Standard Course of Study :: Science

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How Do Pumpkins Grow? book: This is an integrated science and language arts lesson plan. Students will create individual books that illustrate how pumpkins grow.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Science); By Marty Britt.

First class butterflies: This is an integrated unit on raising and releasing Painted Lady butterflies. Students will learn that technology is very useful in obtaining and sharing information about butterflies via the internet.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Computer Technology Skills, Mathematics, and Science); By Brenda Murray.

From seed to plant: This lesson will give students an opportunity to learn about seed parts, how a plant grows, and to compare plants.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science); By Gretchen Barkowitz.

Gardens all around: Students learn to appreciate the plants and animals that make their homes in the gardens of North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science); By Bambi Heavner.

Getting down & dirty with soils: In this lesson, we will explore different kinds of soil (humus, sand, clay). The students will plant seeds in the different soils as part of further exploration.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Amy Rhyne, Paulette Keys, and Sarah Carson.

Habitat happenings (Lesson five): This is lesson five in the series. During this lesson students will put the things they have learned from previous lessons into a creative writing assignment. The students will choose an animal to be and will describe themselves and their living environment.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Kelly Stewart.

How does your flower grow?: Students will develop science process skills by observing plants in various conditions and recording their observation over a period of time; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Bobbie Toler.

Inside a baby seed: Students will identify the three main parts of a seed after the bean/seeds have been soaked in water overnight.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Thelma Pike.

Is it living?: Students will identify living and nonliving things.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science); By Genita Powell.

Jack-o-Light: We use pumpkins to demonstrate that fire needs air to burn. This goes really well with Fire Safety Week and our pumpkin unit. Also, we 'guesstimate' how many pumpkin seeds are in the pumpkin. We roast them afterwards by following a recipe. You can also create a Kids Pix picture of pumpkins.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, Mathematics, and Science); By Michele Tipton.

Barbaloot suits: Preserving biodiversity: Students learn about how and why National Geographic Emerging Explorer Mark Olson studies plants. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Social Studies and Science); Provider: National Geographic

Butterfly 2: A butterfly's home: Students should explore how various organisms satisfy their needs in the environments in which they are typically found. Students will design their own butterfly gardens to demonstrate which environmental characteristics make up a favorable butterfly habitat. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science and ); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Can we keep the lake clean?: This lesson introduces students to the water cycle by having them help draw a picture of a lake ecosystem, adding human impacts that affect water quality. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A timeline of change, a model for change: In this Xpeditions lesson, students conduct research on the Chesapeake Bay, from Captain John Smith's explorations of Native American settlements in the early seventeenth century to the present, and examine how these changes over time can help people better understand relationships between people and their environment. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies and Science); Provider: National Geographic

Designing a native plants garden: Students compare native vegetation in different parts of the United States. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies and Science); Provider: National Geographic

Digging up details on worms: Using the language of science in an inquiry study: In this lesson, students explore science vocabulary as they research worms in order to plan and build a classroom worm habitat. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Elementary ecosystems: Students are introduced to the basics of species interdependency within an ecosystem. They perform a simple simulation to see how one species can affect many others. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Science); Provider: National Geographic

Forest features: Students concentrate on the tropical rain forest and learn about explorer Michael Fay's Congo Trek through the African rain forest. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Science and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

How does my garden grow? Writing in science field journals: In this lesson, students observe and explore their environment and then work together to plant a garden and study its growth using the inquiry process of questioning and exploring. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Science, and Mathematics); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Investigating local ecosystems: Students use the Internet to investigate the habitats of local plants and animals. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills and Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science