Young Scientist Week

Young Scientist Week 2011:

Bennett Young Scientist Week is an annual Bennett event that was initiated in 2002 and supported by the Bennett PTSA, Bellevue Schools Foundation, and local businesses. This program has allowed all Bennett students to get excited about learning and actively participating in science and engineering activities. Activities leading up to and during Young Scientist Week include:

Activity	Date(s)
Family Science Night The entire school will be taken over by science for the night. Come buy some dinner and snacks, see the student experiments, launch a stomp rocket, participate in interactive demonstrations, experience liquid nitrogen, robots, animals, visiting scientists, and don't forget the Grand Finale show from 7:30-8:30pm! Save the date, as you don't want to miss this event. Wednesday, April 27 5:30-8:30pm Tonight: We’re putting the Fair back in Science Fair! Come to Family Science Night ready to support the 5^th grade trip to Islandwood next year. We will be selling Jamba Juice, Dante’s Inferno Dogs, Pizza, Salad, Sublime Corn Kettlecorn, and Baked Goods. And don’t forget the Science in Science Night: · Exhibits open at 5:30pm · Student experiments on display · Robots, from Lego to big iron · Electricity and computer science demonstrations · Environment, stream team, salmon, and recycling · Bellevue Police CSI · Atmospheric, bio-engineering, protein research · Parrots performing: parrots can do that? Who knew? J · Many demonstrations and interactive exhibits, including liquid nitrogen, optical illusions, polymers, chemistry · Hovercraft rides for K-5 students from 5:45-7:15pm · Finale Show: Up, Up, and Away by Mad Science, 7:30-8:30pm on the Gym stage	Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:30-8:30pm
Egg Drop Contest (rules) Starts at 11:30am-ish, goes by grade. Egg drop rules here. Note: eggs must be loaded at school, do not send an egg from home.	April 27, 2011 lunchtime
Student Science Workshops	Same as board sales
Project boards will be for sale in the library on these Wednesdays. $3 cash Questions about student experiments and resources will also be answered during these times.	Wednesday March 23 & 30, April 13 & 20
Student Science Projects, due	Monday April 25
In-Class Science Activities	April 25-29

Parent volunteers needed!

No science experience is needed. Sign up on the sheet outside the Bennett office, or send mail to Ana Laura Torres Zamora

Student Science Workshops

Lunch recess science workshops will be scheduled to help students select, plan, and research their science projects. Workshops are planned in the library during the lunch recess.

Student Science Projects

K-5 students will conduct their own scientific inquiry and prepare a summary presentation and project display for Young Scientist Week. 4th and 5th graders are required to participate this year as a BSD science curriculum enrichment activity. For frequently asked questions on student science projects click here.

Extra help to get started can be found on the Bennett Science Handbook and the science project worksheet. Project display boards (tri-folds) will be sold by the Service Club students for $3 each. Sale dates will be announced.

Bring completed project displays to school. Unless your child’s teacher has special instructions, bring your project directly to the table labeled with the teacher’s name in the hallway or library.

Egg Drop Contest

K-5 students will apply their science understanding and ideas to design an egg “lander” at the Bennett Egg Drop Contest held during Young Scientist Week. The Bellevue Fire Department will be on hand to launch the entries from their ladder truck. Is engineering really this much fun?!! For more information and egg drop rules click here.

Family Science Night

K-5 students share in science learning with their families (and have loads of fun!). Families will view student project displays and learn through more than 25 fun hands-on science, math, and technology activities. These activities are built and tested by parent volunteers and local science, engineering, and technology businesses and organizations.

In-Class Science Activities

K-4 students will learn through special hands-on activities to enhance the district science curriculum at their grade level. These activities are brought to each classroom during Young Scientist Week to allow students to participate in small groups.

Science Field Trips

4th and 5th grade students will head out on exciting science expeditions with their class. Look for more information later in the year.

Parent Volunteers are Needed!

We need your help, which can range from as little as an hour during any of the activities, to planning the events. Sign up sheets for day-of-event will be posted soon. If you would like to assist in the planning, help with the student workshops, or have an idea or contact you’d like to share, please contact the science week coordinators. No science experience is needed.

Science Links for Kids

Exploratorium Science Museum: http://www.exploratorium.edu

NASA kids: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html

Pacific Science Center: http://www.pacsci.org

Bill Nye the Science Guy: http://www.billnye.com

American Museum of Natural History kids: http://www.amnh.org/ology/

Environmental Protection Agency kids: http://www.epa.gov/kids

National Fish & Wildlife Service kids: http://www.fws.gov/kids

National Science Foundation classroom: http://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/

Woodland Park Zoo: http://www.zoo.org

Washington State Science Fair: http://www.wssef.org/

Bennett Elementary PTSA

To enrich the educational programs of our school, foster a love of learning and generate a sense of community through family involvement.