"Horton Hears a Who!" Storytime (NanoDays 2013)

Overview

Rae Ostman [4]

20110402gh_150_horton_crop.jpg [5]

Description:

In this story time program, visitors actively listen to "Horton Hears a Who!" by Dr. Seuss. Before the story is read, children make paper “elephant ears” to wear. After the story, they use their sense of smell to explore scent molecules that are too small to see. This story time can also be presented in Spanish by using the Spanish-language story book.

Objectives

Big Idea:

There are things that are too small to see, but we can smell some of them.

Learning goals:

There are very small things, too small for our eyes to see.
Our sense of smell can sometimes detect tiny particles that are too small to see.

NISE Net Content Map:

Nanometer-sized things are very small, and often behave differently than larger things do.

Universal design:

Repeat and reinforce main ideas and concepts.

Provide multiple entry points and multiple ways of engagement

Provide physical and sensory access to all aspects of the program. Visitors can touch, see and hear different elements of the program.

Credits

Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

Owning institution:

Sciencenter [6]

Checklist

Scientist reviewed? check_reviewed

Peer reviewed? check_reviewed

Visitor evaluation? check_reviewed

Adaptable Formats

Classroom activity [7]
Stage presentation [8]

Nano Topics

Fundamentals [9]

Audience

All ages [10]

Permissions

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Creative Commons
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Catalog section:

Programs

What kind of program?:

Facilitated activity

Adaptable formats:

Classroom activity

Stage presentation

Nano topics:

Fundamentals

Audience:

All ages

Content keywords:

nanodays

Horton Hears a Who

sense of smell

Highlight this product during NanoDays?:

This is a NanoDays product.

K-12:

This product would be useful for K-12 teachers.

Standards

Physical science:

K-4: Properties of objects and materials

Life science:

K-4: Characteristics of organisms

Science as inquiry:

K-4: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

Resources

Spanish

[3]

Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files:

Lesson plan [15]

Elephant ears template [16]

Spanish files:

Elephant ears template - Spanish [17]

Video:

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"Horton Hears a Who!" Storytime (NanoDays 2013)

"Horton Hears a Who!" Storytime (NanoDays 2013)

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Adaptable Formats

Nano Topics

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Highlight this product during NanoDays?:

K-12:

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Life science:

Science as inquiry:

Download all files (ZIP) [3]

Files:

Spanish files:

Video: