Box+Activities

Check out what fun activities are in our box!...................... Introduction to the water cycle: Children's book: Language Arts: Writing Activity: My Life as a SnowflakeStudents will write as story as if they were a snowflake. A snowflake is a type of water molecule and it travels different places. The students will grasp this idea easier after reading the book. Once the book is read, the students will be given the opportunity to brainstorm. Finally, they will write a story using factual information about how a water molecule may travel giving it a personal twist.

The Water Cycle Song:*to the tune of- She'll he coming 'round the mountainWater travels in a cycle, yes it doesWater travels in a cycle, yes it doesIt goes up as evaporationForms clouds of CondensationComes down as precipitation, yes it doesRepeat

Social Studies For this activity students will have to research rainfall in different parts of the world. They will then take their information and compile it into a graph to show the variation of rainfall in different areas.

Science: Students will learn different aspects of the water cycle and determine how water travels and how water can get stuck in certain areas like; rivers, oceans, clouds, etc. During the sccience lesson we will discuss the water cycle and show a diagram of the water cycle before the activity begins. From there the students will be given directions on what to do next:

1. Students will be broken up into equal groups and be assigned a water station. 2. Students will roll the large dice to see where their water molecules goes. 3. After the dice is rolled they will chose the coordinating color bead to go on the chenelle stem bracelet. 4. The students will go to whichever station was indicated when they rolled the dice. 5. After everyone has been to each station at least once, the class will collaborate. 6. The class will discuss which areas their water molecule got stuck in most often, and ask them why they think this happened?

Math: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Our math activity is called Bubble Busters. Our learning goal is that the students will use scientific processes to investigate the time bubbles made with different amounts of soap last. The students predict and rank the bubbles from longest lasting bubble to shortest varying from the amount of soap used. They are instructed to collect data, measure time, amounts of soap, and water.