Science Enrichment

Young Fives

I can learn how to use a dropper science tool by learning how to make small drops to count how many drops of colored water it takes to fill various size circles.

I can color the scientist picture and add my favorite science tool.

Sentence Stem:

I like the _________________ science tool.

Vocabulary:  tools, balance scale, magnifying glass, dropper, circle

Kindergarten

I can demonstrate knowledge of how things move by exploring with scooters and balls to see what force (push/pull) I used to make them move or work.

I can orally explain how things move by using the sentence stems:

I can push a _____________.

I can pull a ______________.

Vocabulary:  force, push, pull, move, work, toward, away from

First Grade

I can demonstrate what happens when vibrations are made by experimenting with different activities using a tuning fork.

Activities:

1. Hitting a tuning fork on table and bringing it to your ear. What did you hear?
2. Hitting a tuning fork on table and placing it next to a cup filled with toothpicks. What did you observe?
3. Hitting a tuning fork on table then placing it next to a ping pong ball hanging from a string.  What did you observe?
4. Hitting a tuning fork on table and then placing in a cup of water on top of colored paper.  What happened to the water?

I can draw a picture of the vibration activities and orally explain how the vibration of the tuning fork made sound.

Sentence Stem:  Sound was made when_______________________.

Vocab:  Sound, hear, vibration, tuning fork

First and Second Split

I can demonstrate how sound travels in waves by exploring with a spoon and string experiment.

I can write and draw a plan about how to create paper cup phone using only materials given (2 paper cups, 2 paper clips, and string) and the knowledge I learned about how sound travels from today.

Vocab:  Sound, hear, vibration, waves, solid, liquid, gas(air)

Second Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of physical properties of matter by describing various types of crackers by their color, size, shape, size, and texture.

I can write to explain the properties of each cracker by filling in the “Cracker Lab” chart with property words and orally share with other groups to compare.

Sentence Stem:  

The ________ cracker has these physical properties:

_______, _____________, _________, and __________.

Vocab:  describe, physical properties, matter, size, shape, texture, color

Third Grade -(Continuation from last week)

I can demonstrate comprehension of gravity by conducting experiments with various objects to explore what effect gravity has on weight and what factors may affect gravity (friction and air resistance).

I can write to explain what happened in all three experiments:

1.  Dropping both a crumpled coffee filter and a book at same time and height.
2.  Dropping a crumpled coffee filter and an uncrumpled coffee filter at same time and height.
3.  Use a book in some way to make the crumpled coffee filter and uncrumpled coffee filter hit the floor simultaneously.

Sentence Stems:

Gravity is _______________________________.

I learned that _______________________________________.

Vocabulary:  force, pull, motion, unbalanced force, balanced force, gravity, air resistance

Fourth Grade -(Continuation from last week)

I can demonstrate comprehension of electrical energy being transferred and transformed by using a simple circuit and adding objects to the circuit to observe if they are good conductors for energy to pass.

Review from last week- I can draw and label how my simple circuit worked and use arrows to show the electrical energy transferring.

I can create a list of good conductors and insulators and write what I noticed.

Sentence Stem:  

In conclusion I noticed that ________________________

Vocabulary:  energy, electrical, transfer, transform, simple circuit, atoms, neutrons, protons, electrons, open circuit, closed circuit, conductor, insulator

Fifth Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of properties of matter by exploring with various liquids (Karo/corn syrup, dish soap, vegetable oil, water) and solids(ping pong ball, popcorn kernal, screw, etc.) to observe their density when layered together in a glass jar.

I can draw my predictions and results and explain what I observed about the property of density.

Sentence Stems:

I noticed that ______________________________________.

I was surprised that _______________________ was more dense than _________________.

_________________ was the least dense!

Vocabulary:  Properties, matter, density, float, sink, mass, molecules