Science Enrichment

Young 5’s

I can use my sense of touch to guess what is in the mystery boxes.

I can orally use vocabulary words from the feeling (texture) words we created to explain how the mystery objects feel.

Sentence Stem:

The object feels_________________.

Vocabulary:  senses, touch, feel, texture, hands, rough, smooth, soft, hard, bumpy, squishy…….

First Grade-(Hoffman’s Class)

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

I can write and draw about one of the activities.

Sentence Stem:

Sound is made by ___________________.

Sound travels in ___________ .  

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

First/Second Split (Younce’s Class):

“Refelection part of cup phone activity”

I can demonstrate how sound travels in waves by exploring with cup phones.

I can draw and describe what happens to sound as it goes from cup to cup using provided sheet.

Sentence Stems:

1. The voice makes the __________________.
2. ______________ from the cup travels down the______________.
3.  The string makes the cup ________________.The sound enters our _________________.

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

Second Grade

I can comprehend properties of matter by testing various objects to see if they sink or float.

I can orally explain and draw an example of an object that floated and an object that sank.

Sentence Stems:

I think the ________________ will float.

I think the ________________ will sink.

The ________________ floated.  

I think ___________ floated because______________.

The ________________ sank.

I think the ______________ sank because ___________________.

Vocabulary: properties, matter, sink,float, density, more, less

Third Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of magnetic forces by exploring with magnets and how they interact with various objects.

Activities:

1. Scavenger Hunt:  Predict what objects in room a magnet can attract to and which will repel- create a list of 10 items and then test.  What were your results? What did you notice?
2. Efficient Time Test:  Using a bowl of mixed items, time how long it will take to sort items manually and then do with a magnet.  Three trials each. Which worked faster and easier?

I can write to explain what I learned about magnets today and how magnets could be used in real life situations.

Sentence Stems:

Today I learned that magnets ______________________________.

Magnets could be used in real life to ________________________.

Vocabulary:  magnets, magnetic, force, attract, repel, push, pull, motion

PS2.B  Motion and Stability:Forces and Interactions

Fifth Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension about Chemical and physical changes in matter by creating a volcano eruption using vinegar and baking soda.

I can write and draw to explain the properties of baking soda and vinegar before they are mixed and after they are mixed.  Also to explain in writing why it is a chemical change.

Sentence Stem:  I know the volcano activity was an example of a chemical change because____________________________.

Vocabulary:  matter, properties, physical change, chemical change, substance