Scientific Method Box

Introduction to the scientific method from Science Fix. Students infer what is on the sixth side of the cube.

   

Inkle

Inkle is a fun digital storytelling tool for kids. Students can collaborate and create a Choose Your Own Adventure story! Each child adds a paragraph to the story and at least two options for readers to choose from. They insert images by adding the link to an image they like online. This web 2.0 tool is free and the children's work can be saved and shared.

Lite Brite Pointillism & Percentages

Using the web 2.0 tool Happy Daric Lite Brite, students learn about the art technique pointillism and explore fractions and percentages! Have students create a unique design on the lite brite. While they are making their art, have them tally each time they add a color.  Next, students write a fraction for each color. Then, they divide and multiply to figure out the percentage of each color they used. Students round their percentages. Then, they check their work to make sure all the colors add up to 100%. 

Corners: Punctuation & Sentences

This fun game comes from Color Me Kinder! Children run to one of the corners of the classroom that have punctuation marks or sentence types posted near them. Then, the teacher reads a sentence. Anyone that is in the corner of the punctuation mark that the sentence needs sits down. For older students you can work on types of sentences. Students choose a corner. If they are in the corner that matches the sentence, they sit down. The game continues until everyone is sitting down. The winner of this game is completely by chance. Punctuation and sentence types are reinforced throughout the game.

Centimeter Crawl

Have a race with your plastic figurines! Students pick a card, measure using the number on the card, and create a path. Whoever reaches the end of the paper first wins!

Vedic Square Math Art

This math art project comes from Miss Bowler's Partridge Class! Kids practice their multiplication tables while creating art! They have to problem solve when filling in their Vedic Square. Their square should not include any two-digit numbers. If the solution is a two digit number for one of their boxes, they must add the numbers in the ones and tens place together to obtain a single digit. For example, 4x4 equals 16. Instead of writing 16 in the box they write 7 (1+6=7).

After they fill in their square, they look for patterns. They can further investigate patterns by choosing one number and connecting it to the same numbers throughout the square. For example, connect all 4's to each other.

Next, they can color in the squares to create a design. Then, they can count up the squares and write a fraction for each color. How many times did the number one show up in the Vedic Square (6/ 81)? They can make copies of their design, transform the pieces (reflection and rotation) to create one large, colorful piece of art. Visit Miss Bowler's page for more details!

Click here for a Vedic Square printable. Check out more multiplication art here: Art in Numbers: Multiplication Patterns

Supercooling Water

Matter: Can water remain a liquid below its normal freezing point 0°C (32°F), then crystallize on command (solid)?! Click here for the scientific explanation behind supercooling and snap freezing! Weather: Learn about supercooled water droplets in clouds here and how this experiment relates to freezing rain!



Turn this experiment into a delicious treat! Check out Grant Thompson's video tutorial: Self Freezing Soda!

Warhol Arrays

Students collaborate and create giant array of soup can art! Give each student one soup can template. They come up with a unique flavor, color it, and cut it out. Next, working in small groups, students create 3 different arrays using their soup cans (each student contributes his artwork - 1 can of soup). They write down their multiplication equations and solutions for each array they created.

Then, as a class, students create a giant display of all of their soup cans and figure out the multiplication equation and solution to their collaborative array artwork!

To integrate writing, students write a persuasive letter to The Campbell Soup Company stating why their soup should be added to Campbell's soup line. Click here for a free printable to help kids outline their persuasive letter!

Soda Math - Kid Style

Split students up into groups. Give each group some sugar packets to experiment with multiplication strategies. How many packs do they have? Tell them that each pack has 4 grams of sugar. How can they figure out how many grams of sugar they have?

Once they have figured it out, give each group a different can of soda. Can they figure out how many packs are in their can of soda? First, have them estimate! Then, they solve! They could use their multiplication strategies. More advanced students might figure out that they can get their answer faster by dividing. Students collaborate and problem solve to get the solution! Was their estimated number close to the final result?

Check out Dan Meyers' 3 Acts for videos to go along with this lesson!

Mom Flower Card

8 adjective flower card for mom! Kids think up eight adjectives that describe their mom, color their flower, and cut it out. Then, they color the smaller flower, cut it out, glue the center on top of their larger flower, and bend the petals upward. Add a stem (pipe cleaner, green popsicle stick, etc.)! Moms lift up the petals to read special words that describe them.

Right Angle Art

Using a ruler, students create a unique line drawing by overlapping, rotating, and reflecting right angles.

WOW MOM!

3 Wow Mom card versions to print on colored cardstock