GEMS MONTHLY PROGRAMS
The Real Reasons for the Seasons- Sept. 13, 2010. Sponsored by NASA and carefully developed to help students overcome misconceptions about the causes of the seasons, this unit features modeling and hands-on activities. The seasons come and then pass by. Can you explain the reasons why?
Involving Dissolving-October 13, 2010-Students explore the concepts of dissolving, evaporation, and crystallization. Using familiar substances, they create homemade “gel-o” colorful disks, and crystals that emerge on black paper to make a “starry night.”
Color Analyzers- Feb. 8, 2011-The guide's colorful front cover camouflages a secret message used in class activities; the back cover's photo of a nebula, when viewed through different filters, helps students understand how color filters help astronomers scan the heavens.
Finger Printing- April 26, 2011- In these "fingers-on" activities, students explore the similarities and variations of fingerprints. They take their own fingerprints (using pencil and transparent tape), devise their own classification categories, and apply their classification skills to solve a crime. The mystery scenario, Who Robbed the Safe?, includes plot and character sketches; we also encourage teachers to create characters and plots to develop their own mysteries.
Join us for our summer GEMS EXTRAGANZA, June 15-16, 2010 from 9:00-3:30 pm. The training focuses on grades K-6. We will be covering Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitats - What more
fun could you have building your
own desktop pond and terrarium
and watching the life cycle and food
webs right before your very eyes?
The cost is $50 and includes; lunch,
and the two GEMS guides, 12 hrs. of
professional development and the
option of purchasing 1 unit of credit from Fresno Pacific.
