A failed attempt at making flubber
in our classroom was what prompted Kristin, our Middle School Science Teacher (and
Violet’s mommy), to invite us over to her classroom. So, after our Music
rehearsal, we headed over to visit her and her students. Once we arrived, the
Cardinals were paired up with Kristin’s students and everyone got the chance to
take part in making this gooey substance that contains water, glue, borax
detergent and food coloring.
Flubber is a mystifying substance that is both a liquid and a solid at
the same time. Its unusual properties make it fascinating to children ... of
all ages! Making flubber is a great
activity that fosters literacy skills, math, and science concepts. As the
Cardinals engage in conversation with the older students on the instructions to
get the precise amount of each ingredient, the children are practicing their
literacy skills competence. The math concept comes into play as they use
a measuring tool to quantify the amount of the ingredients. Then, as the Cardinals
observe, communicate, infer, hypothesize, and define and control the variables
they are putting their science process skills to work.
At the end, it was a slimy, sticky,
messy job that no Cardinal could resist.
No comments:
Post a Comment