Early Childhood activity exploration ideas
Attitude
Inquiry - Living Organisms - Inquiry into what all living organisms have in common.
Unified Processes
Order and organization
Evidence, Explanations , and Models
Classification - dichotomous key
Evidence - Light, wave, insulator, rock hardness, mold, taste buds
Observation Senses 1 - Five senses also classification
Observation Senses 2 - Five senses
Observation Record sheet
Observation - Blue jeans
Observation - Properties that can be Measured chart
Observation - Ways to Use Measurement chart
Observatioin - Power poles observations and measurement
Charts - Colored Water
Evidence, explanations, diagrams as models Light unit plan - grade four,
Models 1 - black boxes, insect condos, earth
Model 2 - humdingers, black boxes, drought stopper, fog chamber, go carts, electric circuit
Models 3 - standards, concepts, development, black boxes, and rope pipe
Models 4 - cells
Model 5 - Moon cratersChange, Constancy, and Measurement
Measurement Observations - collection sheet 1 - collection sheet 2
Measurement - linear, volume, mass, temperature
Metric, measurement, matter, density - directed inquiry activities for sixth grade review linear, mass, volume, matter, and introduce density sixth grade
Motion - spinners, tops, zoomers, twirlers, rolling wheels, rolling cups, rolling spheresEvalution and Equilibrium
Pressure and Equilibrium - balloons, fizz keepers, and two-liter plastic bottles
Evolution and natural selection - marbles in a bucket activityForm and Function
Animals 1 - feathers, beaks, mealworms,
Animals 2 - camouflage moths, simulation activities, echolocation, penguin - temperaturePhysical Science
Air - as matter, occupies space, and pressure
Balloon Piercing
Bubbles 1 - bubbles, gases, liquids
Bubbles 2 - Alka-seltzer, measuring, color
Chemistry - nuts and bolts activity
Colored Water - liquids as matter, mass, density
Electricity - static electricity, conductor/nonconductor, circuit, electromagnets
Electricity planning for current electricity, circuits, models...
Energy - activities and concepts - no instructional suggestions
Gravity, inertia, friction -
Heat Energy and transfer with many activities - variety of activities using water, ice, boiling, bubbles
Heat energy - teacher directed inquiry of heat energy by mixing hot and cold water in one and two containers
Heat and temperature - study of heat with inquiry of mixing water at different temperatures
Heat energy and conservation - candle and heat
Kitchen science - food groups, fat test, acid test, sugar test, yeast
Levers - activities with detailed procedures
Levers - three classes of levers, inquiry, attitude, community concepts
Light -
Light - optical illusions
Light unit plan - grade four, evidence, reasoning, diagrams as models
Matter and density - directed inquiry activities for sixth grade review linear, mass, volume, matter, and introduce density sixth grade
Magnets - properties of magnets
Magnets_2 - magnets attraction, human magnets, poles
Mixtures - Solid, liquid, filter, solutions
Pressure and Equilibrium - balloons, fizz keepers, and two-liter plastic bottles
Probes - experiments that use electronic probes and data collecting software
Propulsion -
Rolling Speres - motion, relative position and motion, inquiry, diagrams
RubberBandOlogy - elasticity and inquiry activies
Senses -
Simple Machines - inclined plane, pulley,
Solid, Liquid, Gas -Evaporation and Condensation -
Liquids - properties, liquids, ooblickSound unit - for fourth grade including notes on its development
Static electricity -
Surface tension 1 - Paper clips and coins in a cup full of water, Drops on coins, floating objects, plain water, soapy water
Surface tension 2 - coins in a cup full of water. surface tension, pepper in water, tooth pick attract.
Temperature by touch - Developing explanations for why different objects feel different temperatures
Temperature< -activities and concepts including thermometers, no instructional procedures
Water - absorption, cohesion, adhesion
Water cycle - condensation, transpiration, percolation, absorption, condensationLife Science
Animals
Adaptation - Mealworms, bird beaks, feathers...
Animal sequence for early grades - gerbils, responsibility, habitat, movement, seasonal adaptations, classification, food, zoo
Animal classification - list of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish - cut them out, mix them up, and sort them
Animals in a lawn
Animals - camouflage moths, simulation activities, echolocation, penguin - temperature
Arthropods
Cells - make a model of cells
Cells - properties and function of cells
Community - Environment - Ecosystem
Dinosaurs
Ecosystem - Community -
Environment
Environment - Community - Ecosystem
Living Organisms - what do all living organisms have in common?
Make a dolphin - problem for energy chain or food chain or food web
Nutrition - food pyramid
Earth worms and soil -
Grasslands annotated resource list
Grasslands - Sandhills notes
GreatRiver Hisory - historical story of ficticious river
Insects -
Leaf guide - dichotomous key diciduous dichotomous coniferous
Personal health - inventory and notes
Soils and trees - explore types of soils for water absorption, compaction, penetration,Anatomy
Transportation - blood, respiration, circulation,
Bones - the human body, skeletal systemEarth, Atmosphere, and Space Links
Earth
Earth - Limestone and acid, erosion, crystals
Earth_2 - Land, water, wind, ice, temperature, chemical, mountain building
Earth Materials -
Erosion - temperature, glacier, wind, water, chemical
Soil and Earth Worms -
Equinox and the circumference of the Earth
Pollution air - land - waterAtmosphere
Weather - clouds, rain, and the water cycle
Weather - comprehensive outline of concepts and activities, no instructional suggestionsActual hurricane tracking data
Humiture chart
Relative Humidity Chart for Wet and Dry Bulb Calculation
Wind chill chart
Weather map symbol keySpace
Technology
Technology investigation question worksheet
Personal
Kitchen science - food groups, fat test, acid test, sugar test, yeastSocial
History of Science
History and Nature - rainbows, colors in plants, plant dyes
History, nutrition, health, vitamins, and science
History and nature of science - notes chartNature of Science
Integrated ideas
Beggining plan for water theme
Integrated school curriculum planning
Outdoor Education activities (people create and care for parks, black bear simulation, mapping parks, light and temperature probe activities, orienteering, team building activities, tree comparisons, tree data collection sheets)