EDUC 2220- Educational Technology

Infant-Pre-K Curriculum Plan: Technology-Based Lesson/Activity

Your Name Hannah Hildebrand Activity Title Pum-Cano’s!

Number of children participating at one time 4 Ages 4-5 years

Activities written for previous classes cannot be re-used and must be the original work of the student.

Ohio Early Domain: Cognition and General Knowledge

Learning &
Strand: Science Inquiry and application
Development
Standards: Topic: Inquiry

List at least 1 Standard Statement: explore objects, materials and events in the environment
standard that
is addressed
by this activity.
Write out each
component
completely
and exactly,
as published in
ELDS.

Lesson Children will use a mixture of baking soda and vinegar in a pumpkin to make a pumpkin-Cano
Summary:

Estimated Children will take roughly twenty minutes each, rotating centers as they go, as this is a center based
Duration: activity.
Preparation What preparation is needed? Pumpkins need hollowed, materials bought/gathered
of materials
and
environment What materials will be used? Pumpkins, baking soda, vinegar, food coloring (for vinegar)
droppers, small cups, small spoons.

How will the learning environment be set up? Each seat will have a tray with the pumpkin, a
small cup on vinegar, a small cup of baking soda and a small spoon for the baking soda, as
well as an eyedropper for the vinegar, “safety goggles” and lab coats

Instructional Procedures: (This will be one of the most detailed sections of this assignment).
During center time, children will have the opportunity to visit the science center where, with teacher assistance, they
can make pumpkin-cano’s! The students will be able to spoon in the baking soda and drop the vinegar into the pumpkins
as they please to create a small or GIANT eruption. They will record what they see on their journals.

Extension
https://www.freebiefindingmom.com/fun-fall-preschool-project-mini-pumpkin-volcanoes/#:~:text=in%20a
%20container.-,Add%20a%20couple%20tablespoons%20of%20baking%20soda%20to%20each%20pumpkin,cup%20for
%20each%20pumpkin%20volcano.

Differentiated Instructional Support: Describe how instruction can be differentiated (changed or altered) to meet the
needs of gifted or accelerated students: Hand-over hand for children who need assistance is always a go- to for myself, it
allows the child to participate in the activity and experience the activity as well. recording for them as well.

Discuss additional activities you could do to meet the needs of students who might be struggling with the material: You
can always do baking soda activities with students for the different seasons.

Vocabulary: This activity is not taste-safe. meaning we can’t put it in our mouths. Hypothesis: what do we think may
happen?; other scientific words.

For teachers Baking soda, vinegar, pumpkins, goggles,droppers,cups,spoons.

For students paper, pencil, goggles, coats