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http://static.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/ https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/playground-physics Please review these sites and explain how you could use them in the classroom.Both are free one is an app.
Seeds and plants are under LS2.A but in 5th grade we teach/reteach plants. The most appropriate video of the group for middle school was the first one "How Does a Seed Become a Plant". I particulary liked the vocabulary that was used and then reinforced by the narrator: seed coat, endosperm, dormant, germination". I also teach conductors and insulations 4 P.S3. I didn't love either video; the first one again had very young characters with oddly adult voices and was distracting. The second one was an amateur video and while I wouldn't use this video specifically, I think it would be a great idea to give students different scenarios (like the hot slide) and have them write a script describing what is happening. That would really help them "own" the concepts of conductors and insulators.
ReplyDeleteI like how you incorporated the standards when you referred to the videos. I am glad you found one that was helpful. When I choose the videos I try and find something for various grade levels where the class is made up of teachers from all grade levels. I think the idea of them writing a script is a wonderful idea to show ownership.
DeleteI have to agree with Tricia on the Vocabulary for video How does a seed become a plant.
DeleteUsing the correct vocabulary is so important in the science testing. Kids need to know it.
DeleteI feel the first video (seeds) was the best overall. The vocabulary that was discussed was very relevant for elementary. In the sixth grade standards (6MS-LS1-2) we go into plant cells and their functions in great detail, so these videos were something I could not use in class. I also enjoyed the fourth video on conductors and insulators. I love how electrons where mentioned. They touch the conductor and the energy passes through. However, if they touch an insulator the electron can't pass through the object. I feel the content being mentioned was made for middle school students. The way that it was presented was to elementary for sixth grade.
ReplyDeleteI will try and find some that deal with plant cells.
DeleteI'd have to agree with you Tricia, in that it was most appropriate for middle schoolers! Did you think that it was a little fast though? I did like the last video, Parts of a Plant because I've found that my students remember the best through song!
DeleteI agree with you that kids do remember when you add it to music.
DeleteFinding appropriate videos for middle school is such a challenge. I can't imagine a video where they sing about the parts of a plant cell however if it's too sophisticated the kids fall asleep! Sometimes it's best to go younger and simple to get the main concepts and hope a catchy jingle sticks in their brains.
DeleteI agree it isn’t always easy to find things that actually fit the grade level. When I was teaching marine science in the elementary classes I had to simplify everything. Even if a song is simple if they can remember it ,it will help. I think sometimes keeping it simple is best. I know I always appreciated it when someone could explain it so it could be understood better to have them all singing and understanding than not getting the concept at all.
DeleteI agree with Tricia that students love to learn with music. My Kindergarten students would love the Parts of a Plant rap by Harry Kindergarten. We discuss plant parts illustrate them, create diagrams but do not spend a lot of time discussing the function of each plant part. This would be so helpful!
ReplyDeleteI liked the first two videos introducing seed parts and their functions. would show both and stop them to discuss new vocabulary words. Nice graphics. K friendly.
I would have to pass on Sid the Seed. NOT as much "substance" as the other clips.
We do not discuss conductors and insulators in K , but would find the first video must suitable for this age group. Thanks for building a box of resources for us, Ricki.
You are more than welcome. If you discuss how to dress in winter with a coat,hat and mittens you could use the word insulators . It traps the heat in. Insulators tie in with heat energy.
DeleteI also agree with Chris and Tricia on how kids love to learn with music.
DeleteMusic really helps kids to remember concepts and it is good training for the brain.
DeleteHazel- The first two videos provided key vocabulary aspects of how a seed becomes a plant. These videos would be good to present to my second graders if this was part of our curriculum. It would enhance a poster that would have all the parts labeled. I especially liked the parts of the plant song. I agree with Sue that music really solidifies the concept. I did not like Sid the Seed and as Chris stated, it did not provide that much information. In second grade we do not discuss conductors and insulators but the video of the two boys would be a hit in my classroom to help with the definitions.
ReplyDeleteMusic is a definite help in getting kids to remember content.
DeleteIt's interesting for me to find out what is covered in different grades. In grade 5 they seem to pick up the idea of conductors a lot easier than insulators. I like Ricki's idea of using winter gear as examples of insulators - just using the word and associating the idea of keeping the heat in is what they need.
DeleteYou can also incorporate animal adaptations. The whale, penguin ,and walrus have lots of fat that acts as an insulator.Have you ever done the blubber bag experiment?this shows how blubber insulates an animal.
DeleteLauren-I loved the Parts of the Seeds song. Very appropriate for kindergarten. I use a lot of these songs already for math concepts, but never knew they produced science songs.
DeleteThis would appropriate when teaching K-LS1-1 and 2 (Observe and communicate that plants need food, water and air to survive. Plants make their own food and need light to live and grow.
K-LS-2 MA- Recognize that all plants and animals grow over time.
How does a Seed Become a Plant has wonderful vocabulary, but too difficult for my kiddos. She speaks so rapidly. I do love the way the she describes that seeds are dormant and seeds are found everywhere- even in your lunch box. I have children that do not know that popcorn comes from a seed!
The Seed Germination video is wonderful. I did show it to my children as we were getting ready to plant in our pumpkin patch. Great use of vocabulary. Also fits in with LS1-1 and 2.
Sid the Seed was an adorable story, but I would not want to confuse the children with facts and fiction- such as caterpillars live underground. I understand the effort the authors put into comparing life cycles and trying to create a rhyming pattern with adorable illustrations.
The videos about Insulators and Conductors are too difficult for kindergarten, but could certainly be shown in the upper grades.
Ricki's blubber experiment is awesome. I use it in kindergarten every year when we read If you Could go to Antarctica! Kids LOVE it and it is so approprite for animal adaptations
I’m glad you could use some of them . Music really helps the kids to remember concepts in a fun and engaging way. When you do the blubber experiment use the word insulator it will help to teach the proper vocabulary.
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