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This Fortune Telling Fish Inquiry Activity is PERFECT to do at the beginning of the school year in science! This activity is very engaging and the kids have a ton of fun with the Fortune Telling Fish!
Students will receive a Fortune Telling Fish, which is a piece of hygroscopic polymer. When the fish absorbs moisture from your palm, it responds by moving, curling, or even flipping over. But shhhh, don't tell your students that! They will make observations and try to figure out how they think it works.
It tells your "fortune" based on how it moves in your palm. For example, if the head moves only, you are jealous. If the head and tail move, it means you are in love. Each fish comes with a card explaining what your "fortune" is based on the movements.
Students will practice a lot of the scientific skills we want them to work on such as:
-making observations
-asking questions
-collecting data
-putting data into a data table
-making a bar graph with the data
-using prior knowledge
-explain their thinking in writing
-draw a model to show their thinking
-cooperative learning
What's Included:
-Fortune Telling Fish Student Handout using Google Docs (TM) - (3 pages)
-Teacher Guide
For this activity, you will need to purchase Fortune Telling Fish. You can find them HERE. You can get 1 per student if you'd like or 1 per pair/group. They can be reused or you can let students keep them.
If you like this product, check out others at my store by clicking HERE. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have at lessonswithlexitpt@gmail.com
This is part of a Back-To-School Science Bundle that you can purchase to save money AND get your first week back already planned for you! Middle and high school science teachers can find 6 resources in this bundle and have their first week back already planned for them and full of engaging resources! You will get an activity to get to know your students, an activity where your students get to know you, multiple hands-on activities and lab to get your students in the science mindset and practicing their science skills, and even a fun BINGO game about science lab and equipment. Click HERE to view the bundle!
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This Fortune Telling Fish Inquiry Activity is PERFECT to do at the beginning of the school year in science! This activity is very engaging and the kids have a ton of fun with the Fortune Telling Fish!
Students will receive a Fortune Telling Fish, which is a piece of hygroscopic polymer. When the fish absorbs moisture from your palm, it responds by moving, curling, or even flipping over. But shhhh, don't tell your students that! They will make observations and try to figure out how they think it works.
It tells your "fortune" based on how it moves in your palm. For example, if the head moves only, you are jealous. If the head and tail move, it means you are in love. Each fish comes with a card explaining what your "fortune" is based on the movements.
Students will practice a lot of the scientific skills we want them to work on such as:
-making observations
-asking questions
-collecting data
-putting data into a data table
-making a bar graph with the data
-using prior knowledge
-explain their thinking in writing
-draw a model to show their thinking
-cooperative learning
What's Included:
-Fortune Telling Fish Student Handout using Google Docs (TM) - (3 pages)
-Teacher Guide
For this activity, you will need to purchase Fortune Telling Fish. You can find them HERE. You can get 1 per student if you'd like or 1 per pair/group. They can be reused or you can let students keep them.
If you like this product, check out others at my store by clicking HERE. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have at lessonswithlexitpt@gmail.com
This is part of a Back-To-School Science Bundle that you can purchase to save money AND get your first week back already planned for you! Middle and high school science teachers can find 6 resources in this bundle and have their first week back already planned for them and full of engaging resources! You will get an activity to get to know your students, an activity where your students get to know you, multiple hands-on activities and lab to get your students in the science mindset and practicing their science skills, and even a fun BINGO game about science lab and equipment. Click HERE to view the bundle!
