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thennessy

ZOOM . activities . sci . Biome in a Baggie | PBS Kids - 2 views

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life science biomes

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    • Liz Dilts
      Liz Dilts on 16 Feb 12
       
      4.3.3 Design investigations to explore how organisms meet some of their needs by responding to stimuli from their environments.4.3.4 Describe a way that a given plant or animal might adapt to a change arising from a human or non-human impact on its environment. Differentiation: Have ELL students record their biome's progress and changes using a picture graph.
  • Liz Dilts on 16 Feb 12
     
    In this activity, students will make a mini biome in the bottom of a one liter bottle.  Students will be able to plant a seed and give it certain nutrients to watch it grow, adapt, and change to its environment. 
  • thennessy on 18 Feb 12
     
    state standard: 1.3.2 Great way to keep kids interested over a long period of time. The kids are excited to see what their biome is doing/ how things are frowing. You can explain that everything the plant needs to grow is in the biome. A enrichment idea off this activity would be to try and simulate the different conditions in each biome to an enviornment that is in our world (desert vs rainforest) and see how that affects each biome.
Mary Jo Mack

Create a Shoebox Habitat | Education.com - 1 views

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1.3.4 Grade 1 Life Science habitat

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    • Mary Jo Mack
      Mary Jo Mack on 15 Feb 12
       
      1.3.4 "Describe how animals' habitats, including plants, meet their needs for food, water, shelter and an environment in which they can live."
    • Mary Jo Mack
      Mary Jo Mack on 15 Feb 12
       
      Extension: This is a great way to open up conversation between the students and increase communication skills as they work together to determine what they need in their habitat in order for their living organisms to survive. This could also be a fun language arts cross-curricular activity- students could answer the question "What would your shoebox habitat look like?"
  • Mary Jo Mack on 15 Feb 12
     
    First graders love to create stories. Their especially imaginative brains are always coming up with plots and characters for even the simplest of things. This knack for creative story building is something that can help your child in any subject. In first grade, part of your child's science unit will be learning about the characteristics of different habitats. He'll discuss geography, learn about different kinds of environments, and talk about what kinds of animals live where. By creating a shoebox habitat with your child, you will expand on what he is learning in school and allow him to put those budding creative instincts to good use!
katie wilds

Beanstalk in a Box | Education.com - 1 views

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Grade 5 Plant life and environments in which they survive

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  • katie wilds on 15 Feb 12
     
    Students will explore plant and animal adaptations as well as ways that living things are well equipped to survive in their environments. 
Lori Jones

Walt Disney World Monorail System - 1 views

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Grade 4 Disney Monorail 4.4.1 transpotation

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    • Lori Jones
      Lori Jones on 20 Feb 12
       
      4.4.1    Disney Monorail ELL:  Disney website is available in many languages Gifted:  Build a model of the monorail system
    • Lori Jones
      Lori Jones on 20 Feb 12
       
      Additional activities:  Math story problems based on miles traveled, number of passengers, etc.
  • Lori Jones on 20 Feb 12
     
    4.4.1:  Investigate transportation systems and devices that operate on or in land, water, air, and space and recognize the forces (lift, drag, thrust, and gravity) that affect their motion.  Students will study the monorail to determine how it operates, what generates the power, and what are the effects to our environment.
Lori Jones

Life in the Arctic Tundra | Scholastic.com - 1 views

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Grade 1 first grade Life in the Arctic Tundra life science habitat biome

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    • Lori Jones
      Lori Jones on 20 Feb 12
       
      Can be differentiated with ELL by using primarily pictures to aid comparison. Gifted students can expand and cover more than one animal in the biome.  
  • Lori Jones on 20 Feb 12
     
    Standards 1.3.4:  Describe how animals' habitats, including plants, meet their needs for food, water, shelter, and an environment in which they can live. This activity sets up with a display of tundra themed books which begin our Arctic adventure.  Students will record questions and discoveries in an arctic food journal.  Students will discuss the habitat, why it is the RIGHT place for Polar Bears to live, and how certain animals have adapted to ensure their survival in their home habitat.
katie wilds

Water Pollution: Can You See It? | Education.com - 1 views

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Grade 1 Earth Science

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    • katie wilds
      katie wilds on 15 Feb 12
       
      SC.1.1.2 2000Investigate and make observations to seek answers to questions about the world, such as "In what ways do animals move?"
  • katie wilds on 15 Feb 12
     
    This activity is great for giving children an awareness of the environment. They can make connections to the real world that they live in and can get them thinking about the nature of science by observation. They can see pollution in action.
Jessica Buell

Make a Butterfly Habitat | Education.com - 1 views

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1st Grade Science Engineering and Technology Earth Science 1.4.3 1.3.5 1.3.4 1.3.2

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    • Jessica Buell
      Jessica Buell on 12 Feb 12
       
      A lot of ways you could adapt this for ELL learners or Special needs 1st grade
    • Jessica Buell
      Jessica Buell on 17 Feb 12
       
      Adaptions: You can adapt this activity for ELL and special needs by doing an into to the bufferfly lifecycle, you can include books, do drawings charting the life cycle. While you are doing this you can have the students make a vocabulary journal identifying vocabulary used in the butterfly life cycle. Extensions: I think ALL grades would love this activity, you would want to add things to the activity depending on the grade level. For example, for 2nd graders you can have them journal and write stories about their butterflies, 3rd grade you can have them define different types of butterfies and then see which type they have from their habitats, 4th graders can identify different locations you may find different types of butterflies, and for kindergarten you can identify differences between butterflies and moths....etc!
  • Jessica Buell on 12 Feb 12
     
    1.3.4 Describe how animals' habitats, including plants, meet their needs for food, water, shelter and an environment in which they can live. 1.3.5 Observe and describe ways in which animals and plants depend on one another for survival. 1.3.2 Observe organisms closely over a period of time in different habitats such as terrariums, aquariums, lawns and trees. Draw and write about observations. 1.4.3 Construct a simple shelter for an animal with natural and human-made materials.
Susan Shonle

Learn Your Letters with a Winter Alphabet Book | Education.com - 1 views

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Grade K K.G.1 winter alphabet book math

shared by Susan Shonle on 31 Jan 12 - No Cached
    • Susan Shonle
      Susan Shonle on 31 Jan 12
       
      Extensions: (math/art/language arts/social studies) Use alphabet letters with numbers to count/ represent how many of the same objects are in the picture (sample: 6 branches on the tree) Adaptations: Give Special Ed students option of markers or crayons.  Allow ESL students to draw pictures from their cultural environment.
Mary Jo Mack

Create an African Flag Notebook - 1 views

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Grade K shapes social studies math K.G.1 K.G.2

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    • Mary Jo Mack
      Mary Jo Mack on 31 Jan 12
       
      This can be used as a cross-curricular activity, extending to social studies. The class can explore flags from several different countries, or choose one country to focus on. The students can learn about why countries have flags and what the shapes and colors represent.
    • Mary Jo Mack
      Mary Jo Mack on 31 Jan 12
       
      K.G.1 "Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to." K.G.2 "Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size."
  • Mary Jo Mack on 31 Jan 12
     
    Employ the flags of the world to introduce mathematical concepts like shapes, colors, lines, and the idea of following sequential directions. In this activity, kids create an African flag notebook, but to do so, they need to use math...and drawing skills! This engrossing activity provides an opportunity to discuss and research the different countries of Africa, plus kids have a cool souvenir when they're done.
Jessica Buell

Learn the Layers: Become a Dirt Expert | Education.com - 1 views

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3rd Grade Earth Science 3.2.4

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    • Jessica Buell
      Jessica Buell on 11 Feb 12
       
      I have changed this to a 3rd grade activity. 3.2.4 Identify fossils and describe how they provide evidence about the plants and animals that lived long ago and the nature of their environment at that time.
    • Jessica Buell
      Jessica Buell on 17 Feb 12
       
      Adaptions: you can adapt this lesson by having ELL and special need students explore in the dirt and sketch what they find in each layer and what layer they found it in making it into a "Dirt Journal" They will learn a lot just by exploring in the dirt and talking wtih friends about what they find. Extensions: You can extend this activity to older students by creating "dig sites" for each student to dig and identify the different layers. They can futher research types of rocks they find and identify what type of rock it is.
Jessica Buell

Go on a Backyard Botany Hunt | Education.com - 1 views

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Kindergarten Life Science K.3.1 K.3.3'

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    • Jessica Buell
      Jessica Buell on 11 Feb 12
       
      I have changed this to a Kindergarten activity
    • Jessica Buell
      Jessica Buell on 17 Feb 12
       
      Adaptions: you can adapt this lesson by having ELL and special need students find the flowers and sketch them for their group, then they can assist the group in identifying the habitat and descriptions. (This will help ELL students enhance their vocabulary) Extensions: You can extend this activiy by having students create a venn diagram and identify similarities and differences. Older grades can also extend the activity by researching their plants/flowers more (locations it is found, type of flower, how effecte environment...etc) and creating a poster board that they will present in the class.
Jessica Buell

Rock Record: What are Fossils? | Education.com - 1 views

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3rd Grade Earth Science 3.2.4

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    • Jessica Buell
      Jessica Buell on 08 Feb 12
       
      3.2.4 Identify fossils and describe how they provide evidence about the plants and animals that lived long ago and the nature of their environment at that time. 3rd grade
    • Jessica Buell
      Jessica Buell on 17 Feb 12
       
      Extensions: Be sure to go over vocabulary and different terms involving fossils, using illustrations to show the definition as well as the words. Extensions: There are a lot of ways you can extend this activity. For Kindergarten or 1st grade you can extend this activity by creating a center of a dinosaur dig and have the students make their own fossil as well as draw a picture of the fossil they "dug up" and writing a simple sentence about what they think their fossil is.
    • Jessica Buell
      Jessica Buell on 17 Feb 12
       
      Adaptions: You can adapt this lesson for ELL and special need students by having the students describe their fossil and you can create a timeline of the board and have the ELL and special needs students draw a picture of their fossil and place it on the timeline of when they think it lived.
Susan Shonle

Indoor Gardening with Kitchen Waste | Education.com - 1 views

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Grade 3-5 3.3.1 Life Science gardening kitchen

shared by Susan Shonle on 13 Feb 12 - No Cached
    • Susan Shonle
      Susan Shonle on 13 Feb 12
       
      Extensions: Life Science connects with Recycling (Environment). Adaptations: Gifted students can determine other parts of plants that can be used instead of throwing away.  ESL & Special Ed students can help with experiment or draw pictures of results of experiment.
  • Susan Shonle on 13 Feb 12
     
    Indoor Gardening with Kitchen Waste Introduce experiment by talking about the six basic parts of plants: roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seeds.  Grow a garden by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away. Supplies: 2-3 carrot tops, cut about 1 inch from the top, shallow bowl, pebbles (optional), sand, water, 1 fresh pineapple, pot of damp soil.
  • Susan Shonle on 16 Feb 12
     
    Multi-grade project that can you can differentiate according to skill and prior knowledge (experience). Older grade levels can research other possible materials to recycle from the kitchen in other ways.
Mary Jo Mack

A to Z Teacher Stuff :: The Great Kapok Tree - 2 views

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Grade 1 1.3.4 Life Science ecosystem

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    • Mary Jo Mack
      Mary Jo Mack on 12 Feb 12
       
      1.3.4 "Describe how animals' habitats, including plants, meet their needs for food, water, shelter and an environment in which they can live."
    • Mary Jo Mack
      Mary Jo Mack on 12 Feb 12
       
      Extension: Students can create mobiles to reveal their understanding of the rainforest ecosystem. Using coat hanger wire and string, students can construct a three-dimensional "dependence web" utilizing the animal and people-characters in The Great Kapok Tree.
Ashley Stewart

ZOOM . activities . sci . Counting Bugs | PBS Kids - 1 views

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1.3.1 Life Science Classifying Bugs Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4

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    • Ashley Stewart
      Ashley Stewart on 09 Feb 12
       
      1.3.1. "Classify living organisms according to variations in specific physical features (e.g., body coverings, appendages) and describe how those features may provide an advantage for survival in different environments." This activity can be modified for ELL students by having them draw pictures of the bugs they find, rather than writing words or numbers. This can also be adjusted for older groups by having them classify animals they see, which could include mammals, insects, fish, etc. They could also describe many other characteristics, such as the types of food these animals or insects eat.
  • Ashley Stewart on 09 Feb 12
     
    Students observe different bugs found in nature, and record their characteristics (number of legs, the presence of wings, etc.). The students can then draw their own conclusions about the types of bugs found.
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