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OBJECTIVE
An interactive Science Center, An interactive Science Center, created by third graders to teach created by third graders to teach science projects, lessons, science projects, lessons, experiments or activities to experiments or activities to Grandview students in grades Pre-K Grandview students in grades Pre-K to 3to 3rdrd grade. grade.
What is Science Works?An INTERACTIVE SCIENCE CENTER, created by third An INTERACTIVE SCIENCE CENTER, created by third gradersgraders
7 THEMES will be chosen for the whole grade7 THEMES will be chosen for the whole grade
7 GROUPS per class - one for each theme7 GROUPS per class - one for each theme
Your group will CREATE ONE HANDS-ON ACTIVITY for your Your group will CREATE ONE HANDS-ON ACTIVITY for your themetheme
All activities will be created IN CLASS ONLY with your own All activities will be created IN CLASS ONLY with your own teacherteacher
Presentations will be organized BY THEME, not by classPresentations will be organized BY THEME, not by class
Seven Themed Areasa.a. SENSESSENSES
b.b. COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION
c.c. WILDLIFE CHALLENGEWILDLIFE CHALLENGE
d.d. ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT
e.e. ENERGY-FORCE-MOTIONENERGY-FORCE-MOTION
f.f. HEALTH-NUTRITIONHEALTH-NUTRITION
g.g. TECHNOLOGY-INVENTIONTECHNOLOGY-INVENTION
Five Senses…
Sight - MeadACTIVITY IDEAS…ACTIVITY IDEAS…
Sight-Optical IllusionsSight-Optical Illusions
Sound-Making Musical instruments, Sound-Making Musical instruments, stone tones, What’s that sound?stone tones, What’s that sound?
Taste-Taste TestTaste-Taste Test
Smell-Sniff TestSmell-Sniff Test
Touch- Touch Tunnel, bubblesTouch- Touch Tunnel, bubbles
Sound - Cohen
Taste - Castiglia
Smell - Troiano
Touch - Norton
COMMUNICATION
Radio - Norton
TV - Castiglia
Telephone - Troiano
Written - Mead
Computer - Cohen
CAMOUFLAGENorton
ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS
Cohen
WILDLIFE CHALLENGEMead
HABITATS/BIOMESTroiano
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTESTCastiglia
WILDLIFE
ENVIRONMENTPlanetarium -
Norton
Rocks and Minerals - Cohen
Volcanoes - Castiglia
Climate Tunnel - Mead
Landforms - Troiano
ENERGY-FORCE-MOTION
Water - Norton
Cause & Ef fect - Cohen
Electricity - Troiano Pulley - Castiglia
Magnetic Energy - Mead
HEALTH/BODY/NUTRITION
Brain - Troiano
Using Your Muscles - Mead
Germs - Castiglia
Heart Rate - Cohen
Nutrition - Norton
Automation - Mead Architecture - Norton
Transportation - Troiano Music - Castiglia
Entertainment/Games - Cohen
TECHNOLOGY/INVENTION
OTHER IDEAS
PAINT THE WALL
PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Sinking and floating, plumbing, dams, etc.
WATER MANAGEMENT
SHADOWS AND LIGHT
Designing/Creating Your ExhibitDecide on an activity, experiment or lessonDecide on an activity, experiment or lesson
Illustrate your idea and create a materials listIllustrate your idea and create a materials list
Confer with your teacher about materials and layoutConfer with your teacher about materials and layout
Create and assemble your exhibitCreate and assemble your exhibit
Write a descriptive paragraph (for display). Include all Write a descriptive paragraph (for display). Include all of the following:of the following:
What are people supposed to see?What are people supposed to see?
What are people supposed to learn?What are people supposed to learn?
Write a Catchy SloganWrite a Catchy Slogan
LSC Links…
http://www.lsc.org/lsc/ourexperiences/exhibitshttp://www.lsc.org/lsc/ourexperiences/exhibits
http://www.lsc.org/lsc/ourexperiences/theatershttp://www.lsc.org/lsc/ourexperiences/theaters
http://www.lsc.org/lsc/ourexperiences/livesciencehttp://www.lsc.org/lsc/ourexperiences/livescience
http://www.lsc.org/lsc/ourexperiences/touch_tunnelhttp://www.lsc.org/lsc/ourexperiences/touch_tunnel