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Be the Pizza
Second graders pretend to be pizza dough being made into a pizza pie. They listen to step by step instructions for the process of making the pizza and respond by moving their bodies as if they were the dough. Step by Step instructions...
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Changing Faces: A Study of Solar and Planetary Rotation Rates
Students determine rotation rates of a variety of solar system objects using images and the Internet.
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Hoop Trip To The Planets
Learners practice locomotor patterns already introduced while reinforcing facts about each planet.
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Day And Night
First graders examine how the earth experiences day and night by using a flashlight and a globe as a model.
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Water Cycle Boogie
Students explore the water cycle. They learn the "Water Cycle Boogie." Students create hats to represent the different parts of the cycle and learn hand motions to go with the words of the song. Students practice singing the song and the...
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Oceans
First graders recognize that nearly three quarters of the Earth is covered by ocean. They locate the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans on a map. They describe the difference between ocean water and fresh water.
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Meet You at the Midden: Map Game
Students examine sketch map of Burrets' Trail at the Nightengale Archaeological Center, interpret map symbols to play game, and identify reasons people modify environment to meet their basic needs.
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WHAT HOLDS US TO EARTH?
Students they imagine they are Galileo and try to duplicate Galileo's experiments and results.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Galaxy Spinning the Wrong Way
From ABC News in Science, this February 2002 article revolves around findings posted by images from the Hubble Space Telescope which suggest a spiral galaxy spinning in an opposite direction than expected.
NASA
Nasa: Launch a Rocket From a Spinning Planet
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides a fun project on rockets. "Nothing in space stands still. Everything either orbits around something else, or moves toward or away from something else. So how do...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Force Normal on Spinning Space Station Lab
In this lab students are going to be investigating how the parameters of a a spinning space station determine the apparent gravitational field for the people in the station. Students can change the mass of the person, the speed of the...
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Our Universe: Neptune
A basic overview of the planet Neptune. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.
NASA
Nasa: Space Place: How Long Is One Day on Other Planets?
Here on Earth a day takes 24 hours. How long are days on other planets in our solar system? Find out here in three different ways, whichever meets your learning style the best.
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Our Universe: Pluto
A basic overview of the dwarf planet Pluto. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Our Universe: Earth
A basic overview of the planet Earth. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Our Universe: Saturn
A basic overview of the planet Saturn. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Our Universe: Uranus
A basic overview of the planet Uranus. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: What's a Barycenter?
This site from NASA helps in explaining a barycenter. "In the case of the Earth and the Sun, both bodies actually revolve, or spin, around the center of the mass between them. This point is called the barycenter."
Read Works
Read Works: Storm Chasers
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a scientist who chases storms to study them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Tornado Scientists
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about tornadoes and the scientists who study them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.