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Cheap Thrills: Science Activities on a Shoestring
Physical, life, and earth science ideas for the classroom

Grade Levels:: Primary-5
Length:: 90 minutes
Taping Rights:: Unlimited
Teaching Materials:: See Below

Ken Rosenbaum demonstrates classroom activities in the areas of physical, life, and earth sciences using supplies found in neighborhood grocery or hardware stores. Extensive classroom footage of students doing the suggested activities also explores how teachers can embed inquiry and scientific process skills in their instruction. Programs 1 and 2 are for primary teachers; Programs 3 and 4 are for intermediate-level teachers.

Length: 4 programs; 90 minutes each
Audience: science teachers, P-5

Programs

Inquiry Approaches to Learning Primary Science Content and Process (Part 1)—teaching the scientific method the old way; real science wondering (It’s the question, not the answer.); the components of inquiry lessons; the primary scientific method: Wonder-Test-Tell; questioning skills: the Yes/No Game (What’s in the Bag?); primary science process skills: teaching and assessing skills through inquiry; Touchy-Feely Bags, Pretzels, and Buttons activities; reading “Seven Blind Mice” to demonstrate observation skills; water cycle activity.
Inquiry Approaches to Learning Primary Science Content and Process (Part 2)—activities: Bug-O-Copters, Buttons, Pretzels, Touchy-Feely Bag, and Guess-a-Minute.
Inquiry Approaches to Learning Intermediate Science Content and Process (Part 1)—teaching the scientific method the old way; real science wondering (It’s the question, not the answer.); the components of inquiry lessons; the scientific method: Question-Test-Analyze-Revise; science process skills; questioning skills: the Yes/No Game (What’s in the Bag?); teaching and assessing process skills through inquiry; pulse glass and air pressure lab activities; using question cubes.
Inquiry Approaches to Learning Intermediate Science Content and Process (Part 2)—“What Is a Scientist?” and “Growing a Plant” activities; designing a science experiment; balloon and polymers project; review of process skills for “Mers”; “Pretzel Phun” (using pretzels to teach classification); “George’s Potatoes”; the inquiry mystery box.

Teaching Materials

DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE: http://www.ket.org/education/guides/pd/cheapthrills_intermediate.pdf
Programs 3-4 (for intermediate); PDF format.
KET Online
DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE: http://www.ket.org/education/guides/pd/cheapthrills_primary.pdf
Programs 1-2 (for primary); PDF format.
KET Online
VIDEO OR DVD: $25 per program (series $100); includes shipping and handling inside Kentucky.
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pd@ket.org

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