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General aims of these sessions:
Learn about the vocabulary of science Understand basic scientific principles Encourage an interest in science within families
| Topic | Content |
|---|---|
| 1. Growing plants | Demonstrating to families how plants grow. Showing how plants grow and the elements required for their growth. Comparing growth of plants against controls to show how certain factors are important for plant growth. |
| 2. Making a volcano erupt | Discussing volcanoes. Constructing a volcano. Testing and erupting the volcano. |
| 3. Play with magnets | Making a magnet using another magnet. Identifying and classifying magnetic and non-magnetic substances. Exploring magnetic lines of force using iron filings. Making a magnet using a steel nail. |
| 4. Sounds | Demonstrating how sound is produced and how it travels through different medium. Showing how different materials transmit sound. Differentiating between music and noise. |
| 5. Making bubbles | Looking at how water can be used as a science learning tool. |
| 6. Colours | Learning about the three primary colours and how the secondary colours are produced from them. Using primary colours to produce secondary colours. |
| 7. What floats and what sinks | Demonstrating that certain objects will float and some sink. Exploring reasons for this. |
Websites
www.sciencekids.co.nz/
www.sciencenewsforkids.org
Topic 2: Making a vocano erupt
Materials:
Old newspaper
Aluminum foil
Cardboard
Small plastic drink bottle
Big nail
Glue Paint
Sand
Glitter
Vinegar
Baking soda
Food colour (red)
Scissors
| Task | Suggested Activities |
|---|---|
| What makes the volcano erupt? | Brainstorm parents and children in groups to discuss what makes a volcano erupt. Give examples of volcanic eruptions. Talk about consequences of an eruption. |
| Constructing the volcano | Children collect all the material needed for making the volcano. Parents and children build the volcano using instructions provided. |
| Testing for eruption | Children and parents test the ingredients that will cause the eruption by carrying out small reactions in glass containers. They predict what will happen to their volcanoes when the ingredients are added for eruption. |
| Erupting the volcano | Children take turns with the help of parents fill volcanoes with the ingredients. Record the eruptions. Their observations are compared to their predictions. Discuss what was achieved and what was different. |
Literacy Links:
Reading and following instructions
Learning related vocabulary
Matching names/labels with objects
Talking about events in line
Numeracy Links:
Referring to dates in sequence.
Measuring amounts of chemicals.
Estimating amounts (weight, volume) required.
Dealing with shapes (base of volcano, shape of volcano).
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