Do Try This at Home! STEM Viral Edition (Flex Class)

Class
Mrs. Souder, EdD
Rising Star
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(326)
In this four week flex class, students will tackle many different viral science experiments and learn the science behind why they do-or do not- work!

Class experience

US Grade 3 - 6
Students will learn about the properties of soap, water, soda, and solubility through engaging lessons and scientific investigations. 
I have been a middle school science teacher for 10 years, and have obtained a Bachelors in Elementary Education with licensure in Middle School Science and High School Biology. I have a Masters in Science Education 6-12 grade and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership, which also focuses on scientific investigation processes while conducting research and ethics behind research and safety practices to ensure safe and fair investigations. I have also taught Elementary Education and worked as a STEM instructor for over 10 years through STEM initiative schools, teaching students how to learn through hands on and student lead investigations. I have conducted all labs listed in this class in my own classroom, and review safety practices for every lab. 
Homework Offered
Students will receive practice kahoot and breakoutedu.com games to review. Lab completion is independent, which serves as homework for this class. Extra resources may be provided upon request as labs can be time consuming for completion.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Student completion of labs will serve as assessment. For documentation purposes, feedback will be provided on submitted lab reports. Weekly quizzes will be provided for completion after each week's topic for assessment.
Grades Offered
Each week students will receive a printable (or editable through word) document for their laboratory experiment. 

In addition, these supplies are recommended for each week (please note this list is comprehensive of student completing all 3 labs- if you only intend to do one of the labs, read the description above to determine which materials you need for which labs)

Week 1 supplies:
expo markers, sand, salt, sugar, water, and containers to conduct investigatoins

Week 2 supplies:
soap, water, pepper, food coloring, milk, hand sanitizer, slinky, and containers to conduct investigations

Week 3 supplies:
soda, egg, mentos, school glue and containers to conduct investigations

Week 4 supplies:
string/yarn, paper towels, cup, water, food coloring and containers to conduct investigations 
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Students will be working with a variety of different substances to create chemical reactions. Parental supervision is suggested. 

Students will receive supplemental videos that support learning on occasion from YouTube (streamable in the Outschool Classroom), and digital activities (Kahoot, Google Forms).Creation of accounts is not needed to complete activities. 
Videos will be made available for viewing to additional enrichment of topics, but materials will come from teacher directly. Supplemental laboratory equipment has been recommended in the supplies list to enhance learning, as the teacher will be using these resources as well. 
Rising Star
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(326)
Profile
I have been a teacher for 11 years in public education, and 1 year in nonpublic education, teaching middle school science for 8 years,  5th grade (math/sci/SS/ela)  for 2 years, and teaching  middle school math for 1 year. I currently work in my... 
Flex Class

$5

weekly or $20 for 4 weeks
4 weeks

Completed by 2 learners
No live video meetings
Ages 8-12

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