Standard Course of Study :: Science

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Feathers, fins, fur, scales, and skin: Using observation, students will identify animal groups by their appearance. The students will move through animal centers looking for similarities and differences of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science)

At home in the tropical rainforest: Students will choose one rainforest animal to research using print and electronic resources. They will work cooperatively with a partner to create a Hyperstudio card with the following information: photograph of the animal, the layer of the rainforest it inhabits, sound the animal makes, and an interesting fact about the animal.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Science); By Sally Eller.

Animals, animals, animals: In this lesson students will learn to observe special characteristics and senses which influence the life of an animal and become aware of threats to animals and their habitats and how this affects everyone.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Science); By Joyce Poplin.

Who sees the seas as important?: In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about some people who think the ocean is so important that they have devoted their lives to studying it and its inhabitants. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

What plants need to grow: This Science NetLinks lesson is the second of a two-part series on where food comes from. In this lesson, students explore how to grow plants and learn what kinds of things promote growth (warmth, sunlight, water, soil). (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Taking care of our oceans: Students consider why so many people live near the coast and learn about the impacts of this trend on ocean animals. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Paperbag paleontology: Cornell Paleontologist John Chiment enlists the aid of younger school children in sorting through materials collected at a dig site and, in the process, demonstrates that anyone can “do science.” (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–5 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Magicicada: A life cycle: Students learn about the appearance, life cycle, and behavior of cicadas. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education and Science); Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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); Provided by: National Geographic

Fish Aren't Afraid of the Dark!: Students are introduced to the concept of bioluminescence and consider how animals benefit from having their own light sources. They look at pictures of bioluminescent marine animals and make collages or write stories. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

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); Provided by: 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 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: 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... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Caribou migration: Students will learn some basic facts about caribou and map the migration route of the Porcupine caribou herd of Alaska and northwestern Canada. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

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 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Arctic terns from north to south: Students map the arctic tern's migration route and consider why it migrates so far. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Animal diversity: This lesson exposes children to a wide range of animals and guides them through observation of animal similarities, differences, and environmental adaptations. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science