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Ideas how to run your Primary Science Week 2014
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in front of class
You need:Glass Tube with lidsPipette (for filling tube with oil)Vegetable oilFood colouringAsprin/ Alker seltzerWater
What to do:• Fill the tube 3/4 full with vegetable oil.• Fill the rest of the bottle with water (almost to the top but not
overflowing).• Add some food colouring. Be sure to make the water fairly dark in
colour. Notice that the food colouring only colours the water and not the oil. Hmmm...
• Divide the Asprin tablet into small pieces.• Drop one of the small pieces of asprin into the oil and water mixture.
Put the lid on. Watch what happens. • When the bubbling stops, add another chunk of Asprin. It’s just like a
lava lamp!
National Science
Experiment
Professional Developmen
tClassroom Activities
Community Evening
Staffroom fun
After School Workshops
National Science
Experiment
Professional Developmen
tClassroom Activities
Community Evening
Staffroom fun
After School Workshops
Book a staff meeting for during this week.
• Science Online - Divide readings up for staff to summarise and report back on. How can we do this- what does this look like for our school?
• How are we using the Science Curriculum? What do we want our kids to understand by the time they leave us?
• Science/Wonder Tables
• Integrating Science with Literacy and Maths
• Engaging Reluctant Writers with Science – Procedural Writing
• Using SOLO with Nature of Science • Nature of Science in the Classroom (self-directed power point presentations)
National Science
Experiment
Professional Developmen
tClassroom Activities
Community Evening
Staffroom fun
After School Workshops
Set up trays with instructions and equipment in staffroom for teachers to take away and return
Library to set up a science display
Students invited to enter Science Week competitions
Lunchtime investigations or daily experiments available
to be carried out or viewed
Invite Scientist (parent if possible) to speak with children during lunchtime
Daily science quizzes completed in classes
Syndicate/Whole school observations • Coke and Mentos• Exploding Dry Ice• Elephant Toothpaste• Water Rockets
National Science
Experiment
Professional Developmen
tClassroom Activities
Community Evening
Staffroom fun
After School Workshops
Easy to organise BP Challenge Materials ready before hand Timer- online stopwatch displayed on screen? Certificates
National Science
Experiment
Professional Developmen
tClassroom Activities
Community Evening
Staffroom fun
After School Workshops
Try out on the staff – to take back to the classroom, or just be encouraged to do more Science through them.
Flying TeabagQuick reactions
Human tableKebab stick through balloon
Jumping Candle Flame
And many more!
National Science
Experiment
Professional Developmen
tClassroom Activities
Community Evening
Staffroom fun
After School Workshops
Monday 19 Science CapabilitiesHelp- I teach Science!
Tuesday 20
Wednesday 21
Thursday 22 NZEI Korero with Scientists 3.45-6pmVenue to be confirmed
Wednesday 28 (following week) Workshop for teachers at Carter Observatory4-6pm
Tawa Schools: An evening star gazing at Tawa College with Chris
Monigatti (Parents and kids) Wednesday evening 7pm
pp Thursday
What next:
Book a Staff MeetingLet teachers know about workshops and National Experiments –
make bookings where necessaryPlan and start gathering resources for daily experiments for
classes that week
Organise a community evening – check calendar etc!
Tell the librarian- library display
Put some sort of “Count Down to Science Week” up in staff room
Get a team of colleagues/ parents to help organise daily events
CCSE- Capital City Science Educators
Primary Science Week –
http://tinyurl.com/wellingtonpsw
