Rollin' in the Dough
ROLLIN' IN THE DOUGH
This weeks activities are all about play dough! Remember, we would love to feature some of your student’s work on our social media outlets. You can help us with this by using the #STEMATHOME hashtag and tagging the Oakley STEM Center (@TNTechSTEM) on your posts.
PLAY DOUGH RECIPES
Best ever recipe.pdfBest Ever Recipe
You can find most of these ingredients in the kitchen!
Easy Peasy Dough.pdfEasy Peasy Dough
A super simple recipe with only a few ingredients!
Dough No.pdfDough No!
Learn the science behind the creation of your play dough! This recipe is great for older learners.
ACTIVITIES
Look-alike Landforms.pdfLook-alike Landforms
Can you make these landforms with your play dough? Learn more about landforms by clicking the button below.
Fraction Fun .pdfFraction Fun
Divide your play dough to represent fractions. To learn more about fractions click on the buttons below
Not so Shabby Shapes.pdfNot so Shabby Shapes
Create these shapes with your dough by following the shape cards.
Dough Animals.pdfDough Animals
Can you build these animals out of dough? Click the button below to listen to the book Clay Mates and get more ideas!
Play Dough Challenges.pdfChallenges!
Can you build these structures and beat these challenges?
Elevating Play Dough.pdfElevating Play Dough to New Heights
Learn about elevation by creating your own topographic map! This activity is great for older learners.
Click the button below to see different layers of topographical maps.
ONLINE GAMES
Click the button under each description to play the game online.
Sort the space teams by equivalent fractions.
Explore the island and learn about landforms with Plum.
FEATURED READ
How Mountains are Made.mp4How Mountains are Made
4-8 Years
Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Illustrations by, James Graham Hale
Mountains are created when the huge plates that make up the earth's outer shell very slowly pull and push against one another. Read and find out about all the different kinds of mountains.
Guest Reader: Dr. Lauren Michel, a faculty from the Earth Sciences Department.
Video Production: Gary Bradford our AV Specialist at the STEM Center.
*This video has been posted with permission from Harper Collins Publishers
The Wishing Club.mp4The Wishing Club
6-9 Years
Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Illustrations by, James Graham Hale
Petey wishes on the first star he sees, but instead of the dollar he hopes for, he gets only a quarter. The next night his little brother Joey wishes for a cookie―and gets just half of one. The twins, Sally and Samantha, don't fare much better.
Try as they might, the children each wind up with a fraction of what they wished for. Can they figure out how to combine their wishes to wind up with one whole, happy pet?
This charming blend of storytelling and math will keep young readers engaged till the very end.
Guest Reader: Dr. Sam Narimetla, a faculty from the Mathematics department.
Video Production: Gary Bradford our AV Specialist at the STEM Center.
*This video has been posted with permission from Henry Holt and Co.
