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5 Things to do in Science this Easter
5 Things to do in Science this Easter
Project 1- Carry out an experiment.
Project 1- Carry out an experiment.
You don’t need a Science lab to carry out an experiment. There are hundreds of at home science experiments that you can do with everyday household objects.
Of course, before you get started, check with an adult that you can use whatever it is you may need. Perhaps that corn starch was needed for making soup and probably best not used to make a Non-newtonian fluid…
I want to do this, where can I find out more?
Click on the button to the right.
Choose an experiment, like the one opposite.
Remember to ask permission before using anything from your home!
Reporting back - Send your science teacher a copy of the Slides presentation. Click on the button "Report Template" to open.
Make a copy of these slides onto your own Google Drive. Edit the slides to outline what your experiment involved. Remember to upload pictures and/or videos and share with your teachers!
Project 2- Contribute to some real scientific research in a citizen science project.
Project 2- Contribute to some real scientific research in a citizen science project.
Lots of scientific research takes place online, which means you can help out and perhaps contribute to making the next big scientific discovery!
From climate change studies to species conservation to discovering black holes, there is something for everyone.
I want to do this, where can I find out more?
I want to do this, where can I find out more?
Follow this link http://tiny.cc/qdremz which will take you to an overview of all the things you can do. Many don’t require you to sign up, just follow the links, go through the short tutorial and get reporting on your discoveries. Some specific ideas below:
Help report on Penguin populations in Antarctica https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/penguintom79/penguin-watch
Analyse the health of the Elephant population of Botswana
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/shuebner729/snapshot-elephants-for-africa
Identify whether telescope images contain supernovas
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/dwright04/supernova-hunters
Share your findings! Click on the "Report Template" button
Share your findings! Click on the "Report Template" button
Make a copy of these slides onto your own Google Drive. Edit the slides to show what research you have been contributing to, and don't forget to share with your teachers!
Project 3- Go on a virtual museum tour, learn something new.
Project 3- Go on a virtual museum tour, learn something new.
With the world in lockdown right now, many museums around the world are opening up their doors for free. Take a trip around a museum, look for something of interest and go find out more about it.
Perhaps you will go to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC and explore their dinosaur exhibition, learning more about the mass extinction event that wiped the dinosaurs out.
I want to do this, where can I find out more?
I want to do this, where can I find out more?
Click on the "Museums" button for some virtual museum suggestions
Perhaps you might want to visit…
The Smithsonian National Museum of National History
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tourNASA’s Research Center -Tour the International Space Station
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/suni_iss_tour.htmlFind an artefact, an exhibit, a period in time of interest and do some further research to find out even more about it!
Share your findings! Click on the "Report Template" button
Share your findings! Click on the "Report Template" button
Make a copy of these slides onto your own Google Drive. Edit the slides to show what research you have been contributing to, and don't forget to share with your teachers!
Project 4- Explore the news
Project 4- Explore the news
Science is at the forefront of everyone's minds at the minute and is therefore always in the news. But maybe you are bored of hearing about Covid-19 and the Coronavirus?
Check out all the other scientific news going on out there at the minute!
I want to do this, where can I find out more?
I want to do this, where can I find out more?
Follow this link http://tiny.cc/70vemz to get you started.
Some popular science news sites include…
https://www.newscientist.com/https://www.iflscience.com/https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/
Reporting back - Open the editable ‘Project 4- Explore the news’ by clicking on the button below.
Make a copy of this document onto your own Google Drive. Edit the page to show what research you have been contributing to, and don't forget to share with your teachers!
Project 5- Watch Youtube. Play Games!
Project 5- Watch Youtube. Play Games!
Yes we are encouraging this, as long as it is science related of course. You obviously know of loads of YouTubers but did you know about all the great science YouTubers?
There are also loads of science games out there to get your head around some difficult science concepts.
I want to do this, where can I find out more?
I want to do this, where can I find out more?
Click on the button to see some of the best Science YouTubers, recommended by your Science teachers. Mr Meighen would definitely recommend checking out these videos http://tiny.cc/jaxemz from BBC Earth.
Head here to check out a list of recommended Games for Learning http://tiny.cc/6dxemz
Reporting back - Perhaps you have found some new YouTube channels or games. Share them with your class through the Google Classroom comments.
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