This is an investigation box that I created for Science. This box includes items and books surrounding a "smelling" theme. This box could be used in a center with partners and I have included the directions that go along with it.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
10 websites
Math4Kids
- Don't let the name fool you. This website includes many enriched learning science games for children. Games vary from physical science, to life science, to earth science, to space science, and environmental science. I also like this website because it can be integrated with math as well.
Climate Kids
- This website is great! It includes categories such as weather and climate, air, ocean, fresh water, carbon's travels, energy, plants and animals, and technology. It has different games, videos, trivia, etc. This website is also very child-friendly.
Brain Pop
- This website is also very child-friendly. There are many graphics to attract children, and the website is easy for children to work with. There are a variety of videos, games, etc. in varied topics such as science, engineering and technology, and health.
Bob The Builder
- This website is different. It has options for children to build and paint, do puzzles, race, matching, etc. It also holds different kinds of videos. I could use this website for integrating math with different shapes, and building for engineering. I like this website for children. It is also very child-friendly.
Discovery Kids
- This website is a lot, so I would most likely give my students specific directions to a specific game or video. However, there are a lot of interactive games and videos that I would definitely like for my students to engage in. I definitely find this website useful.
Earthquakes
- This is an awesome website for doing a unit on earthquakes! It has anything from pictures of earthquakes to science fair project ideas to latest earthquakes. This website could be so useful for children to browse for information.
Eco Kids
- I could definitely see myself giving this website out as a resource for my students. This website includes homework help, which would absolutely be beneficial for not only students, but parents as well! This website includes games and activities on wildlife, climate change, energy, the north, water, waste, land use, and first nations and Inuit.
Energy Quest
- I feel as though this website would be more of a resource for me, rather than my students. This website includes documentaries, lesson ideas, etc., all involving energy. I could really see myself utilizing this website in the future.
Old Farmer's Almanac
- This website is really useful. It gives children information about what is going on right now scientifically, and what went on this time years ago. I could definitely see myself utilizing this website in the future with my students. Even if it's during calendar in the morning, going over the weather and some history. I think this website could be very useful for me.
Earth Rangers
- I really think this website would be helpful for children when doing a lesson on animals. You click on the animal you want to know about, and it tells you all about that animal. I could definitely see myself and my future students utilizing this website.
- Don't let the name fool you. This website includes many enriched learning science games for children. Games vary from physical science, to life science, to earth science, to space science, and environmental science. I also like this website because it can be integrated with math as well.
Climate Kids
- This website is great! It includes categories such as weather and climate, air, ocean, fresh water, carbon's travels, energy, plants and animals, and technology. It has different games, videos, trivia, etc. This website is also very child-friendly.
Brain Pop
- This website is also very child-friendly. There are many graphics to attract children, and the website is easy for children to work with. There are a variety of videos, games, etc. in varied topics such as science, engineering and technology, and health.
Bob The Builder
- This website is different. It has options for children to build and paint, do puzzles, race, matching, etc. It also holds different kinds of videos. I could use this website for integrating math with different shapes, and building for engineering. I like this website for children. It is also very child-friendly.
Discovery Kids
- This website is a lot, so I would most likely give my students specific directions to a specific game or video. However, there are a lot of interactive games and videos that I would definitely like for my students to engage in. I definitely find this website useful.
Earthquakes
- This is an awesome website for doing a unit on earthquakes! It has anything from pictures of earthquakes to science fair project ideas to latest earthquakes. This website could be so useful for children to browse for information.
Eco Kids
- I could definitely see myself giving this website out as a resource for my students. This website includes homework help, which would absolutely be beneficial for not only students, but parents as well! This website includes games and activities on wildlife, climate change, energy, the north, water, waste, land use, and first nations and Inuit.
Energy Quest
- I feel as though this website would be more of a resource for me, rather than my students. This website includes documentaries, lesson ideas, etc., all involving energy. I could really see myself utilizing this website in the future.
Old Farmer's Almanac
- This website is really useful. It gives children information about what is going on right now scientifically, and what went on this time years ago. I could definitely see myself utilizing this website in the future with my students. Even if it's during calendar in the morning, going over the weather and some history. I think this website could be very useful for me.
Earth Rangers
- I really think this website would be helpful for children when doing a lesson on animals. You click on the animal you want to know about, and it tells you all about that animal. I could definitely see myself and my future students utilizing this website.
10 books
What's That Shadow?
- This is a children's book about shadows. I like this book because it is engaging for children. I could easily see myself using this book in my classroom, whether it's during a lesson or placed in my class library for children to read when they please. This book is not only about shadows, but it included a different riddle on each page about shadows.
When It Starts To Snow
- I can really see myself using this children's book in my classroom. This book is a winter story, told from each animals perspective, talking about where they go and what they do in the winter when the snow begins to fall. I found this to be a very interesting children's book. I would use this book in my classroom when talking about different habitats, possibly about bears hibernating, etc.
The Three Snow Bears
- This book is similar to Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I could see myself using this in my classroom when talking about text-to-text connections, igloos, different habitats, etc. I think that children would really like this book and find it kind of new and exciting, compared to the original Goldilocks tale.
My Penguin Osbert
- I thought that this book would be an interesting book to use when discussing penguins. Instead of using a boring informational book, that some students might not find engaging, we could use this book and then go off of it to do a lesson about penguins. I could also keep this book in my classroom library for the children to refer back to, or read whenever they felt like it.
All the Water in the World
- This book talks about the different water cycles in the world. I could absolutely see myself using this book in more than one way in my classroom. I think that this book would be perfect to keep close to a science station in the classroom, with other science-themed books. Children could also use this book when doing research on the different water cycles.
We're Going On a Leaf Hunt
- This would be a perfect way to engage students into a lesson on leaves, fall, anything of that sort of theme. This teacher in particular read this book and then took her students on their own personal leaf hunt. There are so many different things you can do with this book. You can also simply keep it in your classroom library for children to explore on their own. I found this book to be very utilizing and interesting.
The Drop Goes Plop
- I thought this book was very interesting. It is about a mama and baby seagull that follow a rain drop all throughout it's cycle. This book also teaches about the water cycle, but in a different form than All the Water in the World. I think this book would be very engaging and a good way to open a lesson about the water cycle. I could definitely see myself using this book in my future classroom.
Who Sank the Boat?
- This would be a perfect way to engage students when beginning a lesson on floating and sinking. I could definitely see myself using this book in my classroom, I think that children would love it. I could also see children choosing this book to read during silent reading after we had read it as a whole group.
Our Tree Named Steve
- This book is about a tree that becomes a part of the family. I could see myself utilizing this book in many ways in my classroom. I could use this book to engage my students when beginning a lesson on trees, I could also leave this book in my classroom library for children to read during silent reading, etc.
The Magic School Bus: In a Beehive
- This book would be a perfect way to introduce a lesson about bees and beehives. This book is about the magic school bus shrinking down and making its way through a beehive. I could definitely see myself using this book in my classroom in many different ways.
- This is a children's book about shadows. I like this book because it is engaging for children. I could easily see myself using this book in my classroom, whether it's during a lesson or placed in my class library for children to read when they please. This book is not only about shadows, but it included a different riddle on each page about shadows.
When It Starts To Snow
- I can really see myself using this children's book in my classroom. This book is a winter story, told from each animals perspective, talking about where they go and what they do in the winter when the snow begins to fall. I found this to be a very interesting children's book. I would use this book in my classroom when talking about different habitats, possibly about bears hibernating, etc.
The Three Snow Bears
- This book is similar to Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I could see myself using this in my classroom when talking about text-to-text connections, igloos, different habitats, etc. I think that children would really like this book and find it kind of new and exciting, compared to the original Goldilocks tale.
My Penguin Osbert
- I thought that this book would be an interesting book to use when discussing penguins. Instead of using a boring informational book, that some students might not find engaging, we could use this book and then go off of it to do a lesson about penguins. I could also keep this book in my classroom library for the children to refer back to, or read whenever they felt like it.
All the Water in the World
- This book talks about the different water cycles in the world. I could absolutely see myself using this book in more than one way in my classroom. I think that this book would be perfect to keep close to a science station in the classroom, with other science-themed books. Children could also use this book when doing research on the different water cycles.
We're Going On a Leaf Hunt
- This would be a perfect way to engage students into a lesson on leaves, fall, anything of that sort of theme. This teacher in particular read this book and then took her students on their own personal leaf hunt. There are so many different things you can do with this book. You can also simply keep it in your classroom library for children to explore on their own. I found this book to be very utilizing and interesting.
The Drop Goes Plop
- I thought this book was very interesting. It is about a mama and baby seagull that follow a rain drop all throughout it's cycle. This book also teaches about the water cycle, but in a different form than All the Water in the World. I think this book would be very engaging and a good way to open a lesson about the water cycle. I could definitely see myself using this book in my future classroom.
Who Sank the Boat?
- This would be a perfect way to engage students when beginning a lesson on floating and sinking. I could definitely see myself using this book in my classroom, I think that children would love it. I could also see children choosing this book to read during silent reading after we had read it as a whole group.
Our Tree Named Steve
- This book is about a tree that becomes a part of the family. I could see myself utilizing this book in many ways in my classroom. I could use this book to engage my students when beginning a lesson on trees, I could also leave this book in my classroom library for children to read during silent reading, etc.
The Magic School Bus: In a Beehive
- This book would be a perfect way to introduce a lesson about bees and beehives. This book is about the magic school bus shrinking down and making its way through a beehive. I could definitely see myself using this book in my classroom in many different ways.
10 Lessons
Wind Cars
- I really liked this lesson because of how actively engaging it is. I would implement this lesson by dedicating a few days periodically for the children to work on building their cars. I would remind them to think carefully about how they assemble the cars because we would eventually be racing them! This would be a perfect activity for building and also when talking about wind in science. We could talk about the wind MPH that day and have a discussion on how this would affect our cars, then go back and reflect afterwards.
Why Do We Recycle?
- This lesson teaches children WHY we recycle. It gives them a first hand look on what some garbage does to the earth. For this lesson, children will be burying garbage and going back weeks later to see what happened to the garbage that they buried. Children will be journaling this experiment along the way, jotting down their experiences. I like this lesson because, as all of us know, what we are uneducated on does not matter to us. If we educate children first hand on the affects of not recycling, we could encourage them to recycle.
The Five Senses
- This is a smart board lesson on the five senses. I like this lesson because it gives me an opportunity to engage my students and get them involved. I would obviously also do some hands on activities as well to go along with this, but this is definitely a good guide. I could also print these pages out and use them as assessments after we do all of the activities as a whole group.
Pollution
- I really like this lesson. I like the idea of incorporating the experiment over multiple days of the lesson. As you talked about an issue, you added it to the pollution bottle. This allows children to see first hand what pollution does and what it actually is. Instead of them just visualizing something in their head that they've never really been educated on or seen before.
Sink or Float?
- I love this lesson for preschool! I think that it is very engaging for a child to get to choose everything they're putting in the egg. It is exciting for them as they wait to see, as well. I also love the idea of charting the information. This gives the child a sense of charting data, something that they will learn a lot more about as they get older.
Raisin Experiment
- This is the first experiment on the page. I think that this experiment would be so engaging for children! I think they would love this. It would teach children a lot about carbonation. I could definitely see myself using the worksheet as well because it follows the activity and allows children to make hypotheses.
What does our heart do for us?
- Scroll down to the second lesson on this page. I love this lesson. This experiment gives children a chance to visually see their heartbeat. I would absolutely use this in my classroom. I also love how at the end of the lesson it provides us with information to extend the lesson to teach children how we can take care of our hearts.
Does the light shine through?
- Scroll down to the third lesson on this page. I really like this activity, especially because I could easily see myself using this as a center in my classroom. I also like how there is a recording sheet included in the lesson that children can record their information on.
The Toothy Eggsperiment
- I love this experiment! We actually did this in my Kindergarten placement- and the kids loved it! It is so cool for them to be able to observe this all day. We left the eggs over on the side of the room, where children could go to take a quick peek whenever they had a minute. We then talked about what we thought was going to happen, compared to what did happen, and how the eggs resemble our teeth.
How Snowshoes Work
- I thought that this lesson was extremely interesting and creative! Being in an area where we do get a lot of snow, it would help to show young children what the purpose of snow shoes are. A lot of them don't know, they just know that they're parents make them where them. Even if you were in an area that doesn't get much snow, this lesson would still be helpful, because the children would be even less knowledgeable about snow shoes and their purpose.
- I really liked this lesson because of how actively engaging it is. I would implement this lesson by dedicating a few days periodically for the children to work on building their cars. I would remind them to think carefully about how they assemble the cars because we would eventually be racing them! This would be a perfect activity for building and also when talking about wind in science. We could talk about the wind MPH that day and have a discussion on how this would affect our cars, then go back and reflect afterwards.
Why Do We Recycle?
- This lesson teaches children WHY we recycle. It gives them a first hand look on what some garbage does to the earth. For this lesson, children will be burying garbage and going back weeks later to see what happened to the garbage that they buried. Children will be journaling this experiment along the way, jotting down their experiences. I like this lesson because, as all of us know, what we are uneducated on does not matter to us. If we educate children first hand on the affects of not recycling, we could encourage them to recycle.
The Five Senses
- This is a smart board lesson on the five senses. I like this lesson because it gives me an opportunity to engage my students and get them involved. I would obviously also do some hands on activities as well to go along with this, but this is definitely a good guide. I could also print these pages out and use them as assessments after we do all of the activities as a whole group.
Pollution
- I really like this lesson. I like the idea of incorporating the experiment over multiple days of the lesson. As you talked about an issue, you added it to the pollution bottle. This allows children to see first hand what pollution does and what it actually is. Instead of them just visualizing something in their head that they've never really been educated on or seen before.
Sink or Float?
- I love this lesson for preschool! I think that it is very engaging for a child to get to choose everything they're putting in the egg. It is exciting for them as they wait to see, as well. I also love the idea of charting the information. This gives the child a sense of charting data, something that they will learn a lot more about as they get older.
Raisin Experiment
- This is the first experiment on the page. I think that this experiment would be so engaging for children! I think they would love this. It would teach children a lot about carbonation. I could definitely see myself using the worksheet as well because it follows the activity and allows children to make hypotheses.
What does our heart do for us?
- Scroll down to the second lesson on this page. I love this lesson. This experiment gives children a chance to visually see their heartbeat. I would absolutely use this in my classroom. I also love how at the end of the lesson it provides us with information to extend the lesson to teach children how we can take care of our hearts.
Does the light shine through?
- Scroll down to the third lesson on this page. I really like this activity, especially because I could easily see myself using this as a center in my classroom. I also like how there is a recording sheet included in the lesson that children can record their information on.
The Toothy Eggsperiment
- I love this experiment! We actually did this in my Kindergarten placement- and the kids loved it! It is so cool for them to be able to observe this all day. We left the eggs over on the side of the room, where children could go to take a quick peek whenever they had a minute. We then talked about what we thought was going to happen, compared to what did happen, and how the eggs resemble our teeth.
How Snowshoes Work
- I thought that this lesson was extremely interesting and creative! Being in an area where we do get a lot of snow, it would help to show young children what the purpose of snow shoes are. A lot of them don't know, they just know that they're parents make them where them. Even if you were in an area that doesn't get much snow, this lesson would still be helpful, because the children would be even less knowledgeable about snow shoes and their purpose.
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