Terrific Tool Hunt
Discover tools people use to help them with their work.
Big Idea: People use tools to make tasks easier.
Materials:
- Discovery chart
- Marker for writing responses
- Books and pictures depicting different tools being used in a variety of ways
Illinois Learning Standards:
4.A Listen effectively in formal and informal situations.
4.B Speak effectively using language appropriate to the situation and audience.
5.A Locate organize, and use information from various sources to answer questions, solve problems, and communicate ideas.
6.A Demonstrate knowledge and use of numbers and their representations in a broad range of theoretical and practical settings.
10.B Formulate questions, design data collection methods, gather and analyze data and communicate findings.
13.B Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society.
4.B Speak effectively using language appropriate to the situation and audience.
5.A Locate organize, and use information from various sources to answer questions, solve problems, and communicate ideas.
6.A Demonstrate knowledge and use of numbers and their representations in a broad range of theoretical and practical settings.
10.B Formulate questions, design data collection methods, gather and analyze data and communicate findings.
13.B Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society.
Vocabulary:
Tool: an object designed to do a specific kind of work
Activity Directions:
- Have children seated on the carpet in front of the discovery chart and ask them to share what they already know about tools.
- Ask, Q. “What is a tool?” A. An object designed to do a specific kind of work.
- Record all responses on the chart. Q. “What type of tools are at your house? Q. “How do those tools help you or your family?”
- Explain that tools do many things that help us. “We use tools at home and we also use tools at school. Let’s go on a classroom tool hunt to see what tools we have and use here. Q. “What types of tools will we find?” Have children begin their search. As they discover and share their observations, record them and place a post-it on each item.
- Review with the children their tool information and tool hunt discoveries. Let the children share which tools are most helpful and why.
Investigation Questions:
Q. What tools do you use in your kitchen when preparing or eating a meal?
Q. What tools do you use in the garden?
Q. What is your favorite tool and why?
Exhibit:
Workshop:
