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Dancing Raisins - The Bubble LifterThis short YouTube clip is a great demonstration of how different objects are lifted with the carbon dioxide bubbles which appears to make them dance around the mixture.
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Celebrate Chemistry - Baking Soda Volcano
This seven minute YouTube clip offers another great example of how to baking soda and vinegar react with this interactive science experiment. This activity also had several cross-curricular connections including Art as students could work in pairs to build their volcanoes out of different materials such as paper mache. It also has also links well to Mathematics as students would be expected to accurately measure their ingredients.
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Books
Science Factory: Chemicals & Reactions
This book written by Jon Richards is a great Science resource.
Included are several experiments to do wit your students that
relate to Alberta's Elementary Science Program of Studies.
If you are interested, there are several other titles in this series
to assist in planning a wide range of grade levels including:
Air & Flight, Electricity & Batteries, Forces & Simple Machines,
Light & Sight as well as Water & Boats.
Richards, J. (2008). Science factory: Chemical & reactions. New York, NY: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Included are several experiments to do wit your students that
relate to Alberta's Elementary Science Program of Studies.
If you are interested, there are several other titles in this series
to assist in planning a wide range of grade levels including:
Air & Flight, Electricity & Batteries, Forces & Simple Machines,
Light & Sight as well as Water & Boats.
Richards, J. (2008). Science factory: Chemical & reactions. New York, NY: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Predict, Observe, Explain: Activities Enhancing Scientific Understandings
This text is includes a variety of activities for science teachers to
help their students better grasp scientific concepts. Predict, Observe,
Explain is designed to encourage student inquiry and uncover existing
conceptions students might bring to the classroom.The POE strategy
allows students to make predictions about the outcome of an experiment
and discussing the prediction with classmates. Following this discussion
students are expected to record their observations and then scientific
explanations of the outcome gives students a more in-depth understanding
of the subject at hand. This book offers various strategies to help teachers
gain insight into students' thinking throughout the learning process.
Bowen, M., & Haysom, J. (2010. Predict, observe, explain: Activities enhancing scientific understanding.
National Science Teachers Association.
help their students better grasp scientific concepts. Predict, Observe,
Explain is designed to encourage student inquiry and uncover existing
conceptions students might bring to the classroom.The POE strategy
allows students to make predictions about the outcome of an experiment
and discussing the prediction with classmates. Following this discussion
students are expected to record their observations and then scientific
explanations of the outcome gives students a more in-depth understanding
of the subject at hand. This book offers various strategies to help teachers
gain insight into students' thinking throughout the learning process.
Bowen, M., & Haysom, J. (2010. Predict, observe, explain: Activities enhancing scientific understanding.
National Science Teachers Association.
Explorations in Science: Stir it Up!
This book is one of many in its series Explorations in Science.
Level Five includes curriculum information, activities and
connections to the Alberta's Elementary Science Program of
Studies for Grade 5. Stir it Up! specifically looks at Classroom
Chemistry and was a great resource for finding experiments
such as "Dancers" and "Blowing up the Bag". These titles
can be found and checked out at the Doucette library.
Campbell, S., Harcourt, L., Herridge, D., Gooley, K. D., Kydd, G., Maitson, S., Moore, N., Williams, B.,
& Wortzman, R. (1996). Explorations in Science: Stir it up! Don Mills, ON: Addison-Wesley
Publishers Limited.
Level Five includes curriculum information, activities and
connections to the Alberta's Elementary Science Program of
Studies for Grade 5. Stir it Up! specifically looks at Classroom
Chemistry and was a great resource for finding experiments
such as "Dancers" and "Blowing up the Bag". These titles
can be found and checked out at the Doucette library.
Campbell, S., Harcourt, L., Herridge, D., Gooley, K. D., Kydd, G., Maitson, S., Moore, N., Williams, B.,
& Wortzman, R. (1996). Explorations in Science: Stir it up! Don Mills, ON: Addison-Wesley
Publishers Limited.
Research Into Children's Science Ideas
The following book is a great resource for teachers and the
conceptions children hold about the natural world and how it
works. This text offers great insight into how their understandings
affect their learning of Science.
Driver, R., A. Squires, P. Rushworth, and V. Wood-Robinson. (1994). Making sense of secondary
science: Research into children’s ideas. London and New York: Routledge.
conceptions children hold about the natural world and how it
works. This text offers great insight into how their understandings
affect their learning of Science.
Driver, R., A. Squires, P. Rushworth, and V. Wood-Robinson. (1994). Making sense of secondary
science: Research into children’s ideas. London and New York: Routledge.
Web Resources
Science in Afterschool Literature Review
The following website is a great Science resource including:
Click the link below to view.
http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits/science/pdf/SERVE%20Science%20in%20Afterschool%20Review.pdf
- How Students Learn Science
- Assessment in Science
- Afterschool Science Education Practises (inquiry, project-based learning, integrating science)
- Review of Afterschool Programs and Science
Click the link below to view.
http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits/science/pdf/SERVE%20Science%20in%20Afterschool%20Review.pdf
Let's Do Science: Grade 5 Classroom Chemistry
The link found below is another great online resource for Elementary Science teacher. Some topics include:
- Necessary safety precautions
- Scientific explanations
- Links to the General and Specific Outcomes
- Cross-curricular connections
Elementary Science Program of Studies
Click the link below for an overview of Alberta's Grade 5 Science curriculum including the expected General and Specific Learner Outcomes.
http://education.alberta.ca/media/654825/elemsci.pdf
http://education.alberta.ca/media/654825/elemsci.pdf