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Mary Miller

Outdoor Color Match - 1 views

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Grade K observation outdoor color match paint chip journaling nature Grade 1

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  • Outdoor Color Match
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      Mary Miller on 15 Feb 13
       
      This activity allows itself to adapt to all sorts of different learners, because it gives everyone a chance to work at their own pace.  For example, fast finishers can work to see how many colors they can find in nature and document those observations in their journals.  Slower students can be allowed to take their time and focus on one or two colors.  This is perfectly fine as long as everyone is learning and participating. K.NS.1=Use a scientific notebook to record predictions, questions and observations about data with pictures, numbers or in words K.NS.6=Make and use simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses.
  • Mary Miller on 11 Feb 13
     
    This activity is a great starter activity for a science lesson about making observations and using a scientific journal.  In this activity, students use paint chip cards to go on a "scavenger hunt."  This is an outdoor activity, and it probably works best in fall, spring, or summer.  Students try to match up the colors on the cards to colors in nature.  It could be extended by having students bring their notebooks with them and drawing pictures of items in nature that are their favorite colors.  It is really good for exercise and fostering a love of nature and the outdoors as well.  It is great for naturalists.
Andrew Todd

Investigating Sounds: Identifying Vibration, Pitch, and Volume - 1 views

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Science Technology Engineering Design Process 3rd grade sound picth vibrations

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      Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
       
      Standards: 3.DS.1 - Observe and describe how sound is produced by vibrations. (3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3) Observe and describe how light travels from point to point. (3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6)
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      Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
       
      Adaptation- Different instruments could be placed at stations throughout the room if there were not enough to pass out to everyone. Students could move table to table recording what they observe about the sound.
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      Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
       
      Extension: This could be extended by turning it into a research project. Students could research specific instruments, then with classroom materials or materials from home, students could construct homemade instruments resembling what they researched. Knowledge of sounds waves and vibrations would be used to create working instruments.
  • Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
     
    In this investigation, students will observe and experiment with how sounds are made. They will use various elementary music instruments as well as tuning forks, combs, rubber bands, books, bottles, etc... They will collect data on how their sounds were made in their Science journals. Following a discussion of their findings, they will generate questions about what they would like to find out about sound. They will then return to their investigations to observe how their original sounds can be changed and record this data in their journals as well. Finally, there will be another discussion to share their information.
Mary Miller

Ordinary Life Magic: Newton's First : With Raw Eggs - 0 views

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physics Newton's 1st and 3rd law egg Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Design Process Grade 6

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  • Newton's First : With Raw Eggs
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      Mary Miller on 18 Feb 13
       
      This is an experiment that is fun to do in class, but it needs to incorporate the scientific method and discussion of the laws of physics in order to be educational.  I would start by explaining Newton's Laws of Motion to the class, writing them on the board, and having students copy them down in their science notebooks.  Then, after they understand the Laws of Motion, set up the egg experiment and talk about what will be going on.  Have the students draw the initial set-up in their journals, then have them make predictions about what will happen when the experiment is conducted.  All of this should be recorded in the journals.  Finally, do the experiment (it would be best if students could work in small groups so that they can conduct the experiment for themselves).  Have them record what happened with words and pictures and identify if their hypothesis was correct or not.  Then explain how this experiment uses the Laws of Motion. This activity could be adapted for special needs kids by allowing them to observe the teacher conducting the experiment rather than doing it themselves.  They could try it by themselves first, but then they should watch the teacher do it so that they are certain to see the experiment conducted correctly. 5.NS.1 Make predictions and formulate testable questions. 5.NS.4 Perform investigations using appropriate tools and technologies that will extend the senses.
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      Mary Miller on 21 Feb 13
       
      5.DP.1 Identify a need or problem to be solved.
  • Mary Miller on 11 Feb 13
     
    This activity can be used to introduce Newton's first and third laws of motion to children. First law: If an object experiences no net force, then its velocity is constant: the object is either at rest (if its velocity is zero), or it moves in a straight line with constant speed (if its velocity is nonzero). Third law: When a first body exerts a force F1 on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force F2 = −F1 on the first body. This means that F1 and F2 are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
Andrew Todd

Jack and the Beanstalk - Plant a Bean and Watch it Grow - 0 views

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Life Kindergarten 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade plants measurement observation communication

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      Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
       
      K.NS.3 - Observe living organisms, compare and contrast their characteristics, and ask questions about them
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      Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
       
      1.NS.3 - Describe objects in terms of the materials that compose them and in terms of their physical properties
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      Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
       
      2.NS.3 - Observe, ask questions about and describe how organisms change their forms and behaviors during their life cycles
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      Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
       
      3.NS.3 - Observe, describe and ask questions about plant growth and development
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      Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
       
      Adaptation - This project could be adapted to fit kindergarten through third grade classes as it deals with a central theme throughout the grade levels, which is observation of a living organism with greater depth progressing through the years.
    • Andrew Todd
      Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
       
      Extension: Older students could use this opportunity to practice making lab reports for fourth grade. Students could be introduced to the steps of the scientific process. This would incorporate writing as well as the use of science and technology if any part of the report is completed on the computer.
  • Andrew Todd on 15 Feb 13
     
    Students will plant seeds, watch them grow, measure them with nonstandard objects. In addition, students will describe the bean's growth in a journal and record the growth on a calendar.
Mary Miller

Exploring yeast. | TINDERBOX - 1 views

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Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Design Process Science Engineering and Technology Grade 4 Grade 5 yeast balloon chemistry experiment

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  • Exploring yeast.
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      Mary Miller on 15 Feb 13
       
      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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      Mary Miller on 21 Feb 13
       
      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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      Mary Miller on 21 Feb 13
       
      2.4.3 Identify a need and design a simple tool to meet that need.
  • Mary Miller on 12 Feb 13
     
    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.
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