Standard+A+Science+Connections


 * Post Standard A Resources here.**
 * Each resource will include a title, link to the resource, a short description of the resource, and grade level(s)**.

Weinberg, Francine., White, N. (2011). Technology at Work 2. Retrieved from [] Technology at Work Grades 3-5 Technology 2 is a lesson plan from Discovery Education that focuses on the change in technology over time as well as its impact on society. Students will be able to understand how technology has benefited human beings, and also be able to identify the negative repercussions that have been left in technology’s wake.
 * A: A.4.5 When studying a science-related problem, decide what changes over time are occurring or have occurred**

Title: Solar System [|Solar System] This website has a huge compilation of games, activities and videos for learning about the solar system. In addition to those typical resources, there is a space for students to post their questions about the solar system, and several interviews with astronauts, engineers and architects involved in space exploration. Grades: K-4

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Description of resource – This lesson talks about the skeletal system, and the forces that act upon it. There are compression forces, which our bones and skeletal system were designed to handle, and there are other forces that may cause breaks and fractures. This lesson teaches about the skeleton, different components and offers several different examples of activities to do that allow students to explore the skeletal system and what happens when it interacts with forces that are too strong for it to handle. =====

Linda Chappetto
TItle: The Science of Everyday Life Link:[|The Science of Everyday Life] This website provides aactivities and lesson plans for teachers, as well as exploratory activities for students, and resources/activities for families all geared toward learning how science is involved and used in lur lives everyday. (Grades 5-8)

Toni Eckmayer Title: neoK12 Link: [|neoK12] This site offers a wealth of free online educational videos, lessons, quizzes, games and puzzles in the science topics of physical science, life science, the human body, earth & space and geography. For instance, if students are investigating a problem and using measurement as a form of data to be collected, this site allows a student to view multiple videos on the topic. The site also includes interactive diagrams and other whiteboard resources, as well as an opportunity for students to view thousands of pictures by topic, create a student-designed quiz to share online or create a school presentation. (Grades K-12)

Jessica Title: BrainPop Science Link: [|BrainPop] This website is really cool and unique in that it offers students a chance to view interactive videos, movies and take quizzes on many different science topics. Students can click on links to learn more about cellular life and genetics, diversity of life, earth systems, ecology and behavior, energy, famous scientists, matter and chemistry, motions, forces and time, the environment, scientific inquiry, space and weather. There are so many things to choose from and so many connection sstudents can make between content areas at this website. (Grades K-8)

Standard: A.4.5 When studying a science-related problem, decide what changes over time are occurring or have occurred Title: Shape it up! Link: [|Shape it up! Landmasses changing] Description: This site is an interactive game that allows students to see how land masses are currently and how they are changed over time by the different forces of nature. The will predict the amount of time that it takes for the landscape to change to the “goal” they have made and then watch things change. Grade: 3-5

Science, Standard A: Science Connections (A.4.1., A.4.3., and A.4.5.) How Does My Garden Grow? Writing in Science Field Journals [|ReadWriteThink - How Does My Garden Grow? Writing in Science Field Journals] This resource focuses on teaching students about the concepts of scientific observations, exploration, and deductions. Students learn about gardening and plant a class garden. Students ask and answer questions and make predictions about their garden as they observe their plants grow over time. The students keep journals to record their findings. This resource also has links for age appropriate garden related books and ideas for creating student garden journals. Grades K-2

Becca __The Magic School Bus: Inside Ralphie,__ by Joanne Coal [|Inside Ralphie] This book is part of the Magic School Bus series, in which Ms. Frizzle takes the kids on wild field trips. In this book, one of the students, Ralphie, is home sick for the field trip. Ms. Frizzle and the kids shrink down and enter Ralphie’s body to see how the human immune system works. This book could be used as part of a theme on systems—storm systems, solar systems, human systems, etc. This book could be read to kids as young as 1st or 2nd grade and would be relevant and could be enjoyed (and read on their own) by kids as old as 4th or 5th grade.