Kindergarten
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- Who We Are
Identifies the Five Senses and uses them to explore the
environment
Seasonal Changes
Seasons
Fall Harvest
- Plants and animals
- Plant-Parts....cool
science for kids, click on the salad for an interactive activity
and a chart with examples root, leaf, etc. foods
Growth Cycle Apple/Pumpkin
- The
Pumpkin Patch...how to grow a gigantic pumpkin from seed
selection to picking
- Farms
- Weather
- Seasonal Changes in Plants and Trees
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- Pets
- Petpourri...an
animal care activity section from the American Veterinary Medical
Association
- Smart
Pet Guide...plenty of information on dogs, cats and more
Toys
- Materials Used in Making Toys
- How toys operate
- Sounds Toys Make
Transportation
- Importance of Transportation
- Transportation...lesson
on what transportation is and how it is used in everyday life
- Sink and Float
- Parts of an Airplane
- Space Exploration
Animal and Insect Changes
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Science - Grade 1
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I Am Changing (Key Words: Patterns, stages of development)
- Learning (Key Words: Senses)
- Acceptable Behaviors
- How I have Changed
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My World Changes
- Life Stages
- Weather Changes
- Sky Changes (Key Words: sun, moon, stars)
- Animal/Plant Survival During Seasons (Key words: Snow
shoe rabbit, camel, seasons, hibernation, migration)
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Science - Grade 2 Units
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Exploring Animals
- Living Things...individuals,
families, circle of life
- Classification of animals
- Classifying
Animals...as you take the challenges you learn about the different animal characteristics
- Needs of Living Things
- Physical Characteristics-Vertebrates/Invertebrates
- Relationships to the environment
- Virtual
Zoo...a thinkQuest project-awareness of animals throughout
the world also informs about the rate of human expansion into
various animals' habitats-facts, sounds, photos
- Mammals
- Animals...EcoWorld
-mammals and other animals in pictures and facts
- Birds
- Birds ... student resources from ESP
- Reptiles
- Fish
- Fish FAQ...many,many questions and answers about fish and other sea creatures
- Amphibians
- Invertebrates
- Insects
- Arachnids
- Spiders ... from abcteach - activities and teacher resources
- Helpful/Harmful Insects
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Exploring Fossils
- What, Where, How?
- How Fossils are Collected
- What is Learned from Fossils?
Exploring Forces
Invisible Forces
- Gravity
- Vibrations/sound
- Magnets
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Science - Grade 3 Units
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Exploring Matter
- Properties of matter
- Matter...what
it is, states of matter
Exploring Earth Features
- Earth Features
- Weather /Seasons
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Exploring Our Environment
- Different Things Live in Different Places
- Habitats
The Wild Habitat...polar
and mountain, savannah and grasslands, rainforest, woodlands
descriptions and animals
Polar Pairs...match
the animals and learn a bit about the animals of the arctic
- Introduction to Environmental Relationships
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Science - Grade 4 Units
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Investigating Space
- Sky Patterns
- Skywatching ...links and activities
- Space ...the Nine Planets, Amazing Space
- Aboriginal Star Knowledge...maps, charts, sky gazing pointers.
- Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground...click on Table of Contents-hands on astronomy activities for kids-hundreds of fun explorations into astronomy as a classroom tool for learning how to theorize, experiment, and analyze data
- Understanding the universe-explore the mysteries of the sky
- Sky Watch-uncover the mysteries of the night sky, distinguish planets from stars, find the constellations
- Star Patterns (Northern Circumpolar Constellations)
- Star Classifications
- Sun, planets, stars
- Welcome to
the Planets...planet profiles and a collection of many
of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program
- The
Nine Planets...overview of the history, mythology, and
current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons
in our solar system.
- Browse
the Solar System...by clicking on a planetary image in
the chart you will obtain more information on the selected object.
- StarChild...learning
center for young astronomers. Two levels of information are available,
glossary.
- An
Overview of the Solar System...information and diagrams
- Space
Kids...space related information facts, games, news and
more.
- Moon
- Day-and-Night Cycle
- The
Solar System Live!...Explore outer space by linking with
"live" views of the relative locations of the planets,
a map of Earth's daylight and dark areas, and a look at the Earth
from the current positions of several orbiting satellites.
- Gravity
Relationships in the Environment
- Needs of Living Things
- Photossynthesis...capturing the sun's energy, making food with light and more
- Photosynthesis...the
most important process on earth-click on the red words for a
detailed explanation.
- Ecosystems
- Food chains
- Food web
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- Interdependance of Organisms
- Biodiversity-an
interactive web site dealing with the physical environment to
the
individual species that share it to the genes that make up each
organism.
- Plants database...standardized
information about plants.
organisms change the environment-harmful or helpful?
- EEK...(Environmental education for kids)-Our Earth-click
on "Alien Invaders" for harmful organisms
- Survival of the fittest
- General
Birdsource-interactive
website promoting conservation and environmental learning
Electronic Zoo-Animal
Resources-mega site for all types of animal info
The Raptor Center
is an international medical facility for birds of prey. Our mission
is to preserve biological diversity among raptors and other avian
species through medical treatment, scientific investigation,
education, and management of wild populations.
EELINK-Endangered
Species (Environment Education)-state, regional, national, international lists of endangered species with links to facts and photos
Endangered Species Program...news
releases, fact sheets, program information, and other materials.
- Biomes
Tour of Biomes Biomes of the world-types, locations, plants, animals and more
Amazon Interactive-Explore
the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and
activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people
who call it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live
off the land. Then try your hand at running a community-based
ecotourism project along the Río Napo.
Take
a Walk in the Rainforest-a self guided tour to see plants
and animals
- Camouflage
- Adaptation to the environment
Nature at risk-some animals can't develop fast enough to changing
environments
What
is the Natural Environment? How does it affect life?
- Environmental changes affect survival-
The
Savage Earth-teacher site: our ever-changing earth, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis-
EcoKids Online-site that teaches you all about the planet and
its animals. Includes games, news and facts about animals, special
guests, gallery of children's art, and a discussion area.
FEMA for kids..."site
teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and how you can
prevent disaster damage. You can also learn what causes disasters,
play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid"
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Science - Grade 5 Units
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Investigating Microscopic Organisms/Systems
- Using the Microscope
- Rainbow/spectrum
- Single cell/multicellular organisms
- Beneficial and harmful organisms
- Systems (digestion, excretion,
respiratory, circulatory, skeletal, muscular, nervous)
Investigating Energy
- Energy in General
- Forces and motion
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- Gravity
- What
goes up must come down...interactive site, relationship
between earth and the moon, the planets and the sun and more
- Friction
- Energy Transformation/Heat
- Heat Conductors
- Magnetism and Electricity
- Lightning
Investigating Earth Changes
- Rocks and Minerals
- Constructive and Destructive Forces
- Sediment
- Landslides
- Erosion
- Glaciers
- Earthquakes
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