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PBS Teachers (www.pbs.org/teachers) is a great resource for educators hoping to find lesson plans on a variety of science topics. Educators can find lessons and other useful information in several science strands, such as physical science, earth science, chemistry, botany, ecology, environmental science, meteorology and zoology. Not only can teachers search for lessons based on science strand, they can also look by media type. For example, a teacher could select "botany" under the science strand, then "video" under media type. Teachers also have access to a slew of PBS programming, such as Science Out of the Box and NOVA. This is an awesome feature because PBS is known for its quality education programming.

As I mentioned in my initial post, teachers can also search by grade level. Grades are grouped Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. This grouping helps teachers navigate better because they can then search for age-appropriate lessons and resources.

My practicum is currently combining both science and social studies in a lesson about prehistoric Native American tribes in the Midwest. I found a great lesson on this very topic at www.pbs.org/teachers called "Dating Artifacts." In groups of 3, students will bury some prehistoric-like objects in a shoe box filled with sand and clay. The students will place the items deliberately, and will record the placement. Then, groups will switch shoe boxes with each other, and will excavate the "site" to discover the objects below. Finally, the students will create a history of who left the objects and when they were left. Here are the standards that are met for this lesson:

Science Standard A: Science Connections, 4th Grade:
A.4.5 When studying a science-related problem, decide what changes over time are occurring or have occurred

Science Standard C: Science Inquiry, 4th Grade:
C.4.5 Use data they have collected to develop explanations and answer questions generated by investigations

If I were teaching this lesson, I would clearly outline the objectives at the beginning of class and share these with the students. I would adapt this lesson for students with special needs by giving clear instructions through direct modeling and providing an example of the activity. I would also provide a word bank and/or list vocabulary words (this will also help ELL's).

Groups grades together for teachers. Find videos, articles, and activities in all subjects, including science

PBS Teachers (www.pbs.org/teachers) is a great resource for educators hoping to find lesson plans on a variety of science topics. Educators can find lessons and other useful information in several science strands, such as physical science, earth science, chemistry, botany, ecology, environmental science, meteorology and zoology. Not only can teachers search for lessons based on science strand, they can also look by media type. For example, a teacher could select "botany" under the science strand, then "video" under media type. Teachers also have access to a slew of PBS programming, such as Science Out of the Box and NOVA. This is an awesome feature because PBS is known for its quality education programming.

As I mentioned in my initial post, teachers can also search by grade level. Grades are grouped Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. This grouping helps teachers navigate better because they can then search for age-appropriate lessons and resources.

My practicum is currently combining both science and social studies in a lesson about prehistoric Native American tribes in the Midwest. I found a great lesson on this very topic at www.pbs.org/teachers called "Dating Artifacts." In groups of 3, students will bury some prehistoric-like objects in a shoe box filled with sand and clay. The students will place the items deliberately, and will record the placement. Then, groups will switch shoe boxes with each other, and will excavate the "site" to discover the objects below. Finally, the students will create a history of who left the objects and when they were left. Here are the standards that are met for this lesson:

Science Standard A: Science Connections, 4th Grade:
A.4.5 When studying a science-related problem, decide what changes over time are occurring or have occurred

Science Standard C: Science Inquiry, 4th Grade:
C.4.5 Use data they have collected to develop explanations and answer questions generated by investigations

If I were teaching this lesson, I would clearly outline the objectives at the beginning of class and share these with the students. I would adapt this lesson for students with special needs by giving clear instructions through direct modeling and providing an example of the activity. I would also provide a word bank and/or list vocabulary words (this will also help ELL's).