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Our "Scientific Word of the Day"
wand: cut out image, mount and laminate, put on a ruler. Child chosen then
writes the scientific word of the day on the back and at various times during
the day (on the hour, half, etc.) stands up and says, "What's the extremely
important scientific word of the day?" - pdf
file
Our Water Songs
Sing-Along Booklet - compressed
pdf file
•Water
Science for Schools
•Bill Nye
•Extensive water
glossary
•National Weather Service
•Activity Sheets
to view and print: Water Cycle (K-3), Water in the Air (K-3), Water Cycle
Dot-to-Dot (K-3), The Weather Report (K-3), Air Pressure (K-3), My Weather
Dictionary (K-3), Sayings About Weather (K-3), Seasons Word Scramble (K-3),
It's Chilly Out Here (K-3), Mini-Book of Seasons (K-3), Let's Cook with
Snow (K-3), Water Cycle (4-6), The Weathered Look (Making Weather Instruments)
(4-6), Water Collage (4-6)
•Ask Jeeves for Kids (student search
engine)
•Water Bodies
•Water
Transportation Icons
Hawaii
State Content Standards
Properties of Water WebSources: •The Properties of Water Glossary
Properties of Water Experiments/Activities: •What Floats?
my experiment directions for Investigations Logs (pdf
file - 44K)
•Is It Buoyant? my experiment directions for Investigations
Logs (pdf file - 38K)
•Surface
Tension: Foil Boats and Teddy Bears & my experiment directions for
Investigations Logs (pdf file - 76K)
Award Medals! (pdf file -
609K)
•Clay Boats
S.E.E.D.S. unit (Physical Science, Gr. 3 kit)
•Drop
Behavior - Water on Penny - introduces meniscus and the effect of detergent
on surface tension. My experiment directions for Investigations Logs (pdf
file - 100K)
•Drops on a Soapy Penny - my experiment directions for Investigations
Logs (pdf file - 108K)
•Moving
Grains of Pepper - an experiment showing surface tension and the effect
of detergent
- my Magical Moving Pepper adaptation (pdf
file)
•Floating
Eggs - an experiment with buoyancy - my experiment directions for Investigations
Logs (pdf file)
•Floating
Pencil:
a 4th grade NAEP performance task comparing the lengths of the portion of
a pencil that floats above the water surface in fresh water and salt water.
Student directions given.
•The
Weight of Water - students learn how salt water differs from fresh
•Big Time Displacement - my experiment directions for Investigations
Logs. Students explore and compute displacement (pdf
file)
•Liquid
Rainbow -Students are challenged to layer five liquids of different
density in a drinking straw.
•Potato Float
- A slice of potato mysteriously floats in the exact center of a glass of
water.
•Rising Waters:
a 4th grade performance task correlating the weight and water displacement
of various balls.
•Fact
or Fable? - a displacement activity reinacting the fable of "The
Crow and the Pitcher"
•The
Climbing Property of Water
•The
Movement of Liquid Molecules
•Creeping
Colors Take-home Activity: chromatography activity using capillary action
•Changes
S.E.E.D.S. unit (Physical Science, Gr. 2 kit)
•Moving
Molecules Game
•Scientific
Reasoning
S.E.E.D.S. unit (Earth & Physical Science, Gr. 3 kit)
•Vortexes: using 2 soda bottles and connector (put into Observation
Station and have children fill out observation paper)
•Water Droplet
Race
•A whole site on Bubbles
- Sticky
Water (make a paperclip float using the surface tension), the Shape
of Bubbles, When
Bubble Meets Bubble, Soap
(explanation), Bubble
Colors, Bubble
Formulae, Bubbliography
•Floating Soap Bubbles - use baking soda and vinegar to create a carbon
dioxide base to help you study bubbles up close
•Sinkholes
- Students observe what happens when ice-cold water mingles with warm water
Properties of Water Language Arts Tie-ins: •
My
Water Poems page
•Water Use Poems for students' individual poem books -from my
poem collection above (pdf file
-16K)
•Water Use Poems posters - from my poem collection (pdf
file - 16K)
•Make
an Unrolling Book:
"Our Book of Science Questions"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 26-27
Begin at
the beginning of school with questions brainstormed by students relating
to our theme.
•Make
a Book on a Ring:
"Dictionary of Science Vocabulary"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 28-31
Create one
for each topic!
•Make
a Two-Tab Pop-Up
Book: "Scientific Opposites"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 36-37
Begin as
class book and keep adding to it throughout year.
•Shimmery Color
Bursts from
Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 81-82
clear nail polish and water make iridescent colors on papers
•Amazing Water by Melvin Berger, Newbridge (
has 6 copies, tape, big book & photo set!) has table of contents &
index
•Wind, Water and Ice by Susan Ring, Newbridge Discovery Links
Fluent level (
has 6 copies) has table of contents & index
Properties of Water Math Tie-ins: •Measurement:
weight in metric & customary units
•Graph
data from experiments
Properties of Water Social Sciences Tie-ins: •
Properties of Water Technology Tie-ins: •Graph
data from experiments using ClarisWorks for Kids, AppleWorks
•Publish a website sharing what you have learned! Great directions
and examples here.
Properties of Water Art/Music/PE Tie-ins: •Water
Music and Water Festival: Smetana's "The Moldau," Debussy's "La Mer," and
Handel's "Water Music." Traditional music might include "Shenandoah," "Haul
Away, Boys," "Rio Grande," or "The Erie Canal.
•What is Red?
from Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 71-73
chromatography
•Marbleized Paper
Pictures from
Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 134-136
discover what immiscible means by mixing cooking oil with paint an marbelizing
paper
•Drifting Drops
from Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 137-138
students fill jars with water, oil, and food coloring to learn about cohesion
and surface tension
•Layered Liquid Rainbows
from Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 139-140, 144
students explore the density of different liquids as they make unusual rainbows
•Sink and Float Sparkle
Jars from Science
Art (Scholastic) pp. 141-143
make jars that sparkle and swirl to explore the effect of mixing liquids, solids,
and gases of different densities
•Tiny Tim jump rope
rhyme
Properties of Water Field Trips: •
Properties of Water Vocabulary: (pdf
file of definitions for my "Extremely Important Scientific Words"
wall - 36K)
water, matter, states of matter, solid, liquid, gas, molecules, hydrogen, oxygen,
H2O, surface tension, hydrogen bonds, buoyancy, meniscus,
cohesion, adhesion, states of water, ice, water, water vapor, capillary action,
density, geyser, hardness, sediment, solute, solution, solvent, turbidity, water
quality, displacement, immiscible.
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| •The
Magic School Bus Ups and Downs: A Book About Floating and Sinking |
| •Who Sank the Boat?, Pamela Allen |
| •Archimedes' Bath, |
2. Water Cycle & Use of Water
(Check out Weather Section too)
Water Cycle & Use WebSources:
•Water
cycle pages from a 3rd grade classroom
•Water
cycle links & Mass. Science Standards
•Follow a drip through
the water cycle
•Water
cycle interactive jigsaw puzzle
•Water
Cycle WebQuest
Water Cycle & Use Experiments/Activities: •Build
a model of a well
•Make a model of a water
wheel
•Growing Seeds
S.E.E.D.S. unit (Life Science, Gr. 1 kit): tie into use of water and cycles
also
•Terrarium:
build a simple terrarium using a liter-sized plastic soda bottle with lid cut
in half. Plant cuttings, radish seeds, or grass and tape to seal. Put into the
sun and keep a science log of your observations.
•Create a puddle
and record its evaporation process in a science log
•National
Geographic Society Geographic Awareness Week Activities related to appreciating/conserving
freshwater - LOTS!
Water Cycle & Use Language Arts Tie-ins:
•
My Water Cycle Poems page
•Water Cycle and Weather Poems for students' individual poem
books -from my poem collection above (pdf
file)
•Follow
a Raindrop book: Scholastic Read About Science Library
has 6 copies & activity folder
•Poems to practice short vowel sounds Bebop
Bath
•Water cycle
flow chart (with illustration and vocabulary words)
•The Water Cycle
worksheet
(clear illustration w/room for labels): in Weather, An I Know It! Book,
p. 11
•Create a class Power
of Water book
•Play: "It's
a Big Circle"
from Take a Quick Bow! (Good Year Books) pp. 210-217 (many parts)
•Mini-Book: "Water
Gets Around"
from 25 Solve-the-Riddle Science Mini-Books (Scholastic) pp. 45-46
•Minibook: "Clouds
in the Sky"
from 25 Science Mini-Books (Scholastic) pp. 20, 67-68
•Make a Book on
a Ring: "Dictionary of Science Vocabulary"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 28-31
•The Water Cycle
reading from
the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education
•Amazing Water by Melvin Berger, Newbridge (
has 6 copies, tape, big book & photo set!) has table of contents &
index
•Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Rebus Rhyme
Water Cycle & Use Math Tie-ins: •Water
Cycle Dot-to-Dot (after adding tens students count by tens to connect)
•Geometry!
Shapes!
Water Cycle & Use Social Sciences Tie-ins: •Cultural
Research: ways
cultures around the world have used water. Find a way to share what you have
learned.
•Make a Paper
Canoe
Water Cycle & Use Technology Tie-ins:
•My Water
Cycle Kids center page
•HyperStudio
animation
of water cycle
•Publish a website sharing what you have learned! Great directions
and examples here.
Water Cycle & Use Art/Music Tie-ins: •Water
theme park: Design
your own! Try to construct a model.
•Water Cycle Jigsaw: students create their own illustration of the
water cycle on tagboard and color it carefully. Draw lines separating the various
parts of the cycles and cut along lines. On the back label each part of the
cycle.
•Make a Paper
Canoe
Water Cycle & Use Field Trips: •pool!
•
Water Cycle & Use Vocabulary:
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, accumulation, irrigation, aquifer, aquatic, aquaculture, aqueduct, desalinization, domestic water use, erosion, ground water, impermeable layer, permeability, reservoir, runoff, transpiration, water quality, solid, liquid, gas, vapor, temperature, moisture,
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| •The
Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About the Water Cycle
3 copies |
| •Water,
Frank Asch (with beautiful watercolor, acrylics and colored pencils illustrations
|
3. Weather (Check
out Water Cycle Section too)
Weather WebSources: •Wild
Weather on the Web - Scholastic online field trip page with many links
to other sites
•NOAA
Weather Wonders images
•NOAA
Historical Meteorological Monsters images
•National
Severe Storms Lab Photo Album
•Flying
with NOAA: Hurricanes
•The true shape
of rain drops
•The Weather Dude from the Weather Channel
•Cloud
types with photos and explanations of names
•USA Today Weather
•The Weather Channel
•Yahoo Weather
•WebWeather:
•Worldwide School Weathernet
•RealTime Weather
in Kansas (from L'Ouverture Magnet School)
•Lightning photography!
•Cloud Photos & information
•Build
a Snowman! (The closest we'll ever get on Molokai!)
•Build
a Snowman: links to Build
Snow People and Build a Snow
Woman
•Wind: Our Fierce
Friend: w/links
•Have
You Seen the Wind? An Internet Resource About Hurricanes and Using the Internet
•Cloud
Watching and vertical motion - photos and explanations (with a diagram)
of the air currents
Weather Experiments/Activities: •What Makes Weather
- my homeworkfor 3 nights (pdf
file)
•Water
is in the Air
•The Weather
Report (students individual papers for recording data on local weather)
•Plunger Strength
(demonstration on air pressure using 2 plungers)
•The Weathered
Look (students create a simple weather station and record information
gathered from their instruments).
•Weather
S.E.E.D.S. unit (Earth Science, Gr. 2 kit)
•Water Collage
(Students think about ways in which water, ice and steam are used and cut
pictures from magazines)
•The Case of the
Missing Water
(evaporation using 2 clear measuring cups): in Weather, An I Know It! Book,
p. 7
•Fantastic Cloud
Maker (clear
glass jar, plastic wrap, ice, hot water): in Weather, An I Know It! Book,
p. 15
•Make
Your Own Rainbow
(glass): in Weather, An I Know It! Book, p. 17
follow-up w/use of prism
•You're Electric!
(thunderstorms: balloon): in Weather, An I Know It! Book, p. 18
•Snake Charmers
from Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 102-103
students explore static electricity by bringing yarn snakes to life
•Create
a Wind Vane
•Create
a Wind Gauge
•Air Pressure
Experiment
(using plastic cup and index card): in Weather, An I Know It! Book, p. 9
•Air
Power Pop-ups
from Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 96-97
students discover that air takes up space and that moving air can exert
force and do work
•Floating Ball
Toys from
Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 98
students discover that moving air can exert a force when they make these
air powered toys
•Warm
Air Whirlers
from Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 99-100
students use the energy from warm air to make paper flowers whirl around-
and in the process, discover what makes winds
•Pinwheel Power
from Science Art (Scholastic) pp.100-103
students observe the wind at work
•Songs in the
Wind from
Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 112-113
students explore the sounds different materials make with wind chimes that
capture the music of an outdoor breeze
•Create
a Rain Gauge
•Make a
Newspaper Book: "What Causes Seasons?"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 72-73,
140-141 Act
it out! Poem
tie-in.
•The Power of Water and Ice: in The Changing
World: Oceans and Rivers, p. 23
hardcover
•Blue
Sky/Red Sunset - using a flashlight and milk, see why our sky appears
blue!
•This
page explains it further!
•How Lightning
Works - on multiple pages w/ a printing option
•Make
your own lightning! using a large iron or steel pot (not aluminum) with
a plastic handle, rubber gloves, an iron or steel fork, and a plastic sheet
•What
is thunder made out of?
•Air
Pressure at work - using 2 plastic bags and 2 jars
Weather Language Arts Tie-ins: •
My
Weather Poems page
•Read Ms.
Frizzle's interview with the Weather Dude, then write your own interview
and act out
•Weather Poems for students' individual
poem books -from my poem collection above (pdf
file)
•Things to Do If You Are ____list poem: after reading/enjoying
2 Bobbi Katz poems,
brainstorm what you could do if you were lightning... or a cloud... Then
let children write their own list poem.
•Compound words: how many weather-related compound words can
you brainstorm? These poems will help add to your list: Snow
Words, Snowman, Water.
•Book reports
& publish best on web
•My Weather
Dictionary (students create their own dictionary of weather terms)
•Sayings
About Weather Activity Sheet (after reading Tomi De Paolo's The Cloud
Book, students determine the meaning of the
saying, "In the morning, mountains,
in the evening, fountains.")
•Pantomime Play:
"In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb"
from Plays Around the Year (Scholastic) pp. 129-135 (1 speaking part, rest
are pantomiming)
Lion-into-Lamb accordian book directions included
•Seasons
Word Scramble
•Mini-Book
of Seasons
•Cloudy
With a Chance of Meatballs rewrite
•Cloudy
with a Chance of Meatballs cyberguide
•What Makes Weather?
Crossword
in Weather, An I Know It! Book, p. 10
•Cloudy Riddles
Worksheet:
in Weather, An I Know It! Book, p. 14
•Tornado Nicknames
Word Search:
in Weather, An I Know It! Book, p. 22
•Watching the
Weather Crossword:
in Weather, An I Know It! Book, p. 25
•Weather
Facts & Superstitions:
in Weather, An I Know It! Book, p. 26, 27
•Find the Secret
Words worksheet:
in Weather, An I Know It! Book, p. 28
•Katy and
the Big Snow cyberguide
•Snowballs
cyberguide
•Play: "Stormy
Weather"
from 25 Just-Right Plays for Emergent Readers (Scholastic) pp. 31-33 (6
parts- great onomatopoeia)
•Make a Pull-Tab
Book: "All Kinds of Weather"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 12-13,
112-113
•Make
a Book on a Ring:
"Dictionary of Science Vocabulary"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 28-31
•Make
a Newspaper Book:
"What Causes Seasons?"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 72-73,
140-141 act
out!
•Looking at Clouds by Susan Ring, Newbridge Discovery Links
Fluent Level (
has 6 copies)
•Amazing Water by Melvin Berger, Newbridge (
has 6 copies, tape, big book & photo set!) has table of contents &
index, activity booklet also
•Rain
Rebus Rhyme - with online and offline printing options
Weather Math Tie-ins: •Measurement:
reading/comparing thermometers
in Fahrenheit and Celsius
•What's the Temperature?
worksheet: in
Weather, An I Know It! Book, p. 4, 5
•Snowball Number Recognition
Activity: match
the correct number of "snowflakes" (cotton balls) to the corresponding "snowball".
(Cut 10 shapes resembling large snowballs. Glue onto blue paper. Write a numeral
of 1-10 on each one..)
Weather Social Sciences Tie-ins: •
Weather Technology Tie-ins: •My
Weather Kids center page
•Illustrated poem with audio! Copy your choice of
a poem from our Weather Poems web
page, paste onto a HyperStudio page and illustrate it. Then create a
button which allows others to hear you read the poem.
•Book reports
& publish best on web
•Build
a Snowman! (The closest we'll ever get on Molokai!)
•Publish a website sharing what you have learned! Great directions
and examples here.
•EXPLORING
WEATHER -Learn to think about weather in global terms. There are 4 timed
quizzes (the timer can be turned off). The first 3 address understanding
of words relating to the Earth, its atmosphere and weather systems. The
last covers meteorology words and weather exercises - it is harder and would
be most suitable for ages 12 and up. Learn about weather, and test your
knowledge of geoscience terminology in a multiple choice format. Free software
to download
Weather Art/Music Tie-ins: •Do
It Yourself Rainstorm (one of our Morning Meeting Group Activities!)
•Common Sense Weather
Rules
•Cloud Catchers!
from Science Art(Scholastic) pp. 44-45
•
Weather Field Trips: •Cloud Watch outdoors!
Weather Vocabulary: meteorology, meteorologist, weather, scientist, atmosphere, troposphere, temperature,
air pressure, wind, moisture, thermometer, barometer, humidity, snow, sleet,
freezing rain, hail, thunder, thunderstorm, lightning, hurricane, tornado,
typhoon, cyclone, twister, funnel, whirlwind, spinner, vortex, churn, waterspout,
wind, flood, rainbow, rain gauge, snowstorms, snowflakes, ice crystals,
blizzard,
wind words: blast, blow, breeze, current, draft, gale, gust, wind
descriptive weather words: humid, drizzly, breezy, freezing, chilly, soggy,
rainy, calm, sunny, damp, dry, still, windy, wet, cool, hot, cloudy,
cloud words: cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus, stratus, fog, mist, smog,
|
| •1001 Questions Answered about Hurricanes |
| •1001 Questions Answered about the Weather by Frank H. Forrester |
| •All Wet! All Wet! by James Skofield |
| •Can It Really Rain Frogs? by Spencer Christian |
| •Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett |
| •Eyewitness Explorers Weather by John Farndon |
| •Feel the Wind by Arthur Dorros |
| •Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll by Franklyn Branley |
| •Hurricanes by Arlene Erlbach |
| •It's Raining Cats and Dogs by Franklyn Branley |
| •Lightning by Stephen Karma |
| •Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen |
| •Rain and Hail by Franklyn Branley |
| •Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer |
| •Rain Player by David Wisniewski |
| •Simple Weather Experiments With Everyday Materials by Muriel Mande |
| •Snow is Falling by Franklyn Branley |
| •Storms by Semour Simon |
| •Storms: Nature's Fury by Jenny Wood |
| •Sun Up by Alvin Tresselt |
| •The Rains Are Coming by Sanna Stanley |
| •The Snow Speaks by Nancy White Carlstrom |
| •The Usborne Book of Weather Facts by Anita Ganeri |
| •Thunderstorm by Mary Szilagyi |
| •Tornado Alert by Franklyn Branley |
| •Tornadoes and Other Natural Disasters by Barbara Tufty |
| •Weather by Brian Cosgrove |
| •Weather Forecasting by Gail Gibbons |
| •What Will the Weather Be? by Linda De Witt |
| •White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt |
| •Flood by Julia Waterlow |
| •Hurricanes and Tornadoes by Norman Barrett |
| •Weather Words by Gail Gibbons |
| •The Super Science Book of Weather by Key Davies and Wendy Oldfield |
| •It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw |
| •Rainy Day Rhymes by Gail Radley |
| •The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats |
| •Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco Unit |
| •Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton |
| •Snowballs by Lois Ehlert |
| •Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by (multiple copies in Teachers' room) Unit |
| •In the Snow: Who's Been Here? by Lindsey George Unit |
| •The Big Snow by Berta Hader |
| •Catch the Wind by Gail Gibbons |
| •The Sea-Breeze Hotel by Marcia Vaughn and Patricia Mullins |
| •Hurricane,
David Wiesner: a family experiences a hurricane
|
| •On
the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World's Weather, Marilyn
Singer |
Freshwater WebSources:•eNature
Field Guides - fantastic link for all animals! Great photos and information
and organized well.
Fishes Reptiles
and Amphibians Mammals
•Discovery
Online: Live Alligator Cam
•Discovery
Online: Croc Hunter Live Cam
•Birmingham Zoo - the
Animal Omnibus: a great source for animal research (animal sounds too)
•Oregon Zoo -
From Antelopes to Zebras: information about animals from around the world.
Includes scientific name, adaptations and coloration, behavior, reproduction
and life span, diet, habitat and range, current status.
•Zoonet - Animal Pictures
•The
Freshwater Biome: w/link to animals of this biome page
•Freshwater Ecosystems
•Rivers seen from space
photos
•Something
Froggy from Franklin Institute Online
•Electronic Zoo Animal Site
- you can search to find links to images, sounds...
•National
Geographic Society Geographic Awareness Week Activities related to freshwater
- LOTS!
Freshwater Experiments/Activities: •Frogs
and Tadpoles
S.E.E.D.S. unit (Life Sciences, Gr. 1)
•Food chain mobile:
Research and construct one for a pond
•Make
edible aquariums with jello and gummy fish!
Freshwater Language Arts Tie-ins: •
My
Freshwater Poems page
Pdf
files of these poems!
Small sized for students' Poetry Notebooks (39K) - pdf
file
Poster sized - Freshwater
#1 (2.5MB), Freshwater #2
(2.1MB), Frogs (1MB),
Alligators/Crocodiles
(2.5MB), Turtles
(518K)
(Sorry for the file sizes: I used fancy fonts and need to learn how to optimize
them...)
•Alligator
Pie booklet for students to illustrate (pdf
file)
•Readers Theater:
"The Three Little Tadpoles"
from Tadpole Tales and Other Totally Terrific Treats for Readers Theater,
pp. 83-85 (5 parts)
•Readers Theater:
"The Tadpole and the Frog"
from Tadpole Tales and Other Totally Terrific Treats for Readers Theater,
pp. 86-88 (4 parts)
•Readers Theater:
"The Tadpoles Get Upset,
and Then They Get Really Mad, and Then They Get Really, Really Mad"
from Tadpole Tales and Other Totally Terrific Treats for Readers Theater,
pp. 89-91 (5 parts)
•Readers Theater:
"Don't Kiss Us,
We're Just a Bunch of Tadpoles" from Tadpole Tales and Other Totally
Terrific Treats for Readers Theater, pp. 92-95 (5 parts)
•Readers Theater:
"Two Terribly Terrific Tadpoles"
from Tadpole Tales and Other Totally Terrific Treats for Readers Theater,
pp. 96-98 (3 parts)
•Play: "New
Frog in the Pond"
from 25 Just-Right Plays for Emergent Readers (Scholastic) pp. 41-42 (2
parts)
•Play: "A
Duckling Tale"
from 25 Just-Right Plays for Emergent Readers (Scholastic) pp. 43-44 (2
parts)
•Play: "Fish
School"
from 25 Just-Right Plays for Emergent Readers (Scholastic) pp. 45-46 (5
parts)
•Minibook: "Food
Chains"
from 25 Science Mini-Books (Scholastic) pp. 11, 31-32
•Mini-Book: "Who
Eats Whom?"
from 25 Solve-the-Riddle Science Mini-Books (Scholastic) pp. 29-30
food chain
•Minibook: "The
Busy Pond"
from 25 Science Mini-Books (Scholastic) pp. 12, 37-38
•Minibook: "Hide
and Seek"
from 25 Science Mini-Books (Scholastic) pp. 14, 45-46
camouflage
•Make a Flap-Peek
Book: "Camouflage Riddles"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 46-47,
127
•Mini-Book: "How
We Stay Safe"
from 25 Solve-the-Riddle Science Mini-Books (Scholastic) pp. 17-18
•Make a Book on
a Ring: "Dictionary of Science Vocabulary"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 28-29
•Make a Pop-Up
Book: "Cycles"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 30-31
•Make a Brown
Paper Bag Book: "Animal Classifications"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 70-71,
139
•Five
Little Speckled Frogs Rebus Rhymes
•Wacky
Tales - you add some words according to parts of speech and they are
added to the story Gone Fishing!
•The Alligator's Words descriptive word worksheet to accompany the
book The Moon of the Alligators by Jean Craighead George, from Literature-Based
Geography Activities, p. 104-107
Freshwater Math Tie-ins: •Addition number stories: using Swimming poem, leave out numbers and let children create their own poems and write the equations that go with each couplet. Make a class big book!
Freshwater Social Sciences Tie-ins: •Map
out freshwater streams, ponds, lakes on Molokai
•Finding river cities
•Moon Calendar to accompany the book The Moon of the Alligators
by Jean Craighead George, from Literature-Based Geography Activities,
p. 104-107
Freshwater Technology Tie-ins: •Publish a website
sharing what you have learned! Great directions and examples here.
•Animaniacs
River Adventure - The Animaniacs have gone out in a canoe and gotten
lost. It's your job to traverse the maze to find them in their northward
camp. Problem is, the sun is going down - so you need to hurry, and you
might not always reach them in time. You also need a good sense of direction,
although the map and compass will help. Free download
•Crocodile
- Don't you just hate it when your town is flooded and overrun with alligators?
Direct the raft with your mouse. Move fast to avoid becoming gator-bait!
Free arcade-style game download
•Lion
King Crocodile Adventure - Kiara is stranded on one side of the river
filled with corcodiles. On the other side, Kovu is hanging from a tree branch
with a crocodile snapping at his heels! It's up to you to get Kiara across
the river and save Kovu. Jump across on the crocodile's backs and you'll
both be safe! Three levels of play to keep you hopping. Free arcade style
game download
Freshwater Art/Music Tie-ins: •Fantastic
Fishing Contest
•Fishing
ABCs Coloring Book - in pdf format supplied by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (click on link on page)
•Rainbow
Light Catchers from Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 73-74
making aquatic creatures in the colors of the rainbow (need colored acetate)
•Mother
Crocodile from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross
pp. 168-169
using long cardboard gift-wrap tube, cereal box cardboard, 2 cotton balls
•Clothespin
Alligator from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross
pp. 170-171
using 3 spring-type wooden clothespins, pipe cleaner, 2 larg wiggle eyes
•Alligator
Snapping Turtle Puppet from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild
by Kathy Ross pp. 172-174
4 9-inch paper plates, 2 long white socks, elbow macaroni, 2 flat black buttons,
old glove (not essential), 2 small wiggle eyes
•Origami
Jumping Frog
•Wacky
Tales - you add some words according to parts of speech and they are added
to the story Joe's Frog!
•Make Turtle Eggs
and Walnut Turtles
•Turtle Convention
- turn brown paper bags into turtle shells to wear
•Turtle Sock Hand Puppets
Freshwater Field Trips: •
Freshwater Vocabulary: estuary, freshwater, energy, predator, prey, producer, consumer, carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, sunlight, manufacture, community, camouflage,
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| •A River Ran Wild,
Lynne Cherry
has hardcover |
| •Tuesday,
David Weisner - HAD to put this wordless book in! Tie it in with frogs!
has hardcover |
| •The Changing World: Oceans
and Rivers, Dr. Frances Dipper,
hardcover |
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Unit Plans: One
of my previous Ocean Unit Plans,
Scholastic
Online Ocean Unit Plan
Ocean WebSources:•eNature
Field Guides - fantastic link for all animals! Great photos and information
and organized well.
Fishes Reptiles
and Amphibians Seashells
Seashore
Creatures Marine
Mammals
•Lanikai's Water Website
- a beautiful multimedia project with pages on Waves, Shorelife, Mokulua
Islands, Water Safety, Sand, Water Quality, Fish Life, Recreation, Kaelepulu
Stream, & Eco-Balance
•Creatures
of the Sea - Scholastics online field trip page with many links to other
sites
•Exploring
Oceans on the Web - Scholastic online field trip page with many links
•Discovery Online
Live Seal Cam
•Discovery
Online Live Manatee Cam
•Discovery
Online Live Shark Cam
•National Undersea
Research Program: images
•NOAA's Ark
site: images of many ocean and arctic animals
•Nudibranch of the Week:
love slugs?
•NOAA site for free photos
covering MANY areas!
•Ocean
Ecosystems links page
•Under
the Sea Unit (colorful and very informative website)
•Oceanography
links
•Coastal Sealife
links page (by a 5th grade class)
•Shark School:
San Diego Natural History Museum Kids' Habitat
•Zoom Sharks
- great site with information in easy-to-read format, plus activities (including
1st grade math activities)
•Ocean Factoids
•K-12 Oceanography
•WhaleTimes has easy-to-read
information on whales, seals, sea lions, sharks, penguins, and walruses.
•SeaWorld
•Treasures
@ Sea: exploring the oceans through literature. GREAT ACTIVITIES FOR
KIDS!!
•Oceans/Water
Lesson Plans page
•Sea Turtle Survival League's
site
•Magic
School Bus on the Ocean Floor cyberguide with lots of links and accompanying
activities
•National
Geographic Society's Geography Awareness Week activities related to
appreciating/conserving the ocean - LOTS!
•Cute little marine
icons to download
Ocean Experiments/Activities: •Ocean
Pollution in a Bottle
•Mapping
the Ocean Floor
•Brine Shrimp
S.E.E.D.S. unit (Life Science, Gr. 3 kit)
•Create a Tsunami!
•Crab Legs Puzzler
from Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 107-108
students discover that a bulb will light up only when a circuit is complete
•Where is the Salt
in Salt Water?
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p.
16
•Make an Ocean or
Sea from the
manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p. 25
use stacked shoeboxes to recreate the zones of the ocean
•Understanding Tides: use Slime to feel the tides, in The
Changing World: Oceans and Rivers, p. 23
hardcover
•Making Salty Water Fresh, in The Changing
World: Oceans and Rivers, p. 49
hardcover
•Ocean
Oil Slick - create your own oil slick then try to clean it up
•Polluted
Ocean in a Bottle
Ocean Language Arts Tie-ins: •
My
Ocean Poems page
•Ocean Writing
Activities
•Reading for facts,
using captions & detailed illustrations:
Seas and Oceans by Felicity Brooks
•Using illustrations
& captions for understanding:
What's Inside? Shells by Dorling Kindersley
•Writing Question/Answer
format: use Questions
and Answers About Sharks by Ann McGovern
•Writing couplets:
A Hole in the Ocean: A Daring Journey by Jasper Tomkins: written as couplets
•Memorizing poems,
word play: Commotion
in the Ocean by Giles Andreas
•The Magic
School Bus on the Ocean Floor cyberguide
•Open
Seas web page: easy to read text and beautiful links. Use as model for students'
own pages
•Phonemic
awareness lesson using One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
•Mini_Book: "Sharks
- A Question-and-Answer Minibook"
from 25 Thematic Mini-Books (Instructor Books)
•Mini-Book: "Going
to an Island"
from Think, Do, and Read Mini-Books (Instructional Fair Books) pp. 119-124 ("You
__ go to an island on a ___" format)
•Play: "Fish
School"
from 25 Just-Right Plays for Emergent Readers (Scholastic) pp. 45, 46 (5 parts)
•Make a Book on a
Ring: "Dictionary of Science Vocabulary"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 28-31
•What are Oceans?
reading from
the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p. 1
•Ocean Waves reading
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p.
3
•Currents and Tides
reading from
the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p. 4
•About the Oceans
reading from
the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p. 5-10
talks about each of the zones (coastal zone, ocean shallows, sunlit zone, twilight
zone, midnight zone, ocean floor) and the plants and creatures that live there.
Also has section on oceans at risk.
•Do You Know Who Lives
in the Ocean Unscramble worksheet
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p.
11
•Animal Relationships
Worksheet from
the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p. 12
Animal classification activity with mammals, invertebrates, birds, and fish
•Who Lives Here? worksheet
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p.
13
students match animals and plants with the zone they reside in
•Ocean Vocabulary
Wordsearch from
the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p. 14
•Animal Mix-Ups Unscramble
worksheet from
the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p. 15
•Writing About Oceans
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, pp.
17-19
step by step directions and accompanying organizer sheets
•A Foot for Every
Task Reading and Worksheet
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, pp.
23-24
birds' feet and how they are adapted to their habitat
•Ocean Animal Report
form from the
manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, pp. 26-27
very structured form but mixes writing with illustrating
•Animals of the Oceans
worksheet from
the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p. 28
has a list of animals and an illustration, students write a sentence next to
the animals sharing an interesting fact
•Ocean Quiz
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p.
30
asks for 4 zones, size of oceans, animals (mammals, invertebrates, fish, birds),
and the water cycle
•Glossary
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, pp.
31-33
•Life in the Sea by Melvin Berger, Newbridge (
has 6 copies, tape, big book & photo set!) has table of contents & index
•The Mighty Ocean by Melvin Berger, Newbridge (
has 6 copies & big book) has table of contents & index
•Wacky Tales
- you add some words according to parts of speech and they are added to the
story Gone Fishing!
Ocean Math Tie-ins: •Linear
Measurement:
use silhouette and measurements in back of Where's That Fish? by Barbara Brenner
& Bernice Chardiet to create
life-sized animals
•Number word recognition,
numeral recognition, counting by ones: Shells on the Beach
from Hands-On Math Around the Year pp. 85
(modifications:
•have index cards with words and numbers on them & use sandpaper "beaches,
students place shells on their beaches, count up and place number card and word
card. •same but use another language (Hawaiian, Spanish, French...) on
the cards. •have blank cards available and students need to write word
and number on them for each beach they build
•Addition, subtraction,
recording number sentences: Seashell Stories
from Hands-On Math Around the Year pp. 86
Students manipulate shells on sandpaper beaches as they listen to equations
or story problems, later they create their own.
•Patterns (reading,
copying & extending): Seashell Patterns
from Hands-On Math Around the Year pp. 87
(modification: could do with ocean life clip art)
•Ocean Math Chart
and worksheet
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p.
21-22
chart & questions comparing the size, average depth, and maximum depth of
the world's oceans
Ocean Social Sciences Tie-ins: •Famous Ocean
Explorers study! Biographies, historical fiction, mapping routes...
•Columbus'
Voyage - create maps and ships
•Famous
Explorers Dictionary -
•The Ocean as Resource: using the book I Am the Ocean by Suzanna
Marshak, from Literature-Based Geography Activities, p. 46-49
Ocean Technology Tie-ins: •Illustrated poem
with audio! Copy your choice of a poem from our Ocean
Poems web page, paste onto a HyperStudio page and illustrate it. Then
create a button which allows others to hear you read the poem.
•Oceans CD:
Visions Technology in Education: interactive student activities, teacher
management element, accompanying worksheets, Hybrid Mac/PC
•Publish a website sharing what you have learned! Great directions
and examples here.
•Starcastles
Neptune Coloring Book - software to download. Description: Time for
some underwater fun! Choose from six pictures and 30 colors to use for the
finishing touch. Click on the starfish to get cool facts on the marine life.
•Battleship
- The classic game of battleship - sink your opponent's aircraft carrier,
battleship, cruiser, submarine and destroyer. Play against the computer
or a friend (registered game only). There are 4 levels of play with the
computer, each with a different strategy (levels 1 and 2 available in the
shareware version). Choose from 3 different games: one shot per turn, one
shot per unsunk ship (salvo game), and shoot until you miss. Look under
the Apple menu in About Battleship for details on how to play the game.
Drag your ships to place them and double click to rotate by 90 degrees.
•BOKA
BATTLESHIPS is a strategy game in which 2 players attempt to destroy
each others' fleets of 6 ships, by guessing their location. It includes
7 different levels of computer opponents (4 if unregistered), ranging from
'Little Johnnie' to 'The Grand Master'. It also allows to human opponents
to play each other. Nice sound effects when the shots fall into the water
or hit a ship!
•King of
the Sea - This is a promotion for Walt Disney's Little Mermaid. It's
not easy being King of the Sea with Ursula around. You need to keep her
eels from getting past you with your magic trident. But be careful, because
you'll get a shock if they touch you. Free arcade style download
Ocean Art/Music Tie-ins: •Ed
Emberely's Drawing Book of Animals
by Ed Emberley
•"I'd Like
to be a Marine Biologist" cassette & lyrics
•Ms.
Frizzle at the beach coloring page
•Fantastic
Fishing Contest
•Shark
Surprise! Create a card game
•Under
the Sea: create an underwater environment reflecting research
•Song:
Yellow Submarine
•Sand Castle construction
from Science Art (Scholastic) pp. 65-67
•Ocean in a Bag
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 34-35
using 2
ziplocs, blue hair gel (?) and assorted beads & shells, students create
their own ocean
•Clam Puppet
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 38-40
using paper
plates and an old white sock
•Jellyfish Windsock
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 46-47
using 2
clear kitchen trash bags, clear con-tac paper, cellophane tape, sequins
•Scary Shark Puppet
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 50-51
using 2
42-oz oatmeal boxes, adult black or dark-gray sock
•Shark
Coloring Book to print out
•Make a Tropical
Ocean Fish
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education,
p. 29
•Down by the Bay: learn the song and then create rewrites (
has big book and tape)
•Ocean Art
Activities page
•Ocean
Diorama directions
•Hanging
Koi directions
•Make Turtle Eggs
and Walnut Turtles
•OCEANS
DAY COLOURING & ACTIVITY BOOK - This is a 10 page document in PDF format.
Coloring pages show marine life on Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific coasts,
and in the Great Lakes around Canada. There is information on what kids
can do to save the oceans, and word games (word search, crossword and match
name/picture) about marine animals. Learn about North American marine life.
Ocean Field Trips: •tide pools
•wharf
•One Ali'i Park
Ocean Vocabulary: estuary, currents, oceanography, marine biology, adapt, algae, biome, camouflage, carnivore, competition, conservation, consumer, continental shelf, decay, decomposer, detrivore (animal that eats only the dead flesh of other animals), diatoms, disperse, diverse, ecosystem, energy, environment, food pyramid, habitat, herbivore, holdfast (the part of seaweed that attaches it to the seafloor), intertidal, invertebrate, kelp, krill, mammal, midnight zone, abyssal zone, migration, minus tide, nutrient, omnivore, organism, planktivore, plankton, photophore (a body organ that makes light), photosynthesis, phytoplankton, pollution, prey, producer, predator, respiration, salinity, shoreline, species, sunlight, sunlight zone, temperate, thermal vent, tide, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, equator, tsunami, twilight zone, upwelling, vegetation, vertebrate, vertical migration, zonation, zooplankton (taken from the glossary in the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education), nudibranch,
•Ocean
Vocabulary Wordsearch
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p.
14
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| •How
to Hide an Octopus & Other Sea Creatures by Ruth Heller:
camouflage |
| •A
Hole in the Ocean: A Daring Journey by Jasper Tomkins: written
as couplets |
| •Amazing
Sharks by Melvin Berger (Big Book) |
| •Dive!
A Book of Deep-Sea Creatures by Melvin Berger (Scholastic Hello Reader!
Level 3) |
| •Into
the Sea by Brenda Guiberson (Trumpet): full circle story of a
sea turtle |
| •Odious
Oceans by Anita Ganeri ("Horrible Geography" book): has lots
of info in short snippets |
| •Questions
and Answers About Sharks by Ann McGovern: question and answer
format |
| •Sea
Turtles by Caroline Arnold (Scholastic)
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| •Seas
and Oceans by Felicity Brooks (Usborne Understanding Geography
book) |
| •The
Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole (1
hardcover, 1 pb) (
has 1 copy) cyberguide |
| •The
Mighty Ocean by Melvin Berger (Big Book) |
| •Under
the Sea from A to Z by Anne Doubilet: alphabet book with photographs,
large print captions, and detailed information about each animal) |
| •Underwater:
A First Look at Animals by Diane James & Sara Lynn (Scholastic):
table of contents, captions, index |
| •What's
Inside? Shells by Dorling Kindersley (hardcover): photos, illustrations
& captions |
| •Where's
That Fish? by Barbara Brenner & Bernice Chardiet (Scholastic)
|
| •Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell Unit Unit |
| •One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss Phonemic awareness lesson |
| •The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Guide |
| •Rainbow Fish to the Rescue by Marcus Pfister Guide |
| •Swimmy by Leo Lionni Unit |
| •When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest Unit (immigration) Read Aloud |
| •The Sand Castle Builder by Dennis Nolan |
| •In the Swim
by Douglas Florian: poems and illustrations don't get any better than this!
Kids love 'em! |
| •At the Seashore,
David M. Schwartz: looking closely at the photos shows you there is so much
more to see |
| •The Changing World: Oceans
and Rivers, Dr. Frances Dipper,
hardcover |
| •I Can Read About Sharks,
C.J. Naden |
| •Look Inside the Ocean
Board Book, |
| •Turtle Watch,
George Ancona: older pb but has some excellent b & w pix |
Oceans: 
Coral
Reefs 
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Coral Reef WebSources:•NOAA's
Photo Collection -The Coral Kingdom: separate sections for Pacific, Caribbean,
and Red Sea reefs
•Coral
Reef World: maintained by a school, page has large text, easy vocabulary,
and lots of links
•Sea World/Busch
Gardens Coral Reef page: difficult text but good information
•Fish Eye View Coral Reef
Cam
•Venture into Hawaii's
Coral Reefs
Coral Reef Experiments/Activities: (Return
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Coral Reef Language
Arts Tie-ins: (Return
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•What is a Coral
Reef? Scholastic Read About Science Library
has 6 copies & activities: Coral Reef Mini-Book & Coral Reef Lunch-Munch
Game
•Coral Reefs: Facts,
Stories, Activities
Jenny Wood (Scholastic): glossary & index
•The Coral Reef by Christine Economos, Newbridge Discovery Links
Early Level (
has 6 copies)
•Life in a Coral Reef by Melvin Berger, Ranger Rick Science(
has 6 copies,
has big book)
Coral Reef Math Tie-ins: (Return
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Coral Reef Social Sciences Tie-ins: (Return
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Coral Reef Technology Tie-ins: (Return
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(Return to top) •Publish a website
sharing what you have learned! Great directions and examples here.
Coral Reef Art/Music Tie-ins: (Return
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(Return to top)•Pile
of Sea Urchins
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 41
using 2-inch styrofoam balls, toothpicks, and poster paints
•Soft Sculpture Snail
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 42-43
using old pantyhose, fiberfill, safety pins, wiggle eyes, and a pipe cleaner
•Sea Star
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 44-45
using light cardboard, paper fastener
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| •Coral
Reef by Barbara Taylor (hardcover): great photos and captions,
index & glossary |
| •Coral
Reefs: Facts, Stories, Activities Jenny Wood (Scholastic): glossary
& index |
| •Life
in a Coral Reef by Melvin Berger (Big Book)
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Tide Pools WebSources: (Return
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(Return to top)•The Secret World of Tide Pools: written and illustrated by a student
Tide Pools Experiments/Activities: (Return
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Tide Pools Language Arts Tie-ins: (Return
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(Return to top)•Tide Pools Page: text is fairly easy and large, picture links at bottom. Use as model for students' web page design
Tide Pools Math Tie-ins: (Return
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Tide Pools Social Sciences Tie-ins: (Return
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Tide Pools Technology Tie-ins: (Return
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(Return to top)•Web
Quest on Tide Pools for early learners: includes links, a HyperStudio template,
rubric
•Publish a website sharing what you have learned! Great directions
and examples here.
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Tide Pools Field Trips: (Return
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| •A
House For Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
(big book) |
| •The Hermit Crab by Brian and Jillian Cutting (Wright Group book) |
| •Is This a House for Hermit Crab by Megan Mcdonald |
| •Tide Pool by Paul Fleisher |
| •At Home in the Tide Pool by Alexander Wright |
| •Grasper by Paul Owen Lewis |
| •Exploring the Seashore, (National Geographic Society) |
| •The Seashore, by Gallimard Jeunesse (Scholastic First Discovery) |
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Deep Ocean WebSources:•Exploring
the Ocean Floor: some great photos of unusual creatures & subs
•Nova's Abyss site
•Visit hydrothermal
vents in Alvin
Deep Ocean Experiments/Activities: (Return
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Deep Ocean Language Arts Tie-ins: (Return
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Deep Ocean Math Tie-ins: (Return
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(Return to top)•Race to the Bottom of the Sea
Deep Ocean Social Sciences Tie-ins: (Return
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Deep Ocean Technology Tie-ins: (Return
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a website sharing what you have learned! Great directions and examples here.
Deep Ocean Art/Music Tie-ins: (Return
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Unit Plan
from another year:
A Pirate's Life for
Me?
Pirates WebSources:•Treasure Island unit includes many pirate links!
Pirates Experiments/Activities: (Return
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(Return to top)•Pirate Choice Time Choice Board
Pirates Language Arts Tie-ins: (Return
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(Return to top)•Pirate
Poems page
•My
Favorite Pirate Word: after brainstorming & charting all known pirate
words, use this in a center
•If I Were a... poem frame: brainstorm
& list words describing all the things pirates do, then allow students to
use frame to write their own
Pirates Math Tie-ins: (Return
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(Return to top)•Dividing
up the Gold activity
•Pirate Fraction Action
activity for center
Pirates Social Sciences Tie-ins: (Return
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Pirates Technology Tie-ins: (Return
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(Return to top)•Peter Pan vs. the Pirates - Peter's in trouble - with Captain Hook chasing him, pirates dropping bombs, and sailing overhead. Luckily he's nimble and can jump over Hook, avoiding the pirate's attack. If Pan survives long enough, he's declared the winner. Three levels of play keep the game challenging. All program images copyright Disney - FREE!
Pirates Art/Music Tie-ins: (Return
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(Return to top) •Ed
Emberely's Big Purple Drawing Book
by Ed Emberley: GREAT pirates and pirate ships!
•Pirates & Buccaneers
Coloring Book
by Peter Copeland (Dover)
•The Pirate Song,
Bill Harley CD
Pirates Field Trips: (Return
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(Return to top)•Pirate Olympics using playground equipment!
Pirates Vocabulary: (Return
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| •Ed
Emberely's Big Purple Drawing Book by Ed Emberley: GREAT pirates
and pirate ships! |
| •A
Pirate's Life for Me! by Julie Thompson and Brownie Macintosh
(hardcover): has a glossary in the back and information about famous pirates |
| •Edward
and the Pirates by David McPhail (hc): once Edward learns to
read his books & imagination provide adventures |
| •Grandma
and the Pirates by Phoebe Gilman (Scholastic RL 2?) |
| •Pirates
& Buccaneers Coloring Book by Peter Copeland (Dover) |
| •Pirates:
Robbers of the High Seas by Gail Gibbons (Trumpet): w/section
on famous pirates |
| •The
Pirate Queen by Emily Arnold McCully (Trumpet): story of Grania
O'Malley from Ireland |
| •The
Princess and the Pirate King by Debi Gliori (hc): a wish against
boredome brings a pirate |
| •Tough
Boris by Mem Fox (hc): even tough pirate cry |
| •Everything
I Know About Pirates by Tom Lichtenheld (hc): good format to
mimic, but some marginal word choices |
| •The
Jolly Mon by Jimmy Buffet |
| •Do
Pirates Take Baths? awesome poems! |
| •Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Unit Unit Unit Unit(with cool backgrnd image) |
| •Muppet Treasure Island
Treasure Hunt |
Oceans:
Whales
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Whales WebSources:•NOAA's
Ark site: images of many ocean and arctic animals
•Whale
Thematic Unit (some links are "commercials" but others are good)
•WhaleTimes has easy-to-read information
on whales, seals, sea lions, sharks, penguins, and walruses.
•Zoom Whales
- great site with lots of easy-to-read information on whales and links to activities,
a picture glossary, printouts, more!
Whales Experiments/Activities: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)•How
Does Blubber Help Keep Animals Warm?:
use 2 plastic bags with Crisco between them to act as the blubber. Place one
hand inside bags. Put both hands into ice water and time how long each can remain.
Graph/compare. p. 15 in Whales, Activities Based on Research from the Center
for Coastal Studies
•How Does a Whale
Live in the Arctic?
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p.
16
similar to above
•"Name That Tail" cooperative activity, pp. 47 - 50 in Whales,
Activities Based on Research from the Center for Coastal Studies
•50 Tails for 50 Whales game: learn about 22 different species of whales
Whales Language Arts Tie-ins: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)•
My
Whale Poems page
•Swim with the Whales: Scholastic Read About Science Library
has 6 copies & activity
•Whales & Dolphins
Coloring Book
by John Green (Dover, 2 copies): detailed captions on each page
•"What Is a Whale?
Minibook"
from 25 Thematic Mini-Books (Instructor Books)
•What About Whales?
reading and worksheet
from the manual accompanying the Oceans CD by Visions Tech. in Education, p.
20
toothed and baleen whales
•Watching Whales by Brenda Parkes, Newbridge Discovery Links Fluent
Level (
has 6 copies)
•"What is a Whale?" mini book, pp. 9 & 10 in Whales, Activities
Based on Research from the Center for Coastal Studies
•"Whales: Inside and Out" look through the page to see the skeleton
of a baleen whale and a toothed whale, pp. 11-14 in Whales, Activities Based
on Research from the Center for Coastal Studies
•"Whale Identification Cards", pp. 19 -23 in Whales, Activities
Based on Research from the Center for Coastal Studies
•"Whales in Their Habitat" action poster, pp. 28 & 29 in
Whales, Activities Based on Research from the Center for Coastal Studies
•"Humpback Whales: Singers of the Sea" mini book, pp. 33-35 in
Whales, Activities Based on Research from the Center for Coastal Studies
•"Whale Migration" worksheet, p. 38 in Whales, Activities
Based on Research from the Center for Coastal Studies
•"From Field Work to Final Report" worksheets teaching how to
read charts, pp. 9 & 10 in Whales, Activities Based on Research from
the Center for Coastal Studies
•"The Rescue
of Comet" play, pp. 55 -60 in Whales, Activities Based on Research from
the Center for Coastal Studies
Whales Math Tie-ins: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top) •Linear
Measurement:
Measure, mark actual lengths of whales on sidewalk. Figure out how many of you
it would take to measure the same length.
•Whale
and Dolphin dot-to-dots
•"How Do Whales Measure Up?" graphing activity that goes with
Whale Identification Cards, pp. 24-25 in Whales, Activities Based on Research
from the Center for Coastal Studies
•"Charting the Course" worksheets teaching students how to use
a grid to be a researcher in the field, pp. 40 -42in Whales, Activities Based
on Research from the Center for Coastal Studies
•"Whale Tracks" worksheets, pp. 44 -45 in Whales, Activities
Based on Research from the Center for Coastal Studies
•Whale
Origami and geometry lesson
Whales Social Sciences Tie-ins: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)•
Whales Technology Tie-ins: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)•Create
your own humpback song
after listening to whales' songs, use Sound Companion and its effects to create
your own humpback song
•Publish a website sharing what you have learned! Great directions
and examples here.
Whales Art/Music Tie-ins: •Paul Winter
Consort CDs
•Water-Spouting
Whale from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp.
52-53
using gallon plastic milk jug, 14 oz dish detergent bottle, aluminum foil
•Leaping
Dolphin Puppet from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy
Ross pp. 54-55
using 16-oz soda bottle, adult dark-gray sock, adult white sock, square tissue
box
•Bag
Narwhal from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp.
72-73
using 4 large brown grocery bags, long cardboard gift-wrap tube
•Molting
Beluga from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp.
74-75
using 2 white sock, fiberfill
•Origami
Whale directions
•Whale
and Dolphin Coloring Book to print out
•Whale
Mobile - print out the cutouts and directions
•"A Whale
of a Puppet" moving right whale puppet, pp. 30-32 in Whales, Activities
Based on Research from the Center for Coastal Studies
Whales Field Trips: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)•Whale Watch!
Whales Vocabulary: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)
|
| •As
Big as a Whale by Melvin Berger (Big Book) |
| •Crystal,
the Story of a Real Baby Whale by Karen Smyth: North Atlantic
Humpback |
| •Do
Whales Ever...? by Nathalie Ward |
| •Dolphin
by Sue Houghton (Troll): w/factfinder & index |
| •Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Whales and Dolphins by Dr. Anthony Martin (hardcover)
|
| •Orca
Song by Michael Armour (Smithsonian Oceanic Collection): a calf is trapped
in an abandoned net |
| •The
Legend of the Whale by Ian Stansfield (hardcover): legends; beautiful
aboriginal art |
| •The
World's Whales: The Complete Illustrated Guide (hardcover, rough shape)
|
| •Whales
& Dolphins by Della Rowland, Explorer Books (Trumpet, 4 copies) |
| •Whales
& Dolphins Coloring Book by John Green (Dover, 2 copies)
|
| •Whales
by Gail Gibbons |
| •Amos and Boris, William Steig: great fiction for primary grades |
| •Baby Beluga, Raffi: great fiction for primary grades (and a song to go with it too!) |
| •Dear Mr. Blueberry, Simon James: great fiction for primary grades |
| •Joshua Disobeys, Dennis Vollmer: great fiction for primary grades |
| •Whale Brother, Barbara Steiner: great fiction for primary grades |
| •Whale
Song , Tony Johnston: great fiction for primary grades |
| •I
Can Read About Whales and Dolphins, J.I. Anderson |
| •Time
of Wonder, Robert McCloskey (Caldecott Award Book, 2 copies:
& ) |
| •Crookjaw,
Caron Lee Cohen: beautiful oil paint on board illustrations, about a whaler
|
| •The
Whale in Lowell's Cove, Jane W. Robinson |
Oceans: 
Arctic Regions (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)
Unit Plan
from previous year: Detour to the North
Pole!
Arctic Regions WebSources:•Discovery
Online: Live Penguin Cam
•Penguin Cam at
Montreal's Biodome
•Penguins Page -
quite sophisticated for little ones but lots of great info. A comprehensive
page on penguins and their behaviours, evolution, prey, history, or myths.
•Discovery Online
Live Polar Bear Cam
•Discovery Online
Live Seal Cam
•NOAA's Ark site:
images of many ocean and arctic animals
•Mrs.
Bee's Penguin and Antarctica Site: TONS of activities, poems, etc.
•The Aurora Page:
Find out when and where the Northern Lights are happening.
•Build
a Snowman! (The closest we'll ever get on Molokai!)
•Build
a Snowman: links to Build
Snow People and Build a Snow
Woman
•WhaleTimes has easy-to-read information
on whales, seals, sea lions, sharks, penguins, and walruses.
•Sea World's
Animal Page!
•Be a Penguin! Using Shockwave
plug-in, visit a rookery in Antarctica
Arctic Regions Experiments/Activities: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)•
Arctic Regions Language Arts Tie-ins: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)•
Arctic
Poems
•Penguins Through the Year: Scholastic Read About Science Library
has 6 copies
& activity
•Research online & write a polar
adventure
•Minibook: "Winter
Clothes"
from Think, Do, and Read Mini-Books (Instructional Fair Books) pp. 81-83 ("I
put on my __" format)
•Minibook: "Go,
Penguins, Go!"
from 25 Emergent Reader Mini-Books (Scholastic) pp. 19-20 ("Penguins go
__" format)
•Play: "Snowflakes"
from 25 Just-Right Plays for Emergent Readers (Scholastic) pp. 18, 19 (6 parts)
•Reindeer
Quiz designed by 2nd grade class
Arctic Regions Math Tie-ins: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top) •Reading Temperatures: Visit the walk-in cooler in the school's kitchen to read/record temperatures!
Arctic Regions Social Sciences Tie-ins: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)•Research online &
write a polar
adventure
•Cardinal Directions: learning direction words and using a compass: to
accompany the book Katie and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton, from
Literature-Based Geography Activities, p. 8-11
•Reading Picture Maps: to accompany the book Katie and the Big Snow
by Virginia Lee Burton, from Literature-Based Geography Activities, p.
8-11
•Life in Polar Regions:
It's Chilly Out Here
activity sheet, Northern Lights,
Arctic Regions Technology Tie-ins: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top) •Illustrated poem
with audio! Copy your choice of a poem from our Arctic
Poems web page, paste onto a HyperStudio page and illustrate it. Then
create a button which allows others to hear you read the poem.
•Publish a website sharing what you have learned! Great directions
and examples here.
•Pop a Penguin
- This is one of the many games from the Stay Tooned CD by FunnyBone Interactive.
Penguins (and decoys, be careful) keep appearing and hiding on a snowy scene.
Can you catch them before they disappear? You are given 4 choices of what
to do to the poor penguins if you do get them - kiss them, hit them with
a paintball, bop them with a mallet, or blow them up with a bomb. The penguins
respond in typical cartoon fashion. Free Demo
•SNOWBALL
simulates Snow Globes with swirling snow. Use the arrow keys to cycle amongst
several images or put your own picture in the globe. The snow slowly settles
until you click on the Shake command, or simply move the window to shake
it up again. There are options for different sizes of snow - levels 1 to
4 for tiny to fat snowflakes. No snow outside? Shake some up on your desktop!
Free
•Lenny
Loosejocks Goes Snowboarding - Guide Lenny Loosejocks down the mountain
collecting Loosejocks as he goes! Arrows show location of the Loosejocks
further down the slope. Snowmen and moguls change Lenny's direction. Free
arcade style game to download (can also play using Shockwave at ezone.com)
Arctic Regions Art/Music/PE Tie-ins: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top) •Many PE
activities related to penguins
•Penguin Pin
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 58-59
using three wooden ice-cream spoons, fiberfill, orange felt, wiggle eyes
•Fuzzy Polar Bear
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 60-61
using 4 clamp clothespins, 2 wooden tongue depressors, fiberfill, small white
pompom
•Bottled Auroras
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 69
using corn syrup, star-shaped sequins, food coloring, 16-oz plastic bottle w/
twist-on cap
•Bag Narwhal
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 72-73
using 4 large brown grocery bags, long cardboard gift-wrap tube
•Molting Beluga
from Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 74-75
using 2 white socks, fiberfill
•Hands and Foot Arctic
Tern from Crafts
for Kids Who Are Wild About the Wild by Kathy Ross pp. 78-79
using construction paper
•Papier Mache Penguins
and other penguin activities/links
Arctic Regions Field Trips: (Return
to Oceans)
(Return to top)•Visit the walk-in cooler in the school's kitchen to read/record temperatures!
Arctic Regions Vocabulary: (Return
to Oceans)
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|
| •Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (multiple copies in teachers' room) |
| •Stone Fox John Reynolds Gardiner Unit Unit Unit Unit (multiple copies in teachers' room) |
| •Winston, Newton, Elton, and Ed by James Stevenson: penguins and walruses wrestle with sibling rivalry |
| •Katie and the Big Snow, Virginia Lee Burton (sharon has accompanying geography activities) |
| • |
| • |
| •The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats |
| •In the Snow: Who's Been Here? by Lindsey George unit |
| •The Big Snow by Berta Hader |
| •Snow is Falling by Franklyn Branley |
| •The Snow Speaks by Nancy White Carlstrom |
Conservation WebSources:•Mrs.
Bee's Earth Day ideas
•Ocean Conservation
website based in Canada
•Greenpeace's Oceans site
•Sea Turtle Tracking site
Conservation Experiments/Activities:
(Return to top) •Pollution
and Ecology S.E.E.D.S.
unit (Life, Earth, Physical Science, Gr. 1)
•National
Geographic Society Geographic Awareness Week Activities related to appreciating/conserving
freshwater - LOTS!
•National
Geographic Society's Geography Awareness Week activities related to appreciating/conserving
the ocean - LOTS!
Conservation Language Arts Tie-ins:
(Return to top) •Create
a class ABC book
of ways to conserve
•Make a Book on a
Ring: "Dictionary of Science Vocabulary"
from How to Make Books with Children: Science and Math (Evan-Moor) pp. 28-31
•
Conservation Math Tie-ins:
(Return to top)•Water Wasters: figure out how much water you waste by letting the water run as you brush your teeth
Conservation Social Sciences Tie-ins:
(Return to top)•
Conservation Technology Tie-ins:
(Return to top) •Scanning
& creating thumbnails:
post conservation posters online
•Publish a website sharing what you have learned! Great directions
and examples here.
•
Conservation Art/Music Tie-ins:
(Return to top) •Conservation
posters
•Create a class ABC
book of ways
to conserve
Conservation Field Trips:
(Return to top) •Sewage Treatment
Plant
•
Conservation Vocabulary: watershed, effluent, erosion, greywater, leaching, potable water, primary wastewater treatment, reclaimed wastewater, reservoir, runoff, secondary wastewater treatment, sedimentation tanks, septic tank, settling pond, sewage treatment plant, sewer, tertiary wastewater treatment, wastewater-treatment return flow, wastewater,
|
| •The
Magic School Bus at the Water Works by Joanna Cole (Scholastic
pb ) |
| •World
Water Watch by Michelle Koch (hardcover): describes dangers caused
by humans |
| • |
PALS (Performance Assessment Links in
Science): resource bank of science performance assessment tasks indexed
via the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and various other standards
frameworks.
Laura
Candler's Filing Cabinet: lots of pdf files to download with activities
from all areas of curriculum
Book
Units & General Ideas for Responding to Literature Collection
Search
for Activities by Curriculum area and grade levels
Make a Big
Welcome Book for new students
Computer
Drawing and Animation site: easy how-to
Little
Explorers Dictionary - includes English-Spanish, English-French, English-Portuguese,
English-German links
Quizzes
for Grades 2-3 These print-outs introduce young students to research
on the Internet using the Little Explorers picture dictionary. Students
use the on-line dictionary to look up the answers to a set of questions.
Topics: Australia (25 questions), Bears (15 questions), China (15 questions),
The continents (20 questions), Dinosaurs (25 questions), Earth Day (15 questions),
Eqypt (10 questions), Human anatomy (25 questions), Insects (20 questions),
Mammals (15 questions), Nutrition and diet (20 questions), Rainforest animals
(20 questions), Solar System (15 questions), Spiders (11 questions)
Stay
Afloat Computer Hangman - with categories: SCIENCE WORDS: Cells, Geology,
Animals (Easy), Animals (Hard), Geography, Climate, Rainforest; HISTORY
WORDS: World War II; MUSIC WORDS: Composers, Musical Instruments, Studio
Recording
Science
Icons directory
If you have any suggestions
for other sites, books, activities, experiments which would be applicable to
a multiage primary classroom (Grades 1-3), please email
me!
indicates that Sharon has
indicates Kaunakakai School MAC has
indicates Kaunakakai School Library has the book
General
Links | Properties | Cycle
| Weather | Freshwater | Oceans
| Conservation | Top
To Mrs. Sinclair's MAC site for 1999-2000
To Mrs. Sinclair's MAC site for 2000-2001
email Sharon
Hawaii Content Standards
for Science (Extracted for Grades K - 5) (316K
pdf file)
Hawaii's complete Content
& Performance Standards
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|
| •The
Mighty Ocean by Melvin Berger (Big Book) |
| •Odious
Oceans by Anita Ganeri ("Horrible Geography" book): has lots
of info in short snippets |
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