Be considerate and conduct oneself properly. Use process skills to answer questions instead of reading to learn the answers. Take responsibility and help clean up after the activity. The drops of colored water will eventually sink to the bottom of the oil, retaining their shape as droplets. Pass out newspapers, individual student predictors, and activity sheet.
Students mark their hypothesis.
Chart all student predictions on a class graph. Give each group the cup of vegetable oil, jar of colored water, and a medicine dropper. Carefully drop several drops of colored water into the oil, and watch what happens. Use a checklist to make notations and collect observations for proper use of materials, following directions, staying on task., communicating with other group members and teacher, working cooperativly with other group members, understanding that oil is lighter than water and that is why the oil floated to the top of the water. Place a copy of the activity sheet in the student's portfolio as a way of showing student's progress.