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Science Kits Activities

Grade Level: 5th Topic: Floating and sinking

Interactive Games/Activity

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/phy03/sci/phys/matter/buoqu/index.html

This interactive brainteaser from the NOVA: "Voyage of Doom" Web site challenges you to figure out what causes an object to sink. (Free Subscription Required)

Books

Webquests

http://collier.k12.fl.us/weblessons/cookiewq/index.htm

Students work in pairs (Scientists and Researchers)as a team of four to research the nutitional value of Chocolate Chip Cookies. They work with an issue report, the science process, and fat to mass ratio.

Resources for Teachers

http://www.thinkingfountain.org/d/density/density.html Beginning site to introduce density, mass, and volume with links to related books and activities.

Fun sites for kids

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pearl/uncountable.html

This interactive game has students apply skills in estimation, measurement, and basic addition using pearls. Students are asked to estimate the number of pearls in a treasure chest by making predictions and using number sense. The skills are appropriate for students in grades th3-5. Additional feaatures include links to related history, lesson plans, and articles on pearls.

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