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When you are in the car…
• Be observant and talk about what you see.– Students often fail to make the connections
with what they are seeing and science.
When you are in the car…
• Make notice of changes in the environment.– A forest being bulldozed
• I wonder where the deer went.• Even the grass is gone.• I wonder why they put the plastic fencing around the
edge.• Why are there sandbags around the storm sewer
drains?
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When you are in the car…
• Make notice of the changes in the environment and ask questions.– Have you seen the new water tower?
• I wonder how many gallons of water it will hold.– 1,000,000 gallons!!!
• How many gallons of water will the kitchen sink hold?• How many gallons of water will the bathtub hold?
– How many gallons of water do you use to take a bath?– Why does it seem like more water when you get in the
bathtub than when you are out of the water?
When you are at home…
• Ask for help in the kitchen…– Measure the ingredients of a recipe (fractions)– Observe the Italian dressing
• Oil and water don’t mix.• The oil is on the top because it is less dense.
Mixture
vs.
Solution
Let’s talk about money…
• Have the student count an amount of money (including coins)
• Have the student pay and discuss whether he got the correct amount of change
• Set up an account (on paper)– Debits or expenses– Deposits– Keep a running total
Measurement
• Use the ruler, yard stick, or measuring tape
• Liquid measures in the kitchen
• Mass– Use the scale in the grocery store– Use the bathroom scale– Use a kitchen scale– Talk about how much they weighed at birth
Measurement• Time
– Practice telling time on an analog clock.– What is your best time in a swim meet,
running the mile, _______.– Is that amount of time the largest amount or
the smallest amount? Why?– About how long does it take to _______?
• Play a game of soccer?• Brush your teeth?• Get a good night’s sleep?