Module One: Atoms and Molecules, Units of Measurement

Module One is an introduction to matter and measurement. This will be review for the older students.The preschooler will sit in with us as we watch the movies and do the experiments. Everyone will have their own notebook to record what we did for the day, whether it's a video, worksheet or experiment. Even the preschooler will draw pictures and write simple sentences of what we are doing. To be honest, the preschooler is actually more on a kindergarten level. Below is my schedule for next week, with the resources listed below the schedule. We'll see how it goes.

Schedule
Monday: Introduce atoms with Bill Nye the Science Guy video. Build a model of an atom using a atom modeling kit. Write about what you did and put in notebook.
Tuesday: Electrolysis experiment. Use lab report template and put report in notebook.
Wednesday: ECPS pp. 7-17,  Experiment 1.2 Cubits and Fingers. Use lab report and put in notebook.
Thursday: Metric Conversion Worksheet
Friday: Concentration experiment. If I dilute the vinegar, will it still react to baking powder? Observe the reaction of baking powder to different concentrations of vinegar. Use water as a control.
Steps to a good experiment


Resources

Videos


Bill Nye the Science Guy- Atoms 1/2

Bill Nye the Science Guy- Atoms 2/2

Experiments

This is basically the same experiment as found on page 2 in Exploring Creation with Physical Science but it has better explanations and includes instructions for capturing the hydrogen and oxygen and for more advanced students, the mathematical calculations that go with it.
Electrolysis Experiment

Worksheets and Online Quizzes

Metric Conversion Worksheet

Interactive Quiz on Converting Metric Length

Worksheets and ppts covering middle school science

Online games and videos on atoms

Lapbooking and Notebooking


Great lapbook and notebook ideas for atoms.

Chemistry unit study. Includes scientist biographies

Lab report template

Notebook pages on atoms