8 Twenty-Minute Programs
Grade Level: 4 - 5
Curriculum: Science

BLOW THE ROOF OFF communicates the fun and excitement of science as various scientific concepts are illustrated, demonstrated, and tested. Using the "hand-on, minds-on" concept, fourth and fifth graders will:

• approach commonplace happenings in their environment from this fresh new, perspective.
• Develop positive attitudes and enthusiasm toward science.
• Understand and engage in scientific inquiry.
• Learn to make decisions and predictions that are evidence based.

The pre-broadcast activities in the teacher guide prepare students for viewing the videotape and the post-telecast activities serve as a reinforcement of the concepts presented in the videotape and provide an extension of the learning process into a variety of applications of the principles presented.

The last program of the series presents teachers and students with a multitude of every day "scientific apparatus" and ideas for inexpensive experiments to be conducted in the classroom or at home.

Titles:

1. How Do We Know? The Scientific Method
2. What Goes Around? Cycles Are Predictable Patterns
3. Let There Be Light: The Properties of Light
4. Is There An Energy Store? Where Does Energy Come From?
5. Where Did It Go? Energy Is Neither Created nor Destroyed.
6. Let's Move It Now!: Using Energy to Work.
7. Inventions What If? Using Science to Create Invention.
8. Shopping For Science: Scientific Apparatus Available at A Discount Store.