Intermediate Lentil Science #72

Table of Contents for #72 Intermediate Lentil Science:

Preparation and Support

Doing Stuff: A Developmental Approach • Testing the Waters: Beginning with Confidence • A Glossary of Basic Materials and Procedures • Dear Family Members... • How to Organize Work Space and Materials • Seven Easy Rules • Structuring Free and Independent Learning • Borrowing Card • Fill Your Class with Famous Scientists

Reproducible Student Materials (58 Job Cards)

1. A/ COMPARE:
order containers by size • draw top views and side views • solve inequalities • solve equalities and inequalities • four operations • label again in terms of "x" • on your own (symbol stories)
2. B/ SEARCH:
nonrenewed resources • renewable resources • adapt a rabbit • screen and rescreen • how many ways can you find a BB? • clothespin coordinates • search by compass heading • on your own (weird beans)
3. C/ MEASURE:
loose pack / tight pack • cup equations • mark a measuring bottle • measure length • measure area • measure volume • scatter patterns • on your own (cone cups)
4. D/ DESIGN:
design a landform • create a wild place • map a food cache • give directions • use street addresses • city planning • draw a flip-chart movie • hourglass experiments • on your own (design puzzles)
5. E/ DIVIDE:
explore families of fractions • solve the puzzle books • solve the puzzle books • prediction tube • label and use fraction rulers • record lentil levels • divide each pie • how much altogether • divide by height and volume • on your own (common denominator)
6. F/ CALIBRATE:
calibrate a liter in fractions • calibrate a half liter in fractions • calibrate a liter in cups • graph height vs. volume in a liter • graph height vs. volume in a half liter • record and graph ordered pairs • on your own (calibrate a measuring cup)
7. G/ ESTIMATE:
how many lentils in a bottle cap • 100 lentils in a test tube • calibrate by 100 lentils • estimate the lentils in 12 volumes • will a liter hold 2^14 lentils? • how many times can you divide 2^14? • estimate with a cardboard dam • estimate by the cubic inch • on your own (fill my classroom)

 

Complete Master List for #72 Intermediate Lentil Science:

Key: When stated, quantities estimate amounts you need to supply a single learning station set up in the corner of your classroom or home. Click here for a printable pdf Quick Start Guide which lists materials and set up needed for each chapter.

Items included in support kit:

Recyclables and special materials not included in support kit. Starred* items may be purchased individually (see below).:

Teacher student supplies to have on hand. (Most of these are used in preparing student materials) Starred* items may be purchased individually (see below):

Convenient Shopping:

Intermediate Lentil Science BOOK only

book only, kit not included

We highly recommend that you purchase either our complete kit with book (#72), or our combo kit with both primary and intermediate books (#C7172). At the very least, consider purchasing hard-to-locate pill vials (#V7172).

#BO72: Intermediate Lentil Science BOOK only @ $19.00 USD

Intermediate Lentil Science SUPPORT KIT only

kit only, book not included

WE SUPPLY the following items in quantities that serve one student or two students working in a lab pair: a job box with all assorted plastic vials cut to correct sizes (you apply labels), baby food jars, sifting screens, bottle connector, magnets, bottle caps, BB's, craft sticks, test tube, counting grid and scoop. YOU SUPPLY lentils, soup mix, assorted beverage containers, liter bottles, plus other recyclables and simple materials

#KO72: Intermediate Lentil Science SUPPORT KIT only @ $37.50 USD

Lentil Science VIALS only

28 assorted pill vials, untrimmed, in 7 different sizes

These hard-to-find vials are ALSO supplied in similar quantities in our kits. Formerly stamped "O/I" for Owens-Indiana, these same vials are now stamped "rexam" on the bottom. You do the extra work of trimming some of them to specified heights using toenail scissors, and applying labels photocopied from the book.

#V7172: Lentil Science VIALS only @ $20.50 USD

Primary and Intermediate books plus Combo kit

our complete primary and intermediate program

This is our best Lentil Science value. You receive both (K-3) and (3-6) books, supported by all materials in our primary kit plus additional vials, test tube, and counting grid from our intermediate kit. This kit will serve one student or two students working in a lab pair.

#C7172: Primary and Intermediate books plus Combo kit @ $59.50 USD

UPGRADE To Combo Kit

9 extra pill vials trimmed to size, 1 counting grid, 1 test tube

Upgrade your current Primary Starter Kit to "Combo" status, to use with your current Intermediate Lentil Science book. You sort vials large to small and apply fraction labels that you photocopy from the book.

#UGC7172: UPGRADE To Combo Kit @ $8.00 USD

Baby Food Jars - assorted

without lids

Each set includes 4 small, 4 medium and 4 large glass jars.

#1260: Baby Food Jars - assorted @ $4.00 USD per dozen set

BB Shot

at least 30 BBs, 5/32 inch in diameter

Needed for #09 Floating and Sinking and #16 Pressure.

#1350: BB Shot @ $0.30 USD per bottle cap

Canisters

16-mm film-canister, snap-on lid

Once ubiquitous, now hard to find. Needed for #09 Floating and Sinking, #16 Pressure, and #23 Rocks and Minerals.

#1280: Canisters @ $0.85 USD each

Clothespins

wooden, spring-action

These are handy lab items to keep in stock. We use them as bulb holders, tongs, clips, and more.

#1100: Clothespins @ $1.00 USD per 10

Craft Sticks

wood

This little flat stick that held your childhood popsicle aloft has many constructive lab applications. Needed for #200 Diving into Pressure and Buoyancy.

#1230: Craft Sticks @ $1.00 USD per 60

Cups - plastic

9 or 10 ounce; clear, flexible, plastic

"Solo" brand or equivalent sold in grocery stores is suitable. Avoid brittle plastic. Used in #16 Pressure.

#1520: Cups - plastic @ $1.90 USD per 10

Magnet - ceramic

rectangle, 3/16 inch thick

Your basic refrigerator magnet, about the width and length of a large postage stamp, with N and S poles on each face and a hole in the middle. A useful and popular science supply used in may TOPS titles. Purchase at least 2 per student.

#1050: Magnet - ceramic @ $0.40 USD each

Paper Clips

size #1, steel, box of 100

Paper clips have 1001 uses in TOPS experiments, and science in general. Feel free to use paper clips you already have, but be aware that different brands come in different sizes and weights. In experiments where uniformity is important, don't mix brands.

#1020: Paper Clips @ $1.40 USD per box

Paper Plates

9-inch diameter, generic white

A classic ripple edge-design, with wide application in TOPS experiments. Buy these here for convenience, or for less at your local grocery store.

#1200: Paper Plates @ $2.00 USD per pkg of 50

Rubber Bands - assorted

10 grams each of thin, medium and thick

You get 30 grams of soft, strong, durable rubber bands: thin #16 (about 50), medium #32 (about 20), and heavy-duty #64 (about 10). These sizes are specifically selected to work in most TOPS experiments.

#1140: Rubber Bands - assorted @ $1.30 USD per bag

Tape - clear

3/4 inch x 1000 inch roll

Your standard desk tape with matte write-on surface.

#1011: Tape - clear @ $1.90 USD each

Tape - masking

3/4 inch x 60 yd roll

A handy science supply used in most TOPS modules.

#1010: Tape - masking @ $1.20 USD roll

Teaching Tips for #72 Intermediate Lentil Science:

How does Get a Grip (GG) compare with Lentil Science (LS)?

1. 1. You can use these programs in either order without repetition. However, we recommend that you start with GG, then expand into LS.
2. 2. Both programs employ a box of silky, swooshy lentils to inspire hands-on, sandbox-style learning. Lentils don't produce clouds of dust like rice does, they are easy to sweep up, and if escapees are encountered by bare feet, they don't hurt.
3. 3. GG is a more narrowly focused problem-solving program concentrating on math and science. LS has a broader scope and sequence, mixing in creative writing, art, social studies and invention, and using a broader range of manipulatives.
4. 4. GG is ready to go out of the box, while LS requires significant teacher preparation time.  Click here for a printable pdf Quick Start Guide which lists materials and set up needed for each chapter. 
5. 5. Both programs use similar sets of labeled containers for pouring and measuring. GG containers are calibrated for in-depth work with fractions and decimals. These do work in LS activities, but the uncalibrated LS containers won't work with GG puzzles.
6. 6. Both GG and LS accommodate K-6 skill levels. LS is further divided into primary (K-3) and intermediate (3-6) books.
7. 7. GG Puzzle Books are self-checking, allowing students to quickly become independent learners. LS Job Cards are more open-ended, creating divergent learning opportunities that require greater teacher management and supervision.
8. 8. GG and LS are both wonderful ways for kids to play and learn. Which is what they do anyway. So why not run with it?

Lesson by Lesson Objectives for #72 Intermediate Lentil Science:

A/ COMPARE:
1. job card 1: To experimentally compare volumes by pouring lentils from one container into another. To order containers by size from largest to smallest.
2. job card 2: To draw containers, both top and side views, to actual size. To compare diameters and heights.
3. job card 3: To compare volumes by pouring lentils. To express inequalities as written equations.
4. job card 4: To decide by experiment if various combinations of containers hold more, less, or equal volumes. To discover and record equalities involving addition and subtraction.
5. job card 5: To understand addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in terms of pouring lentils. To discover and record equalities.
6. job card 6: To explore relationships between 4 containers that have been redefined in terms of a unit volume. To discover and record simple algebraic sums.
7. job card 7: To provide students with an approved way to pursue their own ideas about comparing volumes. To encourage creativity (like writing a symbol story).

B/ SEARCH:
8. job card 1: To catch "pinto fish' by hand and by net over ten-second intervals. To record the characteristic decline of a nonrenewed resource.
9. job card 2: To understand the dynamics of a renewable resource. To maximize fish catches with wise management.
10. job card 3: To design 10 rabbits well suited to survive in a lentil habitat. To test your design against natural selection.
11. job card 4: To sort a mix of seeds by size using a screen.
12. job card 5: To search for BB's among the lentils in creative and inventive ways.
13. job card 6: To fish for paper clips buried in a coordinate grid. To practice plotting ordered pairs.
14. job card 7: To develop basic orienteering skills.
15. job card 8: To provide students with an approved way to pursue their own ideas about searching through lentils (like finding odd looking seeds).

C/ MEASURE:
16. job card 1: To fill the same volume with different amounts of lentils. To recognize that lentils compress.
17. job card 2: To pour lentils between 6 different measuring containers. To express equivalent volumes as equations.
18. job card 3: To mark and label a liter bottle with six kinds of measure: quarts, tubs, pints, cups, half cups and third cups.
19. job card 4: To measure the length, width and height of a job box in centimeters, inches, and lentils.
20. job card 5: To measure the area of the inside surfaces of a job box, in square centimeters, square lentils, and square inches.
21. job card 6: To measure the volume of boxes in cubic centimeters, cubic lentils and cubic inches.
22. job card 7: To graph the distribution of lentils dropped on a target. To see a relationship between variables.
23. job card 8: To provide students with an approved way to pursue their own ideas about measuring (like creating a new set of volumes).

D/ DESIGN:
24. job card 1: To model a variety of geographic features in a lentil box.
25. job card 2: To model, draw and write about a wonderful wilderness landscape. To exercise creativity and imagination.
26. job card 3: To model and map a landscape with geographic reference points.
27. job card 4: To lay out a city grid in logical order. To practice giving directions in terms of right and left, cardinal points and street names.
28. job card 5: To lay out Lentilville beyond the walls of the job box. To understand the logic of street addresses, and complete a city map.
29. job card 6: To plan and map an unincorporated area near Lentilville to scale. To cooperate, compromise, negotiate, balance competing interests, experience trade-offs, and problem solve.
30. job card 7: To develop a series of drawings that represent incremental change over time. To sequence these drawings into a flip-chart movie.
31. job card 8: To explore the properties of an hourglass. To develop a sense of time measured in seconds.
32. job card 9: To provide students with an approved way to pursue their own ideas about design. To encourage creativity (like creating lentil patterns).

E/ DIVIDE:
33. job card 1: To discover simple multiple relationships within "families" of fractions. To experience equality between reduced and unreduced fractions.
34. job card 2: To multiply and add fractions by pouring lentils. To solve equations by thinking with brains and hands.
35. job card 3: To test for equalities, inequalities, and unknowns by pouring and comparing volumes. To problem-solve mentally and experimentally.
36. job card 4: To review and consolidate a knowledge of fractions. To observe carefully.
37. job card 5: To label divisions on a ruler in fractions with different denominators. To use these rulers to estimate volumes and divide lengths.
38. job card 6: To pour fractional portions of lentils into a whole cup and record the levels. To notice patterns.
39. job card 7: To represent fractions by dividing circles with a protractor, and shading some of the parts. To extend the concept of fractions to area.
40. job card 8: To create fractions, predict sums, verify by pouring them together, and record the resulting equation.
41. job card 9: To measure fractional portions of lentils in a whole cup by height and by volume.
42. job card 10: To provide students with an approved way to pursue their own ideas about dividing (like relabeling volumes with common denominators).

F/ CALIBRATE:
43. job card 1: To create calibrated rulers that divide a liter bottle into fractional parts.
44. job card 2: To create calibrated rulers that divide a half-liter bottle into fractional parts.
45. job card 3: To calibrate a liter bottle in cups and half cups. To design an attractive label.
46. job card 4: To calibrate and graph a liter bottle in baby-food-jar increments of different size.
47. job card 5: To calibrate and graph a half-liter bottle in baby-food-jars and fraction cups of different size.
48. job card 6: To generate data tables, plot ordered pairs, and graph results.
49. job card 7: To provide students with an approved way to pursue their own ideas about calibrating and graphing volumes (like calibrating a measuring cup).

G/ ESTIMATE:
50. job card 1: To count the number of lentils in a bottle cap by forming an array on a wire grid. To find the mode, median, or mean in a group of numbers.
51. job card 2: To estimate number by sampling a constant volume. To experience experimental uncertainty and work to minimize it.
52. job card 3: To calibrate 1/6 cup in 100-lentil increments. To confirm the accuracy of these calibrations by different methods of counting and estimating.
53. job card 4: To calculate the number of lentils in large and small volumes, based on an estimate of 500 lentils in 1/6 cup. To confirm the accuracy of these calculations in smaller volumes by actual count.
54. job card 5: To explore number patterns. To experience exponential doubling.
55. job card 6: To explore number patterns. To experience exponential halving.
56. job card 7: To estimate the number of lentils in a smaller volume, and extend that estimate to a larger volume.
57. job card 8: To construct a one-inch cube and estimate how many lentils it holds. To use this information to calculate the volume and lentil capacity of the Job Box.
58. job card 9: To provide students with an approved way to pursue their own ideas about estimating (like estimating how many lentils fill a room).

National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996) for #72 Intermediate Lentil Science:

TEACHING Standards

These Job Cards promote excellence in science teaching by these NSES criteria:
Teachers of science...
A: ...plan an inquiry-based science program. (p. 30)
B: ...guide and facilitate learning. (p. 32)
C: ...engage in ongoing assessment of their teaching and of student learning. (p. 37)
D: ...design and manage learning environments that provide students with the time, space, and resources needed for learning science. (p. 43)

CONTENT Standards

These Job Cards contain fundamental content as defined by these NSES guidelines (p. 109).
• Represent a central event or phenomenon in the natural world.
• Represent a central scientific idea and organizing principle.
• Have rich explanatory power.
• Guide fruitful investigations.
• Apply to situations and contexts common to everyday experiences.
• Can be linked to meaningful learning experiences.
• Are developmentally appropriate for students at the grade level specified.

Unifying Concepts and Processes

NSES Framework: Systems, order, and organization • Evidence, models and explanation • Constancy, change, and measurement • Evolution and equilibrium • Form and function
Core Concepts/Processes: Abstract mathematical process and scientific explanation have concrete representation in a box of lentils. Mechanical manipulation and conceptual understandings mutually reinforce each other.

Science as Inquiry (content standard A)

NSES Framework: Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations. • Design and conduct a scientific investigation. • Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data. • Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence. • Think critically and logically to connect evidence and explanations. • Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions. • Communicate scientific procedures and explanations. • Use mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry.
Core Inquiries: Open, playful inquiry into science, math, social studies, language and art inside a box of lentils.

Physical Science (content standard B)

NSES Framework: Properties of objects and materials • Position and motion of objects
Core Content: Comparing and computing with volumes.

Life Science (content standard C)

NSES Framework: Organisms and environments
Core Content: Camouflage, adaptation and resource management.

Science and Technology (content standard E)

NSES Framework: Abilities of technological design • Understanding about science and technology
Core Content: Imagination and invention in a box of lentils.

History and Nature of Science (content standard G)

NSES Framework: Science as a human endeavor • Nature of science • History of science
Core Content: Sidestep ego barriers to learning by allowing students to roleplay famous scientists of the past and present.