Students will use a variety of problem solving strategies. Students will take responsibility to revise and try again. Students will gain confidence in expressing their opinions and predictions. Students will take on a variety of roles during cooperative groups. The following concepts are basic to understanding and implementing a study of air in a developmentally appropriate classroom of primary aged children.
Air takes up space.
Air has weight. Air is all around us. Pushing and pulling are forces. Moving air pushes things. Air slows moving objects.