This serious scientists decipher patterns on paper eggs and then sort them according to a schema of their device. This lesson gives them experience to understand how the periodic table of elements is organized. Click the bottom of the thumbnail to play the slide show.
A movie of this activity is also posted.
Mrs. Shimabukuro’s students simulate an oil spill and try to devise a way to clean it up. Click on the bottom of the thumbnail image to play the slide show.
A movie of this activity is also posted.
A recent visit to Ka`umana Elem. School uncovered a world of science happening in grades K through 6. Click on the bottom of the picture to play the slideshow.
These 3rd graders go through all the steps of the scientific process while having fun learning about light.
These 1st graders enjoyed watching a liquid turn into a solid as they mixed and made flubber! Click on the bottom of the picture to play the slideshow.
Leeann Ragasa’s students were engaged and excited as they worked in pairs to categorize a collection of rocks by weight, size, and texture.
4th Grade Students at Ha’aheo
This was a great activity. This lesson integrated math (fractions and measurement), and the students ran their Glubber through a variety of product tests. It was a great way for them to see first hand what happens during a chemical change.
Second graders from Hilo Union, Ka`umana, and Ha`aheo Elementary Schools have been busy making booklets about the Earth’s landforms.
Grade 1 students from Ka`umana and Ha`aheo Elementary Schools are learning all about matter and mass.