Science

 

MAGNETS

We have begun our exploration of magnets. We will explore what they are, what they attract, if they can attract through things, gravity vs. magnetism, and attract vs. repel. We will make magnets and have a dog magnet race. This unit has a lot of fun hands on learning experiences. Feel free to support these concepts at home with your own fun activities.

 

Objectives:

1. The student will know what a magnet is.

2. The student will know what a magnet attracts.

3. The student will know what types of metals magnets attract.

4. The student will know that magnets can attract through most things if they are strong enough.

5. The student will know what a magnetic field is.

6. The student will know what makes magnets attract and repel one another.

7. The student will know that magnets have a north and south pole.

8. The student will know how magnets are used and how they can help us.

9. The student will know how to make a compass and a magnet.

 

Here we are racing magnets by repelling them. Do you know which poles attract and which repel?

Here we are exploring magnetism vs. gravity!

Here we are exploring what kinds of metals magnets attract.

Here we are exloring what a magnet is and what it attracts.

CRITTERS

We have completed our study of critters :)

Key Concepts:

1. All insects have 6 legs that come out of their thorax.

2. All insects have 3 body parts: head, thorax, abdomen.

3. All insects have 2 antennae or feelers.

4. Insects breathe through holes in their abdomen.

5. Some insects have 1 pair, 2 pairs, or no pairs of wings.

6. Insects have an external skeleton called an exoskeleton.

7. Insects have compound eyes that help them see all around them.

8. All insects lay eggs.

9. Some insects can be helpful while others are pests.

10. All creatures have life-cycles. (We will be exlporing a few of them.) The butterfly has 4 stages: egg, larva or caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly.

11. Spiders are not insects. Other bugs like mites, ticks, and scorpion are similar to insects but do not have the right number of body parts and/or legs.

12. Spiders have 2 body parts (cephalothorax and abdomen) and 8 legs that come out of the cephalothorax.

13. Moths and butterflies have distinct differences. Can your child point these out to you?

14. Some animals are predators, while others are prey.

15. All living things need sun, water, food, shelter, air, exercise, and love to survive.

16. Some animals are herbivores while others are carnivores. What are you?

How can you help at home? Talk about insects you see around or in your house :) Go on an insect walk.

 

We observed animals and noticed their similarities and differences:

 

 

We watched a movie about animal life cycles.

 

We made the life cycle of a butterfly using different kinds of pasta :)

 

We went to the science lab and looked at insect specimens with a magnifying glass, and insect body parts through microscopes.

 

Here we are on our insect walk. We are looking for insects in their natural habitat.

 

Here we are making diagrams of an insect of choice. We know how to label all their parts!