Science & Nature
Senses Showdown #1: The Touch Challenge
Explore the sense of touch by attempting a variety of interactive, hands-on STEM experiments, activities or games.
Michael Barr, M.Ed
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7-11
year olds
2-7
learners per class
$14
Charged upfront
Meets once
50 minute class
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Description
Class Experience
*If you are interested in enrolling in all 4 of the Senses Showdown classes, I recommend looking at my new class listing, "Showdown Series - The 5 Senses Challenge." This is a multi-day class held over 4 weeks (covering all four sense showdowns) on the same day and time each week. *Also, I currently teach 9 Showdown classes (5 on forces and 4 on your senses) and I am working on 3 more. If you are interested in enrolling in the entire Showdown series, I recommend looking at my new class...
Students will improve their understanding of the sense of touch through interactive experiments and discussion about the role it plays in our daily lives.
I used these challenges throughout my teaching career. The students were excited to do the challenges and this helped them to retain the concepts we discussed in class.
No homework! I will send a copy of the challenges discussed during class to their Outschool account.
1. 2 pencils (sharpened) 2. a partner (parent, sibling, etc. for a couple of challenges) 3. ruler (at least 12" or 30 cm long) 4. 2 identical containers that you can fit your hands in - up to (at least) your wrists (boxes, bowls, paper bags, etc.) 5. 2 identical coins (any type) 6. 2 large paper clips (if you don't have paper clips, you can substitute 2 identical items similar in size to a large paper clip (large bottle cap, etc.)) 7. 2 small paper clips (if you don't have paper clips, you can substitute 2 identical items similar in size to a small paper clip (small legos, etc.)) 8. 2 pieces of paper (8.5x11) 9. 3 plastic cups 10. water (you can go to a sink for this during the challenge)
50 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
Teacher
About Me
Hello! My name is Michael Barr. I have been teaching all subject areas for over 25 years with students in grades K through 8. My Outschool classes focus on mathematics tutoring and hands-on science classes. For each class, my goal is for students...
