Title - What is that smell???
By - Debbie Haren
Primary Subject - Science
Secondary Subjects -
Grade Level - 2-3
Materials:
several pickles
lemon
chocolate
cinnamon
peanut butter
small cups
aluminum foil
Paper
pencils
Procedure:
Take a small amount of each item and put them each into separate cups. Then put the aluminum foil over the cups and secure it around the cups. Then use a pen or toothpick to put a small hole in the tops of the foil. Give each child a plain piece of paper and pencil and have them number from 1 to 4. Then have them go over to the cups and smell the item. Then have them put down a guess of what they think it is. After everyone has guessed have them share their guess with the person sitting next to them. Talk about what a hypothesis is and how scientists use it to from theories.
Objectives: To learn about what a hypothesis is. To try to use only the sense of smell to guess what something is. To write down and compare answers with someone else.
Math
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Art
Computers & Internet
Music
P.E. & Health
Other
Multi-Disciplinary
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