1st Grade Science Units
- Earth and Space Science: Space Systems
- Life Science: Structure and Function - Animals & Plants
- Physical Science: Waves: Light and Sound
Student Research
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Journey North Online Projects
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Sid the Science Kid * PBS ideas
Weather
- ACCU Weather forecast
- ACCU Weather US satellite forcast
- CNN Weather - Weather for Oradell, NJ
- National Weather Service - U.S. weather
Tools
- Welcome to Eye on the Sky - Generate a weather report using real time information.
- Weather Watch Tools - Scholastic
1. Space Systems
- Sunrise, Sunset - Beacon learning center
- As the World Turns - Beacon learning center
- A Day on Earth - Studyjam video
- Earth revolving around the sun - Animation -classzone
- Seasons Simulator with the globe - U. Of Nebraska
- 4 Seasons - animated
Webcams around the World - Is it Day or Night?
Moon
- Moon Phases Song - Cee Lo Green
- Phases of the Moon - cartoon video - The Moon
- Moon Landing video - 1969
- Rising moon video - time lapse photos
TRACK THE PHASES OF THE MOON
- 8 Phases animation
- Lunar Phases - Select Activity #3 - Utah U.
- Lunar Phases - day & night
- Giant Moon Phases
- Moon Calendar - birthday
RESEARCH
- Moon - Enchanted Learning
- Moon - Nine Planets
- Moon facts - Scholastic
VOCABULARY
cycle- a series of repeated events
moon- the natural satellite of the earth
pattern- something that repeats over and over again
phase- a period of time in a process of change
season- each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun
star- an object in the sky that gives off light and heat
sun- the star which the Earth goes around
sunrise- the time in the morning in which the sun appears
sunset- the time in the evening in which the sun disappears
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
RESOURCES:
- NSTA - NGSS Standards, by topic * Learning Center * Resources
- Discovery videos and lesson ideas
- Open Ed - Background and lesson
- Science Spot lessons
- Concord Consortium simulations (requires Java)
- Brainpop
- ShiShow Kids YouTube (4 min video clips and experiment ideas)
2. Animals & Plants - Structure and Function
1. What does the animal and baby look like?
4. Does the animal have a home / habitat?
ELEPHANTS
- Baby elephant meets clans
- Baby Elephants
- Baby elephant's 1st watering hole
- Elephant eating pumpkin
- Elephant Whisperer
CHAMELEONS
- Chameleons are Amazing
- Chameleons: The Most Overpowered Lizard - Animalogic
- Chameleon changing color
- The cameleons of Madagascar start at 6 minutes
LIONS
ARKIVE is no longer available. I am keeping this just incase it returns!
- Alligator
- Brown Bear or Polar Bear
- Butterfly
- Cheetah
- Panther Chameleon * Namaqua Chameleon * Changing color *
- Deer
- Dragonfly
- Bald Eagle * Fla. eagle cam * Philippine Eagle * Duke Farm eagle cam
- Elephant - African
- Frog * tree frog
- Giraffe
- Hippo * Watering hole
- Jaguar
- Kangaroo
- Koala
- Lion
- Monkey - howler
- Panda
- Penguin - emperor
- Possum
- Rabbit
- Raccoon
- Shark * Tiger Shark
- Sloth
- Snake - Garter or Anaconda
- Squirrel
- Turtle
- Tiger
- Humpback Whale
- Zebra
Domestic Animals
Then go to Research Guidelines to get more information:
- alike - similar to each other
- animals - a living thing that is not a plant
- different - not the same as another
- flower - the part of a plant that makes fruits and seeds
- habitat - the place or natural area where plants and animals live
- leaf - a structure on a plant that is usually green and makes food from sunlight
- life cycle - the stages a living thing goes through
- living - alive
- needs - what a living thing has to have to survive
- nutrients - what living things need to grow and stay healthy
- offspring - a new plant or animal produced by a parent
- oxygen - a gas in air and water that plants and animals need to survive
- plants - a living thing that has roots, stems, and leaves
- protect - to prevent someone or something from getting hurt
- root - a part of a plant that grows in soil
- stem - the part of a plant that carries water & food to the leaves & food back to the
- roots
- survive - to stay alive
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
- NSTA - NGSS Standards, by topic * Learning Center * Resources
- Discovery videos and lesson ideas
- Open Ed - Background and lesson
- Science Spot lessons
- Concord Consortium simulations (requires Java)
- Brainpop
- ShiShow Kids YouTube (4 min video clips and experiment ideas)
- Houston Zoo *
- San Diego Zoo
3. Waves: Light and Sound
- x Reflection and refraction - Bill Nye the Science Guy
Videos
Sound
- Animal Sounds - Busch Gardens
- Partners in Rhyme - Sound Effects
- Pattern player- Make and listen to your own cool drum patterns! PBS
- The sound of ice
Sound
Teacher Research
VOCABULARY
- blocked: when light or sound is prevented from following a path
- clear : an object that does not block any light, see through
- communicate: passing information from one person to another
- light: something that makes it possible to see objects
- opaque : no light passes through
- pluck: to pull the strings of an object with your fingers
- reflect: when light bounces back
- shadow: a dark place under or beside an object where light is blocked
- sound: something that is heard
- translucent : some light passes through
- transparent : all light passes through
- vibrate: to move quickly back and forth
- Make a Kazoo pg 12, Tuning Fork in Water pg14, Light & Sound pg 41 - alvordschools.org
- NSTA - NGSS Standards, by topic * Learning Center * Resources
- Discovery videos and lesson ideas
- Open Ed - Background and lesson
- Science Spot lessons
- Concord Consortium simulations (requires Java)
- Brainpop
- ShiShow Kids YouTube (4 min video clips and experiment ideas)
MORE SCIENCE LINKS
Monarch Butterflies
Symbolic Butterflies to Mexico - Teacher Page
- Introduction slideshow
- Mexico life and symbolic butterflies - video JN
- A day in the life in Garatachea - slideshow
- Video Visit to a Sanctuary
- Photos of Monarchs * Monarch in Flight in Mexico
- Stories from Mexico
- Map of North America
Migration
Visit the Sanctuary & Meet the People - Journey North
Monarch Life - Larva Locomotion photo & movie
Monarch Lifecycle - Journey North Life of a Monarch Catapiller - Journey North Spring Migration at Journey North for Kids Gallery - Monarch WatchAll Butterfly Photos
Games
Monarchs - Mr. Nussbaum Migrating Monarchs Quiz - familyeducation
MORE INFORMATION
ORBITS
- Earth, Sun, Moon - BBC
SUN
- The Sun - Enchanted Learning
- Our Sun - Kids Astronomy
- The Sun - Nine Planets
- Sun For Kids - Videos - Nasa
EARTH
- Introduction to the Earth - Enchanted Learning
- The Moon - Enchanted Learning
- Earth - Nine Planets
- The Big Blue Marble - Interactive - National Geographic
- Earth - Disney - short video
Sun & Moon
- Solar Systeml - Kids Astronomy
- Sun - enchanted learning
- The Sun - WatchKnowLearn - 4 min. video
- Your Shadow- WatchKnowLearn - video
- The Solar System - WatchKnowLearn - 4 min. video
INTERACTIVES FOR TEACHERS
- Sunlight and Seasons - Journey North