Exploring yeast. | TINDERBOX - 1 views
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Exploring yeast.
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These experiments should be conducted with a science notebook so students make predictions and observations, draw pictures, and record their findings. They are fun experiments to do in class, but they should be tied into a lesson about why the things happen in the experiment. Like I have been noting in many of my science lesson activities, know your students and their capabilities and make sure that they understand what is going on. Lessons that involve the student observing and note-taking in a science journal allow them to work at their own pace and according to their own abilities, so the nature of the assignment means that it is already adapted for all different learners. 5.NS.1 Make predictions and formulate testable questions. 5.NS.3 Plan and carry out investigations-often over a period of several lessons-as a class, in small groups or independently.
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5.DP.3 Document the design throughout the entire design process. 5.DP.4 Select a solution to the need or problem.
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2.4.3 Identify a need and design a simple tool to meet that need.
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Learn about yeast with this fun science experiment! Students will love this activity because it is very hands on, and they love to see slimy liquids that bubble and grow. This would grab their attention and allow them to make observations and predictions about what is happening to the yeast, and then they can test those predictions by experimenting with ratios of yeast to other ingredients. I did the balloon activity with my first graders and they loved it! But it should really be reinforced with a lesson about why what is happening is going on, otherwise it is just something cool to see.