Student Video: A Song for Spring/Seasonal Analogies
ANALOGIES are an entertaining way to introduce students to analyzing and making comparisons. This video compares and contrasts the spring and fall seasons.
CATEGORY:Science |
GRADE LEVEL:intermediate |
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ACTIVITIES:
SPRING CONSTRUCTION:
Build Your Own "Greenhouse!"
Junior engineers and budding gardeners will enjoy this hands-on STEM project. Step One: Design and build a sponge house. Step Two: Plant seeds and watch them grow! Allow students to make observations and collect data over a two-week period. Learning about germination and the life cycle of plants couldn't be more fun!
SUMMER CRAFT:
Make a Wheel of the Year !
Teaching students about shapes, weather, equinox, solstice, seasons or months of the year? Celebrate the seasons with a spinning Wheel of the Year!
How-To instructions and more learning activities at STEAM Powered Family WHEEL
AUTUMN EXPERIMENT:
Why Do Leaves Change Color?
In this science experiment student will determine what color a green leaf will turn in the fall when its chlorophyll breaks down. You'll need:
- 3 leaves (from the same tree)
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Jar
- Plastic baggie (or plastic wrap)
- Paper Coffee Filter
- Small bowl or pan
Full instructions at How Wee Learn About Chlorophyll
WINTER EXPERIMENT:
Make a Snow Volcano!
What happens when vinegar and bicarbonate of soda react? Stand back and watch the "lava" flow with this cold-weather experiment! All you need is a heap of snow, a glass jar, baking soda and vinegar. Add food coloring for an eye-popping visual effect!
Download a free snow volcano instruction sheet at Science Sparks-Snow Volcano
CRAFT:
Four Season Tree
Click CRAFT tab to download your free PDF template and create your own four-season tree. Learning about the seasons couldn't be more fun!
