FluxU
Sep28-09, 03:08 AM
Hello all,
I am currently volunteering at a charity whose aim is to promote science education to elementary school children in grades 5-8. I know that growing up it was science shows like Bekeman's World that put me on a path towards science, so I think this is a really great opportunity to give back and hopefully spark an interest in science in these kids.
I'm here to look for some ideas or resources that would help me develop experiments. To give you a better idea of the framework, I'll include some key points:
* Children are between 9-12 years old
* Experiments are run by 3 college students and consist of 10-15 kids
* 2 hours per experiment
* I would like the experiments to be in the fields of physics (but any field of science is welcome)
* I would like the experiments to be very visual, and be such that it encourages the kids to participate
* Cost of materials necessary is limited, and should be readily available at local grocery/hardware stores (approximately $10-15)
* Caustic/dangerous chemicals or materials should be avoided (no fire/flame would probably be a good idea too)
It'd be really great if the experiment could be related to everyday experience of the kids, as I think that would make it a lot more interesting for them. I'd really like for them to walk away from the experiment feeling like they learned something new and hopefully feeling like "science if pretty cool!"
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Ian
I am currently volunteering at a charity whose aim is to promote science education to elementary school children in grades 5-8. I know that growing up it was science shows like Bekeman's World that put me on a path towards science, so I think this is a really great opportunity to give back and hopefully spark an interest in science in these kids.
I'm here to look for some ideas or resources that would help me develop experiments. To give you a better idea of the framework, I'll include some key points:
* Children are between 9-12 years old
* Experiments are run by 3 college students and consist of 10-15 kids
* 2 hours per experiment
* I would like the experiments to be in the fields of physics (but any field of science is welcome)
* I would like the experiments to be very visual, and be such that it encourages the kids to participate
* Cost of materials necessary is limited, and should be readily available at local grocery/hardware stores (approximately $10-15)
* Caustic/dangerous chemicals or materials should be avoided (no fire/flame would probably be a good idea too)
It'd be really great if the experiment could be related to everyday experience of the kids, as I think that would make it a lot more interesting for them. I'd really like for them to walk away from the experiment feeling like they learned something new and hopefully feeling like "science if pretty cool!"
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Ian