This is a fun book that talks about children blurting out because their ideas are so important. Children's ideas are important but a lot of the time they are interrupting whenever they blurt out answers/ideas. I thought this book would be a good opportunity to incorporate something fun in the classroom like making a volcano to compare visually what happens when volcanoes erupt and when we blurt out ideas.
How To Teach It:
Some supplies are needed to make volcanoes:
6 cups flour
2 cups salt
4 tablespoons cooking oil
warm water
plastic soda bottle
dishwashing detergent
food coloring
vinegar
baking dish or other pan
2 T baking soda
First make the 'cone' of the baking soda volcano. Mix 6 cups flour, 2 cups salt, 4 tablespoons cooking oil, and 2 cups of water. The resulting mixture should be smooth and firm (more water may be added if needed).
Stand the soda bottle in the baking pan and mold the dough around it into a volcano shape. Don't cover the hole or drop dough into it.
Fill the bottle most of the way full with warm water and a bit of red food color (can be done before sculpting if you don't take so long that the water gets cold).
Add 6 drops of detergent to the bottle contents.
Add 2 tablespoons baking soda to the liquid.
Slowly pour vinegar into the bottle. Watch out - eruption time!
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howtos/ht/buildavolcano.htm
This could be educational by explaining the different parts of the volcano, like lava and magma, and what makes volcanoes erupt. Be sure to compare what happens when the volcano erupts to what happens when we blurt out answers.
2 comments:
Cassie: this reads like a very cool and fun idea. I can see/hear you and the students the rest of the year making volcanic references anytime a kid talks out of turn. A fun way of letting kids know that their ideas are awesome but that there is a way to share that cuts down on the interference.
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