Download N Go unit studies are written for grades K-4 but I have been successfully using them with my 2nd and 5th graders. Hoppin' Popcorn was a lot of fun.
With each Download N Go study you get 5 days of lessons. In Hoppin' Popcorn you will find:
Day 1: Popcorn—What Is It?
Day 2: The Story of Popcorn
Day 3: The Flavors of Popcorn
Day 4: The Science of Popcorn
Day 5: Fun With Popcorn
A few of the pages you will find in Hoppin' Popcorn |
We chose not to include any books from the library in this study. We didn't need any. Although we sometimes choose to use many books from the lists they are completely unnecessary. I do appreciate the book lists though because when I do want to add to the study it makes it so easy.
One of the projects in this study is to sprout popcorn. I really didn't know that you could take popcorn from your cupboard and sprout it. We decided not to plant ours but it was fun to watch the sprouts grow.
soaking the popcorn |
a tiny sprout after just a couple of days |
sprouts were grown in a plastic bag on a wet paper towel |
popcorn sprouts |
Emma watching the popcorn in the test tube |
It popped! (and if you look closely you will see moisture on the glass) |
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disclaimer: I was not given a copy of Hoppin' Popcorn for the purpose of this review but I did get it at no charge in exchange for a preview review before it was published. The opinions expressed are solely mine.
11 comments:
Popcorn is a favorite in our house. My kids would love this!
This would be something I would enjoy doing with all of my kids. I like that it has activities that would engage children of different ages and different styles of learning. Great find Karen!
This looks like a wonderful study and ties so much together through fun with popcorn!
Wow, this one looks so interesting! My kids would love to go through this one!
I would LOVE to use this unit with my guys! :D We LOVE popcorn here and buy it in a 5 kilogram bag (that's 10lbs 10 ounces) at a time!
Looks like you guys had a lot of fun, too!
My kids would pop with excitement if they got this unit study. :)
I love love love popcorn! never thought of learning more about it!
donnag is the winner! Thank you for the comments. :)
Karen,
Saw your request for followers and came over to follow you. Please do the same for me. Thank you!
Came over from the DNG review team to follow you but it said it was down. I'll try again later to follow you.
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