Standard Course of Study :: Science — Kindergarten

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Weather is the word-o: Using an integrated curriculum, this unit plan provides sixteen fun-filled weather activities to familiarize students with sun, rain, snow, and wind. Each of the activities will take approximately 30 minutes over a three week period.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)

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What is a tornado?: Students will learn about how tornadoes are formed and why most tornadoes occur in “tornado alley.” Students will create a tornado in a bottle and review basic safety information about what to do in a tornado. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K and 2 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Weather and wind: This ARTSEDGE lesson introduces the expanding and condensing properties of air masses and the unequal heating of Earth as the force behind the wind. Students write a report on a topic related to wind and weather patterns and create a dance to demonstrate... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Dance Arts Education and Science); Provided by: ArtsEdge

The warmth of the sun: Students recognize the sun's critical function in heating and warming the air, land, and water that sustain our lives. They will perform indoor and outdoor activities that help them begin to identify the sun as the natural, universal source of heat in the... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Prepare yourself!: Introduces students to location and frequency of natural disasters in the United States. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K and 2 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

Objects in the Sky: This Science NetLinks lesson is part of a four-part series in which students observe the daytime and nighttime sky regularly to identify sequences of changes and to look for patterns in these changes. In this lesson, students will observe the daytime and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K Science); Provided by: Science Netlinks

How's the weather today?: Students examine maps, record temperatures, and draw pictures showing different weather conditions as an introduction to weather and temperature trends in different latitudes of the United States. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K and 2 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

El Niño: More Than Just Hot Air?: Students are introduced to the El Niño phenomenon by doing a brief experiment and looking at pictures of El Niño. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

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