FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT

May 6, 2016

DEMONSTRATIONS
Classroom Labs

Gym Labs

Outside Labs

Penny Float Surface Tension

Insta-Snow

Coke Geyser

Call Me Sound Travel

We Scream for Ice Cream

Hide a Butterfly

Insect Rubbing

Slime

Tree Rings

CLASSROOM LAB #1

What?

Where?

Penny Float Surface Tension

Ms. Mendozas Room

Why?

Observe the surface tension of water by placing as many drops of

water on a penny as you can without them falling off.

CLASSROOM LAB # 2

What?

Where?

Call Me Sound Travel

Ms. Lucas Room

Why?

To use string and cup to observe how sound travels to talk to

another person

CLASSROOM LAB #3

What?

Where?

Insect Rubbing
Mrs. Midyetts Room

Why?

To make observations of the shape of an insect

GYM LAB #1

What?

Where?

Insta-Snow
Small Gym

Why?

To observe an object (polymer) absorb water

GYM LAB #2

What?

Where?

We Scream for Ice Cream

Big Gym

Why?

Students and parents will observe the different properties in

liquids and solids. Students will observe the change in
substances.

GYM LAB #3

What?

Where?

Slime
Big Gym

Why?

To make observations and use the five senses to describe an

object

OUTSIDE LAB #1

What?

Where?

Coke Geyser
Outside by Courtyard

Why?

To learn how gases and liquids interact with one another.

OUTSIDE LAB #2

What?

Where?

Hide a Butterfly
Outside by Garden

Why?

To color a butterfly and camouflage it in a scene

OUTSIDE LAB #3

What?

Where?

Tree Rings
Outside by Flag Pole

Why?

To determine the age of a tree and to recognize any climate

changes that may have occurred during the trees growth