Now that we are back from fair and Labor Day we are starting to get into a nice groove. I've been extremely impressed with the students this year and their ability to have picked up on our routines and classroom procedures so well! We started out the week by talking about lab safety techniques and proper use of lab equipment! Students looked at real life situations and had to recognize unsafe behaviors in the lab.
The extension science class is currently looking even further into proper use of lab equipment by working on the rainbow lab. During this lab students use various pieces of lab equipment to make solutions.The main goal of this activity is for students to become familiar with using basic pieces of science equipment safely, for students to understand the importance of precise measurements and the importance of following directions carefully.You can see pictures of this below!
We finished the week out by working in small groups and working on a team building and critical thinking activity that we call the red solo cup challenge!
The red solo cup challenge!
Students have to start with 6 cups stacked in a tower formation, their goal is to figure out with their team how they can move the 6 cups from one end of the table to the other! They must make a pyramid out of the cups and they are NOT allowed to touch the cups with their hands. They may only use the materials that were provided to them. I love seeing the students try to solve problems with their peers.
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