As the first grade Navigators have been looking at our world through the overarching lens of "Treasure", we did a Natural Resources Treasure Hunt. In the process, we discovered several things:
- Everything is made of matter.
- Matter is made of atoms.
- Atoms are made of neutrons, protons, and electrons.
- Matter comes in three forms: solid, liquid, and gas.
- The periodic table of the elements is a chart of the different types of matter found in our world, i.e., elements.
- We already know quite a few of the elements.
- Even our toothpaste has an element in it.
- Matter matters!
- We treasure our treasures!
We have also discovered that discovering something new also causes us to ask more questions.
Here are some of the new questions we are asking:
- Are our clothes made out of atoms?
- Are we sitting on atoms?
- Can you see an atom?
- Are there atoms in space?
- Do electrons have color?
- How do atoms hold together?
- How do atoms hold to each other?
- How does the spark happen with static electricity?
Yes, elementary students can learn about the Periodic Table of the Elements!
THESE SEABURY KIDS!
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