science works

SCIENCE WORKS

A Third Grade Interactive Science Center

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