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.

Bugs, bugs, bugs: This lesson integrates writing and the study of insects by creating an innovation to the text of the book How Many Bugs in a Box? by David A. Carter; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, Mathematics, and Science); By Vicki Rivenbark.

Earth Day poems using KidPix: Students will learn about Earth Day and their responsibility to the earth by creating Earth Day poems using KidPix.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science); By Michele Tipton.

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.

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.

Habitat—what's that? (Lesson one): This lesson helps students define what the word habitat means and what basic elements make up an animal's habitat.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Kelly Stewart.

Seasons change: This lesson introduces students to the characteristics of the changing seasons and allows students to see how plants, animals, and people adapt to the changes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Science); By Beth Herron.

Snakes are cool: This lesson begins with a reading of Verdi by Janell Cannon. It integrates science with language arts as the students learn about snakes and write about their findings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Marcia Reich.

Turtles are terrific: This lesson will engage the students in the study of turtle attributes and their habitats. The lesson will integrate science, math, language arts and computer/technology curriculums.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, Mathematics, and Science); By Lucy Crosby.

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

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

Crane cam!: Students learn about cranes and their migratory patterns, including the ways in which they use the land area in and around a sanctuary. Students discuss the importance of preserving habitats like these for a variety of animals. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 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

Hatching chickens: This lesson is intended to help students realize that they can learn a lot about animals through close observation. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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

Sharks: Should they be afraid of us?: Students learn some interesting facts about different kinds of sharks and discuss the reasons why people are both afraid of and interested in sharks. They consider sharks' importance in nature and create brochures to educate beach visitors about sharks. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 and 4 Science); Provider: National Geographic

Sunflowers: Van Gogh's depiction of sunflowers is used as a means of focusing on the parts of a flower, growing sunflowers in the classroom, and developing students' artistic impressions of sunflowers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education and Science); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts