LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3

The learner will make observations and build an understanding of the properties of common objects.

Objective 3.01

Observe and describe the properties of different kinds of objects (clay, wood, cloth, paper, other) and how they are used.

Resources aligned to this objective

Mud feels good!
Students will listen to Mud Walk by Joy Cowley. Students will experience and describe mud using a bubble map to record their responses. Students will create a class book using chocolate pudding to imitate mud.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Science)
By Amanda Mcalpine, Carol Elliott, and Ginny Devine.
Jumping with Jack Be Nimble
In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 3
In this kindergarten lesson plan, students use the nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble" to practice locomotor skills and sorting objects.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living and Science)
By Lisa Wright.
Bouncing bubbles
Students will listen to Bubbles Bubbles by Mercer Mayer and a bubble poem before exploring the joys of bubble blowing. Students will observe bubbles, discuss their observations and create illustrations and stories to share.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science)
By Karen Rice.
Air is all around us
Air is everywhere. It cannot be seen, but it is all around us. This lesson helps students discover that air is everywhere.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
By Jan Wuertz.

Resources on the web

Wonderful waves
Students create a wave model using two different types of simple models. The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate that simple models can be used to represent real world objects that are not easily brought into a classroom. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ready, set, let's dough! It's a matter of system
Students explore the connection of parts to a whole as they build objects out of play dough. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Farm machines
In this lesson, students are introduced to how farm machines help people grow, package, transport, and store food. In the beginning of the lesson, the teacher challenges students to dig a hole using only their hands. Then, students are asked to think about... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
Provided by: Science Netlinks
Exploring parts and wholes
In this Science NetLinks lesson students explore systems (in the context of parts and wholes), and develop the understanding that when parts are put together they can do things that they couldn't do by themselves. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science