Let's Take This Outside!
Let's Take This Outside!
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Safety Tip:
Safety Tip:
Always check yourself (and pets) for ticks after time outside!
Always check yourself (and pets) for ticks after time outside!
4 Easy Steps To Prevent Bites
4 Easy Steps To Prevent Bites
- Wear long pants and long sleeved shirts
- Tuck shirts into pants and pants into socks
- Use insect repellant
- Always check for ticks when you leave the woods.
Acorn Smashin'
Acorn Smashin'
Materials:
Materials:
Acorns, Large Rocks, Pencil, Paper, Scale (optional)
Acorns, Large Rocks, Pencil, Paper, Scale (optional)
Step 1
Step 1
Gather acorns. If you can't find any acorns, small soft rocks will work.
Gather acorns. If you can't find any acorns, small soft rocks will work.
Use you palm to get a feel of how heavy (similar to mass) the acorn. Trace the acorn on a piece of paper to record how much space it occupies (its volume).
Use you palm to get a feel of how heavy (similar to mass) the acorn. Trace the acorn on a piece of paper to record how much space it occupies (its volume).
If you have a scale, use it to record the mass.
If you have a scale, use it to record the mass.
Step 2
Step 2
Smash the acorns (or small rocks) with a large rock or other heavy object.
Smash the acorns (or small rocks) with a large rock or other heavy object.
Place the pieces on your paper, and trace their outline.
Place the pieces on your paper, and trace their outline.
Step 3
Step 3
Compare how the jagged shaped pieces result in a different volume than that of the original.
Compare how the jagged shaped pieces result in a different volume than that of the original.
What do you notice?
What do you notice?
Step 4
Step 4
Put the pieces in your palm. Does the weight feel similar to the when the acorn was whole?
Put the pieces in your palm. Does the weight feel similar to the when the acorn was whole?
If you used a scale, do the pieces show the same number when put on again?
If you used a scale, do the pieces show the same number when put on again?
If you could collect all the pieces and take the mass, it would have the same mass as the original item because the matter has separated but not been lost!
If you could collect all the pieces and take the mass, it would have the same mass as the original item because the matter has separated but not been lost!
Check out these fun links & videos for more information about these topics!
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