VIRTUAL SCIENCE EDUCATION - ELEMENTARY RESOURCE
Welcome to the Virtual Science Education blog post. Today, we are going to focus on some Elementary resources to support younger children as they continue to do and think about science while at home.
WHAT’S THE PHENOMENON? - H2Oh My Goodness!
Water is weird. It sticks to some things and seems to flow off of others. When we freeze it it explodes our water bottles but it doesn't do anything if we leave the same bottle in a hot car.
What experiments can we do with water? Quick answer - a TON!
What is it about the stuff that things are made of that impacts the speed that the ice melts?!?
What happens when we put ice on a bunch of different surfaces? Will it melt faster on one vs. another? What can we brainstorm that will make ice melt really fast? What do we think will make ice melt really slow?!?!
Wait - what kinds of stuff do we even have for options?!?! Maybe metal (cooking pans, Hot Wheels car, tables, sink, etc.), plastic (Legos, cutting board, Rubbermaid containers, etc.), or paper (paper plate, newspaper, recycled printer paper, etc.).
Or, maybe we can do it in a different place? What about outside or in the attic or basement?
SUPPORTING STUDENTS AS THEY SHARE THEIR THINKING
Ok, so your students are at home. What else can you share to help support them (and their families) to capture their thinking? We put together some slides to help prime students as they prepare to think about how different materials impact the rate at which ice melts, provides a place to record their noticings and wonders and a follow up page - what else can we do with this investigation?
We’re going to share both the PDF version and a Google Slides version so you can make changes as needed. Please share your experiences with students and give us feedback via email to ngssphenomena@gmail.com or via Twitter @ngssphenomena.
Post written by Chris Zieminski and TJ McKenna for ngssphenomena.com
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