Friday, October 18, 2013

Lab #4 Energy!

This lab is written up (from last year) but no one is in charge yet,
let me know what you can bring in!
We need:

Musical instruments

- oatmeal container drums
-rubber-band banjos
-toy xylophones
-empty glass bottles



Schedule
- same as last time, let me know if you can't make it!
If we are running short, teachers can help out!

Please do not hesitate to come even if your name is not below 

- we love drop-ins!!!

email me - musicalmom@cebridge.net  to get on the list.

Meghan Goodman 8:00
Station 1. Jack _____
Station 2. Amanda______
Station 3. _Morton__ 


Kelly Johnson 8:00
Station 1. _____________
Station 2._Jamie__
Station 3._Vivian (Logan)____ 

Cheryl Kennedy 9:00
Station 1.
Morton (Ross)______
Station 2. ________
Station 3. Melissa________ 


Emily Duerringer  9:00
Station 1. _Amanda ___
Station 2._Jack (Morgan)_______
Station 3._Teresa (Sophia)_____
   
Teresa Welch - 10:00-11:00
(We'll split each station into two groups if we have enough volunteers
Station 1. _Kelly & Steve ______
Station 2._Jennifer (Chloe)______
Station 3._Anneliese___

Intro.......................................................
- by teachers prior to parents coming in.

Who knows the difference between heat and temperature?

Heat = a type of energy
Temperature = the measure of heat energy

Hold up a thermometer -  How many of you know what this is?  what is it used for?  Has your mom ever measured your temperature when you were sick?

How can you increase the temperature of something?
Fire

Soak in the sun
- Tell the kids to rub their hands together, can they feel their hands heat up? - friction makes heat too!

Tell them to take their warm hands, and touch something that is colder - like the metal bar on their desk, can they warm up the bar?  Heat flows from hot to cold until both objects have the same temp.


Stations!..........................................................
Short version (scroll down for long version)



















***It's actually pretty hard to pop the balloons, it seems to work better to rub a balloon on the carpet, then to rub two balloons together - so just rub one balloon on the carpet - let them feel it getting warmed up before popping it - then continue to rub it on the carpet until it pops.  (Adult will need to do this - you have to rub pretty hard!)















Don't actually start a fire, but you can talk about how they can!

Rub their hand on something smooth - like their desk top, and then rub their hands on something rough - like the carpet.  Which generates the most friction?


Station#2 Light Energy...................................
 



Glow in the dark paintThank you Vivian!
The paint soaks up light energy, then slowly releases it in the dark.
Put the jar with paint on it into a dark box - let kids look through peep hole in the box at the glowing paint.

















Station #3 Sound Energy..............................






Put water in a dish, put rubber bands around it.  The sounds waves will vibrate the water, so you can see the sound in the water.


Save your oatmeal containers!  You can put rice in the bottom, and watch/listen to the rice jump around from the vibrations too.

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