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This site is a curated collection of science phenomena for the NGSS, along with phenomenon based learning resources and help for how to use phenomenon to drive student questions in the classroom centered around 3 dimensional teaching and learning.

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​We have THOUSANDS of scientists that are ready to chat with your socially distancing family.

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4th/5th Grade life science phenomena with data challenge

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There’s just so much science, nature, music, art, technology, storytelling and assorted good stuff out there that my kids (and maybe your kids) haven’t seen.

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TED-Ed lessons on the subject Science & Technology. TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.

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Most podcasts aren't made with kids in mind. That's okay. But why is it so hard to find stuff you can listen to with your kid?

Really, it's a shame. Podcasts are an incredible medium for kids. Audio is imaginative, easy to consume, and you don't need to "make time" to listen to a podcast - prime listening time is when you're in a car. There are tons of educational TV shows and apps for kids. I believe there should be more podcasts for kids.

I've done the heavy lifting of combing through iTunes to find kid-friendly science podcasts. I've indicated where some podcasts are better suited to older or more mature kids based on content.

A quick disclaimer: I haven't listened to every episode of all of these podcasts. As most are not made with a young audience in mind, there could be material you deem inappropriate for your kids - and also, the definition of inappropriate varies with every family. But hopefully, this list will spur some great discoveries.

**Update: Finally, there's a listening app with ONLY content for kids! It's called Kids Listen, and it features a playlist curated especially for educational shows! It's now on the web, with an iOs app coming later this summer. The app is a great way to let your kids discover what they love. Now, back to the list:

Full disclosure, this is my own podcast. Tumble is all about the stories of science discovery - how science works, the bumps along the way to knowledge, and how we come to know what we know. It's hosted by me (a science radio producer) and my husband Marshall (a middle school teacher). Tumble is made with kids ages 6-12 in mind, but we often hear from parents that they love listening, because they always learn something, too. Check out our episodes on dark energy, vomiting robots, whale sharks, dinosaurs, and more!

If you've ever thought, "Hey, is there such a thing as a science podcast for kids?" you likely know about Brains On! Produced by Minnesota Public Radio, each episode is co-hosted by a kid. There's interviews, there's science songs, there's no end to interesting topics. Like farts!

3. The Show About Science

Warning: You will not find a science podcast cuter than this. It's hosted by a five year old who interviews adults about science. He's a surprisingly good interviewer, and curious in that very special five year old way. It's something great. Listen to the episode with Gross Science host Anna Rothschild.

4. But Why?

4. Aaron's World

Aaron started producing this show with his dad when he was six. He's now nine years old - that's impressive! The production quality is good, too. It's a science-focused narrative that takes place in prehistoric times. Go back and listen from the beginning.

5. Meanwhile in the Future

This is a show from Gizmodo about science, technology, and scenarios about future. What if the Earth stopped rotating around the sun? What if all diseases become resistant to antibiotics? What if a supernova happened in the galaxy next door? Okay, it's a little scary. It's better listening for older kids.

6. What's the Point

I can't help but recommend What's the Point, one of my favorite podcasts. It's a smart show that older kids who are into numbers might love. Host Jody Avirgan interviews people from all corners of the data world- from books to health to politics. The episode on how science works (or doesn't) is a must-listen, and the show recently went into the field to learn how data can help save an endangered bird species.

6. Transistor

Transistor is a STEM-focused podcast, brought to you by PRX (the same folks who help bring you Radiotopia.) Early episodes transformed scientists into science reporters, by pairing them with experienced producers. I loved the episode about food and fungus, hosted by a microbiologist. Mixed in are stories from independent producers sponsored by PRX's STEM Stories project. These are not all kid-appropriate (episodes about crime are generally more sensitive), so you should judge episode by episode.

8. Imaginary Worlds

Imaginary Worlds is a science fiction podcast, and it's so good, I'm calling it close enough. Science fiction lover Eric Molinsky crawls into every corner of science fiction culture, and talks to experts to get at the deeper truth behind the fictions. This is another one that's best for older kids who are into scifi, and judging episode by episode.

9. Science Friday

Okay, so you probably know about Science Friday. But have you really thought about the fact that it's available in podcast form? Personally, Fridays aren't great days for me to listen to the radio. Problem, solved. Thanks, podcasts!

10. Point of Discovery

This podcast brings you stories from research in the natural sciences. I love that the show focuses on the process of science - you hear from the people in the trenches.

11. 60 Second Science

Scientific American produces these little bursts of science that cover all sides of science. Perfect for when you're not ready to sit down for an entire science meal, but hungry enough for a science snack.

12. Star Talk Radio

Neil DeGrasse Tyson hosts. Need I say more?

13. People Behind the Science

This is an interview show that's great for older kids and adults who are curious about what it's like to be a scientist. In each episode, scientists from all different fields share their personal stories about what led them to do what they do, along with their successes and failures.

14. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

This is not your typical science podcast, but if your kids love Harry Potter and you love rationality, it's the perfect fit. It's fan fiction, in audio form.

From the website: "This is an alternate universe story, where Petunia married a scientist. Harry enters the wizarding world armed with Enlightenment ideals and the experimental spirit." Just go with it.

15. Eyes on Conservation

Got a kid who cares about wildlife? Good for you. This podcast features interviews with conservationists, talking about animals, research, and the big challenge of saving species. It's an offshoot of a conservation filmmaking company, so you'll also find videos and episodes about creating documentaries.

16. Curious Minds

This is a well produced show about science, technology and history. Episodes are about 45 minutes long, making them great for long car rides.

17. Origin Stories
18. The Adaptors
This is a podcast produced by the Leakey Foundation, so you know that means early human evolution, Jane Goodall, and other evolutionary interestingness. It's highly produced, and sounds like the best of NPR science reporting.

This is a podcast about climate change. Or, rather, adapting to climate change. So really, it's a podcast about people and the future. It's produced by a Science Friday alum, so you know it's quality.

19. NOAA podcasts
Note: I intentionally did not include podcasts you've likely already heard about, like Radiolab and This American Life. I excluded podcasts that are not actively publishing, too. If you have suggestions of off-the-beaten-path shows I've missed, please comment and let me know! I'd like to keep updating this list. I'd also love to hear from other people who believe there should be more podcasts for kids. Talk to me on Twitter , or on .
If you're into ocean science and you don't hate the government, you'll probably like NOAA's two podcasts. Diving Deeper deals with the ocean environment, and Making Waves is about the coast. It's like exploring the ocean without the scuba gear!

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19 Great Science Podcasts You Can Listen To With Kids

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A SCIENCE PODCAST FOR KIDS

Tumble is a science podcast for kids, to be enjoyed by the entire family. We tell stories about science discoveries, with the help of scientists! Join Lindsay and Marshall as they ask questions, uncover mysteries, and share what science is all about.

"Often compared to a kid-friendly Radiolab, this podcast not only addresses fascinating topics but also tries to foster a love of science itself by interviewing scientists about their process and discoveries. Even kids who think they don't like science may change their minds after listening to this podcast."

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Ask an Expert: Answers to Your Science Questions

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These challenges connect with the TC Fairy Tale Readers and Writers unit. Easy to do anywhere you just need some trash to treasure!

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Challenge your kids to construct a vessel using household materials to carry “cargo” in the form of pennies across a wading pool. Kids will learn about the engineering design process as well as buoyancy and propulsion.

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Dive into websites, activities, and apps that will build wonder and possibly inspire you to figure out why and how.

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OK Go Sandbox is an online resource for educators that uses OK Go's music videos as starting points for integrated guided inquiry challenges allowing students to explore various STEAM concepts.

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If you have legos at home you can do these challenges. Download the cards and start the challenges.

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This giant collection of LEGO challenge cards is a simple prep, fun way to sneak some STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning into the day. With cards that range from easy to difficult, little engineers will love tackling the designs. Grab your set below and add them to a classroom center, engineering activity, homeschool lesson, or free play. There are so many ways to use these cards!

This post contains Amazon affiliate links for LEGOS.

Getting Ready

To prep for the activity, I printed the cards (below) on cardstock to give them extra durability. Then I cut along the faint gray lines to separate them.

Note: If you'll be using the cards in a classroom, you may want to laminate the cards to make them even sturdier.

I grabbed our box of small LEGOS for this first round of play but DUPLOS would work just as well.

Playing with the Cards

Middle Brother is LEGO obsessed, so he couldn't wait to get his hands on the first challenge card. To add a little excitement, we mixed up the stack and he drew the top card: Fill the rectangle below without going over its edges.

It was pretty tricky to find the solution but, after lots of trial and error, Middle Brother found it.

He pushed the card off to the side and grabbed card #2: Build your favorite fruit and see if a friend can guess it.

I have to admit that I had a big advantage figuring out what his little hands were making since I make nearly every meal he eats. But after a few minutes he proudly showed me his red and green creation and was thrilled when I easily guessed it was an apple. "YES!" he exclaimed.

One card after the next, he tackled the challenge head on. He made patterns...

Built geometric shapes...

And so much more. He loved every second of it.

Grab Your Set

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LEGO Challenge Cards - The Stem Laboratory

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Design an air powered car with LEGO pieces and items around the house.

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SCIENCE LEARNED: Using Air to Store Energy

In this experiment kids get to experience Newton's second law of motion. In this case, energy in the form of compressed air is stored in the balloon. When the air is allowed to release the car experiences an unbalance force and begins to move.

When air is released, it acts like a spring. The compressed air inside the balloon is at a higher pressure than the air outside the balloon. When the air is allowed to escape, it rapidly flows out of the balloon, resulting in a force. Since the balloon is secured to the car, the resultant force powers the car forward.

Since the balloon can only store a certain amount of energy, there are two factors that kids can control to increase the speed of the air car and the distance the car travels. The two factors are the weight of the car and the amount of friction experienced by the moving parts of the car. Parts like the wheel/axle connection and the actual wheel connection with the ground have a frictional loss of energy. The more narrow the wheels, the less frictional loss with the ground. The less contact between the axle and the wheel shaft, also results in less frictional loss.

The weight of the car is a large factor in the performance of the air-powered car. Lego blocks are very easy to build, but are obviously fairly heavy. In the example, the weight of the car is 1.1 ounces. Building paper and Styrofoam cars will result in less car weight, however, more time is required to build a car with a good wheel and axle combination.

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Air Powered Car Experiment | Science with Kids.com

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This fun experiment helps kids to learn about the physics of air power, while building a toy car. This experiment is great for a large group or a science camp where the kids can all create their own cars and race each other.

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LEGOs make great cargo for this DIY hydrofoil experiment

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Using only a sheet of tinfoil, have kids experiment with creating a hydrofoil that can hold a large amount of weight (in this case, a big pile of LEGO bricks!) What shape will float the longest with the most weight? Young kids will have fun exploring the concepts of sinking and floating in this activity.

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Rainforest Kids Challenge is to educate the children about the importance of the standing rainforest and encourage them to be part of a community that cares about the rainforests and take action to restore them for a better world.

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The aim for launching the first-ever Rainforest Kids Challenge is to educate the children about the importance of the standing rainforest and encourage them to be part of a community that cares about the rainforests and take action to restore them for a better world.

To do this, we will use Design for Change's FEEL, IMAGINE, DO, SHARE educational framework for creating impact, its network of schools and children and publish projects on the scalable I CAN Marketplace platform.

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This simple experiment demonstrates why we need to wash our hands.

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After spending some time at the playground, soccer field, or in the backyard, it can be easy to see the dirt on our hands.

What you can't see are the invisible-to-your-eye germs that accumulate on your hands throughout the day. To help kids see the effect those germs have, give this this eye-opening experiment a try.

HAND HYGIENE EXPERIMENT

What you'll need:

Three slices of bread (the kind from a bakery or homemade works best - the fewer preservatives the better)

Three resealable bags

Instructions:

1. Label each of the three bags:

2. Place one slice of bread in the "control" bag without touching it. You can use clean tongs, or turn the resealable bag inside out and use it like a glove to get the slice inside. Seal the bag.

3. Remove a second slice of bread and have your child touch the bread with her unwashed hands. Place the bread in the bag and seal it.

4. Have your child wash her hands with soap and water.

5. Take a third slice of bread and have your child touch the bread with her freshly-washed hands. Place the bread in the bag and seal it.

6. Take all three sealed bags and put them in a cool, dry place.

7. Look at the bread daily and write down your observations, but do not take the bread out of the bags. In a few days, mold should start to appear. What slice of bread gets moldy first? Which grows the most mold? Which grows the least? If mold starts to appear, have your child take a ruler and measure it and record your observations. You can even draw a picture of the bread each day, or keep a photo diary by taking pictures of the bread each day to watch the changes over time.

Learning about hand hygiene

When Should I Wash?

"You should wash your hands before, during, and after preparing food. Also wash before you eat, after using the restroom, after blowing your nose, after touching animals, and any time your hands appear dirty," says Terri Stillwell, MD, Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at Mott Children's Hospital, where she is responsible carrying out various roles for infection control and prevention. Dirty hands can spread all kinds of germs from the common cold to food poisoning to more serious illnesses.

How Do I Wash?

Most of us do not properly wash our hands. The Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) recommends a multistep process:

Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.

Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Be sure to lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.

Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the "Happy Birthday" song from beginning to end twice.

Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.

Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.

"The scrubbing part of washing your hands is important. It's the combination of the friction of rubbing your hands together along with the soap that really gets them clean. Take your time and sing or hum the Happy Birthday song twice," says Dr. Stillwell. If soap and water are not available, Dr. Stillwell recommends using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. "Make sure it's at least 60 percent alcohol. Rub the sanitizer all over your hands just like if you were scrubbing your hands with soap and water. Then allow the sanitizer to dry."
Other science activities from Camp Little Victors:

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SCIENCE APPS AND ACTIVITIES TO DO AT HOME

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Ice Science Experiment: What Makes Ice Melt Fastest? | Crafts for Kids | PBS KIDS for Parents

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Focused on what you can do with, well, anybody - your children, your parents, your neighbors, your friends, or for some stimulating individual time -  to explore the world around you and think about science together.

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How do we keep science in the conversation at home?

Welcome to the Virtual Science Education blog post. People are publishing survival guides for parents at home. Instead, we are choosing to focus on what you can do with, well, anybody - your children, your parents, your neighbors, your friends, or for some stimulating individual time - to explore the world around you and think about science together.

What can we do at home to have fun with science?

Children love talking and reading science with people in their community. Often they are not only excited by the world around them but bursting with questions about the things they see that just don't seem to make sense just yet. With the potential for students to be learning virtually or just spending more time at home, there is a need for parents to be able to find high quality and engaging science resources to stimulate and encourage learning at home.

But science is more than facts that old people figured out a long time ago and put into books - science is exploring and asking questions and being wrong and...having fun. So, let's think about one possible way to bring real science home.

What Can We Find Around Us If We Really Look?

Spring is upon us. Take a walk outside and explore your surroundings. What changes has spring brought? Are the buds swelling ready to pop forth leaves? What is left over from last summer and fall? Where do all those leaves and brown parts of the grass even go?

There is one spot we walk by every day where the dandelions have been growing blooming, turning to seed, blowing in the wind and the leftover stems - all stages were evident in this little patch. As we were watching the seeds get pushed about in the wind, we decided to take a closer look.

Sometime Science Means Slowing Down and Getting Close

We quickly noticed that the we could blow the seeds as well and that some of the flowers looked like they were either getting pushed back in or were trying to push their way out as they were covered in green with only the yellow flowery tip at top. We wondered if the tree the dandelions were growing around had anything to do with why these dandelions were there?

I mentioned that sometimes people who study plants take a little piece of one - a sample - to make a collection to study the parts in more detail. We decided to collect three samples.

After looking at and talking about the clump of dandelions and collecting our samples, we wondered what else is out here?

Grouping Our Collection So We Can Take A Closer Look

We walked around a bit and collected. We quickly realized we were collecting a lot of leaves that all looked similar. We decided we should start to put everything we collected on a table to take a closer look. As we moved from leaf to leaf we started to notice some similarities and differences.

Before we started to group, we each jotted down some ideas for groups on a sheet of paper. I used the back of an envelop and just wrote, My Grouping Ideas, on one end.

We shared some ideas for groupings, and talked about what made the most sense as we moved leaves to demonstrate our organizational thinking. We came up with names for our groups, things like - Round, Round and Pointy, Lots of Points at Tip and One Point At Tip.

There are no rights or wrongs for this grouping rather the purpose is to get us talking about what we notice and defending why we are putting different leaves in different groups or why we are proposing a new name for a group.

Now, What Do We Notice And Wonder About Our Leaves and Groupings?

To keep a record of our thinking, we took a scrap sheet of paper and drew a T-chart and labeled one half Notice (this is what we saw) and one half Wonder (these are the questions we have). Ideally, everyone has their own sheet and can record anything they notice and wonder throughout this investigation - when looking for samples to collect, when thinking about grouping, and when deciding upon groups.

We could easily tape this (and our grouping ideas above) into our science notebook to refer to later.

We also have a Burning Question at the bottom. This is the big question we came up with, at any point, that really captures what we are wondering about. Here, it is, what do leaves even do?

Thinking about scale - How can the big (or little) picture help us reason

No matter where you live, you can think about scale. If I look at an area of grass from afar or a single blade of grass up close, the color is different, the insects I see may be different, the shape of each blade may be different. What if you do the same with a tree - stand back and record your observations and question, and then - zoom in and inspect the bark, the soil around it and the leaves or buds.

Does everything look the same? Are roots breaking through the pavement or are they holding a stream bed together?

After you looked closely and saw new things, you can tell a story about the things you missed the first time. When we were looking at leaves, we looked at the more obvious structures and features to help us sort them. When we took a closer look at one group, we notices some really interesting lines and shapes - it was if the leaves were made of smaller parts.

We Can't Be Everywhere But Science Connects Everything

Using picture is a great way to gain a perspective that can lead to new questions. Why are some of the trees orange and yellow and different shades of green? Why are some round and some look like silos and some look jagged and bare? How did trees ever get to the middle of the city? What is under the trees? Are the buildings sitting on top of other trees? Do trees grow the same in the city and in the forest?

Where do we go from here?

Imagine, if we could, just sit in this one place for the next year. What would we see? How would the smells change - and why? Spring has a unique odor and new sounds it brings with it. What questions would you start with - what would you look for as evidence to help you answer these questions as you made observations year-round?

What can we do with our questions about leaves to help guide us in identifying what kinds of observations we should make? How can the deliberate way we thoughtfully collected, organized, and observed the leaves help us tackle other questions we may have about motion or the stars?

Either way, we are more interested in leaves and science than when we started - we identified questions we want to answer. We have events we cannot explain that we are motivated to figure out - what do leaves even do? A very powerful question we found by looking at leaves on the ground.

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Supporting Students' Science Learning During COVID-19 School Closures

Posted on March 17, 2020

During the COVID-19 crisis, many families are looking for helpful educational resources. There are many opportunities to engage in safe, meaningful science learning in your home and neighborhood. Science teachers, district science coordinators, and other science education leaders are working to provide advice and resources to support families.

These resources might be useful to educators, families, and educational leaders. They were developed by members of the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS). Many of the links below connect to editable versions of each document. Please adapt the resources as necessary for your context.

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These resources provide an overview of how to best support home-based science learning. They are applicable from immediately after a school closure announcement is made until the building is reopened. However, in thinking about longer-term support, the resources in the next section are also helpful.

This section also includes documents geared toward the particular audiences of family members and students. Learning menus offer suggestions for different home-based phenomena to investigate.

These documents offer support for designing longer-term home-based science learning opportunities. They highlight the many ways family members can support young peoples' learning. The FAQ document addresses important questions, such as "How should we think about assessments and grading at this time?" and "How do we support our learners who are furthest from educational justice in science at this time?" The final four resources outline different activity types that focus on local phenomena, science notebooks, and family science talks.

To do our best for one another, including our families, our communities, and our students, we must take care of our own mental, emotional, and physical health. This collection of self-care resources was compiled by the Self-Care Project Group of the Council of State Science Supervisors. These were compiled with education leaders in mind, but may be helpful to anyone.

These documents have been authored by members of the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS) and their collaborators. Each member of CSSS directs efforts to improve school science and ensure excellence and equity in science education. The resources are guided by a focus on equity and are framed through a lens of socio-emotional health. CSSS members will improve and update these resources over time. Many more are in active development. We will host them here on this page.

Please note: Any documents or resources developed do not represent official CSSS documents approved by the Board, but rather they are collective efforts to identify and develop resources needed by the community at this time.

Thank you!

The developers of these materials extend the deepest gratitude for the following individuals who made voluntary contributions to translating these documents to extend accessibility to as many families and students as possible:

Arabic - Jeanane Charara & Fatima Charara

Traditional Chinese - Monique Hwang and Emily Lee

Chuukese - Joanna Jacob

Japanese - Marian Okada

Korean - Mi Young You

Spanish - Daniel Alcazar-Roman

Tagalog - Nel Venzon

Tongan - Milika Meli and Michael Meli

Updated: 14 April 2020, Version 1.2

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Open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science.

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Candling Eggs In The Fridge

Now that we know that some eggs get fertilized and some don't you can take this time to explore one of the eggs you might have at home. Candling an egg at home can be done easily with a flashlight or you can also use the flashlight app on your phone. If you don't have any eggs to look at, you can use the picture below.

As you investigate the egg with the light, what do you notice?

Guidance: It is important that you let the students you are working with tell you what he/she notices and to not point out the things you notice as the adult. The goal here is to allow students to practice making careful observations. If your student is struggling to make observations use question prompts to guide them instead of stating what you see.
Suggested Question Prompts:

Do you notice anything different with the ends (rounded tips) of the egg?

How would you describe the shell?

Can you see what is inside the shell?

Possible students observations:

The egg glows.

The light shines through the egg.

The shell has little spots all over it, like the light shine through more.

One of the end is a little darker than the other.

The light goes through but I still can't see what is inside the shell.

Fertilized eggs could hatch into chickens (or other animals).

Unfertilized eggs do not hatch into chickens and these are the one we get in the store to eat.

We can kind of look into an egg to see if it is fertilized or not.

If an egg is fertilized we can see a dark spot and blood vessels starting to form.

If an egg is not fertilized the light glows through the egg and sometimes we can see the air sac.

We have made some really cool observations, now let's take a minute to think about all the things we have figured out about eggs and look at questions we still need to answer.

What is inside the egg?

What do the different parts of the egg do?

How would a chick get food inside the egg?

How many parts does an egg actually have?

Questions we still have:

To answer these questions we will do an investigation to see what we can figure out by looking at what is inside the shell.

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Candling Eggs In The Fridge Now that we know that some eggs get fertilized and some don't you can take this time to explore one of the eggs you might have at home. Candling an egg at home can be done easily with a flashlight or you can also use the flashlight app on your phone.

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Daily Dos are sensemaking tasks teachers and parents can use to engage their students in authentic, relevant science learning.

Students actively try to figure out how the world works (science) or how to design solutions to problems (engineering) using the science and engineering practices. Engaging in these practices requires that students be part of a learning community, of classmates or family, to be able to share and evaluate ideas, give and receive critique, and reach consensus.

Check out how to connect these lessons to support students' in developing the targeted science ideas

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Exoplanet Coloring Pages: Use your imagination to explore planets beyond our solar system.

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Globe educational resources: The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program allows students and the public worldwide to participate in data collection and the scientific process and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment. Resources by grade: K-2 | 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12.

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A variety of experiments for students to do at home with minimal experiments.