Spy Kids: Solving Science
Mysteries
Lori Elliott
SDE
tosaelliott@gmail.com
Kids Love Science
Teaching the National Science
Standards
• Learning how to inquire
• Learning how to ask questions
• Developing models
Inquiry Teaching
Student
Centere
d
Questio
n
Discove
r
Benefits of Inquiry
Teaching
Students learn to think
problem
and
solve.
Teachers become the coachguide
and on the side.
Importance of Teaching Kids to
Think
• Our modern society is faster paced,
globally networked, technologically
oriented, and requires workers who can
problem solve and think critically.
• Facts change and information multiplies
at an incredibly fast rate. It is
important for students to have an
understanding of how to get information
and make sense of it all.
Differentiated
Instruction
• Students make choices in their learning. Choose
materials, how information is learned, product,
where to work, or to work alone or with someone.
Where Can I get
WebQuests?
• www.emints.org (Search
webquests.)
• Visit My New Wiki for more
Resources:
http://elliottsessionsvegas.wiki
spaces.com
Connect with the
World
D.C. Ducks Online Project
Shark Bytes
Online Project
Online Helps for
Projects
K12 Science.Org
Student Designed
Projects
• Example: Create
your own
invention.
Matter
• Gluep/Goop
• Mixtures/Solutions: snack mix &
Hawaiian punch or hot chocolate
• GameBoards
• Brain Pop videos:
www.brainpop.com
Goop/Slime Time!
Think Like a Scientist
New Twist on Science
Journals
Mealworms
Mystery Plants
• Pass out mystery seeds to each
student.
• They should make predictions in
their journals.
• Record data daily. Include
drawings and words.
• Reveal the mystery plants after
growth has taken place.
• Compare data between the
various plants and seeds.
Digging Up the Past
Fossil
s
Artifac
ts
Rocks
Night at the Museum
Rock On!
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Rock Collections
Birthstone Bling
Rock Cycle
Types of Rocks
49er: Gold Mining
NASCAR Crew Chief
• Teach force and
motion.
• Tracks are available
to borrow through Boy
Scouts.
• Learn about setting
up the races in
advance.
• http://members.aol.co
m/randywoo/pine/
National Geographic
Explorer
Great Books for Science
Student Work
• www.elliottsbeachparty.blogspot
.com
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