Celebration of Science continues this week with In-Class Experiments and “Science and a Sandwich”

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April 23rd-24th – In-Class Experiments

As part of their science curriculum, each student will be participating in an in-class experiment. Blythe Park PTA has hired High Touch-High Tech to conduct hands-on science workshops for each class.  Each classroom teacher has selected a hands on experiment that a scientist from High Touch-High Tech will lead each classroom through.  Make sure to ask your children about them.

April 22, 27 and 29 – “Science and a Sandwich”
To encourage participation in the Science Fair, Blythe Park PTA will be holding three more “Science and a Sandwich Sessions” during lunch.  On April 22nd, the lunch sessions will be executing a science experiment.  On April 27th and April 29th, students will receive help in making presentation boards of the experiments completed the prior week for the science fair.  Each of the lunch science experiment sessions has a capacity of 16 students.  Please sign-up by clicking on the button below.

APRIL 30th – SCIENCE FAIR
Bring out the scientist in your child and be a part of the Blythe Park’s Science Fair to be held at 6:30pm on Thursday, April 30th prior to Spring Open House.  RSVPs for the Science Fair are due Friday, April 24th.  Please sign-up going to the right bar at www.blytheparkpta.org and clicking on the science night button.

Need to Know Details:

Students will conduct their own science experiment at home to either display or demonstrate at the Science Fair. Each student’s display will be set-up on a card table. There will be no judging. Each student will receive a participation award. Students may work individually or in a group of no more than two students. Each participating student will be required to follow the five steps of the Scientific Method and complete and bring the Scientific Method worksheet with their experiment. Participation is optional.

scientific-method-worksheet

The Incentive to Participate Is Back!

If 30 or more students participate in the Science Night, Mrs. Gaynor and Mrs. Ford will run an additional “Science and a Sandwich” program.   All participating students, will be invited to conduct a cool science experiment during lunch.

Display Board Available

Half-size display boards will be available at the school. PTA has ordered boards and will be offering them to science night participants for the low cost of $2.00.  If you are interested in a half-size board, please check that box on your RSVP.

Great Resources

Looking for ideas for your science experiment?  Check out these resources.

Websites:

• National Science Digital Library – http://nsdl.org
• Science Buddies – http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
• Virtual Science Fair – http://www.virtualsciencefair.com/