In this lesson, students learn about the different type of clouds. They will go on a short field trip to the out of doors to observe weather conditions and document what they see on dry erase boards.
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In this lesson, students design the cycle of seasons as a circular calendar.
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In this lesson, students will compare the forces of pushing and pulling. Students will also recognize that objects at rest will not move unless a force is applied to them.
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Students will sort and classify shoes and relate this to how plants and animals are sorted and classified.
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In this activity, students make and record weather observations, and compare their observations to online weather data.
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In this lesson, students will investigate how sounds are produced by different vibrations.
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In this lesson, students will create an original dance based on weather characteristics of the four seasons. Students will draw different types of weather and will then act out the weather with dance and movement.
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In this lesson, students will observe and identify changes in an object's position and describe position in terms of its relationship to another object.
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In this lesson, students will understand how energy from the sun serves as a source of light that warms the Earth. They will also investigate how different surfaces of the earth absorb different amounts of the sun's energy. Students will take temperature readings at a variety of locations.
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Students will learn about the importance of and methods for water conservation.
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Students will explore sound by creating a "telephone" out of two empty yogurt cups and string.
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This article provides several simple, fun experiments for elementary students to investigate what happens to solids, liquids, and gases when they are heated.
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In this activity, students learn about the lifecycle of the Emperor penguin and play a game to model some of the harsh conditions faced by the penguin parents.
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This resource is a compilation of text, videos, and other elements to create a scaffolded 5E learning experience for students. In this lesson, students learn about energy transfer through food chains and understand how animals' habitats provide what they need to survive.
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In this lesson, students use problem-solving skills to design tower structures out of a variety of materials. Students will compare properties of the materials as they select appropriate ones for their structures.
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In this lesson, students will learn about different types of weather and will make their own weather book. Students will learn about clouds, wind, fog, rain, snow, lightning, thunder, and rainbows. Students will participate in different experiments that show different types of weather.
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In this lesson, students move a flashlight around an object to make and experiment with shadows. The activity can be connected to a storybook about a little bear exploring his own shadow, and also has connections to the geometry of a solar eclipse as the Moon and Sun cast a shadow onto Earth.
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This resource is a compilation of text, videos, and other elements to create a scaffolded 5E learning experience for students. In this lesson, students learn about the processes in the water cycle, especially as related to energy from the sun.
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Students investigate conditions that affect extreme weather on Earth. They will use brainstorming, discussion, and resources such as images and video to gather information about weather, and then record their information on a provided worksheet.
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Students will listen to a close reading of Harry the Dirty Dog over the course of 3 days. (The book is accessible via NC Kids Digital Library. Personal copy or online versions can be used.) After each read aloud, students will have the opportunity to engage in The Engineering Design Process to create a maze using various materials to construct different ways for Harry to move through the maze . Students will write to tell about their maze using sentence frames and an anchor chart for support. Finally, students will present their maze and read their informational writing to reflect their knowledge of the Force and Motion standard, specifically the different ways objects move. Maze creation and student informational writing should reflect multiple modes of movement per the NC Kindergarten Science Standards.
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