rubber bands that creates a scale or tune.  ESL & Special Ed students can work in small groups and draw or help make the design of the instrument they create.
Susan Shonle

Teachers & Parents - Fun Activities for All Topics - Kids' Science Challenge: Fun Educa... - 2 views

    • Susan Shonle
       
      Extensions:  Science & Music are connected in this activity. Adaptations: Gifted students can make a rubber band instrument that plays a scale or tune.  ESL & Special Ed students can draw a picture of the instrument they would like to create or help make the instrument.  (Small groups will work on this project together)
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    Sensational Sounds Projects: Sound Sandwich - 6th Grade All sound starts with vibration, and that vibration can come from just about anything. In this activity, your breath will cause two rubber bands to vibrate. Then, you will see if you can change the pitch, or how high or low we hear a sound.  Supplies:  Download the PDF
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    There are multiple activities on this site that would be beneficial. I don't see a 6.3.22 standard in the 2010 standards. Is this a typo? There are several third grade standards that deal with sound.
William Templeton

Put Together a Procedure! | Education.com - 1 views

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      This activity is perfect for cross-curricular work with ELA.  Learning to write effective is invaluable in many fields, not just science.
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    A key to good science is that it is reproduceable.  This activity will teach students how to use precise language in order to give good directions in future lab reports.
William Templeton

Make a Hovercraft! - 1 views

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      Increase the critical thinking skills needed for this activity and connect it to ELA standards by requiring students to write why a hovercraft would or would not be an effective form of mass transportation based on their design experiences.
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    After learning a little about friction students can try this building activity to learn how to get around friction.
Krista Hirr

Teaching Telling Time - 2 views

    • Krista Hirr
       
      To connect time telling to science, talk to children about what time the sun goes up and down and how that changes throughout the year.
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      Keep track of times for sunset and sunrise for the morning calendar routine.
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    Clock that can be used on a smart board or projector to help kids tell time. Have students manipulate the clock themselves or just answer questions.
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