This Project GLAD unit will Compare characteristics of animals that make them alike and different. Students will know how to compare different types of the same animal (i.e. different types of dogs, different types of cats, etc.) to determine individual differences within a particular type of animal.

This interactive tool assists identification of bird species. After students provide answers to four questions, the tool will sort through an online database and narrow the search to just a few species.

Students study the differences and be able to differentiate between the honey bee, bumble bee, paper wasp, and yellow jacket.

In this short video, join Emily and Emma from the Prairie Ridge Ecostation in Raleigh to take a look at some birds and learn about how we can observe all kinds of wildlife in our everyday lives.

In this lesson, students will compare and contrast different kinds of birds' bills and categorize pictures. After drawing the bills in each category, they will then compare the bill types with common household items.

Sttudents will learn how to identify insects and distinguish them from arachnids and other "bugs." Students will work collaboratively using laminated body parts to build an insect or an arachnid. Then the students will design and create their own anatomically correct insect or spider.

Students explore what lions, tigers, and leopards look like by viewing photographs of them in their native habitats. Students then analyze how and why their coats help them survive in their specific habitats. Finally, students create a drawing of a big cat's coat in its habitat.

There are many simple experiments students can do to analyze data. They can test two objects designed to solve the same problem and compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs. The teacher will create a spreadsheet to collect the data to share with the students.

In this lesson, students will learn the characteristics that make an animal a fish, create a model of a fish, and compare it to other marine animals to decide if they are fish or not.

In this short video, join Brandon and Emily on a nature hike with Falyn from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission as they discover all kinds of plants and animals and learn a thing or two about the amazing nature of North Carolina!

This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the Kindergarten Science content.

This resource accompanies our Rethink Kindergarten Science Living Organisms unit. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning. 

This unit was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for Kindergarten Science in Structures & Functions of Living Organisms.

This resource supports the English language development of English language learners. This resource contains an article about ants, explains the life cycle of an ant with pictures, the colony life cycle, and has a coloring page of the life cycle (p.28), among others.

In this short video, students join Emily and Dr. Bronwyn Williams from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as they head to three different North Carolina locations to explore the world of crayfish!

Students will research Penguins with the guidance of the teacher.What do they eat, where do they live, how do they look, are there different kinds, and their lifecycle.

Students will learn about an animal and complete a graphich organizer to show their understanding.

In this virtual resource, students will engage their senses to observe birds in their schoolyard. They will compare different types of birds by color and shape, and evaluate their schoolyard for birds' basic needs.

The wakelet site features videos demonstrating hands-on activities for students to complete at school in small, socially distanced settings. Activities may also be adapted for at-home learning. Most field trips incorporate an outdoor component, acknowledging the need to balance screen time with green time to support mental health. Tips for taking your students outside can be found here: https://education.eol.org/cnc_materials/TipsForTeachingOutside.pdf

This article compares a variety of fish, with their attributes, and compares them to another animal they were named after.