Students will observe a hand bell by using the senses of sight, smell, and hearing, but without touching or tasting. Students will record their observations. Students then ring the bell and record their observations. Finally, students compare the tone and dimensions of their partner's hand bell with that of their own. Students will complete the Process Skills blackline master on Lab Manual as they do the activity.
Students design a model car using an assortment of craft supplies.
Students will complete the Process Skills blackline master on Lab Manual pages 103-104 as they do this activity. Students test the effect of a magnet on various metal objects. Then, students place paper, cardboard, and wood between the magnet and the metal objects and make inferences about the effect of these materials on the magnet's attraction. Students will complete the Process Skills blackline master on Lab Manual pages 97-98 as they do the activity. Students observe and measure their shadow at two different times a day.