Video Discussion Class Activities

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Rick Crosslin Science-Conserving Natural Resources Grade 4 Westlake Elementary

The class gathers in one group with their teacher. Before the teacher begins to illustrate various types of natural resources, he explains the two types of natural resources. Trian explains renewable resources while Leila explains non-renewable resources. At the group, the teacher takes wood and coal and illustrates how they are used to generate electricity. Rick Crosslin illustrates how electricity is generated using a turbine, a wind turbine, water and solar. To conserve the electric energy generated, the teacher takes a meter and explains how it conserves electricity. Three students hold a worksheet as the teacher illustrates how much energy is consumed in the class. The video shows a teacher generating various forms of electricity and explaining how to conserve the said forms of electricity. Once the illustration is over, the students are asked to identify various forms of resources and conserving energy generated from the said resources.

Science in the Kindergarten Classroom-Exploding Ghosts

The students are seated and the teacher explains the materials needed for exploding ghosts. Before the students begin to explode ghosts, the teacher asks them to make a hypothesis of what will happen. The students are given a bottle with no lid and told not to touch it. Their job is to become ghost exploders. Then, they are given a balloon. The students are then told to take the bottle without spilling contents and smell to determine what it is. The students say that its vinegar. The students try to put the balloon at the mouth of the bottle. The teachers assist those that are not able to perform the task. The video shows students doing an experiment to determine what happens to a balloon when placed on a bottle containing vinegar. Once the experiment is over, the students are asked to test their ghost by holding that bottle and putting it on their tray, then taking the balloon and damping it in the bottle. Once the students see that their balloons glow, they are asked what made the balloons to glow. The teachers then take the materials from the students.

Rick Crosslin Science-Animal Adaptations-Grade 2 Science

The class is divided into groups of four and the students are told to read various adaptations of animals from their book. One girl from the group reads the book. Before the students begin to draw charts, Rick Crosslin draws a chart indicating how various animals are adapted for their needs. Further, he shows the various tools that animals are adapted to; i.e. wedge and levers. Then Rick Crosslin illustrates the various types of levers. The students are asked to try the lever in their hand with a partner. The teacher demonstrates other types of levers as she asks the students what the said levers are used for. Then, the teacher takes a badger that is holding on a back of a tree and shows how it is adapted for various functions that help it live. The video shows students drawing various animals, showing their various body parts. Once the drawing is over, some students are asked to explain how the animals they designed are adapted to various functions.

Rick Crosslin Science-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-Grade 1

The class is divided into three groups and learners are queried on the various types of materials they use every day. Rick Crosslin shows the various types of trash and how various people get rid of the said trash. The teacher asks the students the students the various things they can do to trash. Then, the students explore the various ways to recycle, reuse and reduce trash. The video shows students seated with Rick Crosslin whereby he illustrates how various items can be reduced, reused, and recycled to improve the environment. Once the illustration is over, Rick Crosslin shows the symbols on trash that means they can be recycled.

Rick Crosslin Science-Frog Life Cycle-Second Grade Science

The class has two students from second grade class, i.e. Leila and Taiwan. Before the students make frog models, Rick Crosslin illustrates the four stages of frog cycle. Leila reads the said stages from the book. Rick Crosslin takes a plate that is divided into five sections. He indicates the four stages of a frog cycle in the remaining section. Then, he turns the plate upside down and draws three features of nature. The video shows Rick Crosslin making a frog model at the various stages of its life cycle. After making the model, Rick Crosslin asks the two students to test their model by asking them to gram each of the adult frogs.