Here,
There and Everywhere Lesson 4 Green Eggs and Ham
Here,
There and Everywhere 
Grade
Level
4th and 5th
Subjects:
1. Language Art
2. Science
3. Art
4. Technology
Learner
Outcomes: Students will:
1. Make Observations
2. Measuring
3. Following Directions
4. Making Inferences
Duration
of lesson:
1 day
Materials:
1. eggs (raw and hard boiled)
2. kitchen scales
3 a darning needle (larger needle)
4. a bowl
5. paper towels
6. white glue, and decorations
1. Computer with Internet connection
2. Digital camera , to take pictures of students doing activity
3. URL's
4. Printer
Teacher
Notes:
Green Eggs and Ham was written as a result of a bet
that Theodore Geisel made with his
publisher, Bennett Cerf. Cerf bet Geisel that he could not write a book
using no more than fifty
different words. Of course, Dr. Seuss accepted the challenge. Not
only was he able to write a
book using only fifty different words, but he made it a best seller, too!
(Kid's Stuff, Incentive
Publications)
Teacher
should visit and bookmark Dr.
Seuss web sites.
Teacher
will continue to work with students on creating a power point
slide pertaining to Green Eggs and Ham.
Students
will have a signed Acceptable
Use Policy.
Procedures:
Teacher will cover background information on Dr. Seuss.
Activity
1 - How to tell a raw egg from a hard boiled egg.
Spin the egg in question. If it spins pretty well on end, it is a hard-boiled
egg. If it doesn't spin too well and wobbles, it is a raw egg. Try spinning
a raw egg and very briefly touching it, just long enough to stop it. When
you take your finger away, the egg will start to spin slightly more. This
is due to the inertia of the liquid egg inside.
Activity
2 -Egg weight raw and boiled.
1.Students will weigh eggs raw, boil the eggs, and then weigh
the eggs afterwards.
2.Student will keep a record on their computer, of their egg weights and
form a conclusion for the data collected.
Activity
3-Blowing out an egg.
1. Holding the egg
firmly but gently, with the darning needle pierce a hole
in each end of the egg. Make one hole larger than the other.
2.Pass the
needle through the larger hole and, breaking the yolk inside,
stir the contents.
3. Blow into the
small hole and force the contents out of the large hole into
the bowl.
4. Clean out the egg by running a little water through the large hole.
5. Gently shake the
egg as you rinse until the egg is completely clean. If
you don't do this the eggs will begin to smell after a while. Let dry on
a
paper towel.
6. After the egg
has dried, you can put a few drops of glue over the holes
to protect the egg from further cracking. Now it is ready to decorate.
Activity
4-Decorating the egg.
1.
Students may use any of these things to decorate their eggs:
Ribbons, sequins, glitter, lace, felt tip pens, fabric scraps, egg-coloring
dye.
2.
When finished decorating, have students attach a ribbon to one end to
make a hanging ornament.
Modifications:
Use
candles to drip wax onto eggs. When the wax sets, dip the egg into
some dye. Take the egg out and let it drain. You can either peel
the wax
off or you can drop some more on and dip it in a different color.
When you have finished, carefully peel off the wax.
Enrichment
Activities
1.
Make your own green eggs and ham using the blown out eggs! Have the
children scrambled eggs with green food coloring.
2. Make your own Green
Eggs and Ham Place mat
Evaluation/
Assessment:
This is a subjective assessment of students conclusions and class
involvement.
State
Standards:
4.12 given oral text, listen to, record, and state factual information
4.19K,1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 read literary works by national and
international authors to include, but not limited to: legends, folk
tales,
biographies, and historical fiction.
National
Standards
Language Arts Standard: 7
Language Arts Standard: 6
Language Arts Standard: 4
Language Arts Standard: 8
Working With Others Standard: 5
Technology:18
References:
(click on Sam)
Author:
Dawna
Vecchio
Kim
Sabo
Keith
Athey
Johnson
Elementary School
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