Science Station 1

Material(s):

• iPad (Mr. Poppinga’s blog –Crosscutting Concepts-Causality – Station 1)

Assignment:

• In 2-3 sentences explain what is happening in the interactive web site, John Travoltage.

A. When a person rubs their feet on carpet electrons move from the carpet to the person where they build up. When a person touches a doorknob the electrons, which have a negative(-) charge, move to the door knob, which has a positive(+), to even out.

Science Station 2

Material(s):

• iPad (Mr. Poppinga’s blog –Crosscutting Concepts-Causality – Station 1)

Assignment:

• Draw, color, and label a diagram of an atom. Include the following labels: proton, neutron, and electron. Also, label the charge of each particle.

Science Station 3

Material(s):

• Science Investigations book

•Ring magnets

Assignment:

  • Turn to page 13

• Find the section titled Instructions. Read this section and follow the instructions.

• Answer this question: Why do you think the magnets “float”?

A: The rings float because, like a sandwich, each ring has a top half (north pole) and a bottom half (south pole). When two of the same halves face each other they repel each other and one makes the other float.

Science Station 4

Material(s):

• iPad (Mr. Poppinga’s blog – Crosscutting Concepts-Causality – Station 4)

Assignment:

•Answer the following questions while using the interactive web site, Balloons and Static Electricity.

1. What happens when you rub the balloon on the wool sweater?

2. After you rub the balloon on the wool sweater, why is the balloon attracted to the sweater?

A1: The negative electrons(-) leave the sweater and collect on the balloon, leaving the balloon with protons(+) and an overall positive charge. A2: The balloon & sweater now have opposite overall charges and attract each other (opposites attract).

Science Station 5

Material(s):

• iPad (Mr. Poppinga’s blog – Crosscutting Concepts-Causality – Station 5)

  • Bar magnets

Assignment:

• Answer the following questions:

1. What are the poles on magnets (how are they labeled)?

2. How do the poles work, or interact, with each other?

A1: North & South A2: Opposite poles attract each other. Like (or the same) poles repel each other.

Science Station 6

Material(s):

• iPad (Mr. Poppinga’s blog –Crosscutting Concepts-Causality – Station 6)

Assignment:

•Answer the following question using the interactive site, Build An Atom:

1. Which part of an atom, when added or subtracted, causes the atom to turn into something different (a different element)?

A: protons(+)

Science Station 7

Material(s):

• iPad (Mr. Poppinga’s blog –Crosscutting Concepts-Causality – Station 7)

Assignment:

  • Watch the TedEd video.
  • Answer the following

questions:

1. Of the 3 parts of an atom (proton, neutron, & electron) which one most easily leaves an atom?

2. Why do bunches of electrons move towards objects with positive charges?

A1: Electrons(-) leave most easily. A2: Electrons(-) have a negative charge. They are attracted to objects with a positive(+) charge because opposites attract.

Science Station 8

Material(s):

• iPad (Mr. Poppinga’s blog – Crosscutting Concepts-Causality– Station 8)

Assignment:

•Watch the video. Around 1 minute 14 seconds into the video the hostess says there is a “magnetic field”.

•Answer the following question:

  1. What do you think a “magnetic field” is (keep watching the video for help)?

A: A magnetic field is the area a magnet affects.

Science Station 9

Material(s): •Electromagnetism book Assignment:

•Turn to pages 10 & 11.

•Answer this question:

  1. What is the difference between static electricity and dynamic electricity?

A: static electricity-electricity that doesn’t flow, or move dynamic electricity-electricity that does flow, or move

Science Station:BONUS #1

Material(s):

• iPad (Mr. Poppinga’s blog – Crosscutting Concepts-Causality– BONUS Station)

• Question and answer from Station 6 (The question was: Which part of an atom, when added or subtracted, causes the atom to turn into something different…a different element)?

A: protons

Assignment:

1. When you get to Build An Atom play the middle button, Symbol.

2. Answer the following questions:

a. How do you make an atom that has a positive (+) ion?A: more protons than electrons

b. howdo you make an atom that has a negative (-) ion?A: more electrons than protons

c. How do you make an atom that is a neutral atom?A: same number of protons and electrons

3. Now, go back to the Build An Atom page, select Game, and play the 1st and 3rd games. If you finish those try the 2nd & 4th games.

Science Station:BONUS #1

Material(s):

• iPad (Mr. Poppinga’s blog – Crosscutting Concepts-Causality– BONUS Station)

Assignment:

  1. Go get a iPad from Mr. Poppinga and go to the site that is listed Magnetism Questions? And Answers. Please look through and read.
  1. Go to Khan academy video and watch the introduction to magnetism video. Please write down anything that you would like to share in class tomorrow.