Sunday, May 27, 2012

DIY Tinted Safety Goggles!

Hey Science Friends,
So super excited to share this with you today. Let's talk a little Science Safety fun with a little bit of organization. I have a fun Science DIY project for you. Let's say that you are going to be getting some Science Safety Goggles next year so that your budding little Scientists can be safe when the explore and investigate. And now you have 25 or so clear safety goggles and maybe you have to share those with other classes. And you know that if each child does not have their own safety glasses, you will need to share those and disinfect those glasses for the next little scientist. I have the answer for you. Tinted Science Safety Glasses are the answer. These are great for color coding Science Teams! So let's get started...

Step 1
Grab all of your safety glasses and remove the straps if they can be removed.


Step 2
Gather your supplies.
You will need:
Goggles
RIT Dye
Salt
Water
Pan
Tongs
Paper Towels
Clorox for cleaning up if needed!


After trying several colors, I liked the lighter and brighter colors better. The neat thing is that you have so many choices.


Step 3
Add enough water to cover your goggles. Add a tablespoon of salt.


 Step 4
Cook your goggles on medium heat for 20 minutes or more. Once the desired color is achieved, rinse the goggles and allow to dry.


So now that you have some great tinted Science Safety Goggles that you can use to group your Science Teams. And now you are probably wondering how to disinfect them after each use.

Clorox wipes would be the best answer for young budding Scientists to take care of this themselves independently!

If you need a Science Safety Contract, you can grab it here for free just click on the image above.

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Top Teachers!


I am linking up with Kindergarten Lifestyle for a great Memorial Day Sale. And the good news is that my sale has already started! Now is such a great time to grab all of those goodies that you have been thinking about!

 

Friday, May 25, 2012

End of the Year Memories!

Hello Science Friends,
We have been busy this week working on our Memory Books. It's been nice to have the time to work on this between all of the end of the year events. I was able to introduce each page and talk to the kids about what we would be writing about. I was surprised to discover that in an entire year my class liked Science the most. It was a great discussion when we got to the page about our favorite Science experiment. As we brainstormed and discussed which Science experiment would be considered our favorite. we quickly learned that it was hard to narrow it down to just one. We decided to each write about something different so that when we shared our writing we could all remember the Science fun we have all had.


I knew rocks would be at the top of the list. We had a lot of fun investigating rocks this year. Earlier in the week the children asked me to copy some more rock investigation pages and I was happy that they were asking for investigation recording pages as they discovered new rocks. As I came to work today, someone (thanks Mrs. G) brought me a package of these to go with our investigation recording pages. I was walking by and we were talking and I put the rocks on my desk. When I finally sat down and actually read the package it finally hit me that these were CHOCOLATE rocks! The best part is that they look completely real, no kidding. I guess our last rock investigation might just be the best! If you want to try and find some chocolate rocks head to your local Wal Mart.

Another favorite investigation was what we call The Cave of Darkness. We did actually make complete darkness. We learned how to work through inestigation steps together. This was very early in the year but it made a lasting impression. It was one of my favorites too! We even got out our Science Notebooks and looked to see what we had recorded.
It makes me sad that Sience and Kindergarten will soon be ending. We have had fun and we have learned a lot. I guess it is time to start looking ahead and brainstorming some new investigations!


Saturday, May 19, 2012

Journal Freebies!






Hey, Hey Science Friends,
I found these on a super cute blog and had to share them with you. These are from Tales From Outside The Classroom! I thought they were so useful, well put together and so I had to ask to share them with you here! Click on the images and download your copy and be sure to leave my friend a comment.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Science Songs!


Hello Science Friends,
I have found some Science Songs and I was kind of excited to share the information with you. As I was looking around on the site of Have Fun Teaching, I found science songs. It isn't often that you run across songs dedicated to science and because of that, I really wanted to share this information. As I was looking around their site I discovered that they have a download with science songs that include:
 
1. Butterfly Song

2. Seasons Song

3. Going Green Song

4. Animal Song

5. Water Cycle Song

6. Senses Song

7. Parts of the Body Song

8. Moon Song

9. Planets Song

10. Scientific Method Song

11. Matter Song

12. Creation Song

13. Weather Song

The song list includes many of the topics we discuss in class. Since my class has just been introduced to the Alphabet Songs by Have Fun Teaching and they loved them, I was interested in giving these science songs a try.


 If you are interested in trying out some science songs with me they are available in the following formats.






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