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Lab with Dad. “Enriching Your Science Program with Parental Involvement” NSTA National Conference April 12, 2013. Karen Delmotte 4 th grade teacher Trinity Lutheran School, Utica, MI 586-731-4490 [email protected]. Brenda Havers 7& 8th grade science teacher Trinity Lutheran School - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Lab with Dad“Enriching Your Science Program with Parental
Involvement”NSTA National Conference
April 12, 2013
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Introductions
Karen Delmotte4th grade teacherTrinity Lutheran School, Utica, [email protected]
Brenda Havers7& 8th grade science teacherTrinity Lutheran [email protected]
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Initial Goals/Philosophy
• Parental involvement• Enrich/supplement classroom lab
activities• Alternative to Family Science Night• Keeping it simple
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The Nitty Gritty of Preparation Invitation to target group Permission slips/confirmation
notes/reminders Reserve facilities Get older students involved with
prep Limit size if necessary Solicit donations of desserts
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The “Big Day”Time (6:30-8:00)Participants meet in an adjoining
room for directions for the evening.Event/CompetitionRefreshments and fellowship
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Puzzling Powders Adapted from Science Olympiad Parent and child learn properties
of known powders by conducting various tests
Receive a mystery powder and infer its identity
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Fun with Water• Target group – 2nd Grade• Activities include:
– Sink or Float (density)– Rainbow Test Tubes (measuring)– Barge Building (buoyancy)– Sponge Squeeze (estimating volume)– Color Wheel (light and color)– Chromatography (density & mixtures)– Drops on a Penny (surface tension)
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Mystery Architecture• Adapted from Science
Olympiad• Parent and child team
receive a bag of misc. building materials
• Challenged to build the tallest tower they can that supports a tennis ball
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Bridge Building• Adapted from Science Olympiad• Parent and child team given 50
straws and 20 straight pins• Challenged to build a lengthy, sturdy,
and stable bridge that supports a chalkboard eraser
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Metric Olympics
• Adapted from AIMS• Parent and child teams compete in a variety
of events testing their ability to estimate metric measurements
• Involves predicting their abilities to do a physical challenge, which requires some sort of measuring
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The “Cookie Caper”
• Adapted from Mystery Science, Case of the Missing Lunch” from www.dandylionbooks.com
• Parent and student team solve a mystery by examining clues left at the scene of the crime
• Clues include a mystery powder, footprints, and a ransom note left at the scene
• Police officer on site to read crime scenario
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CSI: Trinity
• Invited students in grades 6-8• Parents used as volunteers at evidence
analyzing stations• Faculty and staff chosen as suspects• Actual crime scene investigator present to
analyze with students evidence left at the crime scene
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Crime Scene
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CSI: Evidence Stations• Fingerprinting
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• Handwriting Analysis
• Blood typing
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Chromatography & Footprints
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Hair Sample Analysis
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Funding Solicit free-will donation
from parents participating at event
Local businesses for supplies (i.e. straws)
Science budget
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Outcomes• Great Public Relations
• Local newspaper coverage• Administration loves it• Great parent feedback
• Great Bonding experience • Between parent and child (specifically dad and child)• Between dads and dads
• Greater excitement for science• Builds greater support for science program
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GO TIGERS!!!!!!