{"id":15555,"date":"2024-01-29T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/?page_id=15555"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:15:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T21:15:56","slug":"physical-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/4-h\/projects-programs\/projects-and-programs-resource-library\/physical-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg 1313w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg 396w, 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\">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrs-extension-plugin\/assets\/images\/four-h.png\"\n\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"75\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"extension-program-icon\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Program Icon.\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"program-contact-info\">\n\t\t<h2>Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tAutumn Britt, 4-H Program Manager<br>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Phone Number<\/span>509-588-7817\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Email Address<\/span> \u2022\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:autumn.britt@wsu.edu\">autumn.britt@wsu.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span 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Based out of Washington State University, Dr. Universe teams up with professors, researchers, and experts in the field to tackle big questions like: What is fire? Why does soda fizz? Why is the ocean salty? Why is liquid nitrogen so cold?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop4-h.org\/products\/science-discovery-curriculum-1-digital-download?variant=44026968334\">Science Discovery Series Level 1 Digital Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth in grades 3-6 develop science skills as they explore whales, rocks and minerals, water quality, trees and recycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop4-h.org\/products\/science-discovery-curriculum-2-digital-download?variant=44026968526\">Science Discovery Series Level 2 Digital Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In grades 4-7 discover oceanography, spiders, weather, trees and astronomy. Lesson plans include background information, a lesson outline, life skill objectives and evaluation instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.com\/activity\/science\/\">Science Activities and Experiments &#8211; Education.com Learning Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This site contains science activities for multiple fields, including hands-on activities, worksheets, and more.&nbsp; In the left panel, it can be sorted by physical science, life science, earth &amp; space science, and engineering &amp; science practices, as well as by topic, age group, and state education standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billnye.com\/home-demos\/\">Home Demos:&nbsp; Experiments you should try at home &#8211; Bill Nye<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A collection of science demonstrations youth and their adult helpers can try at home in the ares of life science (human and other living things), physical science (chemistry and physics), and planetary science (earth science and space science).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencebuddies.org\/science-fair-projects\/science-projects\">Science Projects &#8211; Science Buddies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 1,200 free science projects for K-12. 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With science projects in 32 different areas of science from astronomy to zoology, we&#8217;ve got something for everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Science Buddies also has a page specifically for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencebuddies.org\/parent-resources\/projects-for-4-h\">Projects for 4-H<\/a> that highlight activities that easily tie into 4-H project areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/\">Interactive Simulations &#8211; University of Colorado Boulder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Science and math simulations to demonstrate fundamental concepts in the fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington Specific Reference Material<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Coming soon!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Reference Material<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From 4-H Programs<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/resources\/4_h_science_blast_in_the_class_teachers_guide\">4-H Science Blast in the Class &#8211; Michigan State University Extension<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This curriculum includes a variety of hands-on lesson plans, including experiments for first grade through high school. Lessons are grouped by grade level within content areas. Materials can be used in a variety of formal and informal environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also view the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/resources\/4_h_science_blast_activities\">Science Blast Activities<\/a> page for additional lessons suitable for youth development meetings outside the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Higher Education Institutions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/resources\/teaching_science_when_you_dont_know_diddly_squat_series\">Teaching Science When You Don&#8217;t Know Diddly Squat &#8211; Michigan State University Extension<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use this series of ready-to-go lesson plans to start teaching inquiry-based science to youth. The purpose is not to teach specific content, but to teach the process of science \u2013 asking questions and discovering answers. This activity encourages young people to try to figure things out for themselves; to discover answers, rather than just read an answer on the internet or in a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/resources\/inquiring_minds_want_to_know_science_activities_for_young_minds\">Inquiring Minds Want to Know:&nbsp; Science Activities for Young Minds &#8211; Michigan State University Extension<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of \u201cInquiring Minds Want to Know: Science for Young Minds\u201d is to provide ideas for facilitating science with young children so they gain important life skills and experience the excitement of science exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe capacity of young children to reason in sophisticated ways is much greater than has long been assumed. Even before they start school, children develop their own ideas about the physical, biological, and social worlds and how they work\u201d (National Research Council, 2011).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Science engages their curiosity. Science provides kids the opportunity to know that they can help solve the world\u2019s big problems. 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