Better Lesson
Better Lesson: A Change of Direction
Students will make predictions and conduct an experiment using marbles to figure out what types of things can cause a moving object to change direction. Included is a video of the lesson in action, pictures, discussion questions, and a...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ps2 2: Predicting Future Motion
Examples of motion with a predictable pattern could include a child swinging in a swing, a ball rolling back and forth in a bowl, and two children on a see-saw.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Intro to Measurement for Primary Students
This site from the Math Forum is a great introduction to measurement for primary students. Each measurement activity has four components: interactive, manipulative-based project; technology; paper/pencil practice; literature connection.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using the Prediction Strategy to Set Purposes for Reading
Contains plans for three lessons that teach a reading comprehension technique called the prediction strategy, where students predict what will happen in a story before reading. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Action and Reaction
A video and a short quiz on Newton's Third Law of Motion. It breaks down what action and reaction mean, and how mass and acceleration factor into the outcome of a collision.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Acceleration
A video and a short quiz on acceleration.
Other
Graph pad.com: Comparing Linear Regression to Nonlinear Regression
This resource presents a complete and detailed look at linear regression. This guide provides lots of details and graphs to explain each concept.
Read Works
Read Works: Predicting Kindergarten Unit: Picture Clues and Repeated Text
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle to teach students predict the outcome of a story by using clues provided in pictures and in repeated texts. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Careers: Meteorologist
Find out what it takes to become a meteorologist, and to become a life-long learner of science.
Read Works
Read Works: Predicting Kindergarten Unit: Repeated Text
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle to teach students predict the outcome of a story with textual repetition. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and independent practice are...
Read Works
Read Works: Predicting 1st Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A two-instructional activity unit designed to teach students to make predictions and support them with details from the text. Lessons are based on the books Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes and No Roses...
Read Works
Read Works: Predicting 3rd Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a lesson designed to teach students to make predictions based on relationships between characters. The lesson is based on the book Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume....
Read Works
Read Works: Predicting 2nd Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to use textual clues and prior knowledge to make predictions and revise incorrect predictions. Lessons are based on the books The Stories Huey...
Read Works
Read Works: Predicting 4th Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A two-lesson plan unit focused on students making predictions using details from the text found in Marvin and the Meanest Girl by Suzy Kline, and making predictions within a historical context in the...
Other
Center for Education Partnerships: The Marble Roll
In this Science-athon, students try to make their marble roll the farthest across a flat surface, using their knowledge of forces, motion, and energy to guide them through their apparatus design. Teachers must enroll online.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Making Predictions
Notes on using the reading strategy of making predictions before and during reading to increase comprehension. Notes can be both read and listened to.
Other
Fcps Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment: Activity #1: Making Predictions
This activity focuses on making predictions through critical thinking. Students read the title and view a few pictures from a story prior to reading it and record their predictions. After reading the story, students then compare their...
Other
Ncrel: Reading Strategies: Before, During, and After [Pdf]
This page provides a detailed chart to aid students' understanding of texts. It goes through the steps of pre-reading, during reading, and after reading, outlining what students should be thinking about as they interact with a text. This...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Exploring Weather One, Two, Three, Forecast!
Young scholars will use weather data they collect to predict future weather. Included in this lesson are a weather forecasting recording sheet and an example of a student's completed work.
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Science Library Adventures: Wheel Away!
Learn more about the motion of objects through this resource. This site features a teacher's guide and activity sheet.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Making Predictions With Probability
Practice making predictions with probability with these problems.
Code.org
Code Studio: Picturing Data
Use a Play Lab project to collect data and make predictions. Use this unplugged activity to introduce data.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: States of Matter Experiment
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart goes through the basics of identifying the different states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. It also has an exciting (and easy) experiment for students to combine substances, get a...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Match Sequences Algebra
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students investigate patterns and sequences used in constructing various shapes using match sticks. Students then develop their introductory algebraic sense by determining the formula...