Title – Bubble Shapes

By – Alyssa Davis

Primary Subject – Science

Grade Level – 3

Learning Objectives:

• The students will use all the senses to make careful observations.
• The students will form a hypothesis to explain their observations.
• The students will analyze data and draw conclusions from observations.

Materials:

1. Pipe cleaners
2. Pan or flat container
3. Bubble soap
4. Paper towels
5. Science notebook/log
6. Pencil

Pre-Activity Preparation:

The teacher demonstrates the basic procedures.

Transition:

Students stay seated at desks, so no transition is needed.

Establishing Set/Motivation/Introduction:

The teacher should ask the students as a whole the following questions:
• How many of you have ever blown a bubble?
• What shape did your bubbles come out?
• Was that the same shape as the wand?

Learning Experiences/Presentation/Procedure:

1. Supplies on each desk – bubble solution poured in pans and one pipe cleaner.
2. Students will sit at desks and get out their science log.
3. Students will write a hypothesis and draw a data table along with the teacher demonstration on the overhead.
4. Students will then shape their pipe cleaner into a closed shape that they choose, leaving a little of the pipe cleaner for a handle.
5. Place the figure in the bubble solution and keep it there until it is completely submerged.
6. Lift the figure out of the solution, letting the extra drip off back into the container.
7. Now blow air through the figure.
8. Observe the shape of the bubble that comes out when it is blown.
9. Students will record the shape of the wand on one side of their table and the shape of the actual bubble on the other side.
10. After the students have blown five successful bubbles, they will write a conclusion in their science log.
11. Students will throw away wand and empty pans into the sink.

Closure:

Now the teacher should review some general questions such as:
• What was the shape of your wand?
• Was that the shape of your bubble?

When students have finished their conclusions and cleared the tables, they should put away their log.

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