North Brookfield Elementary School
K - 2 Science Curriculum
Earth Science
Science
Gr. K
Framework Activities/Lesson Goals/Materials
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Gr. 1
Activities/Lesson /Goals/Materials
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1. Earth’s
materials
(water,
rock, solid,
living
organisms)
1. Goal: Students will learn facts
about worms.
Activity: Walk around the
playground observing and discussing
where, water, rocks, soil, and living
organisms are found. Discuss the story
Wonderful Worms.
Materials: Dirt, worms, jars for
worm farm.
1. Goal: Students will recognize that rocks 1. Goal: Students will observe the
are found in the earth’s surface.
movement of bubbles in the air as they
Activity: Pet Rock Day – children bring apply to air pressure.
in a rock from home and paint it.
Activity: Straw and bubble activity
Materials: Rocks, paint.
Materials: Bubble solution, straws,
cups
2. Earth’s
materials
(air, gases,
wind)
2. Goal: Students will observe the
direction of the wind.
Activity: The class will observe
the movement and direction of objects
such as flags.
Material: Flag
2. Goal: Students will design and build a
tool that could be used to show what wind
is, moving air and to show wind direction.
Activity: Design and fly kites.
Materials: Paper, string, markers,
crayons.
2. Goal: Students will design and
build a tool that could be used to show
what wind is – moving air and to show
wind direction
Activity: Design a wind sock.
Materials: Paper, streamers, hole
punch, markers, and glue.
3. Goal: Students will observe weather
changes from day to day.
Activity: Keep a class weather chart that
shows daily temperature.
Materials: Outdoor thermometer, graph
showing days of week and temperature in
degrees.
3. Goal: Students will observe
temperature changes.
Activity: Record/graph temperature
as a class.
Materials: Thermometer, graph
paper.
3. Weather/ 3. Goal: Students will know the
difference in weather.
Seasons
Activity: During circle time
activities the students will discuss and
describe the daily weather changes.
Materials: Weather chart.
Gr. 2
Activities/Lesson Goals/Materials
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North Brookfield Elementary School
K - 2 Science Curriculum
Earth Science
Science
Gr. K
Framework Activities/Lesson Goals/Materials
__________ _______________________________
4. Sun – a
source of
heat and
light
4. Goal: Students will know if the
groundhog sees his shadow.
Activity: Discuss groundhog day –
light and shadows.
Materials: Read story about the
groundhog.
5. Repeated 5. Goal: Students will sort the
pictures by day and night.
events Activity: Sort pictures by day and
seasons,
night.
day and
Materials: Pictures of day and
night
night.
Gr. 1
Activities/Lesson Goals/Materials
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Gr. 2
Activities/Lesson Goals/Materials
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4. Goal: Students will recognize that the
sun supplies light for the earth and is
necessary for life.
Activity: Students plant seeds in small
containers and place one on a windowsill
where it will receive sun. Another will be
placed in a darker corner of the room.
Materials: Seeds, soil, cups.
4. Goal: Students will recognize that
the sun supplies heat and light to the
earth and is important for life.
Activity: Chart growth of a plant
with and without sunlight.
Materials: Cups soil, plants, paper
bags.
5. Goal: Students will recognize some
events have repeating patterns, including the
seasons.
Activity: Students will make a collage
with pictures and words showing each
season. Students will observe and describe
weather changes day to day and over
seasons.
Materials: Magazines, pencils, and
crayons.
5. Goal: Students will brainstorm
vocabulary words to describe the
weather at different times throughout
the year.
Activity: Draw a tree for each
season and use different vocabulary
words to describe them.
Materials: On line resources to
show students how seasons change.