Valentine Physics: Enjoy A Valentine Folktale. Do Action Science - Push, Pull, Incline and Gravity

Length

45 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, Homeschool/Family

Minimum participants:

Just one!

Maximum participants:

Two classes together or about 45 students for optimum interactivity.

Primary Disciplines

Fine Arts, Language Arts/English, Literacy, Performing Arts, Problem Solving, Science, STEM, Writing Storytelling!

Program Delivery Mode

Booking Information

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About This Provider

Johns Island, SC
United States

Program Details

Format

1. Author Valerie Marsh will begin this program with a quick review of the difference between fiction and non-fiction and introduces our sign language.
2. Students tell our story with Valerie while using their own paper heart.
3. Miss Liz the Science Wiz presents the topics of force, gravity, friction and the motions of push, and pull.
4. Students predict what will happen to their paper hearts as they apply force.
5. Students experiment with push and pull forces as they make their heart glide across
several different surfaces. Students vary the amount of force that they use.
6. Miss Liz guides the students in using the string as a incline for the heart. With this activity, students will observe Newton's 1st Law of Motion. An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by another force.
7. Next the students use the string again as a heart 'zip line'. They predict how they can make their heart go faster by either increasing or decreasing the incline. They use their paper clip to increase the weight and explore what happens and why.
8. We quickly review all sign language, science concepts and vocabulary, and encourage students do the experiments at home and retell their heart story.

Objectives

Students will:
1. be able to retell the fiction story and do our sign language
2. be introduced to the scientific method
3. understand the terms predict, observe, and conclude
4. learn about the forces of push versus pull
5. learn about the concept of gravity
6. learn about the concept of an Incline
7. work cooperatively with a partner during the experiments
8. be active participants while conducting an experiment
9. develop an appreciation for physical science
10. demonstrate push/pull with an object of their choice
11. demonstrate gravity with an object of their choice

Standards Alignment

National Standards

Valerie will tailor her program to the standards that you want to meet with this program. Please let her know if you have specific standards that you would like her to cover.
CCSS.LEA-Literacy.RI.K.1 to .4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 to .7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.1 to .3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1 to .6
Art NA-T.K-4.2, NA-VA.K-4.1-3, NA-VA.K-4.6, NA-D.K-4.1-3
Science K-PS2-1, PS2.A, PS2-2,Motion, Stability, Gravity, PS2.B. PS3.C
Math K.G.A.1, K.G.A.2, 1.F.A.1, G.A.1, 2.G.A.1

State Standards

Valerie will identify these for your state if you would like.