AFTER READING Lead children in a game that uses the index. Assign small groups of children a word from the index. At a signal, have children use the index to locate their word in the text. Have group members raise their hands when they find the word in the text. Then have them share the … Read more
Physical ScienceSimple machines or tools such as levers, pulleys, and wedges make work easier. Some animals have the ability to use tools, and some can even make tools. Earth ScienceAnimals can adapt to changing conditions in their native environments, and some animals can find their way home using Earth’s magnetic field. Links to Reading/Language ArtsComprehension … Read more
Answer Key – White Light and Prisms Answer Key The light bends as it enters the prism, separating the colors in light. The colors are bent again as they exit the prism, spreading out more. A spectrum is seven colors that make up light. Water, like glass, can bend light. A raindrop bends rays of … Read more
● The universe is made up of all the galaxies and the millions of stars in each galaxy. Scientists believe there are billions of galaxies. To make one billion, they would need one million sheets with 1,000 galaxies on each and that still wouldn’t be enough! The universe contains billions of galaxies. ● Our Solar … Read more
The land provides not only living space for people, plants, and animals, but also the source of most food. People have destroyed the land in many ways; by poor crop management, deforestation, waste disposal, strip mining, and urban sprawl. Climate plays an important role in our environment. A desert climate and that of a tropical … Read more
When the moon looks big and round, it is a full moon. That is when we see the whole lighted side of the moon. As it moves, we see less of the lighted side. Soon we see only a half moon. As it moves more, we see less and less of the lighted side. Soon … Read more
Make a list of the electrical appliances in your home. Then answer these questions about each appliance: What kind of energy is electricity converted into? Is there a loss of useful energy? Answer Key – Useful Energy Conversions Answer KeyAnswers will vary.
Take the pumpkins to the water table and see what happens. Take pictures of this activity. Have children draw pictures and journal about their pumpkins. Create a favorite class book “Our Greatest Pumpkin”.
Each time the heart “beats,” it pushes blood in two directions at once. Some of the blood goes to the lungs, and some of the blood goes to the rest of the body. If you have ever heard a heartbeat, you know that it makes a “puh-pum” type of sound. The “puh” sound is made … Read more
These early missions searched for life, past or present, and for evidence of liquid water or ice. Without water, life cannot exist. Long ago, Mars may have had huge oceans and a dense atmosphere. But, sometime in the last three billion years, the climate changed dramatically. Mars would have lost most of its air and … Read more
Answer Key – The Movement of Stars Yes, to some extent it looked a bit like a dipper. Students should draw arrows from star a, moving down and to the right, and from star b, moving straight down. no Students’ arrows should match the stars’ positions in Picture 3.
Is It Alive? Meg and her pet, Rufus Rat, see living things all around them.Plants and animals are living things. So are humans!Living things need air, water, and food.Living things make more things like them.Color the things on this page that are alive. Not Alive! All living things need air, water, and food.Living things grow.Some … Read more
What Kinds of Clouds Worksheet Complete the clouds activity chart and questions. Answer the questions. Were the clouds the same each day? What was the weather like? Was the weather the same each day? How do clouds tell us about the weather?
Helping Children Write Simple Science Reports The most successful writing experiences for children have one thing in common – adequate time has been spent at the prewriting stage. During the prewriting stage motivation is established, background knowledge is developed, and requirements of the writing assignment are clarified. During this time, the writing process is modeled. … Read more
Food Tasting – PROCEDURE Choose one or more food tasters from the class. Blindfold the first taster and have him/her hold the nose closed or use a nose clip. Using a toothpick, carefully place a bit of food on the taster’s tongue. Without chewing the food, have the taster identify it. Record the results on … Read more
Sponge Garden GENERAL INFORMATIONSeeds contain the embryo and stored food of a plant encased in a hard shell or other protective coating. Seeds are produced by both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (non-flowering plants and trees). The largest seed is that of the double coconut tree which can weigh up to 50 lbs. while the … Read more
The Solar System is based around the Sun, our nearest star, at the center. It is comprised of nine planets that go around, or orbit, the Sun. They are (listed in order from nearest to theSun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. All of these planets, except for Mercury and Venus, … Read more
ANIMALS – CLASSIFICATIONThere are a million or so different animals in the animal kingdom. Scientists classify animals in the following way:Phylum: Each phylum is broken down into classes.Class: Classes are divided into orders.Order: Orders are divided into families.Family: Families are divided into genera.Genus: Genera are divided into species.Species Look at the classification of a dog … Read more
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