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Learn how to make both a basic homopolar motor and a tiny dancing motor! Great science fair project for older kids!
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The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.
Step 1 Break into groups of 3 Act out the story Idiot Box in your group, each one reading your part aloud. Each person in the group must choose a different part. You may be SpongeBob, Squidward or Patrick Step 2: Fill in the blanks to tell the story from your character's point of view. Compare your story with the other stories in your group. How are they all different? Now it is your turn to transform a box. You will need to work as a group to figure out what you want to transform your box into. You will need to cooperate to get the job done. Directions: Pretend you have $100 to spend to transform your box. In addition any member of your group can bring in items from home. Plan your design. What will you transform your box into? Draw a sketch and describe your idea. Print out the purchase order below, list your materials and plan your budget. Can anyone in your group bring in free items from home? Many essential items are 'per day'. If you borrow all the items at once you may waste money. Draw up a schedule and figure out what day you will need to rent what item. Leave extra money in your budget for unanticipated emergencies and unexpected repair costs. Do you really need that? Look at your budget with a critical eye. How can you cut costs? You may join with another group and combine budgets and boxes. Points will be awarded for coming in under budget. If you hit your budget limit you will need to supply items from home or your entire group will not be able to do the assignment. Dividing up the work: One person in your group should be the accountant. This should be somebody who likes math and is good at it. While you are all responsible for spending your money wisely and keeping within budget, the accountant will keep careful track of your costs and how much money the group has left to spend. The accountant will list the materials on the purchase order form and change the quantities as you use up more materials. One person in your group will be the designer. While you all must work together to come up with a design idea that you can agree on, the designer will sketch the idea on paper. This should be somebody who likes to draw and thinks drawing is fun. One person in the group should be the writer. While you will all be responsible for inventing the story behind your box together, the writer will be the one to write it down. They will also write a description of your idea for how to transform the box. The writer should be someone who is able to write neatly and is good at spelling. Very useful information courtesy of http://sarahgreenweeds.blogspot.com/?m=1 YOUNG WRITERS Working on the narrative Here are some useful worksheets to help young writers to develop the narrative part of their 'This Is Not A Box' projects; http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson390/character.pdf http://www.readingquest.org/pdf/prob.pdf http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/storymap3.pdf http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Freytags_pyramid.svg http://m.mic.com/articles/101740/the-22-rules-to-perfect-storytelling-according-to-pixar http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1022/GradingRubric.pdf The only thing limiting the story you tell is your imagination but the worksheets above will help you to weave a tale that is both fun to write and engaging to your audience. While teaching the storytelling component of this lesson, a conversation ensued about how children, when they do creative writing, are often told to find a way to wrap the story up neatly. In contrast, great children's literature often leaves the reader uncertain and longing. For example, Stuart Little doesn't find her in the end of the book. He may never find her. We had to wait years and years through many books to find out whether Snape is good or evil. Even television shows employ cliff hangers to keep the viewers coming back for more. Since easy, obvious, pat endings are the surest way to ruin a great story, I suggested that our stories end in cliff hangers. Final Presentation: Once again you will need to work as a team. For this part of the project you will need to divide yourselves up into the following rolls: Videographer. The videographer works behind the camera and will be responsible for filming the project, directing the students who are on screen and zooming in on appropriate details. They will also be responsible for putting each day's filming into Drop Box so that the teacher can view it. All students will review and edit the presentation together using iMovie on the iPads but the videographer is expected to take a leading role. The videographer should be someone who is comfortable using technology. The Spokesperson The spokesperson should be someone who speaks clearly and loudly, makes good eye contact and does not mumble. The spokesperson will be doing most of the narration of the video. Once the video is complete the spokesperson may need to record a voiceover using iMovie. Everyone will work together to develop the script (the writer is expected to take a leading roll in this area) but the spokesperson is expected to make sure that the audio on the final iMovie is clear and easy to hear. The Presenter The presenter should be someone who is comfortable on camera and able to follow directions. They should have good listening skills and be comfortable making eye contact. We all know someone who is dramatic, expressive, animated and seems to 'talk with their hands'. These are ideal character traits for your presenter. You may also take turns playing the different rolls since in many groups students will have overlapping strengths and skills. ASSIGNMENT After finishing up your box sculpture and completing your story you will create a short video that tells the tale of your sculpture. The only thing limiting the content of your narrative is 1) Your imagination and 2) Your story must be 'school appropriate' (a story that can be shared, in a typical school setting, to an elementary school student). Videos may be anywhere from 30 seconds to three minutes in length. We ended up scrapping the above plan and choosing a different route when it came to video taping. Due to PARCC testing elsewhere in the district, the students were not permitted to use the school iPads and I ended up doing all the video taping on my phone. Through trial and error we discovered that my students had an easier time presenting when I interviewed them. They also had an easier time speaking when they divided the speaking parts ahead of time. One student described how they transformed the box. The second student described the characters in the story and the third student told the story they had all created together. That way, everyone had a turn to be on on camera and each student felt at ease. Student art gallery: The Robot Castled The Resistance The Castle of Doom Kajeri Vs Kayax First Day of Kindergarten The Destroyers The mysterious volcano The New King The Enchanted Chair The Racing Car The Lunar Rover The Enchanted Elevator The Haunted House Jorline's Journey The Adventures of Princess Charlotte
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One day last week, my son came to me and said, "Mom, you have to do this with your kids at school!" With determination, he taped it up on our morning message board for all of the children to see, along with a message to, "Have fun!" Well, how could I not do it? Once the children saw it, they all wanted to complete this experiment. We ended up using white carnations as they were more easily available. If we do this again, however, I will be sure to get the roses because it was a challenge slicing the stems of the carnations... In any case, here is our modified version (which has produced no less enthusiasm!) :) Colored water and carnations. Some children drew their observations on the first day... On the second day, we were greeted with this! Blue seemed to have worked the best, while green was hardly visible. This did not seem to bother anyone - they were so excited... This is an example of a student's 'after' drawing.
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Learn how to make both a basic homopolar motor and a tiny dancing motor! Great science fair project for older kids!
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We are always on the lookout for simple science activities to do with our kids. It doesn't get any easier than this walking water science activity!
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