- Lab safety
- Using science tools (we made play dough)
- Hand washing and minimizing germs
- Using droppers and our sense of sight to observe matter
- Wafting and using our sense of smell to observe matter
- Using our sense of hearing to observe matter
- Sorting all kinds of objects
- All about pumpkins: how much they weigh, how to estimate the circumference, whether or not they sink or float
- How matter can change (we melted ice cubes with household objects such as salt and then went ice fishing)
- Rock observations
- How a thermometer works + a temperature experiment
- How weather is different in each season
- Sound energy and its vibrations
- Heat energy (we melted gummy Life Savers and hard Life Savers)
- Light energy and why it's important
- Ways things move
- Magnets: magnet kites
- The criteria for living v. nonliving things
- Constellations in StarLab
- The life cycle of a plant
- What it's like to plant a seed
- How to recycle
- All about ladybugs: life cycle, body parts, and needs
- All about pill bugs (rollie pollies): life cycle, body parts, and needs
- All about frogs: life cycle, body parts, and needs
It is my hope that every student goes into summer break knowing that science is everywhere and that it can be FUN!
Keep asking questions and exploring over the summer, Scientists! See you in August!