A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman From the publisher: A small boy imagines what it would be like to have his own rainbow to play with. Where to Find It: Copies can be checked out from our PCE Library. Can be purchased from Amazon.com and other booksellers. Read aloud videos can be found at YouTube.com and TeacherTube.com. Happy reading! STEAM Family Challenge of the MonthMaking Your Own RainbowFor this challenge, families will make and paint their own rainbow. Materials and instructions are listed below. Materials: Watercolor Paint (red, yellow and blue), Brush, White Paper, Glass of Water, Sunny Day Step 1: Make a rainbow by filling a glass full of water and placing it in a sunny spot by a window. Move the glass around until you spot a rainbow. Place a white paper on the rainbow. Ask your child to take a close look. Can you spot all 7 colors?Tip: Make sure the sun is passing through the glass in order to create your rainbow. Step 2: Paint the rainbow. Use the three primary colors (red, yellow and blue) to paint the rainbow on your paper. Step 3: Repeat! Move the glass around to form new rainbows and create a rainbow pattern on your paper. The Science Behind It: Light is made up of the spectrum of colors. As light passes through the glass of water it is broken up into the colors that we see in a rainbow. While it may take millions of raindrops to make a rainbow in the sky it only takes a glass of water to make a rainbow at home. Your Results After finishing your rainbow, make sure to take a picture. Pictures or social media posts of your experiment are due by the April 30th. There are many ways to share your experiment with us:
Activity and picture borrowed from: Kids STEAM Lab found at, https://kidssteamlab.com/rainbow-steam-activity-kids/ Good luck, Falcons!We hope all of our Falcons will choose to participate in these STEAM challenges, which incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, and provide our families a chance to spend quality time as they learn and have fun together!
Please understand these monthly Challenges are optional, though we hope you can try at least one of our Challenges this school year! Be sure to watch for next month's STEAM Challenge!
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The Rain Came Down by David Shannon From the publisher: An unexpected rain shower causes quarreling among the members of a small community. Where to Find It: Copies can be checked out from our PCE Library. Can be purchased from Amazon.com and other booksellers. Read aloud videos can be found at YouTube.com and TeacherTube.com. Happy reading! STEAM Family Challenge of the MonthMaking a Rain GaugeThis month, the challenge is to create a homemade rain gauge and collect data on the amount of rain that falls for the month of March. During a downpour, students might guess that the rain gauge will fill up quickly, but may find themselves surprised how much rain has actually fallen after collecting data from their rain gauge. Like meteorologists, have students make observations, collect data from the rain gauge, and make comparisons with the data they collected.
Instructions 1. Find a bottle with straight sides and cut off the top 2. Use a ruler and a permanent marker to mark off a scale 3. Superglue the cut-off top of the bottle upside down on the base of the bottle. This allows you to push the rain gauge down into some soil in your garden so the bottle doesn’t topple over or blow away 4. Check your rain gauge every morning and see how much rain has filled your bottle. Record your results on a bar chart. Empty all the rain out of the bottle and replace it so you can measure how much falls the next day What children can learn: how to set up a simple experiment, how to measure data, how to record data, observation skills, that the weather changes day by day. Your Results After finishing your rain gauge, make sure to take a picture . Pictures or social media posts of your experiment are due by the March 31st. There are many ways to share your experiment with us:
Information and activity borrowed from: https://nurturestore.co.uk/how-to-make-a-rain-gauge-backyard-science. Check it out for more fun STEAM activities! Astro Bunnies by Christine LoomisFrom Publisher: Astro Bunnies take rockets into space, explore, and return home. Where to Find It: Copies can be checked out from our PCE Library. Can be purchased from Amazon.com and other booksellers. Read aloud videos can be found at YouTube.com and TeacherTube.com. Happy reading! STEAM Family Challenge of the MonthThe goal of this balloon physics challenge is to create your arrow out of a balloon. Then, using Newton’s third law of motion, have the arrow shoot along a string into a heart. Newton’s Third Law of Motion states: For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. Materials Needed Long, skinny balloons Construction paper String Straws Tape Scissors Binder clips or kitchen clips Anchor points – could be chairs, tables or even people holding the string Directions Blow up your balloon or use a hand pump if you have one. Secure the end with an alligator clip so no air escapes. Decorate your balloon to look like an arrow using construction paper and tape. Set up your anchor points about 10 feet apart. Thread your string through a straw, then secure the string to the two anchor points. For fun, attach a heart at the destination anchor point on your race course. Attach your balloon to the straw using tape. Pull the balloon back to the starting point. Carefully remove the clip and pinch the end between your fingers. Let go of your balloon and watch your balloon arrow race to the heart! By the time it arrives at the heart it’s a very sad looking arrow. But you can blow it up and do it all over again! Science Behind Challenge When you blow up the balloon you are filling it up with air that is under pressure. When the air escapes from the balloon (when you remove the clip) the escaping air exerts thrust or force on the balloon which propels it forward. The air escapes backward – the balloon races forward. Action – reaction. Or more formally known as Newton’s Third Law of Motion: For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. Your Results After finishing your experiment, make sure to take a picture . Pictures or social media posts of your experiment are due by the February 28th. There are many ways to share your experiment with us:
Information and activity borrowed from: www.steampoweredfamily.com. Check it out for more fun STEAM activities! Good luck, Falcons!We hope all of our Falcons will choose to participate in these STEAM challenges, which incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, and provide our families a chance to spend quality time as they learn and have fun together!
Please understand these monthly Challenges are optional, though we hope you can try at least one of our Challenges this school year! Be sure to watch for next month's STEAM Challenge! Can't Catch Me |
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