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Sunscreen Experiment
Supplies:
Black Construction Paper Sunscreen

Steps:
1. Crease your black paper down the middle. 2. Spread sunscreen evenly with a sponge or fingers on one side of the page. 3. Set in a sunny spot outdoors. (Weigh it down so it doesnt blow away!) 4. Five hours later, take a look at your paper. The side with sunscreen will be darker than the other side. It has been protected from the sun!

T R A Supplies: N Leaves (choose large leaves that are colorful, not dried out) S Washing Soda L Metal pot Tweezers U Paintbrush
C E Steps: 1. Measure 4 teaspoons of washing soda and N place it into your metal pot. 2. Dissolve the washing soda in 2 cups of water. T L E A V E S
Measuring spoon and cup

3. Heat the mixture on the stove just before boiling. 4. Remove from heat and add your leaves to the mixture and set for 30 minutes. 5. Remove each leaf carefully from the pot with tweezers. 6. Gently wash the leaves with cool water. 7. Use a paintbrush to carefully lift away the small bits of leaf cell remaining around the skeleton.

Supplies:
Shaving Cream Blue Construction Paper White Chalk School Glue Black and White Paint

Steps:
1. Create Cirrus clouds by drawing scribbles with chalk. 2. Create Stratus clouds with gray, thick brush strokes. 3. Create Cumulus clouds by painting with equal parts shaving cream and glue. 4. Create Cumulonimbus by adding a few drops of black paint to white paint.

Cheetos Pollination
Supplies:
Cheetos Paper Lunch Sacks Crayons or any other writing medium Scissors Glue

Steps:
1. Encourage children to draw a flower on paper, cut it out, and glue it to their lunch sack. 2. Give each child a handful of Cheetos in their lunch sack. 3. Children can eat the Cheetos without licking their fingers. 4. When they are finished with their snack and have gathered pollen on their fingers they can spread the pollen on the center of their flower

Scientist of the Week

Involve parents and children by copying th letter on page 7 and sending it home with a different child each Monday. You could also send home a backpack for the Scientist of the Week with a magnifying glass, magnet, notebook, safety goggles, beakers, eye droppers, and a list of science experiments for the month.

Tips: Ask for the project to be returned during the middle of the week so it is easier to remember. A lab coat can be a white shirt from Goodwill. Make the monthly science experiments from items typically found at home. Ask for pictures. If a childs family forgets, have quick science experiment in the classroom to do on presentation day.

Dear Parents,

Your child has been selected as Scientist of the Week. Please help your child choose an experiment to present to the class on . You will find some science experiments in this bag, but it might be fun for you and your child come up with one on your own. Practicing this experiment several times before the due date will ensure that your child will be comfortable to show their classmates.We will have the Scientist of the Week at a.m/p.m. We would love for you to join us!

Thank You,

Toothpick Trick Supplies:

Wooden Toothpicks Eye Dropper Water

Steps:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Take 5 toothpicks and bend them in the middle without breaking them. Place bent edges together to make a 10 point star. Ask children how you could make a 5 point star without touching Brainstorm! Put a drop of water in the middle of the 10 point star with the eye dropper. Observe! Vocab words to learn: Expand Absorb

Polluted River Supplies:

Tub of Water Vegetable Oil Tongs Strainer

Steps:
1. Add trash and oil little by little until it appears dirty. 2. Attempt to clean up the water by removing the items with tongs and strainer. 3. Discuss how water cannot be cleaned up even after the trash is removed.

Velcro Engineering Supplies:

Popsicle Sticks Velcro Dots

Steps:
1. Attach Velcro dots to the end of both sides of popsicle sticks. 2. Place them together to make shapes and sculptures. Tips: Paint or color the stick with markers before you add Velcro to classify colors or practice patterns. Keep your sticks in a pencil box for safe keeping!

Sweet Heart Beats

Supplies:
Marshmallow Toothpick Movement

Steps:
Sing a movement song, run a lap, or jump around to get your pulse raised. Place a marshmallow on the end of a toothpick and rest it on your wrist. Watch your pulse!

Science Songs
by Dr. Jean Feldman

Macarena Bones
Tarsal, (Point to foot.) Tibia, (Point to larger bone below knee.) Fibula, (Point to side bone below knee.) Patella, (Point to knee cap.) Femur, (Point to bone above knee.) Pelvis, (Point to hip bones.) Ribs, (Point to ribs.) Sternum, (Point to where ribs join in center of chest.) Carpal, (Point to hand.) Ulna, (Point to inside bone above thumb.) Radius, (Point to outside bone above elbow.) Humerus, (Point to bone above elbow.) Hey, kiss my cranium! (Point to skull.)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

(Tune to: William Tell Overture) Reduce, reuse, recycle Reduce, reuse, recycle Reduce, reuse, recycle To help protect our planet earth! Reduce, reuse, dont use too much Take a little, thats enough Conserve, food, water, energy And dont buy more than you need. Reduce, Reuse, be kind today; Dont throw things out, give them away. Think before you buy it newMaybe something old will do! Recycle- its so easy to do! Plastic, glass, and paper, too. Cardboard and aluminum cans, Give your trash a second chance! Reduce, reuse, recycle Reduce, reuse, recycle Reduce, reuse, recycle To help protect our planet earth!

Community, Technology, and Literacy Resources

Community: 1. East Central Indiana Beekeepers Association
Anderson- Muncie area Contact: Steve Doty, jsdoty@indy.net

2. Muncie Sanitary District

Provides free presentations to schools on air quality, land quality, water quality, and recycling. Contact Public Relations (765) 747-4742

Technology: 1. Sid the Science Kid

This site provides informational lessons and games based on Science.
http://pbskids.org/sid/

2. Science for Kids!

Science Kids is the home of science & technology on the Internet for children around the world. Learn more about the amazing world of science by enjoying our fun science experiments, cool facts, online games, free activities, ideas, lesson plans, photos, quizzes, videos & science fair projects. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/

Literacy: 1. Who Sank the Boat? -Ages 3+

Allen, P. (1998). Who sank the boat? Harlow: Longman. The reader is invited to guess who causes the boat to sink when five animal friends of varying sizes a cow, a donkey, a sheep, a pig and a mouse - decide to go for a row.

2. Molly Mole Takes a Nature Walk Ages 0+

Ross, T. (2004). Molly Mole takes a nature walk. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Parklane. Molly Mole shares her love of nature ... In addition to pictures that help children to identify plants, animals, and other things found in the natural world, there is a lift-the-flap surprise on every spread.

3. Wheels- Ages 0+

Canizares, S., & Moreton, D. (1999). Wheels. New York: Scholastic. Simple text and photographs present wheels in motion, steering, turning, digging, and rolling.

4. The Vegetables We Eat- Ages 6+

Gibbons, G. (2007). The vegetables we eat. New York: Holiday House . Learn all about vegetables in this fun and colorful book. This book explains which parts of certain vegetables we eat, as well as how vegetables are grown.

5. The Great Kapok Tree- Ages 6+

Cherry, L. (1993). The great kapok tree: A tale of the Amazon rain forest. San Diego: Harcourt Brace. The Great Kapok Tree is an American children's picture book about rainforest conservation.

6. The Cloud Book- Ages 3+

DePaola, T. (1975). The cloud book: Words and pictures. New York: Holiday House. This fun-filled, interesting book introduces readers to the 10 most common types of clouds, myths that have been inspired by their shapes, and what they can tell about coming weather changes.