SHOEMAKER SCIENCE LAB
NOVEMBER
Shoemaker Science Lab Sign-up...
New Additions to the Science Lab
This month's highlights...Plants, Seeds, Natural Resources, Human Body, Space
Welcome to Shoemaker Science STEM LAB!
This newsletter will contain resources, activities and experiments for you to use. Materials have been gathered and placed in the lab...please feel free to add materials that you may have or need.
Also, The Science Curriculum was slated to be revised this year, but may once again be put on the back burner due to demands of math and modules. However, the committee was planning on focusing on the Next Generation Science Standards. Therefore, the Next Generation Standards have been posted in the LAB as a point of reference. It is nice to see how the standards unravel over each grade level.
KINDNESS GARDEN
Check out pictures and videos here...
https://www.smore.com/d6aht-kindness-korner
On October 16th, the Shoemaker students and staff planted and dedicated the new SHOEMAKER GARDEN OF KINDNESS. Students helped plant and water a pear tree, grasses and mums. A sign was dedicated in honor of all children who carry around a struggle. Students from each grade level recited Kindness poems. The First Graders sang a kindness song. The entire school recited a Kindness Pledge. Two BUDDY BENCHES were presented and placed in the garden. The Garden and Buddy Benches are intended for students who are sad or upset and need a buddy or friend. Students can sit on the chair when they need a friend and in turn students will show kindness and invite them to play. Students will paint the benches with thumbprint flowers in the near future and sell seed necklaces to help pay for the garden and take ownership.
NOVEMBER
PLANTS AND SEEDS
Seed in a Jar
Indian Corn
Water Travel in Leaves
Self watering
Grass Seed
Seed Sorting
Sweet potato
Garden in a Glove
Tons of Seeds Activities
NATURAL RESOURCES
FARMING SPOTLIGHT
Natural Resources Song
Natural Resources Smartboard
HUMAN BODY
Human Body Activities
Human Body
Shrinky Dink Cells
SPACE
18 Awesome Solar System Projects
Space Fun
Solar System Resources
JUST FOR FUN EXPERIMENTS
Dancing Raisins Experiment
10 Baking Soda Experiments
Growing a Crystal Flower
OCTOBER
What Do Scientists Do?
by learning about SCIENTISTS and the TOOLS they use through observing, research and experiments.
What do scientists do?
How do scientists think?
What kinds of QUESTIONS do scientists ask?
What Tools do scientists use?
What Do You Think Scientists Do?
DRAGONFLY TV
Brainpop Jr.
Scientific Method
Student-Centered Approach to Science Investigations...
Student-centered approach to science investigations...
posing a problem; activating the students' prior knowledge and developing a list of questions; choosing or developing a class focus question; working together to come up with a plan for the investigation; recording the data with drawings, charts, graphs and of course, writing; making a claim supported by the evidence (i.e. I claim that yellow and green make blue because when I mixed the yellow and green paint, it made blue paint); drawing conclusions; and then reflecting and posing new questions.
TIME TO EXPLORE AND LEARN LIKE A SCIENTIST
MAGNETS
Magnetic Slime
Magnetic Force Experiment
Gravity Activity With Magnets
MAKE SLIME
Homemade Slime
DIY SLIME
ULTIMATE SLIME GUIDE
WATER CYCLE
Water cycle in a bag
Water Cycle Experiment
The Water Cycle thinglink
SEEDS SEEDS SEEDS
SEEDS
Seed Medallions
Mini Greenhouse
GENIUS HOUR
What Do You Do With An Idea?
I have it!