I really enjoy science experiments and so does the students of Kinder. This unit was about learning about Materials, what they are and why we use them. Right off the bat I asked them "What are materials, and can you give me examples of some materials? Immediately had hands shoot up to the sky and students yelling out "paper!" "wood!" "plastic!" it was a good start to the unit.
Students sorted what they knew was made of specific materials. For the most part they were able to sort them accurately (I may have put some tricky pictures in there)
A cool experiment we did was an egg drop challenge. Students were given materials in order to wrap an egg to prevent it from being damaged from being dropped. Students were given a cup to put the egg in and choose among things like cardboard, cotton, paper, rubber bands, tissue in order to protect it.
To wrap the unit up students spent over a week making a diorama of a house out of a shoebox. One thing you got to expect during a large project like that with a class full of Kindergarteners is...It's going to get real messy!
Thank you for reading! Our next unit coming back from the summer break will be "Where we are in place and time" Students will discover a lot about humankinds history.
- Mr. James
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