{"id":211,"date":"2026-04-11T18:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.palomar.edu\/schoolagecurriculum\/?post_type=back-matter&#038;p=211"},"modified":"2026-06-03T21:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:16:18","slug":"science-activites","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.palomar.edu\/schoolagecurriculum\/back-matter\/science-activites\/","title":{"raw":"Science Activites","rendered":"Science Activites"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>The 5E Model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate)<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Build a Better Airplane<\/h3>\r\nEngage: Look at photos of different paper airplanes and their folding directions.\r\n\r\nExplore: In this activity you will choose 3 materials from the table and create an airplane for a class competition.\r\n\r\nMaterials\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paper of a variety of thickness but all 8.5 X 11<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paper clips<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Masking tape pieces (2 inches)<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paper airplane design sheets<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nExplain: After you create your airplane you will get 3 chances to throw it. Between each throw you are allowed to change something about your plane.\u00a0 We will measure the distances and add your best throw to the leader board.\r\n\r\nElaborate: Which paper airplane went the farthest?\r\n\r\nEvaluate: What about it do you think made it go farther? What might you do next time to improve your plane?\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3>Build a Better Boat<\/h3>\r\nEngage: Review concepts of sink and float and surface area.\r\n\r\nExplore: In this activity you will choose the materials from the table and create a boat for a class competition. You will get 3 chances to improve your boat.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Get one stick of plasticine clay to create a boat.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Place it in the tub of water and add one paper clip at a time until it sinks.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Add the amount of paper clips to the leader board.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nMaterials\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plasticine clay<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paper clips<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nElaborate: Which boat held the most paper clips?\r\n\r\nEvaluate: How was this boat different? 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