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Lori ElliottSDE

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Science Picture Books

Kids Love Science

Teaching the National Science Standards

• Learning how to inquire

• Learning how to ask questions

• Developing models

Inquiry Teaching

Question

Student Centere

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Discover

Benefits of Inquiry Teaching

Students learn to think andproblem solve.

Teachers become the coach and guide on the side.

Matter• Gluep/Goop• Mixtures/Solutions: snack mix &

Hawaiian punch or hot chocolate• Brain Pop videos:

www.brainpopjr.com

Goop/Slime Time!

Think Like a Scientist

Scientific Method/Measurement

New Twist on Science Journals

Weather

Hurricanes

Leaves/Fall

Snow Dough

*The recipe for make snow dough:• 1 cup of salt• 2 cups of flour• 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil• 1 ½ cups of water

Student Designed Projects

• Example: Create your own invention.

Mealworms

Mystery Plants• Pass out mystery seeds to each

student. • They should make predictions in

their journals.• Record data daily. Include

drawings and words.• Reveal the mystery plants after

growth has taken place. • Compare data between the

various plants and seeds.

Digging Up the Past

FossilsArtifacts

Rocks

Night at the Museum

Rock On!• Rock Collections• Birthstone Bling• Rock Cycle• Types of Rocks

49er: Gold Mining

National Geographic Explorer

Great Books for Science