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Interactive Science Activity 4th Grade

The document describes a science lesson plan for 4th grade students. The lesson involves demonstrating how a volcanic eruption can change the landscape using a Coke, Mentos, and container experiment. Students will observe the reaction and learn that the Coke represents the volcano, Mentos the tectonic shift, and the fizz the lava. They will then take a short quiz to assess their understanding of how volcanic eruptions can destroy vegetation and change the shape of the land around the volcano.

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Interactive Science Activity 4th Grade

The document describes a science lesson plan for 4th grade students. The lesson involves demonstrating how a volcanic eruption can change the landscape using a Coke, Mentos, and container experiment. Students will observe the reaction and learn that the Coke represents the volcano, Mentos the tectonic shift, and the fizz the lava. They will then take a short quiz to assess their understanding of how volcanic eruptions can destroy vegetation and change the shape of the land around the volcano.

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Science

JakeFiedler
LukeWelch
JadenSpitznagle
CaseStudy2

InteractiveScienceActivity
4thgrade

Overviewof
Lesson

Teacherwilldoademonstrationofhowavolcaniceruptioncanchange
thelandaroundit.Thedemonstrationwillbedoneinasciencelabwith
coke,mentos,andacontainertoholdallmaterials.

Descriptionof Thestudentswhowillbedoingthislessonare4thgradersfromalocal
Learners,
elementaryschoolandareinvolvedintheCollegeMentorsforKids
Intended
Program.Thesestudentsareallinsomewayatriskstudents.
Learning
Goals,and
LessonContent
Learning
Objectives

Giventhedemonstration,studentswillbeabletoidentifywhyandhow
avolcaniceruptionchangesthelandarounditwith100%accuracy.

Standards

4.2.3Describehowearthquakes,volcanoes,andlandslidessuddenly
changetheshapeoftheland.

Required
Materials

SmallbottleofCoke
Mentos
Container

Procedures

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Getalltherequiredmaterials.
Describevolcanoesanderuptions.
Explainhowvolcanicexplosionschangetheland.
Puttwomentosinthecokebottle.
Watchthevolcanicreaction.
Describehowthefakeeruptioniscomparabletothevolcanic
eruption.

Science

7. Discusswhathappenedduringdemonstrationwithclass.
8. Giveoutassessmentandhaveeachchildanswerbothquestions
ontheassessment.
Assessment

Studentswillbegivena2questionshortanswerquizafterthe
demonstrationtotestiftheyknowwhyandhowavolcaniceruption
changesthelandaroundit.Eachquestionwillbeworth5points,
makingtheassessmentatotalof10points.

Referencesand
Mann,E.,Mann,R.,Strutz,M.,Duncan,D.,&Yoon,S.(2011).
Reference
IntegratingEngineeringIntoK6Curriculum:DevelopingTalentinthe
Material
STEMDisciplines.

JournalofAdvancedAcademics,22
(4),639658.

Soldner,M.,RowanKenyon,H.,Inkelas,K.,Garvey,J.,&Robbins,C.
(2012).
SupportingStudents'IntentionstoPersistinSTEMDisciplines:
TheRoleofLivingLearningProgramsAmongOtherSocialCognitive
Factors.

TheJournalofHigherEducation,

83
(3),311336.

Linktovideo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO1VwGGsEhA

FinalDescription:
Theideaforthislessonplancamefromwhenwewerebrainstormingwhatpartofthe
STEMlessonswewantedtodo.WedecidedtogowithasciencebasedlessonbecausePurdueis
agreatscientificuniversityandourlessonwouldhopefullyinspirestudentstofurthertheir
educationandmaybecometoPurdueandinvestinascienceorengineeringdegree.Thisidea
camefromourtwojournalarticleswhichtalkabouthownotmanystudentswereinterestedin
scienceandengineeringdegrees.
ThementosandcokeexperimentwasperformedinArmstrongHallofEngineeringand
wepickeditinhopesthatstudentswouldbeeasilyentertainedandinterestedinit.Weall
remembereddoingthisexperimentinelementaryschoolandalllovedit.Withthisexperiment
weknewthatstudentswouldbeentertainedandwouldloveseeingtheeruption.Itwasalsoeasy
toshowhowthiswascomparedtoavolcaniceruptionandteachthestudentsalittlebitabout
science.Thisexperimentismeanttobeafunandinteractivelessonthatkeepsthestudents
entertainedandalsoteachesthemaboutscienceandhowexcitingitcanbe.

Science

JournalArticles:

Mann,E.,Mann,R.,Strutz,M.,Duncan,D.,&Yoon,S.(2011).
IntegratingEngineeringInto
K6Curriculum:DevelopingTalentintheSTEMDisciplines.

JournalofAdvanced
Academics,22
(4),639658.

Thearticle
IntegratingEngineeringIntoK6Curriculum:DevelopingTalentinthe
STEMDisciplines
explainswhyitisveryimportanttoincludeengineeringbasedprogramsand
lessonsintotheschoolsystemsforelementarystudentsTheauthorstalkabouthowEngineering
representstheEinSTEMlearninganditisalmostalwaysovershadowedbythetechnology,
mathematicsandsciencethatistaughtinschool.Theauthorshavethoroughlyresearchedthis
issueandhavediscoveredthatoutofthefourpartsofSTEMlearningEngineeringistheonethat
ishardlyevertaught.Thisarticleisoneofthereasonsthatwedecidedtodooursciencelessonin
oneoftheengineeringbuildingsowecanintroducestudentstoengineeringtypebasedscience
lessonsandhopethattheybecomeinterestedinthistopic.Purdueisagreatuniversitytodoour
lessonsinceitissuchagreatscienceandengineeringschool.Thisarticlewasactuallywrittenby
PurdueUniversityprofessorswhoaretryingtoconvincethoseintheelementaryschoolsystems
totryandimplementmoreengineeringbasedlessonsintheclassroom.

Soldner,M.,RowanKenyon,H.,Inkelas,K.,Garvey,J.,&Robbins,C.(2012).
Supporting
Students'IntentionstoPersistinSTEMDisciplines:TheRoleofLivingLearningPrograms
AmongOtherSocialCognitiveFactors.

TheJournalofHigherEducation,

83
(3),311336.

Thissecondarticletitled

SupportingStudents'IntentionstoPersistinSTEM

Disciplines:TheRoleofLivingLearningProgramsAmongOtherSocialCognitiveFactors.
explainshowhardlyanystudentsobtaindegreesinmathematicsandsciencecomparedtohow
manystudentsdoinchina.Theauthorsdiscusshowstudentsneedtobeencouragedtopursue
theirinterestsinmathematicsandscienceinhighereducationsuchascollege.Itgoesontosay
thataconsiderableamountofstudentswhostartoutmajoringinaSTEMrelatedmajorendup
majoringinanonSTEMmajor.Thisarticleshowsustheimportanceofgettingstudents
interestedinSTEMrelatedfieldofstudiesduringelementaryandhighschoolsothentheycan
thenhopefullycontinuetheirSTEMrelatedinterestsduringtheircollegeyears.

Science

VolcanoQuiz
Directions:Answereachshortanswerquestion.

1. Whatdideachpartofourvolcanicdemonstrationrepresent?
a. Coke________________________________
b. Mentos______________________________
c. Container_____________________________
d. Fizz__________________________________

2.Howcanavolcaniceruptionchangethelandscapearoundthevolcano?

VolcanoQuizAnswerKey
Directions:Answereachshortanswerquestion.

2. Whatdideachpartofourvolcanicdemonstrationrepresent?
e. Coke____
Volcano
____________________
f.

Mentos__
TectonicShift
________________

g. Container__
Landscape
_________________
h. Fizz___
Lava
_________________________

2.Howcanavolcaniceruptionchangethelandscapearoundthevolcano?
Thelavaandthemagmacandestroytheplantlifeandvegetationaroundthe
volcanoandeventuallychangetheshapeoftheland.

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