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1) Choose an object to conduct your experiment with. Hold it 6-12 inches above the pie plate. 2) Drop (do not throw) object onto the surface of the pan. Examine the depression that forms. Notice the different colors and how they spread. This is what happens on the moon when space obejcts crash onto its surface. Underground materials "splash" to the surface. 4) Redo the test with the first object, this time dropping it from a different height. What happened? Is the crater different size? Why?
5) What happens if you toss an object from a side angle? How does the crater change? What happens to all the under-the-surface materials? Keep exploring until the surface of your pan resembles the surface of our moon. 6) Then have your kiddos document their observations on a paper plate using cotton balls dipped in grey and white paints. 7) Compare their "moon" to photos of our moon.
2) Paint the metal objects as desired. (I spray-painted mine black to provide consistency, let dry, then sponged in various colors using a cotton ball.)
Just download these worksheets and grab an object that's safe to explore with the senses (i.e. can be put in the mouth).
4) Beginning with sight, help them think of different ways to describe the object based only on what they see. (That might include things like color, shape, and size.) Use the "word bank" to record each descriptive word/phrase in the "sight" column. 5) Repeat this step for each column/sense on the "word bank," helping only when necessary. (Leave taste for last.) Encourage the children to add at least three words in each column. Time to write!6) Have your child circle their favorite word from each column of their word bank. 7) Using the "build-a-poem" worksheet, direct them to add the word to the correct blank(s) on their poem. (You may need to help them change the suffix of their words so that they work in the sentence.)
Procedure:Each child will need two paper plates. (One will become the trunk of the tree. The other will be its branches.)
Time to Paint:
Learn more about MY GRANDPA, MY TREE, AND ME and discover more book activities at the following links:
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