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Snowflakes Action Science: Cut & Tell A Snowflake Story, Apply It to Push/Pull, Incline, Gravity!

from Author Valerie Marsh

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Art, math, storytelling and science!
First, author Valerie Marsh tells her story about snowflakes! Then students retell the
story with Valerie and use their art skills to create their own paper snowflake. Next up is
science! Using their snowflakes, students explore the concepts of
push/pull, gravity and incline with coaching from our science puppets.
We 'predict' that your students will love this!

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About This Program

Cost

By Request: $120.00
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Length

45 minutes


Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3 Homeschoolers Public Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

Just one!

Maximum participants:

Two classes together, or about 45 students for optimun interactivity.


Primary Disciplines

Fine Arts, Language Arts/English, Performing Arts, Sciences, Literacy, Writing, Problem Solving


Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Skype, iChat, Vidyo, Movi/Jabber, Blue Jeans, etc...)



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Provider's Cancellation Policy

No charge due to weather related cancellations.

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Author Valerie Marsh

Johns Island, SC
United States

     Valerie is the author of 13 storytelling books,  a writing teacher, and storyteller. Her books include "Paper Cutting Stories A to Z," "A Treasury of Trickster Tales," "Mystery-Fold: Stories to Tell Draw, and Fold," and "Story Puzzles: Tales in the Tangram Tradition." Other books include puppets made from food, and Heroes & Heroines.
     Valerie uses unique ways to tell tales for all ages including"Paper-Cutting" (fold and cut), "Mystery-Fold" (draw and fold), "Story Puzzles" (creating tangram figures), and Sign Language,  She offers Workshops for students, and professional development for teachers. Her story methods are easy, involve audience participation and get kids excited about writing! No matter which program you request, Valerie tailors her program to your class! Easy and fun!
      Miss Liz Science Wiz  joins Valerie for the Action Science programs. Miss Liz uses puppets and physical actions to anchor basic scientific concepts presented in our video conference programs. Miss Liz will have your students acting out all kinds of physical and life science facts!

Contact:
Author Valerie Marsh
samm@norsoft.net
317 441 0158

Program Details

Format

.1. Author Valerie Marsh will begin this program with an original fiction story about snowflakes.
2. Children will retell the story with Valerie and create their own paper snowflakes. Students will need a piece of white photocopy paper and a pair of scissors.
3. Puppets Peepers and Dr. Einstein will present the topic of force, and the motion of push and pull.
4. Students will make predictions regarding what will happen to their snowflakes as they apply force.
5. Students will experiment with push and pull forces as they make their snowflake glide across
their desk pretending it is skating rink. Students will vary the amount of force that they use.
6. Liz will guide the students in using the string that will be provided in the teacher
packet as an incline for the snowflake. With this activity, students will observe Newton's
1st Law of Motion. An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in
motion unless acted upon by another force.
7. Next the students use the string again as a snowflake 'zip line',. They predict how they can make their snowflake go faster by either increasing or decreasing the incline.
8. We will quickly review all science concepts and vocabulary and encourage students do the experiments at home.

Objectives

Students will:
be able to retell the fiction story about snowflakes.
be introduced to the scientific method.
understand the terms predict, and conclude.
learn about the forces of Push versus Pull
learn about the concept of Gravity.
learn about the concept of an incline
work cooperatively with a partner during the experiments.
be active participants while conducting an experiment.
develop an appreciation for physical science.
be able to demonstrate push/pull with an object of their choice
be able to demonstrate gravity with an object of their choice.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

Valerie will tailor her program to the standards that you want to meet with this program. Please let her know if you have specific standards that you would like her to cover.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.1 to .4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 to .7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.1 to .3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1 to .6
Art NA-T.K-4.2, NA-VA.K-4.1-3, NA-VA.K-4.6, NA-D.K-4.1-3
Science K-PS2-1, PS2.A, PS2-2,Motion, Stability, Gravity, PS2.B. PS3.C
Math K.G.A.1, K.G.A.2, 1.F.A.1, G.A.1, 2.G.A.1

State Standards

Valerie will identify these for your state if you would like.