Activities for Science
Answer of the Day
Submitted by: Jennifer
June 2nd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | ESL | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: An "Answer of the Day" is clearly posted where students check in on a dry erase board. Throughout the day students add Post-it® Notes to our question board to display what a possible question might be. This activity can go along with any topic and gives every child an opportunity for recognized success.
Post-it Cover-up
Submitted by: Danielle
May 24th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | History | Language Arts | Math | Reading & Writing | Science
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: Use Post-it® Notes to cover up key words in a big book, chart, or poem to determine if students can figure out the missing words using context clues.
Plotting for Disaster
Submitted by: Nancy
May 13th, 2010
Categories: 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | History | Science
Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
Description: Divide class into groups of 3-4 students. Students use books, encyclopedias and the internet to research an assigned natural disaster. Using the information they gather, students create a power point presentation about their natural disaster. To further enhance the lesson, students then plot recent occurrences of their selected natural disaster on the map (ie., current volcanic activity in Iceland). Assign each group a color of Post-it® Notes and have students write details of the disaster, such as date of occurrence, magnitude, longitude/latitude, etc. Afterward, students examine trends of naturally occurring events (ie., events that occur along similar fault-lines). By using Post-it notes, students can enhance their learning of natural disasters and current events by writing about the event on the Post-it. By using different colored Post-it notes, the students can quickly see trends in type of disaster and look for patterns.
Note Taking and Choosing Information
Submitted by: Amy
May 7th, 2010
Categories: 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | Classroom Management | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: One of the hardest things to teach is how to take notes! Kids always want to put way too much information - especially when they're listening in teacher-led discussions. My trick? For a short activity, I provide the information in a 10 minute lecture - but the kids can only write on one side of a 4x4 Post-it®! We then post the post-its up on a giant post-it and discuss what information was important, what wasn't, and what they should be writing in a lecture!
Ask the Expert
Submitted by: Anne-Marie
May 3rd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | Classroom Management | ESL | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: When we are begining a new unit I write key terms, people, locations etc. for the upcoming unit on Post-it® Notes (one per note). These post it notes are placed on our classroom word wall. Each student is assigned to become the expert on one of each of the key terms, places etc. that are listed, using post-it on our word wall. They sign the corner of the post-it, do their research (in class/homework) and during the course of the unit, as we come across these key terms, etc. each student, I mean expert, teaches the class about his or her term, person, place etc. The post-it stays up and kids use them as a reference for who to ask when seeking clarification or additional information about one of the word wall terms. The kids are empowered to "be the expert" on a particular piece of the curriculum and it encourages cooperative learning and positive social skills among my students. This can be used at almost any grade level and in any subject area. This project also allows the teacher to easily differentiate instruction by allowing the student to present their knowledge of the key term in a variety of ways while maintaining the consistency of using the post-it note system to make a word wall.
