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Wetland Safari!
Pupils identify how humans, fish, plants, birds, insects and other wildlife benefit from wetland environments. They observe a wetland and its inhabitants, draw a migration map that represents how birds use wetlands in traveling long...
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H2O in Us
Young scholars discover through this activity that all organisms are composed of water. They find that 70 percent of their bodies are made up of water that is in thier cells and blood, and not free-flowing throughout their body.
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Build a Snowplow
Learners design and build a snowplow using LEGO materials. They compete in an Engineer's Challenge to clear a path through Styrofoam peanuts.
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Earth/Globe (poles & equator)
First graders create his/her own paper mache earth and label the poles and equator. The land masses can be added and labeling of specific bodies of water. The paper mache earth can then be used to discuss the sun, moon, and the earth and...
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READY, SET, PLANT
Students identify the basic steps a gardener takes in planting seeds. Students identify the many uses of tomatoes. Students examine the seeds and try to identify them. Students place their plants in a sunny window and water them when...
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Investigating Erosion in an Outdoor Classroom
First graders observe the effects of erosion. They work in groups to simulate erosion in a streambed, participate in class discussion, read books about fossils and rocks and then go on a fossil hunt.
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Water Conservation Task
Students list reasons that water conservation is important. They describe methods to conserve water. This lesson could be incorporated with an oral hygiene lesson on brushing teeth.
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Why is the Sea Salty?
Students conduct a hands-on activity to investigate salt concentrations in water and how salt remain after water evaporates. They can also do a Saltwater Painting to once again observe the evaporation. process.
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My Little Seed House
First graders chart the growth and development of seeds. In this seed growth lesson, 1st graders observe seeds as they mature through the growing process.
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Can You Match Them?
Students find pairs of matching sounds by shaking lidded containers and listening to the sounds that are generated.
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Worms in a Bottle
Students gain a better understanding of the worm and its role in the recycling of organic materials into simpler forms by constructing worm bottles and observing for 60 to 90 days.
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A Worm World
Students maintain a compost bin and build a worm observatory. They design experiments relating to worms and record observations in a worm journal.
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Wood Products
Pupils examine wood samples and find and identify various items at school and at home that are made from wood products.
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Wood Types/Porosity
Learners examine hardwoods and their pores. They discover that some pores allow for air movement while others do not. They also examine and identify the different types of hardwoods.
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How Does the Wind Blow?
Students discover how the air makes objects move. They use a straw and paper with paint on it to test how hard they need to blow to make the paper move. They create mobiles and watch how they move when a window is open. They discuss what...
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Experiment with Liquids
Students pour liquids into various containers to discover that liquid takes the shape of the container it is in.
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The Effect of Moisture on Soil Temperature
Students analyze the relationship between soil moisture and its effect on soil temperature.
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Sounds Around
Pupils take a walk outside and use their sense of hearing to discover things in their world. They record their observations and compare their observations with those of their classmates.
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Sniff and Guess
Students use the sense of smell to identify the contents of the Mystery Odor Cans. They record what they think is in the Odor Can.
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In The Dark
Students go on a "trust walk" during which one student is blindfolded and led around by his/her partner.
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Form and Function
Students select a part of a plant or animal and indicate how the part supports the needs of that living thing.
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Diversity
Students observe that there are many forms of living things by going for a walk and also by observing living things in the classroom.
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Can You Tell By Touch?
Students feel inside a bag and use only their sense of touch to describe and identify one of the objects that is inside the bag.
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PLANTING A TREE
Students study how to select the right tree for the right site, how to properly plant a tree, and how to mulch and water a tree.