Every week, Madison (my 10-year old daughter) and I teach a 1.5-hour afterschool science club for K-2nd graders. Each week she helps plan the lesson and then we write the blog about what we did.
We have provided links to the books we used to sneak in some literacy. We learned most of the science experiments and activities from Steve Spangler (awesome speaker and science guy extraordinaire). We have included links to his science supplies, experiments, and videos. We have also included links to our YouTube videos. These links take you away from the blog and to external websites.
Lesson 10
Science of Fizz 2
Science Standards Addressed:
Describe the characteristics of the 3 states of matter (solid, liquid, gas).
Know that air takes up space and exerts a force.
Know that when substances are combined they may create a new substance with different properties.
Identify forces that produce motion in objects.
Plus we snuck in some speaking and listening standards like asking questions, expressing ideas, following multi-step directions, and participating in discussions.
10 minutes
Since we planned on using Alka Seltzer (seltzer) to make things go BOOM, as the kids arrived, we played Boom, Boom, Boom, by Jock Jams; Boom Boom Ain’t it Great to be Crazy, and of course the Alka Seltzer jingle – Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, Oh What a Relief it Is.
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| As a fake-out, we put out some seltzer tablets with the snack – a hint of the science to follow. The kids thought we were weird. |
