Which One Is Unique?
•How are the images alike?
•How are they different?
•Which one do you think is unique? Why?
•What other one is unique? Why?
What is a new learning you had from today?
What is something that challenged you?
What are you still wondering about?
Choose one of the activities on the choice board to complete.
Engineering Challenge: Build a Marble Run
Build a marble run that will allow a marble to move from one place to another without falling.
Materials: You will need materials to make the ramps and tubes. This can be cardboard tubes, rolled recycled paper, or cereal and tissue boxes that you cut apart to make ramps. You can also use paper cups and recycled cans and milk cartons. You will also need tape, scissors, and a marble.
Plan: How are you going to build your marble run? Will it be able to stand on its own or will it be attached to a wall, your refrigerator, or a table and chairs? Where do you want the marble run to start, and where do you want it to finish?
Make: Cut some pieces of tape so you have it handy to use. If you need to cut some tubes in half to make ramps do that first. Then build your run!
Test: This is the most fun part. Test your run. Did your marble stay on the run? Do you need to make adjustments to your run so the marble makes it all the way to the end?
Reflect: What did you learn when you were building this marble run?
Redesign: Try to redesign your run so the marble takes a longer or a shorter time to get to the end. What did you change so that you met your goal?
Check out some interesting marble runs here and another example here.
Go Noodle: Do the Yeti (3:28 minutes)
Today, you can use the ABC exercise guide to help you through a workout. You will use the following words to show them exactly what exercises to do. For each letter, perform the designated move, and then follow by completing the exercise for the next letter in the word. Use this handout to go through the workout. Each activity is linked to a video that you can show to re-introduce the moves.
Use these power words to go through your exercises
AND
THE
RUN
JUMP
GO
If you have extra time you could spell your own names OR if live, have students choose a word the whole class can do together.
Importance of drinking water
Every part of your body needs water.
Water makes up over half of our body!
Dehydration (when we’re really thirsty and tired) happens when there is not enough water in your body.
When it’s hot outside, we need MORE water.
When we sweat when we’re running, we need MORE water.
Drinking water is an EASY way to be healthy!
Consider what might happen to plants if we do not water them
Won’t grow normally
Won’t produce fruits and vegetables
Might die from lack of water
Listening/Fine Motor Activity:
Differences between healthy and unhealthy plants:
Healthy plant stands tall and firm
Healthy plants’ leaves are full of color and uneasy to pull off.
Unhealthy plant is limp
Unhealthy plant looks wilted
Unhealthy plant lacks bright color
Easy to pull off the leaves of the unhealthy plant.
Extra Activity: Color in these pages W is for Water and Water Coloring Page.
Enjoy a fun workout with this GoNoodle video: Digging for Water!
Rainbow Water
Water is the healthiest way to stay hydrated! Use the list below to liven up your water!
RED: watermelon and/or strawberries
ORANGE: orange slices
YELLOW: lemon slices
GREEN: cucumber slices
BLUE: blueberries
VIOLET: blackberries
RAINBOW: build a rainbow drink by adding any or all of the above options.
Check out our family website: https://www.dshines.org/families for additional healthy eating and physical activity ideas!