Format
1. Children enjoy a funny folktale about a rabbit with big feet and even bigger ears.
2. Children retell the story with Valerie using a piece of paper for their 'ears.'
3. Miss Liz Science Wiz presents the topics of gravity, force, push, pull, friction and incline.
4. Students make predictions regarding what will happen to their paper ears as they apply force, drop them from different heights, and add paper clips to their ears.
5. Students will experiment with push and pull forces as they make their ears glide across
their desk. Students will vary the amount of force that they use.
6. Students put their string in the hole and do a 'zip line.' They increase the speed of their ears by increasing the weight using a paper clip!
7. We explore how these concepts apply to rabbits in real life.
8. We review all concepts, sign language, and the story!
Objectives
Students will:
enjoy our rabbit story.
engage with the sign language we introduced.
be introduced to the scientific method.
explore the forces of push versus pull.
learn about the concept of gravity.
discover the concept of an Incline.
identify the line of symmetry.
work cooperatively with a partner during the experiments.
be active participants while conducting an experiment.
develop an appreciation for physical science.
be able to demonstrate push/pull with an object of their choice.
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
Science K-PS2-1, PS2.A, PS2-2,Motion, Stability, Gravity, PS2.B. PS3.C
Art NA-D.K-4.1, 4.3, NA-T.K-4.1, NA-VA.K-4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.6
Math K- 2MD.A.2
State Standards
Valerie will identify these for your state if you would like.