Apr. 21, 2008 - Third Grade Science: Chemistry
I've been a little neglectful of this blog lately. I've had my head in chemistry books trying to figure out our curriculum for next year. I really enjoy putting together a subject for our family. My only problem is that once I've got it in my brain to get it done, I become a bit obsessed. The one nice thing about that, though, is that my science is all figured out for next year (unless I find things here and there to add to it . . . which I usually do). I have it all printed out for dear hubby to give the final okay, and I'm eager to add it to my binder for next year. Yup, my binder for the 2008-2009 schoolyear has begun to take shape. I love my binders :)
Anyway, Jessica over at Trivium Academy posted her science plans last year which saved me oodles of time. I didn't use it exactly how she laid it out. I did my usual tweaking, but it gave me a great base to work off of. If there's anyone who wants to download my chemistry plans for next year as a jumping off point for your own plans, here's the link. It will download into a Word file.
The spines I've used are:
Real Science 4 Kids Pre-Chemistry I Student Text:
Real Science 4 Kids Chemistry Pre Level I Student Lab Workbook:
And, of course, the Teachers Text:
Also, for added experiments: Super Science Concoctions:
Super Science Concoctions is a fantastic experiment book if you're looking for almost any type of science experiment. I originally found this at our local library. It was exactly what I had been searching for: experiments with easy to find ingredients that could be completed (and understood) by our 3rd and 1st graders. Since you can get it from Amazon for about $10, it's not a budget breaker :)
Umm, can I call the internet a spine? There are a few things I added from the internet to show the kiddos how chemistry is used in every part of our daily life. We're going to make our own soda pop, floam, super-balls, etc. The "recipes" for these ideas all came from the internet. The links for these things appear on the appropriate lesson pages in the download above.
You will notice in the download that there are only 13 lessons. This does not mean we only have 13 weeks of science! No, no no!! We do science two days a week. Some of these lessons will be a one-week long lesson (like Atoms), other lessons will be two or three week long lessons (like Molecular Chains). It all depends on how many and what type of experiments we have to go with that lesson. This still does not add up to 36 weeks. I like to have a little wiggle room with science. That way if we have a really crazy week, we can skip science and I don't feel like we need to rush to catch up. Also, that allows me some wiggle room to add any neat things that I stumble upon during the year. Science isn't one of our "core" subjects, so this works for our family.
For record keeping, each lesson is on its own page. I just write the date next to the things we did that day. We're not required to keep anything other than attendance here in Indiana, so I don't know how that flows with the requirements in whatever state you're in.
I hope these plans help someone out there. I know when Jessica posted her Earth Science/Astronomy plans I was thrilled! It gave me a big head start for science planning last year. If there are any ideas you have that I could add to what I already have, please let me know!
Comments
Apr. 21, 2008 - Neato-keen!
Posted by MayTheyBeMightyMen
I downloaded your file so I could take a look. I'm intrigued by things like this, and I know my boys would love it. We've been using Apologia for science, but I love the idea of doing something different once in a while, or seeing what others are doing so I can integrate it.
Those are great resources. I have a friend who loves them, too.
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