Activity for Tuesday, June 2nd
Activity for Tuesday, May 26th
Ms. Brentwood is back with her third and final video about sound. Today she will be focusing on volume and how we can use different materials to make sounds that are loud and sounds that are quiet. After watching the video, you can try to make sounds with different volumes using the same materials Ms. Brentwood used. For an added challenge, see what other materials you have around the house and how loud or soft of a sound they make.
Activity for Tuesday, May 19th
Ms. Brentwood is back, and this time she is competing for the title of Miss America! Here is a video from the talent portion of the competition. Does Ms. Brentwood have what it takes to be crowned Miss America?
After watching the video from Ms. Brentwood, click on the picture below to go to the BrainPop Jr. video on Pitch, Tone, and Beat. The section on pitch is the most important for today's lesson, but you can watch the entire video and then take the quiz.
BrainPop Jr. Username: kenter
BrainPop Jr. Password: coyotes
BrainPop Jr. Username: kenter
BrainPop Jr. Password: coyotes
Activity for Tuesday, May 12th
Kenter Coyotes, please put your hands together for Ms. Brentwood! Ms. Meek demonstrates how sound travels in waves and how we can feel those waves through vibration.
Want to try feeling some vibrations at home? Here are two additional ways that you can feel sound waves and the vibrations they create.
- You have your very own instrument that causes vibrations, your voice! Our vocal cords vibrate to create sounds, like talking and singing. Place three fingers on the front of your throat and hum. Feel the vibrations? Here is some more information about how sound waves are produced.
- If you have a portable Bluetooth speaker, put on your favorite song and put your hands on the speaker. The sound waves being produced also make the speaker vibrate. Some songs create more vibrations than others. Experiment to see which songs create more vibration.
Activity for Tuesday, May 5th
Today we begin the sound portion of our last science unit of the year. We hear sounds all around us, whether we are at home or at school. Sound, much like light, travels in waves. This week's Mystery Science introduces us to sound waves and how they make the sounds we hear.
Lesson Extension:
After you complete the lesson and activity, try this extension.
After you complete the lesson and activity, try this extension.
- For a chugging steam train, shake a box of macaroni and cheese in just the right rhythm.
- For a crackling fire, crunch a package of ramen noodles or crumple a big piece of cellophane wrap.
- For a gurgling stream, use a drinking straw to blow bubbles in a cup of water.
- For a flying bird or bat, slap a pair of leather gloves together.
Activity for Tuesday, April 28th
In this Mystery, you will practice using light to communicate information. In the activity, Secret Signals, you will work build a device that solves the problem of communicating over a distance. They send secret messages to someone else at home using light and colored markers.
Materials Needed:
*This activity works best in a dark room* |
Activity for Tuesday, April 21st
Today's lesson takes a look at refraction, or the bending of light waves. The activity and video also look at the dispersion, or splitting of light waves. When a wave of white light, like the light from the sun or a flashlight, hits a prism, it not only bends, but also disperses, or splits, into the seven colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet). Watch Ms. Meek's video from Quarantine Labs first, and then try to bend and disperse light with the help of an adult at home.
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Make A Rainbow Activity
Materials needed:
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Activity for Tuesday, April 14th
Today we will be continuing our study of light. Please watch the Mystery Science lesson below, and if you have the materials at home, you can complete the activity that follows.
Lesson Vocabulary:
transparent - see through translucent - kind of see through opaque - not see through |
Lesson Materials:
Sorting sheets Flower template Transparent materials: clear bottles, clear plastic bags, clear plastic wrap Translucent materials: wax paper, tissue paper, cloudy plastic Opaque materials: cardboard, aluminum foil Glad Press 'n Seal Various colors of tissue paper |
Extension Activities:
1. Extend the activity by adding other materials to your paper stained-glass art.
2. Try making Paper Stained Glass using different pattern, such as a heart, a star, or a fish. Click here for additional shapes
3. Look for see-through, opaque, and kind-of-see-through materials in your everyday life.
1. Extend the activity by adding other materials to your paper stained-glass art.
2. Try making Paper Stained Glass using different pattern, such as a heart, a star, or a fish. Click here for additional shapes
3. Look for see-through, opaque, and kind-of-see-through materials in your everyday life.