• 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)
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 -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/17njasy520StZV1pOjpeloL35y-Rl5UrjAfHdQGhRgDk/edit?hl=en&authkey=CMXckuYG
K --
4th grade -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fiXx2yMMZEuidtwRCU1bZFeO_r_brcFG_2P6wSSusBM/edit?hl=en&authkey=CIXLzvMC
Fast Plants
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):
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listscilinksba.html
http://gets.gc.k12.va.us/elementary/science3.htm
http://www.bes.fayette.k12.il.us/science.htm
5th grade Resources for Rotation, Revolution, Axis:
Earth sites:
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/4science.htm#7research
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/earth.htm
5th grade awesome website: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_science.htm
Resources:
Animations:
http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanimations/animations/01_EarthSun_E2.html
http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/en/a520-sun-earth-moon
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:
Pre-K --
Kindergarten --
1st Grade --
4th grade --
Templates and Resources:
parallel task--ramp
Parallel Task -- ObservationsParallel Task-- Mixture (Observations)
Parallel Task -- Liquid Observations
Parallel Task-- Inference
Parallel Task--Classifying
Parallel Task--Classification 2
Parallel Task--ElectricityParallel Task--Observe Motion
Parallel Task--Directions
Parallel Task--Candy II Classification
Parallel Task--Directions Advanced