Virtual STEA2M Learning Activities
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Virtual STEA2M- Week 8, May 18-22
This Week- Making Seed Packets to share our saved seeds!You will need : Some envelopes (recycle the kind with the plastic window or any other kind!), Some dry flowers or seed pods OR seeds you saved from earlier lessons.
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An investigation in Electric Current...How does an alkaline battery store power that we can use in our devices? Can we create the same conditions using another type of acid? Mrs. Ranken will be doing a LIVE investigation with grade 4 on Monday, May 18 at 9:00. You can follow along with the video links below!
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If you would like to do this investigation at home, you will need some special equipment. If you do not have some of these things, please check the video links below.
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Watch this short INTRODUCTION and start thinking about the Essential Question:
" How is the inside of a battery like a lemon?"
Parts 1 and 2 of Lemon Battery Investigation below:
Parts 3-5 of Lemon Battery Investigation Below:
Virtual STEA2M- Week 7, May 11-15
Have you planted tomato in your home garden? Join Mrs. Ranken to learn some simple cultivation tips to keep your plants healthy and producing fruit for many weeks!
VIRTUAL STEA2M- Week 6 May 4-8
Planning for next years' school garden- Seed Saving
What are some technologies for saving seed? Why should we save seed? Join Mrs. Ranken to learn how to save seeds from the Pōmaika'i school garden for planting next school year!
Seed Saving part 2: Moringa olifiiera
Saving Seed part 3- zinnia.
Summer Science Notebook (continued)- Organizing Entries and Leaf ID with rubbings and detailed sketches.
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Check out this video on the left if you missed the Grade 4 LIVE lesson OR if you joined the lesson and you need some help to do your own rock testing at home.
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Grade 4 EXTENSION: Click the button below to identify your home rock using a dichotomous key (an important tool that scientists use!)
Virtual STEAM- Week 5: April 27- May1
Let's make a Summer Science Notebook! Start by joining Mrs. Ranken for a Read Aloud to learn how different scientists use notebooks!
How do different scientists use notebooks? Return to the text for some ideas and inspiration!
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Selecting images for collage cover.
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Creating your Summer Science Notebook Cover- make it YOUR OWN!
Leaf Shape Images from Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman. Click the button below to link to a copy of the image you can download and print for our science notebook.
Use a leaf from our yard and make a rubbing. Label it with the parts of a leaf. I put the leaf under the paper and used the SIDE of a pencil to make the rubbing. One side of the leaf worked better so try both and see. I wonder how I could talk to a botanist (plant scientist) about this leaf to try to identify the plant it came from? Look at my notebook page to see some of the questions I am asking about using leaves to identify a plant...
Excellent Resource for all aspects of growing and identification of Hawaiian plants. Growing Hawaii's Native Plants by Kerin Lilleeng-Rosenberger
Virtual STEAM- Week 3 and 4: April 13-17, April 20-25
Watch this video (below) for an explanation of pH Indicator chemistry and how to create a color chart to use with pH indicator solution
pH Tests with Cabbage Indicator- RESULTS!
We sprouted bean seeds as part of week one's "First Peas to the Table" Virtual STEAM. Mrs. Ranken wondered; "What is the effect of gravity on root growth in pea seedlings?" To design a test for this question, Mrs. Ranken took one of the pea seeds that had sprouted in a bag taped to the window and turned it upside down (see Week 2 photo gallery for what the seedling looked like when we started!) so that the root was facing up and the stem was facing down. Take a look at the photo sequence above to see what happened. How would you answer Mrs. Ranken's question based on the results in the photos? Is gravity the whole story? Explain your thinking to someone.
This Weeks' Project-Based Distance Learning: follow along with Mrs. Ranken at home!
"I kama'āina i nā makani a me nā ua" one is seen as a local native by one's knowledge of the winds and rains.
Wondering about the wind coming in from the sea...
Effect of Temperature on Air Movement- An Experiment you can do with Mrs. Ranken.
Materials: 1 small jar, glass or plastic/ 2 bowls or deep trays/ ice water/ hot water (ADULT)/ shallow dish with a few Tablespoons of dish soap.
Materials: 1 small jar, glass or plastic/ 2 bowls or deep trays/ ice water/ hot water (ADULT)/ shallow dish with a few Tablespoons of dish soap.
How does knowing about the effect of temperature on air movement help me understand sea breezes?
Virtual STEAM- Week 2: April 6-10
Mrs. Ranken shares some photos and questions about what she is observing. Check it out! (click on each image for the caption)
This Weeks' Project-Based Distance Learning: follow along with Mrs. Ranken at home!
Design and Build A Game Day 1: Choose a Theme and Do Some Research
Design and Build a Game, Day 2: Make some decisions about how your game will be played.
Design and Build a Game: Day 3 and 4 :Background Artwork, Pathway, Tricky and Lucky Spaces
Design and Build A Game: Day 5 Color and Board Details, Playing Pieces and Instructions
Virtual STEAM- Week 1: March 30- April 3
Day 1 Read Aloud
Day 2 "Be Bold and Experiment." (Optional) Materials: Notebook or paper, pencil, colored pencils or crayons.
Day 3 for Lower elementary, grades K-2. Materials (Optional) paper or notebook, pencil
Day 3 Upper Grades 3-5, Materials (Optional) Paper or notebook, pencil
Day 4 Lower Grades K-5 Materials (Optional) Seeds, paper or notebook, pencil, small jar or cup of water
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Day 4 Upper Grades 3-5 Materials (Optional): Seeds, paper or notebook, pencil, small jar or cup of water
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