To complete Activity 4, choose a sub-standard under each of the Standards A thru H and describe something that you have done either in this class or outside of this class, perhaps in previous classes, that indicates that you have met the sub-standard. Each of these descriptions should be at least a paragraph long.
A.4.5 When studying a science-related problem, decide what changes over time are occurring or have occurred
· As a third grader many years ago, we did an entire unit on butterflies. We watched over 20 butterflies grow from tiny caterpillars to butterflies. We feed the caterpillars daily and watched as they grew large enough and began to form a cocoon. We graphed the number of days each butterfly stayed in the cocoon and took care of the butterflies and fed them for a few days before releasing them.
B.4.1 Use encyclopedias, source books, texts, computers, teachers, parents, other adults, journals, popular press, and various other sources, to help answer science-related questions and plan investigations
· As the leader of a school-age summer program last summer, we had a week all about science. We started are week off by taking a trip to the library to get books about different scientists that have made contributions to science and the history of different scientific material. The kids found many different books and brought in articles from home that they found online. We compiled all this information into a big chart that we hung on the wall for our science week.
C.4.4 Use simple science equipment safely and effectively, including rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, hand lenses, thermometers, and computers, to collect data relevant to questions and investigations
· With young children there is often an emphasis on opposites. Light or dark. Big or small. Up or down. Many times while helping in the toddler room here at the University, there emphasis was on heavy or light. The children would place different objects onto a balance and determine which object weighed more than the other.
D.4.3. Understand that substances can exist in different states-solid, liquid, gas
· During our school-age program last summer, this was another idea that we focused on. We did experiments and charted the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water, much like we did in activity one. Before the experiment we talked about the 3 different states individually and the ways in which water moved from one state to another. We made a large flow chart on to hang on the wall for the parents to see and as a reminder to the children. It was a very fun activity to watch the children partake in.
E.4.4 Identify celestial objects (stars, sun, moon, planets) in the sky, noting changes in patterns of those objects over time
· When I was in elementary school, we had a whole unit based on the solar system. One of our activities was to make a model of the solar system with as many different objects as we could and have it be to scale (or very close) to the actual solar system. This was one of my favorite science activities that I did in elementary school and I loved learning about the solar system. It was something new and exciting and it is always changing. It would be fun to compare the solar system that I made back then, to the current solar system.
F.4.3 Illustrate* the different ways that organisms grow through life stages and survive to produce new members of their type
· During a human biology class in high school, we did a unit on the life cycle of a baby, from conception to birth. To understand the concept better, we had to write a book. At first, the idea of writing a book was scary and seemed hard. But once I started formulated characters and had the general ideas outlined, it was actually a very big learning process and was a lot of fun.
G.4.1 Identify* the technology used by someone employed in a job or position in Wisconsin and explain* how the technology helps
· During our transportation unit in the toddler lab, one of the students dad’s was a police officer for the city of Menomonie. One of the days during our transportation this student’s dad brought in his police car and explained to the kids how everything worked and how each device and part was used. The kids loved reading about it and books and then actually getting to see the real thing.
H.4.3 Show* how science has contributed to meeting personal needs, including hygiene, nutrition, exercise, safety, and health care
· Also last summer during our school-age program, we had a week devoted to eating healthy and being healthy. As an intro to our week we talked about how our heart works and how it contributes to being healthy. As part of learning about our heart, we took a field trip to the heart institute at the hospital in our town. Even as an adult, it was very interesting to see the technology that is used and how the doctors use this technology everyday to help people in the community.
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