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| Keeping A Record of Investigations in a Science Notebook: | Help Simone create a science notebook using words, pictures, charts, and graphs to record and organize information from her investigations with this interactive tutorial. |
| Lessons 8 and 9 Video: Mass: Solids and Liquids: | In this SaM-1 video, students will learn how to measure the mass of solids and liquids using a balance. Students will learn that they need to subtract the mass of the container the solid or liquid is in to determine the mass of only the solid or liquid. Students will then make observations and sort items based on mass. |
| The Flu and You: Part 2: | Discover what a virus is, actions that cause viruses like the flu to spread from one person to another, and strategies to decrease the spread of viruses to others.
This interactive tutorial is part 2 in a two-part series. Click to open part 1. |
| The Flu and You: Part 1: | Discover what a virus is, actions that cause viruses like the flu to spread from one person to another, and strategies to decrease the spread of viruses to others.
This interactive tutorial is part 1 in a two-part series. Click to open part 2. |
| Lesson 23 Video: MEA Researching Sea Turtle Nesting Temperatures : | In this video Sam-1 introduces a Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) challenge. Students will take their prior experiences from the properties unit and apply their knowledge of investigating sea turtle nesting temperatures.
Students will develop a hypothesis, design an experiment, and support their reasoning to determine how to best study different methods for cooling sea turtle nesting areas. |
| Lesson 20 Video MEA Animal Habitats Part 2: | In this video, SaM-1 introduces a part 2 twist to the Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) challenge. In the first video, students were asked to design a habitat for an elephant or gorilla that will be housed at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. In this twist, students will need to modify their design to accommodate a senior elephant or gorilla. |
| Lesson 20 Video: MEA Animal Habitats: | In this video, SaM-1 introduces a Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) challenge for the students. This video provides habitat information to help the students use the knowledge they gained throughout the unit. Students are asked to design a habitat for an elephant or gorilla that will be housed at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. Students will need to describe the physical properties (color, shape, texture, hardness) of the features they selected for the habitat while explaining the rationale behind their design choices.
In the optional twist, students will need to modify their design to accommodate a senior elephant or gorilla. The optional twist also has a SaM-1 video to introduce the twist challenge.
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| Lesson 17 Video: Sea Turtle Expert Interview : | In this SaM-1 video, students will use their listening and writing skills to watch a video to learn about the affects temperature has on sea turtles' nests, preparing them for an investigation in subsequent lessons within the unit. |
| Lesson 16 Video: Reading & Recording Temperature : | In this SaM-1 video, students will learn how to make observations based on the property of temperature using thermometers, while representing the data in line graphs. |
| Lesson 15 Video: Observing Sea Turtles: | In this SaM-1 video, students will use their listening and writing skills to learn about sea turtles, preparing them for subsequent lessons in the unit. |
| Lesson 13 Video: Introduction to Displacement : | In this SaM-1 Video, students will learn how to find the volume of irregular objects using a graduated cylinder and the displacement method. |
| Lesson 11 Video: Introduction to Volume: | In this SaM-1 video, students will learn how to use a graduated cylinder to make observations based on the volume of liquids. |
| Lesson 7 Video: Measuring Mass: | Help SaM-1 make observations and sort items based on the mass of materials using a triple-beam balance and equal-arm balance. In this video, you will also become familiar with metric units for measuring mass: gram and kilogram. |
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| Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 1 Observations: | Students learn that making observations is an important aspect of scientific study. Students will review concepts about water by making observations based on different properties and states of matter of water. Students will also review how to measure volume, mass and temperature as they will use these skills throughout the unit.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx. |
| Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 12 Engineering Design Problem: Beat the Heat Part 3: Testing a Cooler: | In this engineering design problem, students will have the opportunity to apply what they
learned about the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and
cooling by designing their own cooler. Students will be asked to use the engineering design
process to design a cooler that will reduce the melting of frozen water in hot temperatures
at the beach. Students will need to design and build their cooler, test their materials, and
justify their design decisions. In this lesson students will test their cooler’s effectiveness in
keeping ice from melting. In subsequent lessons students will improve their designs.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
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| Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 13 Engineering Design Problem: Beat the Heat Part 4: Improve a Cooler: | In this engineering design problem, students will have the opportunity to apply what they
learned about the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and
cooling by designing their own cooler. Students will be asked to use the engineering design
process to design a cooler that will reduce the melting of frozen water in hot temperatures
at the beach. Students will need to design and build their cooler, test their materials, and
justify their design decisions. In this lesson students will improve their cooler designs.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx. |
| Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 10 Engineering Design Problem: Beat the Heat Part 1: Design a Cooler: | In this engineering design problem, students will have the opportunity to apply what they learned about the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling by designing their own cooler. Students will be asked to use the engineering design process to design a cooler that will reduce the melting of frozen water in hot temperatures at the beach. Students will need to design and build their cooler, test their materials, and justify their design decisions. This lesson is the first of several lessons based on engineering design; in subsequent lessons, students will build and test their designs with ice.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
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| Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 6 Condensation Experiment: | Students set up an experiment and gather data to investigate the condensation of water.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
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| Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 5 Evaporation Experiment: | Students set up an experiment and gather data to investigate the evaporation of water.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit ofSaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
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| Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 4 Melting Experiment: | Students set up an experiment and gather data to investigate the melting of solid water.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit ofSaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
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| Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 3 Changes to Water: Condensation, Melting & Evaporation: | Students learn water can change state of matter through the addition or removal of heat. Students will learn that water can condense, melt and evaporate.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit ofSaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
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| Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 2 Changes to Water: Boiling and Freezing: | Students learn water can change state of matter through the addition or removal of heat.
Students will learn the boiling and freezing points of water at standard pressure. Students
will also review how data can be used to create line graphs and these graphs can show
patterns and changes to temperature over time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx. |
| Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 11 Engineering Design Problem: Beat the Heat Part 2: Build a Cooler: | In this engineering design problem, students will have the opportunity to apply what they
learned about the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and
cooling by designing their own cooler. Students will be asked to use the engineering design
process to design a cooler that will reduce the melting of frozen water in hot temperatures
at the beach. Students will need to design and build their cooler, test their materials, and
justify their design decisions. In this lesson students will build their cooler. In subsequent
lessons students will test their designs with ice and improve their designs.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
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| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 10 Grouping by Mass: | Students will make objects of given masses based on identified animal needs using a balance. This lesson could also be taught using mathematics instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx . |
| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 19 Sand Temperature Lab Investigation: Graphing Data for Evidence: | Students will create line graphs from the collected data on the temperature of shaded and non-shaded sand from the previous lesson. Students will use the data and graphs as evidence to make conclusions on if the shading had an impact on sand temperature. This lesson could also be taught using Math instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx . |
| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 18 Sand Temperature Lab Investigation: Data Collection: | Students will set up the lab investigation that they planned in the previous lesson and collect data on the temperature of shaded and non-shaded sand. This lesson could also be taught using Math instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx . |
| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 17 Sea Turtle Expert Interview: | Students will use their listening and writing skills to watch a video to learn about sea turtles, preparing them for an investigation in subsequent lessons. This lesson could also be taught using ELA instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx . |
| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 15 Observing Sea Turtles: | Students will use their listening and writing skills to watch a video to learn about sea turtles, preparing them for subsequent lessons in the unit. This lesson could also be taught using ELA instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx . |
| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 14 Volume: Solids Displacement: | Students will make learn how to find the volume of irregular objects using a graduated cylinder. Students will solve problems based on the volume of irregular objects and determine the volumes of given objects. This lesson could also be taught using mathematics instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx . |
| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 13 Introduction to Displacement: | Students will make learn how to find the volume of irregular objects using a graduated cylinder. Students will solve problems based on the volume of irregular objects and determine the volumes of given objects. This lesson could also be taught using mathematics instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx . |
| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 12 Volume: Liquids: | Students will learn how to use a graduated cylinder to make observations based on the volume of liquids. Students will solve word problems based on volume and measure out given liquid volumes. This lesson could also be taught using mathematics instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx . |
| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 11 Introduction to Volume: | Students will learn how to use a graduated cylinder to make observations based on the volume of liquids. This lesson could also be taught using mathematics instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
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| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 7 Measuring Mass: | Students will make observations and sort items based on the mass of materials using a balance. This lesson could also be taught using mathematics instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx. |
| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 8 Mass Solids: | Students will make observations and sort items based on the mass of materials using a balance. This lesson could also be taught using mathematics instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx . |
| Physical Science Unit: Properties Lesson 9 Mass: Liquids: | Students will make observations and sort liquid items based on the mass of materials using a balance. This lesson could also be taught using mathematics instructional time.
This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Properties. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx .
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| Gr. 3 Lesson 3-Hurry for a Habitat!: | Students will use a relay race activity to reinforce knowledge gained in Lesson One. They will demonstrate understanding of the different habitats of the Everglades and the flora and fauna found in each one. |
| Gr. 3 Lesson 1-Classifying Everglades Animals and Their Habitats: | Students will learn about and become familiar with the different habitats of the Everglades and the flora and fauna found in each one. |
| "This is InTENTS!": | This STEM challenge will engage the students in the ways to create different rectangles that have the same area, but different perimeters. They will also explore how to use the scientific method to test their designs with hypothesis, records, data, and a conclusion. This STEM challenge combines architectural engineering with life science and measurement skills for math. |
| Watch Me Sprout...Watch Me Grow, Grow!: | During this engineering design challenge, students will create a container to help a local nursery grow sunflowers efficiently. Students will use their knowledge of plant growth to develop a strategy and choose which materials would be best for their sunflower's growth. |
| No Cracks Allowed: An EGG-cellent STEM Design Challenge with Surface Area and Gravity: | STEM design! EGG-cellent! Students will use hands-on inquiry to find out more about gravity and how surface area can oppose it. Through trial and error based on collected data, students will design, create, and drop a vehicle carrying precious "cargo" from a ten-foot ladder, using a parachute to ensure a safe landing. When completed, students should have a better understanding of how gravity interacts with falling objects and how the surface area of a parachute can oppose those interactions. |
| Max Mass Movers: | In this design challenge, students will explore the measurement of mass and properties of matter as they design a container that can hold the most mass. |
| If You Build It, It Will Grow!: | In this project students are challenged to build a greenhouse and plant seeds using the Engineering Design Process. They will measure plant growth over time and assess the quality of their greenhouses according to the results. Through this process students will gain an understanding of how plants respond to stimuli (heat, light, gravity) and will understand that plants need energy from the sun to make their own food. By designing and testing their greenhouses students will understand that using different materials can result in different outcomes. Students will observe different plant growth patterns and record their results. By doing this, students will see the importance of accurate note taking and be able to participate in group discussions by providing their evidence organized in graphs and tables. |
| Terrarium: | In this lesson plan students are challenged with building a self-sufficient terrarium. |
| Response to the Cues: | This is a design challenge that requires students to cooperatively create a plant terrarium through the process of asking questions, imagining what the design would look like, planning the design, creating the design, testing the design, improving the design, and finally testing their redesign. |
| Classification of Vertebrates: | Students will classify vertebrates into groups based on their characteristics. Students will begin with a galley walk of vertebrates in which they examine images of animals and identify characteristics of each type. Once they determine the characteristics of each they will sort new animals into their groups based on the characteristics they identified. |
| Animal Habitat Diorama: | Students will complete a research project on an animal using the provided research guide and rubric. Students will create a diorama of their animal within their habitat. The diorama will include other animals and plants that might be found within that habitat in order to demonstrate an understanding of animal habitats and environmental adaptations.
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| Zoom, Zoom, Vroom Vroom!: | In this lesson, students will explore forces, kinetic energy, and potential energy by engineering their own vehicles utilizing via the engineering design process. |
| Blowin' Around the House: | In this engineering design challenge, student teams will design a house that will withstand high winds. |
| Rampin' It Up: | Students will use their knowledge of properties of materials and measurement of length to determine how the properties of different surfaces affect the distance traveled by a toy car. |
| DOLO - Dinosaurs Only Live Once?: | During this activity, students will create an incubator to save the last dinosaur eggs. Students will use their knowledge of energy to develop a strategy and choose which materials would be best for their dinosaur egg incubator. |
| Measuring Matters!: | This lesson allows students to generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. The lesson promotes the understanding of units of measure that will provide the foundation for further study in math and science. |
| Paper Airplanes Away!: | In this lesson, students will design and fly their own paper airplane and analyze their flight data to determine the best designs for getting planes to travel the farthest distance. Students will organize class flight data into a line plot and calculate the mean, median, mode, and range for the data set. |
| Kick The Can Man: | Students are asked to compare group observations, measure and estimate content of liquids, and prepare and participate in a range of conversations in order to design a method for choosing the healthiest beverage to supply to school children.
Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Mass and Volume, They Matter!: | In this lesson students will investigate what mass and volume are and how they are measured. Students will practice measuring the masses of solids and volumes of liquids. Students will have a chance to work cooperatively with their peers and apply their knowledge to a real-world problem. |
| Parts of a Plant: | In this lesson, third grade students learn the basic functions of a plant and recognize their importance (flower, stem, seed, leaf, and roots). The lesson will provide students the opportunity to review parts of a plant with a five flap activity. |
| Plant Cycles: Photosynthesis and Transpiration: | Students examine the effects of light and air on green plants, learning the processes of photosynthesis and transpiration. |
| Baseball Dilemma MEA: | In this open-ended problem, students will work in teams to determine a procedure for selecting a company from which to purchase baseball helmets. Students will make decisions based on a table that includes company, cost per helmet, material helmet are made of, framework, and comfort. Students will determine procedure for company selection with provided information, and write a letter to the client providing evidence for their decisions. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Nail It with Great Nail Polish!: | In teams, students will determine which nail polish works the best for your money. The criteria they will look at will be cost per bottle, strength (chip resistance), and safety (DBP and Toluene Free). Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Water Woes - An Engineering Design Challenge: | This Engineering Design Challenge is intended to help students apply the concepts of evaporation and condensation from SC.3.P.9.1 as they build devices to evaporate salt water and collect the condensation for drinking water. It is not intended as an initial introduction to this benchmark." |
| Stop the Drop - An Engineering Design Challenge: | This Engineering Design Challenge is intended to help students apply the concept that gravity is a force that can be overcome from SC.3.E.5.4 as they build devices to "Stop the Drop." This challenge includes concepts beyond the benchmark. |
| Dream Skates: | A student engineering team is asked by a wheel manufacturer to investigate and develop a plan to select the best model of roller blades. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| A-maze-ing Plants: | This Engineering Design Challenge is intended to help students apply the concepts of flowering plants, plant structures, and plant responses to stimuli as they build mazes to demonstrate a plant"s response to light. It is not intended as an initial introduction to this benchmark. |
| Is It Hot In The Light?: | In this activity, students will make observations that things in direct sunlight are warmer than things that are not in as much sunlight. Also, they may notice that there may be more heat near asphalt, brick, or cement because heat can be stored and radiated from these materials. |
| Classifying Candy 1: | Students will develop two binary classification systems using concrete objects. The classification systems will be based on two different properties of the concrete objects.
The task assesses students' abilities to make simple observations and apply their understanding to classification.
This task is designed to take students approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. |
| Overcoming Gravity: | In this lesson, students learn about the pull of gravity and see how stretch from a Slinky (a spring scale) is a way to measure resistance to gravity. |
| How the Seasons Affect Plants: | In this long-term lesson, students will put observation spots in a designated area at the school to observe how it changes throughout the school year. |
| Exploring Gravity: | In this lesson, students engage in the engineering design process and explore gravity by designing and creating a parachute. |
| Exploring Cause and Effect Using Expository Texts About Natural Disasters: | This lesson helps students explore the nature and structure of expository texts that focus on cause and effect. Students begin by activating prior knowledge about cause and effect; the teacher then models discovering these relationships in a text and recording findings in a graphic organizer. Students work in small groups to apply what they learned using related books and then write paragraphs outlining the cause-and-effect relationships they have found. |
| Discovering Dinosaurs: | Students will examine evidence of dinosaurs, from which students will write a theory. Their theory must be supported by evidence. Students will then present their theory for a class discussion.
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| Follow the Water Lesson 1: Filtration Station: | Water is essential for human health, but it can sometimes be contaminated. Water filtration can filter out contaminants and impurities making water much safer to consume. But what is the best way to filter water? Students will participate in a water filtration engineering challenge to try out different combinations of materials to find which works best. This lesson was developed by the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science with support from the Weo Foundation. |
| Follow the Water Lesson 2: Mission: Lunar Water: | The search is on to locate water on the Moon! Modeled after NASA’s PRIME-1 mission to drill for water ice on the moon, students will create a simulated lunar crust that they will take cores from to search for water ice below the surface. They will then create a map to show others where their discoveries lie. This lesson was developed by the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science with support from the Weo Foundation. |
| Thumb Wrestling: | Activity: You will measure thumb length, wrist circumference, and thumb circumference to determine which factor plays a bigger part in determining our class thumb-wrestling champion. You will develop a hypothesis based on physical data collected from classmates. You will then test your hypothesis by conducting a thumb wrestling championship. After making observations and analyzing the results, you will form a conclusion to answer the challenge question. |
| Wild Wind: | Students will learn the difference between global, prevailing and local winds. In this activity, students will make a wind vane out of paper, a straw and a soda bottle and use it to measure wind direction over time. Finally, they will analyze their data to draw conclusions about the prevailing winds in their area. |
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| Earth, Wind and Fire: | This teaching idea describes a project completed after an investigation on natural disasters. Each student researched and wrote a descriptive summary on a natural event. Students used colored pencils and oil pastels to create drawings of each disaster, and the summaries and artwork were made into trading cards using the Comic Life computer program. |
| The Occurrence of Water In Living Things: | Students will have the opportunity to practice some of the steps of the scientific method while learning how much water is found in natural plant items. |
| A Shrimpy Home-SeaWorld Classroom Activity: | In this activity, students will demonstrate how changes in an environment can affect the survival of an animal. |
| A Slick Operation: Oil Spill Lab-SeaWorld Classroom Activity: | In this activity, given selected materials, the students will be able to demonstrate and discuss the effects of oil on a bird's feathers and discuss a variety of ways humans might be able to remove it. |
| Here Comes The Sun: | This activity will have students predict, measure and record temperatures and provide evidence showing that the sun is the source of heat and light for Earth. |
| Big as a Baby Whale-SeaWorld Classroom Activity: | In this activity, students will create life size chalk drawings of J.J. the gray whale to discover the size and growth rate of juvenile gray whales. |
| How Degrading-SeaWorld Classroom Activity: | In this activity, given examples of trash generated by a family over a 24-hour period, the student will be able to demonstrate how some materials degrade in salt water better than others. They will be able to generate ideas for ways to reduce plastic pollution. |
| Invertebrate "Heads Up 7 Up"-SeaWorld Classroom Activity: | In this activity, the student will identify biographical information about various tidepool animals. |
| Investigating Matter: Identifying Properties and States of Matter: | This activity is a classroom lab in which students investigate and observe three types of balloons to help identify the states of matter and their properties. Students investigate the three states of matter by participating in a small group lab. Students will observe, question, and investigate the properties of solids, liquids, and gasses. |
| One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other: | As a result of this activity, students will be able to determine the characteristics that distinguish groups of organisms. |
| Plants and Gravity: | How do plants respond to gravity? See how gravity affects plant root growth using plant seeds, plastic zip-lock bags, paper towels, and a large cardboard box or dark closet. |
| Seal Scientists-SeaWorld Classroom Activity: | In this activity, students will review their knowledge of time and clocks during imaginary seal watching. |
| Teaching The Scientific Method Through Thumb Wars: | Students will have an opportunity to go through the entire process of the scientific method using the game "Thumb Wars". |
| The Hold of the Cold-SeaWorld Classroom Activity: | In this activity, students will investigate the effects of temperature on growing plants. |
| Watch and Learn-SeaWorld Classroom Activity: | In this activity, the students will practice observation skills as they document an animal's behavior. |
| Webcams: Animal Inquiry and Observation: | Observe animal habits and habitats using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world in this inquiry-based activity that focuses on observation logs, class discussion, questioning, and research. |
Vetted resources students can use to learn the concepts and skills in this topic.
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| Keeping A Record of Investigations in a Science Notebook: | Help Simone create a science notebook using words, pictures, charts, and graphs to record and organize information from her investigations with this interactive tutorial. |
| Lessons 8 and 9 Video: Mass: Solids and Liquids: | In this SaM-1 video, students will learn how to measure the mass of solids and liquids using a balance. Students will learn that they need to subtract the mass of the container the solid or liquid is in to determine the mass of only the solid or liquid. Students will then make observations and sort items based on mass. |
| The Flu and You: Part 2: | Discover what a virus is, actions that cause viruses like the flu to spread from one person to another, and strategies to decrease the spread of viruses to others.
This interactive tutorial is part 2 in a two-part series. Click to open part 1. |
| The Flu and You: Part 1: | Discover what a virus is, actions that cause viruses like the flu to spread from one person to another, and strategies to decrease the spread of viruses to others.
This interactive tutorial is part 1 in a two-part series. Click to open part 2. |
| Lesson 23 Video: MEA Researching Sea Turtle Nesting Temperatures : | In this video Sam-1 introduces a Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) challenge. Students will take their prior experiences from the properties unit and apply their knowledge of investigating sea turtle nesting temperatures.
Students will develop a hypothesis, design an experiment, and support their reasoning to determine how to best study different methods for cooling sea turtle nesting areas. |
| Lesson 20 Video MEA Animal Habitats Part 2: | In this video, SaM-1 introduces a part 2 twist to the Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) challenge. In the first video, students were asked to design a habitat for an elephant or gorilla that will be housed at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. In this twist, students will need to modify their design to accommodate a senior elephant or gorilla. |
| Lesson 20 Video: MEA Animal Habitats: | In this video, SaM-1 introduces a Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) challenge for the students. This video provides habitat information to help the students use the knowledge they gained throughout the unit. Students are asked to design a habitat for an elephant or gorilla that will be housed at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. Students will need to describe the physical properties (color, shape, texture, hardness) of the features they selected for the habitat while explaining the rationale behind their design choices.
In the optional twist, students will need to modify their design to accommodate a senior elephant or gorilla. The optional twist also has a SaM-1 video to introduce the twist challenge.
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| Lesson 17 Video: Sea Turtle Expert Interview : | In this SaM-1 video, students will use their listening and writing skills to watch a video to learn about the affects temperature has on sea turtles' nests, preparing them for an investigation in subsequent lessons within the unit. |
| Lesson 16 Video: Reading & Recording Temperature : | In this SaM-1 video, students will learn how to make observations based on the property of temperature using thermometers, while representing the data in line graphs. |
| Lesson 15 Video: Observing Sea Turtles: | In this SaM-1 video, students will use their listening and writing skills to learn about sea turtles, preparing them for subsequent lessons in the unit. |
| Lesson 13 Video: Introduction to Displacement : | In this SaM-1 Video, students will learn how to find the volume of irregular objects using a graduated cylinder and the displacement method. |
| Lesson 11 Video: Introduction to Volume: | In this SaM-1 video, students will learn how to use a graduated cylinder to make observations based on the volume of liquids. |
| Lesson 7 Video: Measuring Mass: | Help SaM-1 make observations and sort items based on the mass of materials using a triple-beam balance and equal-arm balance. In this video, you will also become familiar with metric units for measuring mass: gram and kilogram. |
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