My son, Fr. Josh, has a number of parishioners requesting help with science, especially at the elementary level. Are you looking for a science series? Try Apologia’s Young Explorers Series: Zoology 1, II, and III, Botany, Astronomy, Chemistry and Physics, and Human Anatomy. There are workbooks for both younger and older elementary aged students. The ‘Try-this!’ activities are fabulous. Look at the samplers on the Apologia website. We used the Harcourt Science Grade Six for Paul, a fifth-grader last year through Kolbe Academy. Harcourt has more content and can be used for two years of science.
I encourage elementary teachers to have an hour of fun science experiments on Friday afternoons. See if a parent can volunteer to help set up, supervise, and clean up. Pick a theme and use materials you have on hand. Plan on five or six short activities centered around a theme. Below are themes and suggested activities with supplies needed.
Flight: Rotocopter (paper patterns and paper clips)
Spinning Blimps (paper)
Alka-seltzer rockets (Alka-seltzer tablets and film canisters)
Catapults (popsicle sticks, rubber bands, plastic spoons, and mini marshmallows)
Airplane Templates (paper templates)
Optics: Flipsticks (templates, tape, and pencils)
CD Spinners: (CDs, bottle caps, markers, marbles, CD Spinner templates, and hot glue gun)
Reflecting Rainbows (CDs and flashlights)
Bird in a Cage (Construction paper, glue stick, and poster board)
Hole in Your Hand (white paper and tape)
Sound: Palm Pipes (PVC pipe cut into various lengths)
Bee Hummer (erasers, craft sticks, string, rubber bands, and index cards)
Head Harp (string or Secret Bells with a hanger or spoon)
Musical Glasses (Water, glasses, and spoons)
Straw Flute (Drinking Straws and coffee stirrers)
One more group of ideas is Kitchen Science. Have fun!
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