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Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment) 7.1.1 | 7.1.2
Magnify Plant Parts - Use a magnifier to investigate and describe the function of root hairs, stem cross sections, and leaf veins. 0307.1.1
Magnify Skin - Use a magnifier to investigate and describe the function of skin pores, hair follicles, finger nails, veins, and cuticles, etc. 0307.1.2
Living vs Non-Living Quiz - This quiz is based on the information about the six characteristics of living things. For each of the following determine if it is a living or a non-living organism. Clicking on the answer allows you to check your answers. Good luck!
Living or Non-Living? - use this BBC quiz to classify things as animal or non living
Ourselves - use this BBC site to investigate living and non-living
What is a Living Thing, and How Does a Living Thing Respond to Its Environment? - [Unit Overview - 6 lessons] - In this unit students are given time to think about and discuss the fundamental question, "What is a Living Thing?" They are also introduced to a process for planning science investigations on the topic of how different living things interact with their environment.
Worksheet for classifying living and non living things
Interrelationships - Label a drawing of an environment to illustrate interrelationships among plants and animals 0307.2.2
Animal Adaptations - a Science NetLinks lesson plan designed for grades 3-5
Animal Adaptations - an E-Safari that asks students to find out five things about how animal adaptations work; finding food, taking a drink, keeping warm or cooling down, having shelter, and breathing
Build a Fish - Build a Fish by choosing a body, mouth, and color/pattern, and then release it into the reef! In the process you will learn about adaptations that help the fish survive in their environment.
Plant Adaptations in Arid Environments - The plants that grow in the arid eastern region near the Columbia River and the Columbia Basin have a number of traits which help them to be successful in the desert.
Interactions - Construct a diagram to demonstrate how plants, animals, and the environment interact to provide basic life requirements 0307.2.3
Draw an Alien in its Natural Habitat - [designed for grades 3-5] Students will be able to apply what they have learned about living things, structures of living things and how living things sense and respond to their environment by creating a habitat and an alien that could live in that habitat.
Living or Non-Living - Distinguish between living and non-living things. SPI 0307.2.1
Living vs Non-Living Quiz - This quiz is based on the information about the six characteristics of living things. For each of the following determine if it is a living or a non-living organism. Clicking on the answer allows you to check your answers. Good luck!
Living and Nonliving - [designed for K-2 Ohio standards] five activities in one inquiry
Living or Non-Living? - [designed for K-1 UK standards] use this BBC quiz to classify things as animal or non living
What is a Living Thing, and How Does a Living Thing Respond to Its Environment? - [Unit Overview - 6 lessons] - In this unit students are given time to think about and discuss the fundamental question, "What is a Living Thing?" They are also introduced to a process for planning science investigations on the topic of how different living things interact with their environment.
Worksheet for classifying living and non living things
Competition for Resources - Determine how plants and animals compete for resources such as food, space, water, air, and shelter. SPI 0307.2.2
Cycle of Life - lesson plan - all kinds of animals’ food can be traced back to plants and that the sun is often the ultimate source of energy
Food Chains and Webs - Information regarding population size on food webs is presented here. After learning about food webs, select the link named "create a possible food web" at the bottom of the page. Click and drag to create your own food web.
Make a Possible Food Web - click and drag elements - scroll down near the end of the page and select Create as Food Web [works with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari or Netscape Navigator]
Welcome to Biology 2002 - This college level PowerPoint show has some great images. Save the show, throw out the college content and modify the show for your classroom.
Energy Requirements - Identify structures used by different plants and animals to meet their basic energy requirements 0307.3.3
Build Your Own Caterpillar - Build a caterpillar with the tools for surviving in its environment. Look at the environment and then choose the parts that will help your caterpillar have the best chance for survival.
Corn and Photosynthesis - efficient photosynthetic system and a long period of seasonal growth allow corn to produce high yields (reading level is a bit high, but this is short and succinct)
Photosynthesis - the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to produce sugar (high reading level, but a large number of really good illustrations)
Virtual Photosynthesis Experiments - (if you have projection, use this as a whole class activity) on-line virtual experiments with Dr. Gene Splicer which show some of the ways scientists study photosynthesis
Energy Flow - Use a piece of text to obtain basic information about how plants and animals obtain food 0307.3.4
The Flow of Energy Through Plants and Animals - The energy flow through living organisms starts with sunlight and photosynthesis, then travels through the food chain in bite sized chunks. Primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers are all part of the food chain;
How Plants Get their Food - [32 slides] this PowerPoint slide show includes a six-question interactive quiz - excellent show
Food Chain - National Geographic for Kids has a featured Quick Flick from Brain Pop on the subject.
Food Chains and Webs - Basic information regarding food webs is presented here. After learning about food webs, select the link named "create a possible food web" at the bottom of the page. Click and drag to create your own food web.
Habitats - investigate food chains with this interactive site from the BBC
Baby Animal Videos - (posted by the San Diego Zoo) Click on an animal in the list to begin the video. While the emphasis is on the baby, you also see the parent.
Baby Animals - Do you know the special names of these animal babies?
Baby Animals Crossword Puzzle - Click on each box to type letters into the crossword puzzle. (use this as a follow up activity after studying baby animals)
Farm animals and their babies - Click on the images to learn the proper names for farm animals and their babies, and see pictures of the animals with their babies.
Virtual Petting Zoo - (1.) Touch the Whale image anywhere and you'll get a picture of an Adult animal. (2.) When you move your mouse away, the Baby Animal appears!
Inherited Traits - Make a list of human characteristics that are transmitted from parents to their offspring 0307.4.5
Inherited Characteristics - [not human] In the same way that you’ve inherited particular characteristics from your biological grandparents, all arthropods inherited a particular set of characteristics from their ancestor
Inherited Traits - students conduct surveys of inherited traits and create charts and graphs of the data collected [6th grade lesson plan to adapt]
Traits of Human Consciousness - various traits that make up a human, in this list each positive trait is paired with a negative
Survival - Create representations of animals that have characteristics necessary to survive in a particular environment 0307.5.1
Ready for Winter - how plants and animals survive the winter weather
Survive in Environment - Investigate the connection between an organism’s characteristics and its ability to survive in a specific environment 0307.5.2
Build Your Own Caterpillar - Build a caterpillar with the tools for surviving in its environment. Look at the environment and then choose the parts that will help your caterpillar have the best chance for survival. [this activity can also be used with standard 0307.5.3 above]
Change in Environment - Describe how environmental factors change over place and time 0307.5.3
Web Hunt: Dioramas Coming to Life - Visit a few of the dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History, and discover how each one is like a window into a specific time or place
Fossil - Identify evidence used to determine the previous existence of an organism 0307.5.6
Endangered Ecosystems - Investigate some of the animals in a Mexican ecosystem. Figure out who are the predators and who are the prey and build your own food web.
Animal Adaptation E-Safaris - meet some interesting animals to explore how they are adapted to their environments
Build a Fish - Build a Fish by choosing a body, mouth, and color/pattern, and then release it into the reef! In the process you will learn about adaptations that help the fish survive in their environment.
Physical Adaptation - We can see some of the results of physical adaptation by comparing the skeletons of different animals.
Plant Adaptations in Arid Environments - The plants that grow in the arid eastern region near the Columbia River and the Columbia Basin have a number of traits which help them to be successful in the desert.
Squish the Fish - Help Squish travel out across the reef to find his lunch. He needs to find friends who will help him hide from his nemesis, Big Tooth Blob. Learn about shape, color, and behavioral adaptations for survival.
Endangered Populations - Investigate populations of different organisms and classify them as thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct SPI 0307.5.2
Planet Ocean - Explore and Learn More by clicking on Critters or Stuff
Fossil Evidence - Match the organism with evidence of its prior existence SPI 0307.5.3
Build a Dinosaur - interactive game from Scholastic.com using parts of several dinosaurs
Life Has a History - an educational module sponsored by the National Science Foundation (select level 1 for K-3)
Exploring Planets in the Classroom - Hands-on Activities for Science Classes. More than 25 hands-on science activities are provided in classroom-ready pages for both teachers and students for exploring Earth, the planets, geology, and space sciences.
Views of the Solar System - This site presents a vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more. Discover the latest scientific information, or study the history of space exploration, rocketry, early astronauts, space missions, spacecraft through a vast archive of photographs, scientific facts, text, graphics and videos. Views of the Solar System offers enhanced exploration and educational enjoyment of the solar system and beyond.
Virtual Solar System by National Geographic - your chance to discover the wonders of our solar system in a spectacular 3-D environment. Take a fly-by tour of the sun and each planet in its orbit, observe close-up views of the planets, extraterrestrial weather patterns, and more.
Welcome to the Planets - This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
Solar System Components - Use a table to compare and contrast the major solar system components 0307.6.2
Order it up - Measures of size and scale help us understand the magnitude of objects. Play with scales while trying to arrange planets by magnitude of mass, size, temperature, density, distance, gravity or magnetic field. Correctly order the planets and you unscramble a mystery picture! To play, click on the blue link; Play Order it Up: Solar System Edition
Planets of the solar system - Click on a planet to get a short bit of information about each one. Caution, relative sizes are not accurate.
Size Comparison - a sequence of models compares larger and larger objects - great pictures
Solar System - This real-time 3D simulation allows the student to inspect our solar system from any angle or vantage point as well as gain detailed information about each element.
Major Components - Identify the major components of the solar system, i.e., sun, planets and moons SPI 0307.6.1
An animation of a comet's passage through the solar system - Compared to the planets, most comets have highly elliptical orbits and widely varying orbital speeds. Comet Halley's next passage through the inner solar system will occur in the year 2061.
One Page Solar System - print the sheet, cut out planets and lay them to scale [most of them anyway]
Order it up - Measures of size and scale help us understand the magnitude of objects. Play with scales while trying to arrange planets by magnitude of mass, size, temperature, density, distance, gravity or magnetic field. Correctly order the planets and you unscramble a mystery picture! To play, click on the blue link; Play Order it Up: Solar System Edition
Solar System Shuffle - At the bottom of this web page you will find a shuffled solar system deck of cards laid out for you. You will also find a description of each object in the deck. Your job is to match the card with the correct description.
Space Sense - How much do you know about planets, galaxies and the universe? Play Space Sense and test your knowledge of space trivia. To play, click on the blue link; Space Sense for Kids: Easy, Medium or Hard
Rocks and Soils - perform virtual experiments at this BBC interactive site
Sand - This web site is all about sand. It is a place where you can learn about sand, see a variety of different kinds of sand, and look at sands from different places around the world.
Rocks and Soils - perform virtual experiments at this BBC interactive site
Sand - This web site is all about sand. It is a place where you can learn about sand, see a variety of different kinds of sand, and look at sands from different places around the world.
Take the Conservation Challenge Quiz! - Do you consider yourself an "expert" in your knowledge of our natural resources? Or are you interested in learning about conserving soil and water, and making our environment better? Either way, test your knowledge with our interactive quiz.
Test Your Energy IQ - fifteen questions, answers follow the questions [not interactive]
Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment) 7.8.1 | 7.8.2
Weather Tools - Select appropriate tools used for collecting weather data that correspond to the atmospheric condition being measured 0307.8.1
Eye on the Sky - the scientist (your student) is asked to enter weather observations. Based on the entries, a summary of conditions is compiled
Make Your Own Weather Station - You can become an amateur meteorologist by building your own weather station and keeping a record of your measurements. Use this as a class project.
Weather in the Science Lab - Select Weather in the list of labs. The illustration shows a water cycle. Click on The Weather Maker near the top of the weather window. Set temperature of two air masses and the relative humidity. Then see what weather develops. Click on the book in the bottom left corner to read about weather.
Cloud Types - Identify major cloud types and associate them with particular weather conditions 0307.8.2
Cloud Boutique - explanations of and access to detailed pictures of some basic cloud forms provided by the Plymouth State Meteorology Program
Cloud Clues - How to forecast the weather by studying clouds
Cloud Forecasting - Clouds can tell you many things about what the weather will do.
Cloud Matching Game - Drag the photos of clouds on left to the correct name for that cloud on the right. Wrong matches will snap back! Right matches will stick!
Clouds and Precipitation - The purpose of this module is to introduce a number of cloud classifications, different types of precipitation, and the mechanisms responsible for producing them
Cloud Quiz - ten pictures with multiple choice questions
Cloud Types - this page provides information about each cloud group and any cloud classes associated with them
Radar Loop of the last 2 hours covering the contiguous United States. This Doppler radar site indicates clouds, rain and snow with different colors, and refreshes 4 times per hour.
Weather Associated with Cloud Types - Caution! The background of this page is horrible. The easiest way to make the page easier to read is to select all text. Hold down the Ctrl key (or the Apple key) and tap the A key one time.
Wetter or Better? - this twelve-slide show presents cloud types and asks students to make a forecast
Experiment With Weather - test drive the tools meteorologists use every day - information about the tools along with instructions on building and using each of them in experiments
Compare Events - Compare and contrast events that demonstrate evaporation, crystallization, and melting 0307.9.2
Changing State - [designed for 4-5 UK standards] Use this interactive site from the BBC to investigate what causes water to change state. Take a quiz when you have finished.
Matter in the Science Lab - Select Matter in the list of labs. The illustration names the physical state of objects. Next, click on Water Changes State near the top of the matter window. Hold down the blue button to lower the temperature of water to freezing, then hold down the red button till water boils. Click on the book in the bottom left corner to read about matter.
Solids and Liquids - [designed for 3-4 UK standards] Investigate the effect of heat on a variety of objects, then take a quiz.
Change Physical Properties - Make predictions and conduct experiments about conditions needed to change the physical properties of particular substances 0307.9.3
Boil Water With Shockwave - Run this experiment, changing the water amount, the starting water temperature, and the heating power. Enter how long you think it will take to boil the water [bring the water to 100°C]. The accuracy of your guess, as a percentage of the actual time, will be displayed.
Keep-a-Cube - Using materials listed, make a container to see how long you can keep an ice cube from melting. Find out what works best to keep the heat away from the ice cube.
Solar Cooker - harness the sun's energy to make a tasty treat (s'mores) - the experiment procedure includes instructions on how to include a control (also s'mores) - good science and tasty fun
Combinations - Classify combinations of materials according to whether they have retained or lost their individual properties 0307.9.4
Classification of Matter - Answer a series of questions to determine if a substance is a mixture or compound.
Mixtures and Compounds - a short movie featuring iron and sulphur illustrating the difference between a mixture and a compound
Separate Mixtures - Investigate different ways to separate mixtures such as filtration,
evaporation, settling, or using a sieve 0307.9.5
Physical Properties - Describe a substance in terms of its physical properties SPI 0307.9.1
Changing State - [designed for 4-5 UK standards] Use this interactive site from the BBC to investigate what causes water to change state. Take a quiz when you have finished.
Matter in the Science Lab - Select Matter in the list of labs. The illustration names the physical state of objects. Next, click on Water Changes State near the top of the matter window. Hold down the blue button to lower the temperature of water to freezing, then hold down the red button till water boils. Click on the book in the bottom left corner to read about matter.
Solids and Liquids - [designed for 3-4 UK standards] Investigate the effect of heat on a variety of objects, then take a quiz.
Mixture Separation - Identify methods for separating different types of mixtures SPI 0307.9.2
Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment) 7.10.1 | 7.10.2
Sun's Energy - Associate the sun’s energy with the melting of an ice cube placed in a window 0307.10.1
Solar S’Mores - lesson plan on investigating the differences in the amount of the sun’s energy absorbed by a variety of edible surface materials - delicious
Heat Conduction - Investigate various materials to explore heat conduction 0307.10.2
Transparency Master - use this high quality picture of a block of metal on a triple beam balance as a review for your students
Using a Platform Scale - practice using scales like the one in a doctor's office, five Gregs will drop on the scale, waiting to be weighed, see how quickly you can weigh them
Sound - Use a variety of materials to produce sounds of different pitch and volume 0307.11.2
Changing Sounds - an interactive site from the BBC that allows students to investigate factors affecting sound. A quiz is also available.
Conducting Controlled Investigations: Example Using Sound - [designed for grades 3-5] identify when there are multiple variables changing in an investigation and how to modify the investigation so that there is only one variable
Sound in the Science Lab - Select Sound in the list of labs. The illustration is animated and shows how clapping hands make sound. Next, click on Exploring Pitch and Volume near the top of the sound window. Strike the glasses hard and then gently and observe the difference. Now look at the sound waves as you strike different glasses. Click on the book in the bottom left corner to read about sound.
Sound Quiz - [designed for 5th grade] seventeen multiple choice questions regarding the science of sound
Hearing Subtraction - five frequencies are available; 440 Hz, 441 Hz, 442 Hz, 443 Hz, and 444 Hz - played individually you may not be able to detect the difference, but when you play any two of them at the same time you will hear the wavering sound of "beats"
Sound in the Science Lab - Select Sound in the list of labs. The illustration is animated and shows how clapping hands make sound. Next, click on Exploring Pitch and Volume near the top of the sound window. Strike the glasses hard and then gently and observe the difference. Now look at the sound waves as you strike different glasses. Click on the book in the bottom left corner to read about sound.
Virtual Water Bottle Xylophone - by clicking on the virtual water bottles you can hear the notes F, G, A, C, and D - you can see four different songs to play on this xylophone by clicking on the up or down arrows
Transparency Master - use this high quality picture of a block of metal on a triple beam balance as a review for your students
Using a Platform Scale - practice using scales like the one in a doctor's office, five Gregs will drop on the scale, waiting to be weighed, see how quickly you can weigh them
Volume and Pitch - Distinguish between pitch and volume SPI 0307.11.3
A cup of sound - In this activity, you will investigate variables which affect the pitch of the sound
produced by a simple noise maker made from a variety of materials.
Sound in the Science Lab - Select Sound in the list of labs. The illustration is animated and shows how clapping hands make sound. Next, click on Exploring Pitch and Volume near the top of the sound window. Strike the glasses hard and then gently and observe the difference. Now look at the sound waves as you strike different glasses. Click on the book in the bottom left corner to read about sound.
Magnets in My Kitchen - click on objects to see how magnets are used in common household devices
Objects Attracted - Identify objects that are attracted to magnets SPI 0307.12.2
Magnets and Springs - [designed for 2-3 UK standards] use this interactive BBC site to experiment with which objects are attracted to a magnet, then take a quiz.
Using a Platform Scale - practice using scales like the one in a doctor's office, five Gregs will drop on the scale, waiting to be weighed, see how quickly you can weigh them or
Plan Experiment - Communicate interest in simple phenomena and plan for simple
investigations 0107.Inq.2
Conducting Controlled Investigations: Example Using Sound - [designed for grades 3-5] identify when there are multiple variables changing in an investigation and how to modify the investigation so that there is only one variable
Science Snacks from the Exploratorium - use these miniature versions of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium to plan simple investigations
Understand Data - Communicate understanding of simple data using age-appropriate vocabulary 0107.Inq.3
Bar Graph - Enter data to create a bar graph, then manipulate the graph's maximum and minimum values.
Circle Graph - Enter data categories and the value of each category to create a circle graph (similar to "Pie Chart" but the user can define the data set)
Pie Chart - view pie charts (parameters: number of sectors, size of sector as a percent)
Report Findings - Collect, discuss, and
communicate findings from a variety of
investigations 0107.Inq.4
The Greenhouse Effect in a Jar - lesson plan for a class experiment involving jars, thermometers and a light to shine on the jar, or a sunny area in the classroom
Student Designed Investigations Part 4: Poster Presentations/Science Fair - This unit ends with students deciding on a testable question, designing an investigation, doing the investigation, collecting data and drawing conclusions. Students then create poster presentations of their investigation for a grade level science fair.
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