Elementary+(K-4)

Kindergarten --

http://prezi.com/dumxyrt5cwgb/4th-grade-what-characteristics-define-a-living-organism/

Dichotomous Key Candy --

Coaching:

Grades 1 and 2 --

NEW free stuff wikispaces



Maps as of January 2011: PreK -- []

K -- []1 --2 -- [] 3rd grade m aps: []

4th grade -- []

[|Fast Plants]

Elementary School K-4: LE Activitiy: [|Decomposer] [|ESP Science Kits] [|Crayfish] leveled readers (Claws09)

Summer Institute:





http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/162296/elementary-institute-evaluation

Tests and Core

General science websites (K-5): [] [] []

5th grade Resources for Rotation, Revolution, Axis: Earth sites: [|http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/4science.htm#7research] [] 5th grade awesome website: []

Resources:

Animations: [] []

Trade books:

• The Truth About the Moon by Clayton Bess

• Sunshine Makes the Seasons by Franklyn M. Branley

• The Moon and You by E. C. Krupp includes information about tides

• The Reasons for Seasons by Gail Gibbons

• Four Stories for Four Seasons by Tomie dePaola

• Sunshine Makes the Seasons (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) -- by Franklyn M. Branley, Giulio Maestro

• The Moon Seems to Change (Let's-Read-and-Find Out Science 2) by Franklyn M. Branley, Barbara & Ed  Emberley

Web Sites:

• http://www.tides.info/ tide predictions for the world

• www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/jun/tides.html The animation shows the gravitational action of the sun and moon on the earth's oceans, bringing this dynamic process to life.

• kids.msfc.nasa.gov/News/2000/News-VernalEquinox.asp good NASA site

• www.dibonsmith.com/stars.htm good site for Constellations click on The Constellation table

• www.brainpop.com/science/weather/seasons/ Brainpop’s short video about how the season happen

Videos:

• VR5565 Seasons in the Mountains (20 min.)

• “All About the Moon” a Schlessinger video

• “Moon” a Schlessinger video (includes information about tides-really the only relevant part)

• “Bill Nye: Earth’s Seasons”

United Streaming:

• “The Reasons for the Seasons”

• “Seasons Under the Sun: Autumn”

• “Seasons Under the Sun: Spring”

• “Seasons Under the Sun: Summer”

• “Seasons Under the Sun: Winter”

• “Seasons of the Year”

Final Products Summer of 08: [|telementaryfindings report.doc]

[|DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS FINAL.doc]

Pre-K -- [|science+pre-K updated.doc]  [|Prekindergarten+Science.doc] [|science pre-K.doc] [|curriculum maps pre-k.doc]

Kindergarten -- [|Kindergarten+Embedded+Skills-+Science.doc]

1st Grade -- [|Grade+1+Science Final.doc] [|Bottle Ecosystems]

4th grade -- [|Embedded+Skills SCIENCE.doc]

**Templates and Resources:**
[|elecoresci.pdf] [|Prekindergarten Science.doc]

[|Science Literacy Stop Light.doc] [|Embedded Skill.doc] [|elementary vocab physical setting.doc] [|Elementary Science Vocabulary.doc] [|parallel task--ramp] [|Parallel Task -- Observations][|Parallel Task-- Mixture (Observations)] [|Parallel Task -- Liquid Observations] [|Parallel Task-- Inference] [|Parallel Task--Classifying] [|Parallel Task--Classification 2] [|Parallel Task--Electricity][|Parallel Task--Observe Motion] [|Parallel Task--Directions] [|Parallel Task--Candy II Classification] [|Parallel Task--Directions Advanced]
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