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Downloadable PDF lesson plans you can deliver to your students
Do you wish you could add a little Spark to your home? Well, now you can by creating your very own science exhibit prototype! This guide will walk you through the ins and outs of creating an engaging, interactive, science exhibit that you and your audience will love.
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TIME REQUIRED: ?
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Primary School: Science Inquiry – Exploration & Investigation, Reflection & Interpretation
Grade 3 - Topic B: Building With a Variety of Materials
Topic C: Testing Materials and Designs
Grade 5 - Topic B: Mechanisms Using Electricity
Secondary School: Scientific Skills – Initiating & Planning, Communication & Teamwork; Sci-entific Attitudes – Interest in Science, Mutual Respect, Inquiry, Collaboration, Stewardship, Safety
Grade 7 - Unit D: Structures and Forces
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If someone were watching you, they would think you were doing nothing. But, in fact, the opposite will be true — you will be observing a miraculous world up close! This program is deceptively simple. Get ready to have your mind blown open and for calm and creativity to come inside.
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TIME REQUIRED: Start Small 5-10m, Build to 30min
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Grade 1, Topic B: Seasonal Changes
Topic D: Senses
Topic E: Needs of Plants and Animals
Grade 2, Topic D: Hot and Cold temperature
Topic E: Small Crawling and Flying Animals
Grade 3, Topic E: Animal Life Cycles
Grade 4, Topic D: Light and Shadows
Topic E: Plant Growth and Changes
Grade 5, Topic D: Weather Watch
Grade 6, Topic C: Sky Science
Topic D: Evidence and Investigation
Topic E: Trees and Forests
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Your home is an art gallery of scientific discoveries waiting to be found. Sound unbelievable? With careful observation and creativity, you can build a science-inspired art exhibit at home. Organize an opening reception with drinks and snacks and share your discoveries with an artist talk!
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TIME REQUIRED: One - Two Hours Or over many days
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
General outcomes:
- Participants will practice observation skills as they search for, sketch and recreate patterns
- Participants will engage in the process of inquiry as they generate questions for further research and discovery
- Participants will engage in thinking around the idea that science is all around us
- Participants will engage in reflection and writing as they prepare artist and scientist statements for their art exhibit
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While spending time at home or at school you might come across some mysterious objects. Your family has already strongly said “Don’t break anything! Be careful! Don’t take it apart!” What do you do? Come up with a plan to discover an object’s secrets.
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TIME REQUIRED: 30min, 1 hour or a day
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Grade 4, Topic B: Wheels and Levers
General outcomes:
- Participants will practice observation skills as they sketch objects
- Participants will engage in the pro-cess of inquiry as they generate questions for further research and discovery
- Participants will begin to explore the idea that science is all around
- Participants will engage in reflection and writing as they progress through the activity
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Belgian artist Vincent Bal has found a passion for what he calls “shadowology” – that is, studying the shadows of objects and finding their hidden personalities. This activity is a quick and fun way to learn about opaque, translucent and transparent objects and how light interacts with these objects to create shadows.
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TIME REQUIRED: 1 Hour
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Grade 1, Topic B: Seasonal Changes
Grade 2, Topic D: Hot and Cold temperature
Grade 3, Topic C: Testing Materials & Designs
Grade 4, Topic D: Light and Shadows
Grade 6, Topic C: Sky Science
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A Rube Goldberg machine is an example of a hacked mechanical device that is “over engineered” to perform a simple task in a very complicated way. The game of Mousetrap is a great example, and so are the now-famous OK Go music videos. The absurdity of these contraptions – not to mention the beauty of their simplicity – is a very amusing way to learn about different concepts of physics, including forces, momentum and the conservation of energy.
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TIME REQUIRED: One - Two Hours Or over many days
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Grade 3 -
Topic B: Building with a Variety of Materials
Topic C: Testing Materials and Designs
Grade 4 -
Topic B: Wheels and Levers
Topic C: Building Devices & Vehicles that Move
Grade 7 - Unit D: Structures and Forces
Grade 8 - Unit D: Mechanical Systems
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After billions of years of evolution, nature has demonstrated that animals, plants, and microorganisms can engineer brilliant solutions to problems presented by their abiotic environments. When human engineers look to nature for solutions, they practice biomimicry or biomimetic engineering. Shark skin denticles have been shown to reduce drag and turbulence and they’ve inspired the development of hydro- and aerodynamic coatings!You can put nature’s lessons into practice through biomimicry by creating an outfit for an animal-themed superhero of your own design.
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TIME REQUIRED: 1 Day
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Grade 1, Topic C: Building Things
Topic E: Needs of Animals & Plants
Grade 2, Topic E: Small Crawling & Flying Animals
Grade 3 , Topic B: Building with a Variety of Materials
Topic C: Testing Materials and Designs
Grade 4, Topic E: Plant Growth & Changes
Grade 5, Topic E: Wetland Ecosystems
Grade 6, Topic E: Trees & Forests
Grade 7, Unit D: Structures and Forces
Grade 8, Unit B: Cells and Systems
Unit E: Freshwater and Saltwater Systems
Grade 9, Unit A: Biological Diversity
Unit C: Environmental Chemistry
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