Teacher: CORE
Year: 2013-14
Course: Science Grade K Month: All Months
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Unit D - Weather & Sky ~ From pp.170-203 in the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill manual.
Standards
3.3.3.A.4-Connect the various forms of
precipitation to the weather in a
particular place and time.
3.3.3.A.5-Explain how air temperature,
moisture, wind speed and direction, and
precipitation make up the weather in a
particular place and time.
3.3.3.A.5-Explain how air temperature,
moisture, wind speed and direction, and
precipitation make up the weather in a
particular place and time.
Essential
Questions
Assessments Skills
Content
Lessons
Resources
What are different
kinds of weather?
How do changes
in weather affect
our daily lives?
Recognize the
characteristics of
different kinds of
weather, such as wind,
sun, rain, and snow.
rainy
windy
snowy
sunny
1: Exploring Weather pp.170- fans, feathers,
177
paper, plastic bags,
aluminum foil,
plants, blocks
What are the
Types of
different kinds of Clouds
clouds?
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Describe clouds and
how they change.
cloud
cirrus
cumulus
cumulonimbus
2: Look at Clouds pp. 178183
chart paper,
markers
chart paper,
markers, paper,
paint, glue,
clipboards, pencils
3.3.3.A.4-Connect the various forms of How are the four Seasons
precipitation to the weather in a
seasons the same 9/20/2013
particular place and time.
and differnt?
Identify what occurs in winter
nature and what people spring
do in different seasons. summer
fall
3: The Seasons pp.184-189
Seasons Lesson
3.3.3.A.4-Connect the various forms of
precipitation to the weather in a
particular place and time.
Recognize changes that day
occur in the sky from night
day to night and night moon
to day.
sun
stars
patterns
4: Night and Day pp. 190-197 Photo Sorting Cards
31-40, daily
newspaper
3.3.3.A.4-Connect the various forms of
precipitation to the weather in a
particular place and time.
Recognize that the sun shadows
creates shadows and
shade
appears to move
heat
through the sky.
5: Sun and Shadows pp.198203
overhead projector,
large white paper,
markers, classroom
objects, masking
tape
O Unit F - Moving Right Along
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Essential
Assessments Skills
Questions
Content
Lessons
What is Motion
motion? 10/11/2013
wheel
pulley
1. Wheels pp. 242-247 Photo Sorting Cards 51-60
pulleys, string, paper cups,
classroom objects
2. How Things Move block, ball. crayon, book,
pp. 248-255
pencils, clipboards
3.2.3.B.1-Explain how movement can be What are
described in many ways.
forces
that cause
motion?
3.2.3.B.1-Explain how movement can be
described in many ways.
3.3.3.B.1-Relate the rotation of the earth
and day/night, to the apparent movement
of the sun, moon, and stars across the sky.
Describe the changes that occur in the
observable shape of the moon over the
course of a month.
understand that certain objects,
like the Sun and the Moon, stay
in the sky, while others, like an
airplane, are in the sky but return
to Earth.
What
makes
sound?
3.2.3.B.4-Identify and classify objects and
materials that are conductors or insulators
of electricity. Identify and classify objects
and materials as magnetic or nonmagnetic.
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recognize that wheels affect
speed and motion and make
moving easier.
explore ways objects move and
forces that cause movement.
slide
roll
push
pull
force
gravity
Resources
3. Ups and Downs pp. book, eraser, ruler, area
256-261
with table
describe sounds and understand vibration
how they are made.
loud
soft
recognize that magnets can be magnet
used to make some objects move
without being touched.
4. Sounds All Around cardboard rolls, rubber
pp. 262-267
bands, plastic bags
5. Magnets pp. 268273
magnets, paper clips
Unit E-Exploring Matter
Standards
3.2.3.A.2-Recognize that all objects and
materials in the world are made of matter.
Essential Questions Assessments Skills
Can paper and cloth
be changed and
manipulated to
make a variety of
objects?
3.2.3.A.1-Differentiate between properties How can we use and
of objects such as size, shape, and weight
change natural
and properties of materials that make up the resources such as
objects such as color, texture, and hardness. wood and metal?
Differentiate between the three states of
matter, classifying a substance as a solid,
liquid, or gas.
3.2.3.A.3-Demonstrate how heating and
How can clay be
cooling may cause changes in the properties manipulated to
of materials including phase changes.
make things?
Content
Lessons
Resources
identify and explore the
bend
ways we can use and change fold
paper and cloth.
tear
cut
1: Paper and Cloth pp. newspaper
212-217
mesh screen
shallow pan
blender
identify and explore the
wood
ways we can use and change metal
natural resources, such as
wood and metal.
2: Wood and Metal
pp. 218-223
identify clay as a natural
clay
resource that can be
kiln
manipulated to make things. fire
3: Working with Clay potter's clay
pp. 224-229
wood scraps
metal scraps
glue
What are the
changing states of
water?
What objects sink
and/or float?
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Sink or
identify and explore the
solid
Float?
properties and changing
liquid
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gas
investigate objects that sink
and float in water.
4: Investigate Water
pp. 230-237
Sink Or Float?
clay
containers of water
Unit E-Exploring Matter
Standards
Essential Questions Assessments Skills
3.2.3.A.1-Differentiate between properties of objects Can paper and
such as size, shape, and weight and properties of
cloth be changed
materials that make up the objects such as color,
and manipulated to
texture, and hardness. Differentiate between the three make a variety of
states of matter, classifying a substance as a solid,
objects?
liquid, or gas.
3.2.3.A.2-Recognize that all objects and materials in
the world are made of matter.
3.2.3.A.3-Demonstrate how heating and cooling may
cause changes in the properties of materials
including phase changes.
3.2.3.A.4-Use basic reactions to demonstrate
observable changes in properties of matter (e.g.,
burning, cooking).
3.2.3.A.5-CONSTANCY AND CHANGE
Recognize that everything is made of matter.
How can we use
and change natural
resources such as
wood and metal?
identify and explore
the ways we can use
and change paper
and cloth.
Content
Lessons
Resources
bend
fold
tear
cut
1: Paper and Cloth
pp. 212-217
newspaper
mesh screen
shallow pan
blender
identify and explore wood
the ways we can use metal
and change natural
resources, such as
wood and metal.
How can clay be
identify clay as a
clay
manipulated to
natural resource that kiln
make things?
can be manipulated fire
to make things.
What are the
Sink or
identify and explore solid
changing states of Float?
the properties and liquid
water?
12/13/2013 changing states of gas
What objects sink
water and
and/or float?
investigate objects
that sink and float in
water.
2: Wood and Metal wood scraps
pp. 218-223
metal scraps
glue
3: Working with
Clay pp. 224-229
potter's clay
4: Investigate Water clay
pp. 230-237
containers of water
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Unit B: Animals
Standards
Essential Questions
Assessments Skills
3.1.3.A.1-Describe
What is an animal? What
characteristics of living animals can you find in
things that help to
your neighborhood?
identify and classify
them.
What do animals need to
stay alive?
What are some attributes
of bugs and where do they
live?
What are some attributes
of reptiles and where do
they live?
What are some
characteristics of birds,
fish, and other water
animals?
How do animals adapt to
their environment?
Animals
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Lessons
Resources
understand the basic definition animal
of an animal and explore
habitat
animals in your neighborhood.
1: Animals Are chart paper, markers, Big Book
Everywhere
Leveled Reader: What Kind of
pp.64-69
Animal Are You?
recognize that animals are
air
organisms that need air, water, water
food and shelter to stay alive
shelter
food
space
learn about bugs, their
insect
attributes, and where they live.
2: What
jar, soil, leaves, earthworms, black
Animals Need construction paper
pp. 70-77
Earthworms
understand the basic definition reptile
of a reptile, its attributes, and snake
where it lives.
lizard
mammal
learn about birds, fish and other wings
water animals.
fins
reef
The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book,
by Jerry Pallotta (Library Binding,
1999)
chart paper, markers
5: Up Above watercolor paint, paint brushes,
and Down
crayons, paper
Under pp. 90- bird feed and small milk cartons
97
6: Staying Safe Animal photo sorting cards, clay,
pp. 98-103
paper plates
explore how animals have
skin
adapted to their environments. fur
scales
shell
feathers
understand how animals grow grow
and change as they mature.
change
How do animals grow and
change as they mature?
How do people and
animals interact in
relationships?
Content
explore relationships between
people and animals.
beekeeper
farmer
3: Bugs and
More Bugs
pp.78-83
4: Reptiles pp.
84-89
7: Grow and
Change pp.
104-111
construction paper, pipe cleaners,
markers, photos of insects
Leveled Reader Big Book: Animals
Grow, The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle, pasta(elbow, spiral,
bowtie), paper plates
8: People and chart paper, drawing paper, pencils,
Animals pp.
crayons, colored pencils, journal
112-117
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Unit B: Animals
Standards
Essential Questions
Assessments Skills
Content
Lessons
Resources
3.1.3.A.1-Describe What is an animal? What
characteristics of
animals can you find in your
living things that help neighborhood?
to identify and
classify them.
What do animals need to stay
alive?
understand the basic definition of
an animal and explore animals in
your neighborhood.
animal
habitat
1: Animals chart paper, markers, Big Book
Are
Leveled Reader: What Kind of
Everywhere Animal Are You?
pp.64-69
recognize that animals are
organisms that need air, water,
food and shelter to stay alive
2: What
jar, soil, leaves, earthworms,
Animals
black construction paper
Need pp. 7077
What are some attributes of
bugs and where do they live?
learn about bugs, their attributes,
and where they live.
air
water
shelter
food
space
insect
What are some attributes of
reptiles and where do they
live?
understand the basic definition of a reptile
reptile, its attributes, and where it snake
lives.
lizard
mammal
learn about birds, fish and other
wings
water animals.
fins
reef
What are some characteristics
of birds, fish, and other water
animals?
How do animals adapt to their
environment?
explore how animals have adapted skin
to their environments.
fur
scales
shell
feathers
understand how animals grow and grow
change as they mature.
change
How do animals grow and
change as they mature?
How do people and animals
interact in relationships?
Animals
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explore relationships between
people and animals.
beekeeper
farmer
3: Bugs and
More Bugs
pp.78-83
4: Reptiles
pp. 84-89
construction paper, pipe cleaners,
markers, photos of insects
The Yucky Reptile Alphabet
Book, by Jerry Pallotta (Library
Binding, 1999)
chart paper, markers
5: Up Above watercolor paint, paint brushes,
and Down
crayons, paper
Under pp.
bird feed and small milk cartons
90-97
watercolor paint, paint brushes,
crayons, paper
bird feed and small milk cartons
6: Staying
Animal photo sorting cards, clay,
Safe pp. 98- paper plates
103
7: Grow and Leveled Reader Big Book:
Change pp. Animals Grow, The Very Hungry
104-111
Caterpillar by Eric Carle,
pasta(elbow, spiral, bowtie),
paper plates
8: People and chart paper, drawing paper,
Animals pp. pencils, crayons, colored pencils,
112-117
journal
M Unit C - Our Earth, Our Home (Rocks/Soil) ~ From pp. 126-165 in MacMillan/McGraw-Hill manual
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Essential
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Assessments
Skills
Content
Questions
c
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What is
Explore the
soil
examples of the ways in which soil Earth made
composition and uses dirt
is formed.
of?
of soil.
earth
1: Soil Under Your Feet soil, hand lenses, newspaper, largepp.126-131
mesh strainer, fine-mesh strainer
Investigate the
characteristics of
different rocks.
3.3.3.A.1-Explain and give
What are
examples of the ways in which soil some
is formed.
different
landforms
that make
up Earth's
surface?
3.3.3.A.1-Explain and give
examples of the ways in which soil
is formed.
Learn characteristics of mountains 3: Land High and Low soil, sand, water, eyedroppers, watering
geographic features that valleys
pp.138-145
can, cup, container for the mountain
are high and low.
plains
(sand table, planter tray)
canyons
3.3.3.A.1-Explain and give
What are
examples of the ways in which soil some ways
is formed.
to take care
of our Earth
and why is
it important
to care for
our Earth?
3.4.3.B.2-Explain how materials are
How To Take Care of
re-used or recycled.
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Resources
3.3.3.A.1-Explain and give
examples of the ways in which soil
is formed.
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rocks
pebbles
sand
Lessons
2: Rocks pp.132-137
Learn characteristics of
rivers, streams, lakes,
and oceans and identify
water as a natural
resource.
river
stream
lake
ocean
Learn about Earth's
natural resources that
are used in everyday
life and that resources
can be conserved.
resource
5: Earth's Resources
firefighter pp.152-159
Learn different reasons recycle
for and ways of
reduce
recycling.
reuse
4: Water All Around
pp.146-151
6: Recycle, Reuse
pp.160-165
classroom rock collection, rocks from
outside, hand lenses, crayons
cups, water, chart paper, markers,
clipboards, paper, pencils, paint, glue,
paper towel rolls
plastic toy dishes, sink, two large
plastic containers, chart paper, markers
yogurt and coffee containers, egg
cartons, boxes, magazines, newspaper,
paint, scissors, glue
Unit A Plants
Standards
Essential Questions
3.1.3.A.1-Describe characteristics of
EQ1-What are plants?
living things that help to identify and
classify them.
3.1.3.A.5-Identify the structures in plants
that are responsible for food production,
Assessments Skills
Content
Understand that plants are leaf
organisms with parts that
help them get what they stem
need to grow and mature seed
root
Lessons
Resources
1. Parts of Plants pp. index cards, markers
26-31
celery, water, food
coloring
support, water transport, reproduction,
growth, and protection.
3.1.3.A.2-Describe the basic needs of
living things and their dependence on
light, food, air, water, and shelter.
What does a plant need Plant Needs Recognize that a plant is air, light, water, soil
to grow?
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air, water, light, and soil
to survive.
3.1.3.A.3-Illustrate how plants and
How does a plant
Recognize that plants are seed, seedling, fruit,
animals go through predictable life cycles change from a seed to a
organisms that grow and flower
that include birth, growth, development, plant?
change.
reproduction, and death.
1. How are leaves
Recognize that plants can leaf, leaves, flower,
different? How are they
be identified by their
flowers
the same?
parts.
2. How are flowers
different? How are they
the same?
Do you eat plants? If
Identify and explore
fruits, vegetables
so, what kind?
plants that we eat and the
foods that come from
different plants.
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Essential Questions
Assessments
3.1.3.A.1-Describe
EQ1-What are plants? Parts of a plant
characteristics of living
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things that help to
identify and classify
them.
3.1.3.A.5-Identify the
structures in plants that
are responsible for food
production, support,
water transport,
reproduction, growth,
and protection.
3.1.3.A.2-Describe the What does a plant need
basic needs of living
to grow?
things and their
dependence on light,
food, air, water, and
shelter.
3.1.3.A.3-Illustrate how How does a plant
plants and animals go change from a seed to a
through predictable life plant?
cycles that include
2. What Plants Need seeds, soil, water, cups,
pp. 32-39
3. How Plants Grow lima bean seeds,
pp.40-45
ziplock bags, moist
paper towels
4. Look at Leaves
Photo cards, string
and Flowers pp. 46- pattern blocks to make
53
flowers
various assortment of
leaves or pictures of
leaves for sorting
5. Plants We Use pp. various fruits and
54-59
vegetables
Skills
Content
Lessons
Resources
Understand that plants
are organisms with
parts that help them get
what they need to grow
and mature
leaf
1. Parts of Plants pp.
26-31
index cards, markers
celery, water, food
coloring
Recognize that a plant air, light, water, soil
is an organism that
needs air, water, light,
and soil to survive.
2. What Plants Need
pp. 32-39
seeds, soil, water, cups,
Recognize that plants seed, seedling, fruit,
are organisms that grow flower
and change.
3. How Plants Grow
pp.40-45
lima bean seeds, ziplock
bags, moist paper towels
stem
seed
root
birth, growth,
development,
reproduction, and
death.
1. How are leaves
different? How are they
the same?
2. How are flowers
different? How are they
the same?
Do you eat plants? If
so, what kind?
Recognize that plants
can be identified by
their parts.
leaf, leaves, flower,
flowers
Identify and explore
plants that we eat and
the foods that come
from different plants.
fruits, vegetables
4. Look at Leaves and Photo cards, string
Flowers pp. 46-53
pattern blocks to make
flowers
various assortment of
leaves or pictures of leaves
for sorting
5. Plants We Use pp. various fruits and
54-59
vegetables