Jan. 21,
2013 Blog Posting
Kindergarten Class –
Today, we
reviewed the three states of matter – solid, liquid, and gas. We reviewed the traits of these states.
We changed
the state of matter in class. We melted
a candle thus turning solid wax into a liquid.
The best part was turning chocolate chips into a melted liquid and
chilling it back into a solid.
Homework: Find some matter in your house that can
change from a solid to a liquid, or liquid to solid, or any change of state.
Please draw
a picture of that matter in both states in your Science Journal.
Level One –
Our chant to
practice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YyOUTZXaII
First, we
learned about the surface tension of water.
We conducted a few demonstrations about water tension. After we made several observations, we began
and demonstration but stopped halfway.
Each student made a prediction about the outcome based on our prior
knowledge.
HOMEWORK: Find something at home that you think can be
held up by the water’s surface tension.
Test your prediction.
Level Two –
Link to our
song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA86dYxrg4Q
This week’s
focus: Scientific Variables
Your Learning Goal:
Be able to answer this question:
1) What is
an independent variable?
Video to
Watch and Fill Out your Note-taking sheet:
Bring your
completed notes back to class on Tuesday.
Please also bring any questions that you have about the videos.
NOTE: Only watch this
video up to Spring Break. (3:56)
Science Variables
Parents, I think there is a large amount of
information on this eight-minute video.
I would like to take it in bite-sized pieces. Please use your discretion with your own
student.
Level Three -
Link to our song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA86dYxrg4Q
This week’s focus: Variables
in Scientific Experimentation
Learning Goals:
·
Be
able to create a scientific question with an independent and dependent
variables.
·
Continue
to explore a note-taking format that best suits your learning style.
·
Find
out some basic information on your scientist and what might have been one
independent and dependant variable he or she chose.
Videos to Watch:
Science Variables
You Know All Your
Variables (One Direction Parody)
Testable Questions
Using Independent and Dependent Variables
This video is largely just a straight four minute talk. Please bear with me on this. It is good information. Listen to it twice and try to take good
notes.
Scientist Assignment:
You should begin your research on your scientist. Please come to class ready to one independent
and one dependent variable he or she might have chosen.
Gabby – Lise Meitner
Tamirah – Dorothy Hodgkin
Dan – Wright Brothers
Mary – Virginia Apgar
Sophie – Laura Bassi
Angie – Caroline Herschel
Cecilia – Mary Sommerville
Montana – Jane Goodall
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