7. Share your social studies mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
7. Share your social studies mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
1. Set up your science mini spark recording page: #29: Calming the Waves
2. Watch this teaching video. Record all of the vocab words from the video on your recording page. Add a short definition.
3. Read these questions to get prepared for the next video.
4. Watch this PBS video. As you watch the video, you will hear the answers. Record each of the answers on to your recording sheet.
5. Share your STEAM mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
1. Set up your science mini spark recording page: #15: Explore Elements
2. Watch this video and record at least 5 details from the video on your recording page.
3. TED Ed joined forces with the people at Periodic Videos to bring us the what-is-what on each element of the periodic table. Watch this video about hydrogen. Record 5-10 details about hydrogen on your recording page.
4. Choose a new element from this playlist. Watch the video, and on your recording page make a fact page about the element with at least 10 pieces of information.
5. Share your science mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
1. Set up your social studies mini spark recording page: #57: Gingerbread history and art
2. Read this article about the history of gingerbread. On your recording page, record 5-10 facts about gingerbread that you did not already know.
3. Gingerbread comes in many creative forms! Read this blog post from Young Chefs Academy. Record 5 interesting gingerbread details on your recording sheet.
4. Gingerbread houses can help get kids interested in the architecture. Watch this video and take notes on your recording sheet.
5. Choose 5 of these questions to answer. Remind your teacher that the key can be found in the Social Studies mini spark folder.
6. Share your social studies mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Check out Gingerbread Architect and Gingerbread Architect II badges at the EY Website.
1. Set up your science mini spark recording page: #26: Geckos Defying Gravity
2. Read the following writing prompts before you watch the video.
3. Watch this TED Talk. Pause the video to take notes that will help answer the prompts above. You may need to watch the video more than once.
4. Choose one of the prompts listed above and create a 3-4 sentence response on your recording sheet.
5. Read this fact page and National Geographic Kids. Record 5-10 facts on your recording page that are new to you. If you read the page and did not find any new facts, do some outside research so you can add 5-10 new learnings to your recording page.
6. Share your science mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Keep learning about Geckos. Your work on this mini spark can count one the first project on the Great Geckos Badge at the EY website.
1. Set up your science mini spark recording page: #25: How Do Lungs Work?
2. Watch this TED-Ed lesson which takes us into the lungs to investigate how they help keep us alive. Record at least 5 details from the video on your recording sheet.
3. Your lungs make up one of the largest organs in your body, and they work with your respiratory system to allow you to take in fresh air, get rid of stale air, and even talk. Take a tour of the lungs by reading this article. Record 5 vocabulary words with definitions.
4. Choose one of these prompts and respond with 3-5 sentences
5. OPTIONAL: Lungs are important for breathing, but also for talking. Do research to find out how your lungs allow you to talk. Create a visual explaining how this process works. Include as many details as possible.
6. Share your science mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
1. Set up your science mini spark recording page: #24: Orangutan Lessons.
2. Watch this TED ED video and record 3 details from the video on your recording page.
3. Read 9 facts at this information page from World Wildlife. Choose 3 and record what you learned.
4. Read this journal from scientist who photographed orangutans in 2022. Write down the 3 main lessons on your recording page.
5. Share your science mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Jane Goodall is a scientist who is helping endangered animals. Check out the Jane Goodall Badge at the EY Website.
1. Set up your science mini spark recording page: #23: Rachel Carson
2. Watch this intro video lo learn about Rachel Carson. Record 3 of her accomplishments on your recording sheet.
3. Read about DDT and record 3 details on your recording sheet.
4. Read this Silent Spring book summary. On your recording page choose TWO of these questions to answer in two sentences or more. Reminder for your teacher that the answer key can be found in the science mini spark folder.
5. Share your science mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
1. Set up your science mini spark recording page: #22:Tremendous T-Rex
2. Read this article to refresh your memory about this giant creatures. Take detailed notes with at least 5 facts on your recording sheet.
3. T.rex Discoveries lessons: Go to the this page and watch the T-rex discovery lessons. Record at least 5 things you learned.
4. T.rex Anatomy and Behavior: Go to the this page and watch the T-rex Anatomy lessons. Record at least 5 things you learned.
5. T.rex Sense and Appearance: Go to the this page and watch the T-rex Sense and Appearance lessons. Record at least 5 things you learned.
6. Share your science mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Check out the dinosaur badges at the EY Website.
1. Set up your science mini spark recording page: #21: Solar Eclipse
2. Watch this video and record 3-5 interesting details.
3. To earn this mini spark choose an option.
4. Share your science mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Check out the math behind a solar eclipse math mini spark!