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Brandon Appleton

Sound Sandwich Noisemaker | Exploratorium - 1 views

    • Brandon Appleton
       
      When doing an assessment vary questions asked to help them remain successful. Most students should have no problems assembling the sandwich. If the noise does not agree with a student, consider making another instrument, like a drum to keep them involved. 
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    Awesome activity to shows students about sound. This site has video tutorials and 3 links that provide a concept map, instructions to perform activity in class or in after school activities, and websites that allow students or educator go deeper in their understanding of sound. You can essentially make your own assessment for the activity. 
Mary Jo Mack

Bug Sort File Folder Game - Kindergarten Kindergarten - 1 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      K.1.1 "Use all senses as appropriate to observe, sort and describe objects according to their composition and physical properties, such as size, color and shape."
    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      This would be a great cross- curricular activity to add to math/science stations. You could provide the classifications for the students, or challenge them to come up with the classifications themselves.
Mary Jo Mack

Growing Garden Pictograph | Education.com - 1 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      K.3.3 "Describe and compare living plants in terms of growth, parts, shape, size, color and texture."
    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      Giving each student a bean plant creates a sense of ownership and responsibility. The students will be able to watch the plant grow from a bean to a plant, watering and measuring it's growth each day. This would be a great activity for partnering- An ELL student could be paired with an English speaking student and they could work together as a team to take care of their plants and record plant growth.
Mary Jo Mack

Life Cycle of a Butterfly Pasta Activity | A to Z Teacher Stuff Lesson Plans - 1 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      2.3.2 "Compare and contrast details of body plans and structures within the life cycles of plants and animals."
    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      Extension: This activity could be a culminating activity to a unit on monarch butterflies, integrating Language Arts.
    • Susie Beesley
       
      I have seen a pasta butterfly life cycle created on a paper plate divided into fourths (similar to the one I shared in class that used other materials) which helps to emphasize the cyclical nature because next to the adult section is the egg section which starts the process all over again.
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    Students will learn to identify the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle.
Jessica Buell

SkyTellers - Moon Phases Activity - Phrases for Phases: A Moon Tune - 1 views

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    Adaption: goes along with the "fruit for phases" activity...as adaption for ELL and special needs students. It's a song to help them learn the phases of the moon.
Mary Jo Mack

A to Z Teacher Stuff :: Forms of Water - 2 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      2.1.1. "Observe, describe and measure ways in which the properties of a sample of water (including volume) change or stay the same as the water is heated and cooled and then transformed into different states."
    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      This activity can be used as a cross-curricular activity as well; the teacher can require the students to use a certain number of adjectives to describe the states of the water.
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    This is a great way to spice up a common simple experiment demonstrating the three forms of water.
Krista Hirr

Mouse Trap Cars Construction Tips and Ideas - 1 views

    • Krista Hirr
       
      Have students research idea and make plans for thier cars before they begin production. They will be testing a hypothesis as opposed to just using the trial and error process.
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    Favorite project growing up! Insturctions and ideas for mouse trap car models. Have students design on own, then come up with a "team" plan through cooperative learning.
Krista Hirr

Paper Airplane Science Fair Project - 1 views

    • Krista Hirr
       
      Have students work in groups and come up with the best design to test against other teams. Introduce a few other materials (like paper clips, glue, construction paper, aluminum foil, etc) for the students to test.
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    Paper airplane models to test distance and how design affects the flight. Record results and graph.
Amanda McCarthy

Build a Popsicle Stick Bridge | Education.com - 1 views

    • Amanda McCarthy
       
      Students can work in groups by first designing their bridge using pencil and paper, so ELLs and special needs students can be split up into these groups. This activity can be connected to social studies by teaching children about bridges and/or transportation from different time periods.
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    Students work on designing different bridges out of popsicle sticks.
Mary Jo Mack

A to Z Teacher Stuff :: The Great Kapok Tree - 2 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      1.3.4 "Describe how animals' habitats, including plants, meet their needs for food, water, shelter and an environment in which they can live."
    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      Extension: Students can create mobiles to reveal their understanding of the rainforest ecosystem. Using coat hanger wire and string, students can construct a three-dimensional "dependence web" utilizing the animal and people-characters in The Great Kapok Tree.
Mary Jo Mack

The Einstein Project > Rocks and Minerals - 1 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      3.2.1. "Examine the physical properties of rock samples and sort them into categories based on size using simple tools such as sieves." 3.2.2 "Observe the detailed characteristics of rocks and minerals. Identify rocks as being composed of different combinations of minerals."
    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      There are a ton of resources for extension activities with this unit on this site. This is a hands-on approach to rock and mineral exploration.
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    Students explore the differences and similarities between rocks and minerals by investigating samples of these earth materials, performing a series of tests similar to geologists' field tests, and reading about rocks and minerals and how they are used.
Krista Hirr

Kids Science Experiments - Gravity - Spinning Ball - 1 views

    • Krista Hirr
       
      Have students work in pairs or small groups to experiment what happens to the ball if you spin it faster or slower, make bigger circles, or what else they can spin in the jar. Have them make predictions, then record their findings.
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    An introductory experiment to gravity and centrifugal force.
William Templeton

Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy: Bouncing Golf Balls - 1 views

    • William Templeton
       
      For a an extension to this activity students could drop the ball from three predetermined heights, record the height of the first bounce, and then predict the height of the first bounce for a fourth starting height.
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    Use bouncing golf balls to understand the relationship between potential and kinetic energy.
William Templeton

Ready, Aim, Marshmallows! - 1 views

    • William Templeton
       
      If I were to do this activity I would instead give the students a set of materials that they can use and have groups compete to use the same materials to design the best marshmallow launcher.  Before beginning, talk to students about strategies for solving this type of problem, such as sketching a plan of the design.
    • William Templeton
       
      One final thought, advanced student might enjoy learning about the formulas of projectile motion.
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    This activity is a great starting point for a design contest in the classroom.
William Templeton

Ancient Techniques of Determining Earth's Size and Shape - 1 views

    • William Templeton
       
      Students can get excited about using some simple measurement techniques to accomplish something big.  Working in heterogeneous ability groups would help students whose math ability is lower contribute without feeling inadequate.
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    In this activity students use the relationship between the earth and sun and their movements through space to determine the size of the earth.
William Templeton

Rubber Band Racers - 1 views

    • William Templeton
       
      After the primary lesson students can extrapolate to real life devices and how they store energy to perform work.
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    Students work to design a rubberband race car.
William Templeton

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

    • William Templeton
       
      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 Weather Wall - 1 views

    • William Templeton
       
      Student who are ready can learn to read a thermometer or a barometer as well as a part of this activity.  Make sure to encourage careful record keeping and not accurate predictions.  Students should be made aware that one does not "win" science by making correct predictions.
  • Weather symbol template
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    Students can try their hands at observing, recording, and predicting the weather.
William Templeton

See Local Temperature, Think Global Climate - 1 views

    • William Templeton
       
      Make sure to emphasize the need to keep careful records as that is what makes this activity appropriate for teaching the Nature of Science.  This activity is excellent for showing children the value of records as it utilizes information from 50 years ago.  Discovering patterns and trends is also very appropriate in this area of study.  Creating a presentation of the information would offer a chance to incorporate different multiple intelligences.
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    A simple activity that stresses record keeping and data analysis.
William Templeton

Make a Hovercraft! - 1 views

    • William Templeton
       
      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.
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