Science Enrichment

Young 5’s

I can identify the 5 senses and their uses by exploring with sound jar(hear), mystery box(feel), magnifying glass(see), smelly guess container(smell), and M&M’s for a tasty treat(taste).

I can use play-dough to create a face and name the 5 senses and uses.

dough to create a face on a plate with all the 5 senses.

First Grade- Continuation from last week- “Reflection Review Day”

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 comprehension of the 3 states of matter by identifying the solid, liquid and gas in the Root Beer float experiment.

I can write and draw about my Root Beer float experiment and identify each ingredient by the state of matter it is.

Sentence stems:

The root beer is a _________________.

The ice cream is a _______________.

When I pour the root beer on the ice cream, I predict _________________________.

The results_______________________________________.

Vocabulary:  matter, solid, liquid, gas, molecules

Third Grade- (Continuation from last week: Challenge and Reflection)

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.

**Challenge***

3.  Plan a 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

I can demonstrate comprehension of electrical energy being transferred and transformed by constructing a simple circuit using a battery, wires, and light bulb.

I can draw and label how my simple circuit worked and use arrows to show the electrical energy transferring.

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

Fifth Grade- (Continuation from last week: Reflection and Challenge)

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.

I predict _________________________ will have a soluble property.

**Challenge:  What if we changed the temperature of the water, would certain soluble materials dissolve faster or slower?

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