School Age Storytime: Sea & Seashore

 

The last K-3rd Grade Storytime of the school year…celebrating the wonders of the ocean, introducing a famous oceangrapher and encouraging students to explore their own passions this summer – including creating books, art, and films about the things they enjoy. (Long program so didn’t use everything with every class)

Read: Flotsam by David Wiesner (Wordless -- A  boy studying sea creatures on the beach gets the surprise of his life when a wave brings him an underwater camera – mentioned that they might want to write a sequel this summer about the cloud the boy dreams of bringing home next.)

Booktalk (& show a couple of pictures from): The Girl on the High-Diving Horse: An Adventure in Atlantic City by Linda Oatman High (In the 1930s, horses & girl riders used to dive from a four-story-high platform.)

Flannel/Song: “There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea”

My Life with the Wave by Catherine Cowan (based on a story by Octavio Paz, this is the tale of a boy who brings home a wave to live in his house.)

Booktalk (& show a couple of pictures from): Sector 7 by David Wiesner (Wordless: A boy on a class trip to the Empire State Building befriends a cloud and is taken on a tour of the cloud factory where his drawing skills cause mischief!  BTW, David Wiesner is from Bridgewater so look for that destination tag at the factory.) 

Action song: “We Waded in the Water and we got our toes all wet…”

“Here is someone who did more than wade…he created special equipment so he could study creatures underwater…and his movies and television shows showed them to the world…”

Read (Non-Fiction): The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino (younger classes) Manfish by Jennifer Berne (older) – mentioned that they might want to make their own movies this summer – easy to do on cell phone or with tablet cameras.

Booktalk (& show a couple of pictures from): Life in the Ocean: The Story of Sylvia Earle by Claire Nivola.

Sing: (Kindergarten only): Baby Beluga by Raffi – book illustrated by Ashley Wolff

Booktalk (& show a couple of pictures from): Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas by Molly Bang (Reminded kids of the book Living Sunlight about the sun and plant photosynthesis, then said they could look for this gorgeous book on the ocean food chain.)

Read (younger classes):  I Spy Under the Sea by Edward Gibbs (Quick guessing game book)

Read (younger classes) : Into the A, B, Sea by Deborah Lee Rose – collage illustrations by Steve Jenkins (suggested they might want to do their own cut or torn paper collages this summer.)  or Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert (collage illustrations with found materials)

Read (older classes): The Old Woman and the Wave by Shelley Jackson (An old woman who has lived under a wave all her life finally lets it take her away on an adventure – pointed out the painted & collage illustrations)

Sing (with book & puppets): Puff the Magic Dragon – concluded with the hopeful verse suggested by the illustration but not included in the text:

Puff the Magic Dragon – (book illustrated by Eric Puybaret, last verses with puppets-- this happier ending is  from Peter, Paul, and Mary’s album “Peter Paul & Mommy.)

 

Puff, the magic dragon,

Lived by the sea

And frolicked in the autumn mist

In a land called Honalee

Puff, the magic dragon,

Lived by the sea

And frolicked in the autumn mist

In a land called Honalee

Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff

And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff

Oh, Puff, the magic dragon,

Lived by the sea

And frolicked in the autumn mist

In a land called Honalee

Together they would travel

On a boat with billowed sail

Jackie kept a lookout

Perched on Puff's gigantic tail

Noble kings and princes

Would bow whene'er they came

Pirate ships would lower their flags

When Puff roared out his name.  Chorus

 

A dragon lives forever,

But not so little boys

Painted wings & giants rings

Make way for other toys

One grey day it happened,

Jackie Paper came no more

And Puff, that mighty dragon,

He ceased his fearless roar. Chorus

 

His head was bent in sorrow,

Green scales fell like rain

Puff no longer went to play

Along the cherry lane

Without his lifelong friend,

Puff could not be brave

So Puff that mighty dragon

Sadly slipped into his cave. Chorus

 

Jackie, he got married and they had a little babe,

Jackie’s daughter Sophie went adventuring one day.

Happily she wandered down the busy beach alone,

And passing by a hidden cave,

She heard a muffled groan.  Chorus

 

Bravely Sophie slipped in,

To the place where Puff did dwell,

The startled dragon spun around,

And frightened her as well.

Then she saw his lonely eyes

And quickly lost her fears,

Kissed the dragon’s scaly nose

And wiped away his tears.

Final chorus:

Puff the magic dragon LIVES by the sea

And frolics in the autumn mist in a land

Called --  Han--na--lee!

 

 

Book: The World is Waiting for You by Barbara Curley (children are invited to imagine the places they might go in this beautiful book)

No time to use:

One Less Fish by Kim Michelle (an environmental counting book)

Bedm. 6.16

A Whale of a Summer Singalong

Open with the Beatles: “We All Live in a Yellow Submarine” from album of the same name and/or Tom Chapin’s “Sing a Whale Song” from his album Moonboat or “When I See An Elephant Fly” from“Giggling & Laughing”

You’ll Sing A Song by Ella Jenkins (action)
Song on: Raffi’s “The Corner Grocery Store”
You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song
And we’ll sing a song together.
You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song
In warm or wintry weather.
Continue with: clap your hands, stomp your feet, dance a jig, flap your arms… sit right down

Go to the Beach -- sign language song from “Pick Me Up”

There's A Little White Duck (book or flannel)
Song on Raffi’s “Everything Grows”
There's a little white duck sitting in the water
A little white duck doing what he oughter.
He took a bite of lily pad,
Flapped his wings, and said "I'm glad
I'm a little white duck, sitting in the water,
Quack, quack, quack."

There's a little green frog swimming in the water.
A little green frog doing what he oughter.
He jumped right off of the lily pad
That the little duck bit and he said, "I'm glad
I'm a little green frog, swimming in the water,
Croak, croak, croak."

There's a little black bug floating in the water.
A little black bug doing what he oughter.
He tickles the frog on the lily pad that the duck bit
and he said, "I'm glad I'm a little black bug floating in the water,
Chirp, chirp, chirp."

There's a little red snake lying on the water
A little red snake doing what he oughter.
He frightened the duck and the frog so bad
He ate the little bug and he said, "I'm glad
I'm a little red snake lying on the water,
Ssss! Ssss! Ssss!"

Now there's nobody left sitting in the water.
Nobody left doing what he oughter.
There's nothing left but the lily pad.
The duck and the frog ran away, I'm sad.
Now there's nobody left, sitting in the water,
Boo Hoo Hoo!


I’m a Little Fishy (action/puppet)
Sung to: “I’m a Little Teapot”
I’m a little fishy, I can swim.
Here is my tail, Here is my fin.
When I want to have fun with my friends,
I wiggle my tail and I dive right in!

Deep in the Jungle by Joe Scruggs (puppet) – lyrics: https://www.hellojoe.com/lyrics-ditj.html

I'm Being Swallowed by a Big Alligator (action/puppet)
Song on the album “Peter, Paul, & Mommy”
I'm being swallowed by a big allligator (3x),
And I don't like it very very much.
Spoken with alarm:
Oh no, he's eaten my toe!
Oh rankle, he reached my ankle!
Oh gee, he's up to my knee!
Oh sigh, he's got my thigh.
Oh jip, he's eaten my hip.
Oh fiddle, he's up to my middle. (oh crummy...tummy)
Oh heck, he's up to my neck.
Oh dread, he's swallowed my...GULP!

Baby Beluga (book by Raffi and/or puppet)
Song on Raffi’s album “Baby Beluga”
Baby beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.
Baby Beluga, oh baby beluga,
Is the water warm, is your mother home
With you so happy?
Way down yonder where the dolphins play
Where you dive and splash all day
Waves roll in and the waves roll out.
See the water squirting out of your spout.
Baby beluga, oh baby beluga,
Sing your little song,
Sing for all your friends,
We like to hear you.
When it's dark, you're home in bed,
Curled up snug in your water bed,
Moon is shining and the stars are out.
Good night little whale, good night.
Baby beluga, oh baby beluga,
With tomorrow's sun, another day's begun.
You'll soon be waking.
Baby beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below,
You’re just a little white whale on the go.

There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea (flannel)
from Danny Kaye “A Child’s Celebration of Silliest Songs”
There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a hole, there's a hole,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.
2. There's a bump on the log, in the hole,
in the bottom of the sea...
3. There’s a frog on the bump on the log on the hole…
4. There's a fly on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole...
5. There's a flea on the fly, on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole…
6. There’s a wing on the fly on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole…
7. There’s a flea on the wing on the fly on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole…

Five Little Freckled Frogs (action/flannel)
Song on Raffi’s “Singable Songs for the Very Young”
Five little freckled frogs
Sitting on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs (yum, yum)
One jumped into a pool
Where it was nice and cool
Then there were four green freckled frogs (Glug, glug) ….continue 4, 3, 2,1…no freckled frogs.

She Waded in the Water (action)
She waded in the water and she got her toes all wet (3x)
But she didn’t get her (clap, clap) wet, yet!
Continue with: feet, ankles, knees, thighs, then
She waded in the water and she finally got it wet (3x)
Yes she finally got her BATHING SUIT wet! (Brrr!)

Down By the Bay (flannel, book available)
On Raffi’s “Singable Songs for the Very Young

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say…
"Did you ever see a goose kissing a moose
"Did you ever see a whale with a polka-dotted tail
"Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie
"Did you ever see a bear combing his hair
"Did you ever see llamas eating their pajamas
"Did you ever see a spider drinking apple cider
"Did you ever see an orange….apple…
"Did you ever have a time when you couldn't
make a rhyme?…Down by the bay!
(Encourage children to make up additional verses
e.g. Did you ever see a bee with a sunburned knee…

Going to the Sea (puppets) piggy back lyrics -- Original song “Going to the Zoo” by Tom Paxton, also sung by Raffi on his “Singable Songs for the Very Young”
Daddy's taking us to the sea tomorrow,
sea tomorrow, sea tomorrow,
Daddy's taking us to the sea tomorrow,
We can stay all day.
Chorus:
We're going to the sea, sea, sea. What will we see, see, see?
Come with me, me, me. We're going to the sea, sea, sea!
(Make up verses for sea animals)

Puff the Magic Dragon – (book illustrated by Eric Puybaret, last verses with puppets) -- this happier ending is from Peter, Paul, and Mary’s album “Peter Paul & Mommy.)

Chorus:  Puff, the magic dragon,
Lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honalee

Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Chorus

Together they would travel
On a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout
Perched on Puff's gigantic tail
Noble kings and princes
Would bow whene'er they came
Pirate ships would lower their flags
When Puff roared out his name.  Chorus

A dragon lives forever,
But not so little boys
Painted wings & giants rings
Make way for other toys
One grey day it happened,
Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff, that mighty dragon,
He ceased his fearless roar. Chorus

His head was bent in sorrow,
Green scales fell like rain
Puff no longer went to play
Along the cherry lane
Without his lifelong friend,
Puff could not be brave
So Puff that mighty dragon
Sadly slipped into his cave. Chorus

Jackie, he got married and they had a little babe,
Jackie’s daughter Sophie went adventuring one day.
Happily she wandered down the busy beach alone,
And passing by a hidden cave,
She heard a muffled groan. Chorus

Bravely Sophie slipped in,
To the place where Puff did dwell,
The startled dragon spun around,
And frightened her as well.
Then she saw his lonely eyes
And quickly lost her fears,
Kissed the dragon’s scaly nose
And wiped away his tears.

Final chorus:
Puff the magic dragon LIVES by the sea
And frolics in the autumn mist in a land
Called -- Han--na--lee! (repeat)

Parachute: ”Three Little Fishies” #11 “Shake your sillies out” #1 “If you’re happy & you know it.” From Giggling & Laughing – Silly Songs for Kids”

World Ball: We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands

Closing Song “SING” Song by Joe Raposo,-- on “Sesame Street Platinum”
Start singing quietly with everyone (adults & children) in one big circle:
Sing, Sing a song -- Sing out loud -- Sing out strong --
Sing of good things, not bad --Sing of happy, not sad --
Sing, Sing a song --
Make it simple to last your whole life long --
Don't worry that it’s not good enough --
For anyone else to hear – Just Sing, Sing a song!
La, La, La, La, La --- La, La, La, La, La
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
(On the La, La’s – join hands in a circle and bring everyone to the center and then out again. –repeat the whole song…louder and stronger!)

Hand Stamping: “When I See An Elephant Fly” from“Giggling & Laughing”

6/12, 6/14, 7/15, 7/16  BWL,

6/16 Learning Gate (songs & order varied):  Dressed in pirate costume – used pirate hat for song “On my head I have a hat, it is such a funny hat…” (lyrics: http://carolsimonlevin.blogspot.com/2016/05/pre-school-storytime-hats.html) also included “Deep in the Jungle” by Joe Scruggs (http://www.hellojoe.com/lyrics-ditj.html), and “I’m Being Swallowed by a Big Alligator.” (http://bussongs.com/songs/im-being-swallowed-by-a-boa-constrictor.php)  2nd group opened with a discussion of puppets and what characters they planned to make out of socks and had each of the kids each handle a puppet during our program.

Additional Singable Books:
Elephants Swim (can be sung) – Linda Capus Riley
Over in the Ocean – Marianne Collins Burke – tried 2014, but kids didn’t have the patience…would need to be early in the program.
There’s a Hole in the Bucket – Westcott

Sing a Whale Song (skipped this in 2015, program 45+ minutes without it)
Song by Tom Chapin and John Forster on their album “Moonboat”(have children make whale song sounds each time you sing “sing a whale song”)

On a fateful day in the month of May
I was sitting catching fish
When a magic whale swam up to the rail
And said, “Please make a wish.”
So I said,”Well gee, I’d love to be – like you – a giant whale.”
Next thing I knew,
I was grayish-blue -- and I had a two-ton tail!

Sing a whale song. Sing a whale song.
Sing a whale song.
As the flounder said to the oyster bed,
“Sing a whale song.”

With a mighty leap I dove down deep
And swam out through the cove.
Then I raced to the top, did a belly-flop and down again I dove.
From the Arctic to the Baltic to the far off Hebrides,
Like a sub-ma-rine -- through the deep blue-green,
I swam the seven seas.
And sang a whale song.

Sing a whale song. Sing a whale song.
As the dogfish barked to the Great White Shark: "Sing a whale song."
But there were some things I wish I could forget,
Like that garbage scow off of Cur-a-cao
Or that oil spill below Brazil
Or getting caught in that giant net
And I couldn't get out and oh, was I upset!

So I had to hail that magic whale
Who changed me back once more,
Saying, "Now that you know the Great Below
We need your help on shore
To tell your tale of being a whale and all you've seen and done.
Then wet and dry, will un-i-fy, and all the world as one
Will sing a whale song.

Sing a whale song. Sing a whale song.
From the smallest ant to the tallest tree,
From the highest peak to the deepest sea,
All the world will ring in harmony
And sing a whale song!

Microsoft Word document of the lyrics is available, contact me if needed.

Wheel Away! - Story and Craft

 

Did you learn to ride a bike or tricycle this summer?  Or take a trip or travel by car or bus or train to a distant destination?  We'll celebrate all forms of transport, then design our very own vehicle.  (Ages 4-9)

Opening Music: “Riding My Bike” (#10 on John McCutcheon’s Summersongs) or “Skateboard” (#7 on Joe Scruggs Deep in the Jungle)

Read: Stella & Roy by Ashley Wolff -- “Who do you think would be faster big girl bike or baby brother on trike? – see if this reminds you of another story (The Tortoise and the Hare.)  (2016 p.m. used Mei Mei Loves the Morning by Margaret Tsubakiyama – beautiful multicultural tale of a girl and grandfather in China who spend the morning together on his bike)  Alternatives: Off We Go: A Bear & Mole Story by Will Hillenbrand --a short sweet book about removing training wheels. Blue Rabbit & the Runaway Wheel by Christopher Wormell

“Maybe S &R can cooperate to fix a little red wagon” –>
Action Song: Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon (3x) won’t you be my darling?
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken…
Freddie’s gonna fix it with his hammer…
Bumping…
One wheel’s off…
Laura’s gonna fix it with her pliers…
Bumping…


Read: Mama Zooms by Jane Cowen-Fletcher -- child sharing all the things mom’s “zooming machine” (wheelchair) can do


Read: Fast Food by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elders – fruit & veggies turned into all sorts of vehicles!  and/or Duck on the Bike – David Shannon (didn’t arrive in time for 2016 use)


Flannel: Mrs. Armitage on Wheels – based on the book by Quentin Blake --“Mrs. A likes a bike with a few extra gadgets”

Interactive Book/Song: The Wheels on the Bus – Paul Zelinsky
or use same flannel with this song: The Wheels on the Bike
The wheels on the bike go round and round…all around the town
Horns…beep, beep, beep…
Bucket…splash, splash, splash…
Toolbox…rattle, rattle, rattle
Food….tastes yum, yum, yum
Dog…pant, pant, pant…
Rain…splash, splash, splash…
Radio…sing, sing, sing…
Sail…whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
That crazy bike in the town goes crash, crash, crash! All around the town!


“How many of you have been learning to ride a bike without training wheels?”

Read: The Magic Bicycle by Berlie Doherty or My Bike by Jonna Jakob (2016 not available short notice so shared: Along a Long Road by Frank Viva – short graphically arresting story of a bicycle journey)

Show ideas from: If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen (cute text but didn’t have time to read it)



Crafts:

• design your own vehicle (inspired by If I built a car, Fast Food, Mrs. Armitage and The Wheels on the Bus) (supplies: 12x18” light cardboard or card stock, scissors, markers, hole punches, construction paper (include pre-cut circles which made great spinning wheels), paper fasteners, pipe cleaners, glue sticks).  Kids were given free rein to design any vehicle they wished…and they did very creatively -- some just used markers, others cut things out and made 3-dimensional designs.
• bicycle handle streamers (supplies: straws, Scotch tape, curling ribbon scissors)
• design your own bicycle license plate (not waterproof!) (supplies: 3x5” cardboard, hole punches, markers, pipe cleaners)  http://www.crayola.com/crafts/bike-streamers--plates-craft/

Video: Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle (Weston Woods, 11 min.) (played this for early finishers while kids doing crafts – since it is wordless, makes great background music for crafting too.  After they finished the crafts, other kids enjoyed using the lit screen to see their vehicles become shadow puppets.)

Optional: Hand-Stamping to “Ride My Bike” on Tom Paxton’s I’ve Got a Yo Yo

Alternative books:
Minerva Louise and the Red Truck – Janet Morgan Stoeke
Little Red Riding Hood – Lisa Campbell Ernst (a bit long for pre-school)
Bicycle Race – Donald Crews (numeracy – naming the numerals out of order)

Bus storytime sometime?
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus – Mo Willems
Last Stop on Market Street – Matt De La Pena
The Bus Ride – Marianne Dubuc

8/14 BWL


3.16 BWL Preschool Storytime (w/o craft portion)

Gizmos, Gadgets & Goo -- Week 2: Bang! Balloon-a-mania

Ever heard a balloon scream, or made a balloon brain?
Join us as we explore a bonanza of balloon possibilities! 
(Part of Fizz, Boom, Read Summer Reading Club)
For kids entering grades 1-5

(Many of these ideas were taken from ndolat’s wonderful Balloon Bananza!   http://cheshirelibraryscience.wordpress.com/category/motion/ –  Her ideas and text are interspersed with my additions below.)

Opened with 8 volunteers doing reader’s theater with Shel Silverstein’s poem 8 Balloons (the rest of the kids helped with all the “pop”s!): http://www.shelsilverstein.com/media/fun/printable_files/EightBalloonsBooklet.pdf (page 1)

Asked kids who had seen the demonstration of a water-filled ziploc bag pierced with sharpened pencils (which we did at our school visits for Fizz Bang Read!)?   Then asked for volunteers, one sat underneath bag, others pierced it….asked “anyone know why this works?” explanation: plastic made of polymers.  rubber in balloon works same way…

The Properties of Polymers: Experment: The Balloon Skewer -- “Balloon on a Stick” (Teen volunteer did this demo for us…later, during the stations section of the program, teen helped kids try it.) The rubber in balloons is made of long strands of molecules called polymers -- the elastic quality of the polymers allows the balloon rubber to stretch.

Materials and technique for this and the 3 experiments below at: http://cheshirelibraryscience.wordpress.com/category/motion/

READ: Balloon Trees by Danna Smith (overview of process of balloon making from tapping the trees through finished product.)

Centripetal Force Experiment :  The Spinning Penny  The Spinning Penny  A single penny is placed inside a clear balloon. The balloon is inflated and tied off with the penny still inside.  After shaking the penny a bit, the balloon is then swirled to help start the penny on a circular path inside the balloon itself. Due to the limited amount of friction, the penny can stay on its circular path for close to 30 seconds before gravity begins to slow it’s path!
ndolat’s explanation:  The word “centripetal” is actually Latin for “center seeking.” And that truly describes this force. Without centripetal force, objects would not be able to travel in a circular path (they would only be able to travel in a straight path). One example is how a satellite orbits the earth. In this case, the centripetal force is supplied by earth’s gravity (think of it like an invisible thread that links the earth to the satellite and keeps the satellite moving around the earth in a circular orbit). Another example is the swings ride at an amusement park, where the centripetal force is supplied by the chains that link the chairs to the central pole. Jeff Williams on the International Space Station (ISS), shows that, due to centripetal force, the bubbles in his iced tea package move to the center of the package and form a large, singular air bubble when the package is put into a circular path.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs2orRFuolk

Friction: Experiment:  The Screaming Balloon -- variation to The Spinning Penny. For The Screaming Balloon, used a 1/4” size zinc hex nut…ndolat’s explanation: The nut also moves on a circular path within the balloon due to the centripetal force we supply, but there is more friction between the hex nut and the balloon thanks to the shape of the nut, and thus we get a high-pitched whining sound!

READ: June 29, 1999 by David Wiesner (engaging fantasy of balloons carrying a vegetable experiment into space)


Balloon Rockets:  Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion (For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction)  Experiment: I blew up a balloon and asked which way it would go when I let the air out, then demonstrated how they could make balloon rockets:    On a rocket “track” – a pair of chairs with some kite string strung between them (like a zip line) and a straw was threaded onto each string, then inflated (but not tied off) balloons can be taped on to the straws. When the air is released, the straw rocket will go to the other side.  Similar idea at: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/balloonblastoff.html -- try to hit a target with balloon and ingenuity.

“What goes up must come down…”
Main event: make helmets to protect our balloon “brains” (similar to the classic “egg drop” but less messy cleanup! http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/balloonbrain.html
Materials: water balloons (teen volunteers added faces drawn with Sharpies), soft and protective materials (egg cartons, cardboard, newspaper, etc.), masking tape.  We made the rule that they could cover every part except the eyes (so our our balloon heads could “see” where they were going).  After kids made their “helmets”, we went outside to see which sustained “head injuries” in their falls.  The kids were quite creative, we got lots of different designs and had a chance to discuss how their designs worked (comparing “crumble zones” to the way automobile hoods are made, multiple egg carton bumps similar to the Mars Rovers, etc. – mechanical engineering at its best!)
Similar idea at: http://thriveafterthree.com/2014/07/22/fizz-boom-read-egg-drop-with-school-agers/

Another possibility (skipped this because did something similar last week):

from http://hookedonscience.org/files/EXPERIMENT_ARCHIVE_Expanding_Balloon.pdf or use Balloon Inflation Demo http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/yeastpartii.html


7/2014 BWL

Gizmos, Gadgets, and Goo - Wacky Fun with Science Week 1: Fizz! Sizzling & Explosive Science

Week 1 of Fizz, Boom, Read! Summer Reading Club:
Fizz! (Chemical & Physical Reactions) -- Come help us get our crazy science summer off the ground with some sizzling and explosive science!  
(For students entering grades 1-5)

Read: Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist? by Herman Parish. Explain chemical ingredients of her pie – p.60, (optional: booktalk The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake)

Demo: Kid-Safe Elephant Toothpaste


3% - “ok, ours will be more like horse toothpaste...not too dramatic because we only have 3% hydrogen peroxide like the stuff you might use at home for cuts – what happens when you put it on a cut?” (note: local beauty supply had 20 crème version but that didn’t work well so used drugstore 3%)

Supplies: Put a 16 oz. empty bottle on a foil pan, insert a funnel, pour in ½ c. 3% hydrogen peroxide, then add 3-4 drops food color, squirt of dish soap, and 1 tsp. yeast dissolved in 2 TBSP very warm water (make this mixture at least 15 minutes beforehand).

Showed pictures of H2O and H2O2  – explained chemical reaction -- yeast, a catalyst -- a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change -- caused the H2O2 to split into H2O and O (heat), oxygen combined with soap to create bubble foam.)


Explanation from http://imaginationstationtoledo.org/content/2010/08/dinosaur-toothpaste/:  “The yeast contains an enzyme called Catalase that breaks down hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into oxygen gas and water. The oxygen gas gets trapped by the soap, and you get a large foamy solution that squirts out of the top of the bottle! The cool thing about this activity is that the enzyme Catalase can also be found in potatoes, dogs and even us! We have the same enzyme in our bodies. That is why you see the 3% hydrogen peroxide bubble when you put it on a cut or scrape. The oxygen released is what kills the germs in the cut.”
“Now I will show you some real elephant toothpaste!”

Show video: Patriotic Monster Foam from Steve Spangler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDd3pGIyS7I


For real drama of our own -- went outside and demoed: Diet Coke & Mentos
Supplies: a couple of bricks to keep Diet Coke bottle upright, 7 Mentos (made a good show with room temperature Diet Coke, don’t know if using more would have been more dramatic), tube rolled of heavy-stock paper to use to slide Mentos quickly into bottle.



HOW DOES IT WORK? Why does mixing Mentos with soda produce this incredible eruption? Actually not a chemical reaction -- scientists now believe physical reaction:  http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/original-mentos-diet-coke-geyser#sthash.GqRzqriH.dpuf

Came back inside – showed book How to Build a Fizzy Rocket – 507.8 SHORES. http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/filmrocket.php



Craft/Experiment: Made construction paper rockets then headed back outside: Hands on explosive science -- film canister rockets.   Note: it is hard to find film canisters locally anymore (available for purchase online) and only the clear ones with tops that fit tightly inside work. (The black or grey ones with the tops that overlap leak.) We ended up having kids create their construction paper rockets around the black or grey film canisters then pulled those out and inserted the clear ones at launch time.  We swapped the canister, had each child don goggles, pour the tsp. of warm water in and add a ½ tablet, then a teen or adult quickly snapped on the lid and put the rocket down on the ground. (Supplies: safety goggles, film canisters, teaspoon, warm water, alka-seltzer tablets (we used a half tablet for each, but my teen volunteers tried it with a whole tablet and got more “explosive” results.)

Explanation: Chemical reaction -- water starts to dissolve the alka-seltzer tablet creating carbon dioxide gas. As the carbon dioxide is being released, it creates pressure inside the film canister. The more gas that is made, the more pressure builds up until the cap is blasted down and the rocket is blasted up.

Take Home project: Soda Bottle Boat (Related book: The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake) http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/sodabottleboat.html
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		Soda Bottle Boat http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/sodabottleboat.html Related book: "The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake". Next Sci
		your results Materials Needed plastic soda bottle thumb tack toilet paper baking soda vinegar marbles Using the thumb tack, make a hole in the cap of the soda bottle. Take three or four sheets of toilet paper and put some baking soda on them. Spread the baking soda out evenly and roll up the toilet paper. This slows down the reaction between the baking soda and the vinegar. Put the rolled up toilet paper into the soda bottle. Also add some marbles so that the opening of the bottle is weighted down and the hole that you poked is in the water. Fill the bottle a quarter of the way with vinegar and quickly put the cap on the bottle. Place this in a tub or pool of water and watch it go! You can also do it without making a hole - loosen the cap.

Program inspired by: Soda Geysers & Film Canister Rockets! http://cheshirelibraryscience.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/g3-program-12-soda-geysers-film-canister-rockets/  –Thanks NDolan! 

Also love this program: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2014/08/excellent-explosions-chemical-reactions-for-preschoolers/


Stay tuned for upcoming programs:
Week 2: Bang! Balloon-a-mania -- Ever heard a balloon scream, or made a balloon brain? Join us for as we explore a bonanza of balloon possibilities!
Week 3: Crash! Structural Engineering -- The Great Bridge Challenge! We’ll be taking a look at some famous shaking structures then building our own bridges -- and seeing which one can withstand the greatest weight.
Week 4: Boom! Energy Explorations -- Bounce on over to the library and join us for a great big bang with a marshmallow catapulting contest!
Week 5: Squish! Polymers, Diapers, and Goo…oh my! Be prepared to get messy as we explore the powers of polymers by dissecting diapers and mixing up a batch of Oobleck -- the original Newtonian solid (it behaves as both a solid and a liquid at the same time!)






Program plans for younger scientists:
http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2014/08/excellent-explosions-chemical-reactions-for-preschoolers/

School Age Program: 4th of July–Celebrating our History and Heroes

 

(For grades K-5) Wednesday, July 2.  Get an early start on the 4th of July as we celebrate our history with stories, music, and  crafts plus a parade through the library.

Room was set up with dozens of collective and picture book biographies of American historical figures… presidents, scientists, activists, women, minorities etc
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As children arrived, had them browse through the books (with patriotic music CD playing softly in the background). After everyone checked in, asked them to close the books (temporarily) and sit where they could see & hear the stories.

Read: Imogene’s Last Stand Candace Fleming’s funny yet inspiring story of a girl who stands up for historical preservation…peppered with wonderful real quotes from history.

Read: Of Thee I Sing – Obama’s tribute to the many different people who have made this country great.

Craft: 35 kids and 6 teen helpers made posters of heroes of their choice inspired by the people in the books I read and/or the books they picked (Supplies: 12x18 poster board (leftover from our Baker & Taylor shipments), markers, scissors, glue sticks, wallpaper samples (for clothes) plus hole punches & yarn to hang these around their necks.)

We played patriotic music CD while they were creating.

We lined up for a group picture then took the boom box and I led our “Parade of Heroes” (children wearing their people placards and waving American flags) around the library.  Parade included a great variety of “heroes” Jackie Robinson, Jack Kennedy, Helen Keller, Cesar Chavez, Chief Joseph, Rosa Parks, MLK, Thomas Jefferson, Susan B. Anthony, Sacajawea, Betsy Ross, and many more.  (If I had had a smaller group or more time, I would have liked to have each person say why they chose their person, but we were running out of time and it was rather chaotic getting 35 people out the door for the parade so we had to skip this.)

http://thechocolatemuffintree.blogspot.com/2013/07/patriotic-coffee-filters.html

7/2014 BWL