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Help reinforce the difference in physical and chemical changes by letting your students play this fun science board game. This is a game I created to use with my 5th grade science students (in Georgia) after we have spent some time studying the difference between physical and chemical changes. I feel it is also suitable for fourth and sixth grades if you are studying this same topic as part of your standards. Because it is a non-fiction science topic, this game should work well for kids in all states that are studying the same standard. What is included in this science game pack? There is a colored game board. There are 32 game cards included that have pictures as well as words related to either a physical or chemical change. For example, it may show melted butter and then students would tell what kind of change it represents. An answer key is included, so that another group member or partner can check the answer. Game directions are also included. Their partner or another group member will check the answer using the key. If they get it right, they get to move ahead one more space. If they miss it, they move back 2 spaces. The first one to the end wins the game. What does the game pack look like? The game board as well as the game card images are color. There are 32 game cards. There are also words on the game cards. The direction card and answer sheet are half-page size. You can see this on the thumbnail images above. How does this chemical and physical changes game work? On a student's turn, they will roll the dice one time. They will then move that many spaces. They will then draw a card, look at the picture, read it aloud, and tell what kind of change it represents. What materials do you need to play the game? You will need a dice, game markers, the included game board, the game cards, and the answer key. How many kids can play? You will need at least 2 players. I typically don't have more than 4 play one of my games, but you can use a number that works best for your class. What prep does the game take? The prep is pretty easy. Print all 5 pages. Cut out the game cards. I have made it very easy, as you should just have to cut down the dotted lines vertically and horizontally. Twelve cards print on one page. I would laminate all parts of the game for durability but it's not necessary in order to play. You may want to mount the game board on the inside of a file folder and then staple the directions to the other side. I typically staple a plastic sandwich baggie to the inside of the folder on the direction side and store the game cards in the baggie. Can you tell me a few examples of the pictures on the cards? Sure! You should be able to see a few more in the thumbnail image above. hand warmers sparklers crushing a can frying an egg This chemical and physicals changes game will work perfectly as a center activity, for a Friday game day, or even for early finishers. It's also perfect to use for review before a unit test or even pull it out before state testing as a test prep activity toward the end of the year. Use this game in your classroom however you would like. ================================= Looking for life science games? Check out this game pack. BUNDLED LIFE SCIENCE GAME PACK
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If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!
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After learning about the digestive system, we made edible models to demonstrate our understanding of this system in our body. We used a variety of candies and goodies to represent the major organs that make up our very long digestive system. We had a lot of fun in the process. Look at what we came up with!
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Students model both mechanical and chemical digestion with simple materials. Each student needs a zip-top bag, one or two crackers (saltine...
This isn't much different from all the other matter foldables out there, but I figured I'd post it anyhow. The stickers (ie hole reinforcers) we used were just something I had on hand. I'd like to find smaller stickers next time, so they can fit more on to really see the relationship of molecules and the space between them. The foldable is just a sheet of paper folded in half landscape-wise. Then, the fold is glued together about an inch down, to create a title area. They measure in 3 1/2" from both ends to create the cuts for the flaps.
This week we continued our study of the digestive system. We covered the liver and pancreas. The liver makes bile, which is used by our bodies to break down fat in the small intestine. We did this …
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It was my turn to organize the project/lab for our co-op of Apologia’s Human Anatomy and Physiology. We just finished Chapter 4 on the digestive system where the suggested project was to make a digestive themed amusement park. That seemed a little more “arts & crafts” than science to me so I went in search of something better—AND FOUND IT! I found my inspiration from two websites: O2 learn has a great video of the process, but no materials list (you’ll want to watch it for her great British accent anyway); Squidoo has a similar lab (with a materials list), but it leaves out some steps and relies on a blender-- which we don’t have in our bodies. So this is my mish-mash of the two. WARNING: You may not want to read this post soon after eating, there are pictures of the process. Andrew Pudewa of IEW once said that a great way to engage kids who’d rather build forts all day was to make sure the subject was either funny, dangerous or gross. This activity falls into the last category…it was so engaging that my Schnickelfritz forgot to start taking pictures until half way through. Just what I want as a teacher, but bad for blogging so I recreated some of the first steps for this post. This is a fairly inexpensive project since you’ll probably find most of what you need in your house already. The foil pans you’ll see below came from a catered dinner – I just picked out the pans in the best shape and washed them up. I’ve used them for several years of science co-op. They’re big enough for two kids to work at each and allow me to work with liquids away from the sink. The person transferring the mixes from stage to stage may want a pair of gloves – rubber gloves for dish washing or plastic gloves from a hair dye kit. My husband the Toolman had just had surgery and the nurse let me have a few pairs from their supply drawer. THE MOUTH Supplies Equipment soft foods A bowl or tray drink kitchen shears water mixed w/ laundry detergent potato masher We begin with our lunch—a PB&J sandwich (great way to use up the heels which no one our house likes), a banana, and some grape-aid. Use whatever you have handy but try to keep it soft – it needs to be smashable so no carrots. You could probably add tortilla or potato chips which would dissolve with liquid. My inspiration sites used a can of spaghetti and oatmeal. I did go buy the drink packet, but didn’t waste any sugar since no one would actually be consuming it. The kitchen shears represent the incisors – cutting the food into bites. Pour some of the beverage in as well. This is still too big to swallow so we’ll begin to smash everything with the potato masher, playing the role of the molars. The water/detergent mixture represents saliva so pour some of that in now. Our detergent happens to be clear but if yours is colored don’t worry – we’re hoping to achieve a brown outcome so the more colors the merrier. Just remember all the liquid you add now will need to be removed in the small & large intestines so don’t add too much (we still have more to add later). Everything is now poured into a Ziploc bag. THE STOMACH Supplies Equipment Acidic liquid 1 Gal. Ziploc bag green food coloring When you close the Ziploc bag, make sure to remove most of the air. Otherwise when you start kneading the bag it may pop and we don’t need any reverse peristalsis here. We’ll also be adding something to represent stomach acid. One site used apple cider vinegar, but we happened to have just polished off a jar of dill pickles so I used that juice instead. Given a little time and an enthusiastic lab assistant you can create a fairly smooth chyme. I also added green food coloring to represent bile. This doesn’t happen in the stomach (and I explained that to the kids) but it is easier to mix the color in at this stage. THE SMALL INTESTINE Supplies Equipment no new supplies leg from pantyhose a deep tray to catch liquid rubber or surgical gloves canning funnel Next time you get a run in your hose you might want to save it to stand in for the small intestine. I didn’t have one so we used an old knee-high stocking. The funnel is really there for ease of transfer but you could mention it is playing the role of the sphincter, although it isn’t able to open and close like a real one could. Pour the chyme into the stocking over a tray because the liquid will start coming out immediately. Poor Mr. B in the photo above was thoroughly grossed out at this point, but he couldn’t resist watching his younger brother squeeze the mix through the intestine (he even managed to smile). The more liquid you manage to get out at this point, the less you’ll have to deal with in the next stage so you might want to expound on the process at this point and let the mix drain. You can either cut a hole the the toe of the stocking and push the mix through (more accurate), or roll the stocking up like you were going to put it on and then invert the mix out at the top. THE LARGE INTESTINE Supplies Equipment no added supplies a plush towel a deep tray to catch liquid Empty the contents of the stocking onto a folded towel. We’re going to wring the towel to remove more of the liquid just like what occurs in the large intestine. I used a very old towel for this part but after the lab it came out of the laundry perfectly clean. As long as you haven’t gone overboard with the food coloring and Kool-aid you should be fine. Open the towel and put the contents into a plastic bag for the final stage. The Rectum Supplies Equipment no added supplies a plastic bag a tray or plate What started out as lunch looks essentially done at this point and you could stop, but I used a gray shopping bag to represent the rectum. In hindsight that wasn’t the best choice as the bag just stretched and the mix came out in the same lumps we had from the large intestine. Perhaps we’d squeezed out too much water or perhaps we needed less flexible material. We could have used a cloth pastry bag –there weren’t any toxic materials used. In the end, nobody was too grossed out – in fact some of the boys are holding the end results in the photo and Schnickelfritz is just hamming it up for the camera. It will be some time before they forget our trip through the digestive system. Don't miss a thing! Subscribe to Ozark Ramblings and get my posts in your inbox.
Science Vocabulary Folders are a more traditional method for vocabulary I use along with active forms of instruction. We use dance moves, hand motions, games, diagrams, anchor charts, PowerPoints, fold-ups, and hands-on vocabulary instruction. 5th graders in Texas are exposed to and tested on so many new science terms. They don’t have to just recite the ... Read more
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Hey, friends! I am here to share with you all about how to create and use Audio QR Codes. Last year, Katie King taught me how to make and use traditional QR Codes (with text) attached. You can read that intro tutorial and an -AR freebie I made here. Times are a changing, and with...
For once contain the mess and make a tornado in a jar !
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This week we continued our study of the digestive system. We covered the liver and pancreas. The liver makes bile, which is used by our bodies to break down fat in the small intestine. We did this …
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