This is the first of many posts that will connect to our STEM Fair projects. Our 5th graders have already begun their STEM Fair projects, and fourth graders will be beginning their projects after the holiday break.
Sometimes it can be challenging for our students to remember all of the parts of the scientific method or for our parents to understand the method that our students are learning about during class. Mr. McKinney shared this terrific video that perfectly captures everything we shoudl be thinking about as we apply the scientific method to our STEM Fair projects. Enjoy!
While browsing YouTube, I found this fun cartoon that illustrates the difference between the three kinds of variables that students need to include in their project – independent variable, controlled variables, and dependent variables. I hope you enjoy this humorous, but accurate, explanation.
If you are looking for additional posts about the STEM Fair, you can select STEM Fair from the tag cloud on the right-hand side of the screen. You will find posts from last year that are still relevant.
A big thanks to Mr. McKinney for sharing the first video. If you find other videos that relate to the STEM Fair, you can share them with a comment. I will preview the videos before I approve each comment.
Thanks for sharing!
🙂 Mrs. Austen
Dear fourth graders,
The measurement you use is metric. I am measuring water to grow crystals.
From: Jack PS:Good luck 🙂
Jack,
What metric units are you using to measure the water in your investigation? This would be helpful information to fourth graders who may need to measure other kinds of liquids.
Thanks for sharing!
🙂 Mrs. Austen
You can find information for your research by going online to places like world book student, or you can go to your school or public library and pick out a book on your topic. I think that the best way to organize your information is to keep it on your flash drive, but you should always keep a copy of the information on your computer at home.