Science investigations & teaching plans
Classified by dimensions of science & age levels
Integrated ideas
Integrated curriculum - explores a truly integrated study or project or unit and how it relates to a school with an integrated curriculum philosophy. Information is presented as a school prospectus, which includes curriculum documents for an integrated philosophy, documents to plan and implement integrate studies, with a sample water themed unit or project.
Outdoor education activities (people create and care for parks, black bear simulation, mapping parks, light and temperature probe activities, orienteering, team building activities, tree comparisons, tree data collection sheets)
Early child exploration activities: Introduction withs examples of how to integrate physical skills, observational sense, exploration, vocabulary literacy, and early science concepts. Activities are grouped around exploration of common objects and actions in young childrens' world: color paper, fasteners, construction activities,s sand, air, five senses, nature, dirt, music, animals, stores, space, light, plants water, and tools.
Measurement - primary level introduction to linear, volume, mass, & temperature
Measurement: middle level review of linear, mass, volume, measurement of matter, with an introduction to density with directed inquiry activities and blank student lab notes
Density - learning cycle inquiry activities for middle grade to apply measurement: linear, mass, volume, of matter to calculate density of solids, liquids, & gases. Includes 14 activities with lesson plans and lab sheets.
Motion - spinners, tops, zoomers, twirlers, rolling wheels, rolling cups, rolling spheres
Cartography map making, angle measurement, compass, clinometer, measure height, measure distance, locating objects with distance and angle combinations, contour maps,
Density - learning cycle inquiry activities for middle grade to apply linear, mass, volume, measurement for matter, to introduce density of solids, liquids, & gases. Includes 14 activities with lesson plans and lab sheets. Includes pop can float, wood, metal, plastic, gas, assorted materials, cubes, spheres, population of school rooms, cross cutting concepts measurement, change, properties, variables, operational definitions Assessment data base for density related concepts
Heat and energy transfer * - teacher directed plan with lab notes to explore: hot & cold with touch, variety of activities using water, mixing hot & cold water, warming ice water to boiling, salt & ice, temperatures of cars in sunshine, blowing hot & cold bubbles, conduction, convection, & radiation.
Magnets_2 - magnets attraction, human magnets, poles
Measurement: middle level review of linear, mass, volume, measurement of matter, with an introduction to density with directed inquiry activities and blank student lab notes
Simple Machines - A unit with plans, to review or develop a beginning understanding of simple machines through science explorations. Simple machines introduced: inclined plane, lever, & pulley.
Levers - Unit with activities to develop a deeper understanding of levers. Includes three classes of levers and concepts for physical science, inquiry, & science habits of mind.
Simple machine activities with K'Nex - Examples of incline plane, measure distance from different heights, pulley, free pulley, screw, grain auger, super ball track, equal arm balance, bridges, Cooperative Building
Animal as pets for early grades* - activity unit with plans for pets: gerbils, responsibility, habitat, movement, seasonal adaptations, classification, food, & zoo trip with concepts and outcomes threaded to National Standards
Animal classification - list of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish - cut them out, mix them up, and sort them
Tree growth* - activities to observe trees, notice changes, and make operational definitions to explain environmental causes for the changes. Primary level plan
Nutrition and food investigations for: calcium & bone investigation, food label identification, starch investigations, milk investigation of proteins casein and whey, protein testing, mineral tests, fat tests, eggs and protein investigation, acid in food investigation, sugar in food investigation, energy in food, calorimeter
Levers - Unit with activities to develop a deeper understanding of levers. Includes three classes of levers and concepts for physical science, inquiry, & science habits of mind.
