Science Enrichment

Young 5’s

I can learn how to use science tools by using a dropper to create little drops of colored water to fill the circles and tweezers to pick rice out of clay

I can orally tell my partner what science tools I liked the best and why.

I liked the __________________ because__________________________.

Vocab:  tools, scientist, magnifying glass, balance scale, dropper, tweezers

Kindergarten

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

I can draw to explain how I pushed or pulled using a scooter and/or jump rope.

Vocab:  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

Second Grade

I can demonstrate knowledge of the 3 states of matter by observing different examples of a solid, liquid and a gas and sorting pictures of examples correctly.

I can orally give an example of a solid, liquid, and a gas and explain how I know it is that state of matter.

‘Sentence Stems:

An example of a liquid is a ______________. I know it is a liquid because_______________.

An example of a solid is a ______________. I know it is a solid because_______________.

An example of a gas is a ______________. I know it is a gas because_______________.

Vocabulary:  matter, solid, liquid, gas, molecules

Third Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of gravity by conducting experiments with various objects to explore the effect gravity has on objects.

I can write to explain and draw with labels and arrows 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.

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

Fourth Grade

“Catch Up Week”

Reflection of Activities- Energy Transfer

I can draw with labels and arrows and write to explain about the various Energy Transfer activities.

Activities:

1.  Marble Collide

1. Ball drops

1.  Chocolate Chip Melt

Fifth Grade

1.  Continuation Last Week- Need to finish Reflection using sentence stems.

I can demonstrate comprehension of properties of matter by testing and analyzing the solubility properties of 6 substances substances(sugar, kool-aid, table salt, sand, honey, and vegetable oil).

I can write a conclusion based on my results and draw what happened when each substance(5 ml of it) was mixed with 100 ml of water. 

Sentence Stems: 

_________________ dissolved in water.

_________________ did not dissolve in water.

Vocabulary:  properties, matter, substances, dissolve, mixture, solution, solvent, solubility, reaction

1.  Challenge Extension Day – Does temperature of water change how fast something dissolves?

Write a prediction and test

 sugar in hot water vs cold water

Salt in hot water vs cold water