SCIENCE BOX OVERVIEW

Kit #2

Name: “Would You Look at That”
Grade Level: 2-3
Content Strand: Nature of Science - Scientific Inquiry
Content Standard and Description: Scientific Values & Physical Science – Students understand that science is an active process of systematically examining the natural world. Also students understand that materials have distinct properties that depend on the amount of matter present, its chemical composition, and structure.
 
Summary: This kit is designed to help students learn through books, experiments, and fun, how to raise questions by observation and answer those questions through investigation. Using a widespread range of teaching tools from I Spy books to magnifying glasses, learning will be fun for everyone involved.

Learning Cycle Lesson Plans: Here is the list of the lesson plans in this kit.

1. “Take a Good Look” – By remembering what their partner is wearing, students will make observations and learn to record them.
2. “What Is It?” – Through observing pictures, students will learn to predict and share their guesses, and compare it to see if they were right.
3. “EYE” Dentification – Through books and groups, students will learn how to observe, describe, and communicate with their class.
4. “Rockin” – Students will learn to observe, compare, describe, classify, sort, and illustrate by collecting and analyzing rocks.

What to Expect: By the end of using this kit, from your second grader you can expect them to be able to make observations and give descriptions using words, numbers, and drawings. Also describe objects in terms of their observable properties (E.g. state of matter, size, texture, shape & color). For the third graders, they will not only be able to do that, but also be able to observe and raise questions about the world, and then seek answers through investigations. Also, they will be able to sort and classify objects according to observable properties.

Evaluations: Here is what other teachers have said about this box.

1. “I need to order these for all year long!”
   
2. “Great activities, thanks for letting my students share the excitement of learning.
3. “Great Box!”

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