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Today we had our first science experiment of the school year. My boys really enjoy science so much & since my background is in the sciences I have a lot of fun with it as well. We useApologia Science. This is our second year using this curriculum & this year we are usingExploring Creation with Zoology 2 Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day. We enjoy doing this all together- baby to Mommy. Today we did an experiment to demonstrate what happens to a person’s lungs when they dive deep into the ocean. Here the boys are blowing up a balloon inside a bottle (or attempting to blow up a balloon inside a bottle.) Then they stepped on the bottle to increase the air pressure inside the bottle & observe changes in the balloon. B1 was having his own private experiment with how fun balloons are in the background.
Today we had our first science experiment of the school year. My boys really enjoy science so much & since my background is in the sciences I have a lot of fun with it as well. We useApologia Science. This is our second year using this curriculum & this year we are usingExploring Creation with Zoology 2 Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day. We enjoy doing this all together- baby to Mommy. Today we did an experiment to demonstrate what happens to a person’s lungs when they dive deep into the ocean. Here the boys are blowing up a balloon inside a bottle (or attempting to blow up a balloon inside a bottle.) Then they stepped on the bottle to increase the air pressure inside the bottle & observe changes in the balloon. B1 was having his own private experiment with how fun balloons are in the background.
One of the things I have been working on is making our school work more interactive & visual. Normally I would have read this experiment out of the book & then we would all follow along as I led the boys in doing what the text paragraph stated. Instead I typed the experiment out on a checklist for each of the boys & created a Science Center. I provided the materials & they were responsible for making sure the materials were there & then following the step by step directions to complete the experiment. They had a place to check off each step as they completed it & record observations. I also included a few simple questions to get them thinking about what was happening. They completed the experiment with a little supervision from me. In general I thought there was more work & thinking taking place on their part & work + thinking = learning in my book so I was pleased. Here is the sheet I made:
This is an idea Sue Patrick talks about in her materials. Of coarse her experiment sheets are done with great graphics instead of my hand drawn pictures but who am I kidding- I have 4 children! This was a lot quicker & the boys followed my drawings fine & gained all the benefits of really doing the experiment themselves. I will continue to try working with the Science Centers & let you know how it goes.
Material from a previous blog
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