During this project, Kindergarteners spent 3 hours a week with Mrs. Lee, HTeNC's Science teacher. Here, they were exposed to the wonderful world of science! Students learned what it meant to be a scientist, how to ask questions, how to build a self-sufficient habitat, and how to observe and write like scientists. They learned about habitats, the difference between living vs. non-living features of a habitat, what lives in shells, what animals need to survive, and much more!
~ See below for and photos and information from Kindergartener's experience in Science Exploratory ~
To introduce the Kindergarteners to science, Mrs. Lee read What is Science? Here are a few student responses:
"... discovering stuff." - Tyler "... using a magnifiying glass to look at things." - Nora "... saving creatures." - Alex "... doing art." - Sophia "... dissecting squid." - Max "... making ice cream." - Levi |
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Students learned how to use a hand lens like a scientist! |
Water and color studies:
Kindergarteners experimented with water! They predicted and found out how many water droplets could fit on a penny. They also explored and predicted with items that sink and float. Students mixed and explored with colors to see what happens when certain colors mix. |
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As Kindergarteners learned about habitats, they built aquariums, starting with the non-living features (sand, a pot for hiding and shelter, and water). Then, learning about the living features of the pond aquarium, they added worms for food, grasses, snails, and a fish. Students learned that a habitat has food, shelter, water, and oxygen. Along the way, students described what they saw through pictures and writing. Students assessed their own work with a rubric:
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Students read Eric Carle's What Lives in a Shell? and painted paper to replicate the hermit crab from the book. Students then used this same technique to create painted paper replicas of the animal they were becoming an expert on. Each student made their own painted paper animal. This final product was then use to create students' conservation posters and pages for their book, Treasure Our Tidepools.
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