Same, Different, Or DISAPPEARED! Experiments with Color

 Transition Song: The Circle Time Song

Vocabulary And Basic Concepts:  same/different, disappear/ed, experiment, because What/Where/Who/Why questions,  progressive -ing, past tense -ed, labeling colors.

Miss Carrie she noticed that a lot of our friends were mixing colors last week.  Some of them mixed paint and some of them mixed colored water.  When they mixed red and yellow, it made orange.  When they mixed blue and yellow, it made green.  When they mixed red and blue, it made purple.  Miss Carrie wondered what would happen if we drew with lots of different colors on paper, and then put a color filter on top of the drawings, what would happen?  Would the colors we drew with look the same or different, or would the color disappear?  Hmmm.

So we drew pictures on a big piece of paper.  We wrote our names.  Then Miss Carrie passed out color filters in different shapes.  We put them on top of our drawings.  Guess what happened?

Colors changed!  Colors disappeared!  We had so much fun looking at the different results of our experiment.

DO THIS AT HOME:  Mix paint, mix colored water, or do artwork and look at it through different filters (sunglasses, 3-d glasses will work).  Talk about experiment and guess what will happen. Emphasize same and different.

Science Experiment: Will It Bounce?

Song: Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy

Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: experiment, bounce/-ing/-ed, yes/no, do/do not, high/low, 1-2-3, drop,  roll/-ing/-ed, fast/slow, me/my/mine, He/She, His/Hers, Who/What/Where, my turn, predict.

Miss Carrie said we were going to try an experiment.  An experiment is when we try something to see what happens. Last week, we experimented with bouncing balls. But, do other things bounce? 

Hmmmm......

First, we tried stretch strings.  We held them up high, counted together "1-2-3-DROP!" Everyone dropped it at the sane time.  What happened?  Did it bounce? No, they didn't bounce.  They just stayed there on the floor.  We tried it again to be sure. "1-2-3-DROP!"  Hmmm.  Stretchy strings do not bounce.

We tried dinosaurs.  "1-2-3-DROP!" What happened? Did they bounce?  No, they kind of rolled.  Dinosaurs do not bounce. We tried it twice to be sure.

We tried bean bag animals.  "1-2-3-DROP!"  What happened?  Did they bounce?  One child responded that her frog flopped.  We tried twice.  No, bean bag animals do not bounce.

We experimented with blocks.  Some of the kids noted that blocks are square.  Maybe these will bounce?  "1-2-3-DROP!" What happened?  Some said their block bounced a little bit.  Others said their blocks rolled.  We determined that blocks do not bounce.  At least, they don't bounce like balls.

What if we experiment with something round?  These cotton snowballs are round.  They look like balls.  Will these bounce?  "1-2-3-DROP!" They bounced! Not nearly as much as a bouncy ball.  One child said that these were too hard to catch.  So our pretend snow balls do bounce.  At least a little bit.

Last, Miss Carrie reviewed what items we experimented with.  Stretchy strings, dinosaurs, bean bags, blocks, and balls.  There was one more thing we didn't try.

DO KIDS BOUNCE?

As soon as Miss Carrie asked this questions, no one needed more instruction.  Every child started bouncing.  

YES, KIDS DO BOUNCE!

Do this at home:  try your own science experiments.  

During bath time, you could determine DOES IT FLOAT?

During a walk, why not experiment with DOES IT HAVE EYES? (Be on the look out!)

Playing on the floor with your child, pull out some toys to shake or rattle.  DOES IT MAKE NOISE?

During a family meal: DOES IT CRUNCH? (yes, this requires everyone to chew with their mouth open. We try this experiment during Snack Time as well.)

September Week 3: Will It Bounce?

 Transition Song: Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy

Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: experiment, ball, feather, dinosaur, block, pompom, bounce,/bouncing/bounced roll/rolling/rolled, flop, flopping/flopped, high/low, catch, float, Who/What/Where.

Miss Carrie brought some boxes and a really big, black bag.  We were going to do an experiment.  An experiment is when you see what happens when you try a lot of things.  We were going to ask the question Will it bounce?

We tried bouncing pompoms, feathers, blocks, dinosaurs, and bean bags.  Everyone held them up high while we counted 1-2-3-DROP!  We asked what happened, who had one that bounced, and where did it go? We discovered that feathers floated, dinosaurs and bean bags flopped, and blocks might bounce and roll but only a little bit. These things didn't bounce or didn't bounce very well.

Miss Carrie brought out a big, black bag that was full of balls.  Would these bounce?  Everyone had a ball.  We couldn't throw them in the classroom, but we could drop them and then catch them.  Everyone heled up their bowl while we counted 1-2-3-DROP!  Did they bounce?  Yes, they did! Everyone had multiple tries to drop and catch their ball.

DO THIS AT HOME:  Have a bouncing experiment.  What do you have around the house? Try soft blocks, small toys, spoons, balls.  Will it bounce? Ask what happened?  Who chose this item?  What will it do?  Where will it go?