SHOEMAKER SCIENCE LAB
January
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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.
BRRR! It's Cold out there ...but the Science Lab is Alive and Growing!
LOOK WHAT'S GROWING IN THE SCIENCE LAB
SEEDS SEEDS SEEDS
- PLANT THEM
- EXPLORE THEM
- SORT THEM
RESOURCES
- POSTERS
- BOOKS
- SCIENTIFIC TOOLS...BALANCES, MAGNIFYING GLASSES
- CLIPBOARDS, PAPER, WRITING TOOLS
BOOKS AND RESOURCES AT YOUR FINGER TIPS
- BODY
- SOLAR SYSTEM
- MAGNETS
- WATER CYCLE
- PLANTS
- SEEDS
- NATURAL RESOURCES
- SCIENCE TOOLS
- MATTER
- LAND FORMS
- OXYGEN CYCLE
- AND MUCH MORE
WALKING STICKS
- WHAT R THEY
- ARE THEY ALIVE?
- HOW DO THEY MAKE THEIR EGGS?
IS IT ALIVE??
- WALKING STICKS STARTED AT 1/2 INCH
- LOOK HOW THEY HAVE GROWN!
- MEASURE THEM
- READ ABOUT THEM
- HOLD THEM
TREE TRUNKS
- MEASURE THEM
- COUNT THE RINGS
- LOOK AT OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES
- LIST USES OR TREES
This month's highlights...WINTER AND SNOW EXPERIMENTS, BLUBBER GLOVES
JANUARY
THE SNOWFLAKE...A WATER CYCLE STORY
- CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE OF IDEAS TO GO WITH THIS MENTOR TEXT ...THE SNOWFLAKE...A WATER CYCLE STORY
Growing Borax Snowflakes
Snowstorm in a Jar
ICE CUBE ON A WIRE
Melting Elsa's Glove
Frozen Bubbles
WINTER ANIMALS
ANIMAL TRACKS
POLAR BEAR EXPERIMENT
Blubber Glove
STATES OF MATTER
States of Matter Brainpop Jr.
States of Matter Video
States of Matter Video
Dancing Raisins Experiment
Balloon Experiment
Pop Rock Experiments
Orange Juice Experiment
Hopping Corn
States of Matter RESOURCES
Matter and Energy Resources
Rootbeer Float
LANDFORMS
Landform Video
Me and My Environment
Land forms Flip Book
OXYGEN CYCLE
Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen Cylce
Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen Cycle
I can identify the importance of the carbon dioxide – oxygen cycle to the survival of plants and animals.
Why is the carbon dioxide- oxygen cycle important for life? Why is photosynthesis important for life?
How do the carbon dioxide – oxygen cycle and photosynthesis work together?
Could we live if the carbon dioxide – oxygen cycle stopped? Explain your thoughts.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis --How Plants make Food-makemegenius.com series of Education Videos
Carbon and Oxygen Cycle Videos
CHECK OUT THIS FREE LINK TO 5TH GRADE SCIENCE LESSON
Great resource for all grade levels!!
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
EXPLORERS IN SPACE
Solar System Projects
The Planets
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!