Oregon Kindergarten Science Unit Organization Month Oregon Indicators Topics Discovery Education Resources (Hyperlinked) September K.1P.1 ‐ Compare and contrast characteristics of living and non‐living things. K.3S.2 ‐ Make observations about the natural world. Living and Nonliving Things • What makes an object living or nonliving? • How can living and nonliving things be described using the senses? • How can living and nonliving things be sorted according to their characteristics and properties? Videos: Living Things
Nonliving Things
Objects that Seem Like They’re Living
Quiz
Anywhere Science Activity: Looking for Animals
Touch
Smell
Using Your Senses
Using More than One Sense at a Time
Anywhere Science Activity: Categorizing Your World
Anywhere Science Activity: Playing Dress‐Up
Reading Passages and E‐Books Observing Living Things (Reading Passage)(K) Observing Living Things (E‐Book) (K) What is Alive? (Reading Passage)(K) What is Alive? (E‐Book)
Sort by Senses (Reading Passage)(K) Sort by Senses (E‐Book)(K) Sorting Things(Reading Passage)(K) Sorting Things (E‐Book)(K) Your Five Senses (Reading Passage) (K) Your Five Senses (E‐Book) (K) Exploring at the Beach (Reading Passage)(K) Exploring at the Beach (E‐Book) (K) Songs: Music Makes It Memorable : It's Alive Non‐living
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Discovery Education Inquiry Experiences Hands‐On Activities: Hands‐On Activity: Sensory Solutions
Hands‐On Activity: Sticking Senses
Hands‐On Activity: Discovery Centers
Oregon Kindergarten Science Unit Organization Month October‐
November Oregon Indicators K.1L.1 ‐ Compare and contrast characteristics of plants and animals. K.3S.2 ‐ Make observations about the natural world. K.3S.1 ‐ Explore questions about living and non‐living things and events in the natural world. Topics Plants
• How are plants alike and different? (e.g. leaves, seeds, etc.) • How do plants grow? Copyright 2010 Discovery Education
Discovery Education Resources (Hyperlinked) Videos: How Plants are Different from and Similar to Other Living Things
How Plants are Different from Each Other
Super Fab Lab: Leaf Investigation
How Plants Are Different from Each Other
How a Seed Grows
Peep Plants a Seed
Anywhere Science Activity: Growing Seeds
Three Main Parts of a Plant
Leaves
Reading Passages and E‐Books How Do Things Grow? (Reading Passage)
How Do Things Grow? (E‐book)
Changes You Can See (Reading Passage) (1) Changes You Can See (E‐Book) (1) Flowers Grow and Change (Reading Passage)(1) Flowers Grow and Change (E‐Book) (1) Images: Green Plant
Agave plants for mescal near Tlacolula, Mexico.
Poinsettia plant
Papyrus Plants
Yucca plant growing on hillside
Insect eating pitcher plants
Discovery Education Inquiry Experiences Interactives: Fun‐damental: Getting to Know Plants: From Seed to Shiny Seed
Fun‐damental: Getting to Know Plants: All My Parts
Hands‐On Activities: Hands‐On Activity: What is the Same? (See April‐May for animals) Hands‐On Activity: What Lives Here?
Hands‐On Activity: Watch it Grow!
Hands‐On Activity: Leaf Book
Hands‐On Activity: Seed Detectives
Hands‐On Activity: Fruits and Veggies
Oregon Kindergarten Science Unit Organization Month Oregon Indicators December K.2P.1 ‐ Examine the different ways things move. K.3S.1 ‐ Explore questions about living and non‐living things and events in the natural world. Discovery Education Resources (Hyperlinked) Videos: Motion What is Motion?
•
What are different ways non living objects Inanimate Objects Move
Shape
move? (e.g. speed, Size
direction) Rotation
Rolling
•
What are different ways living things can Quack and the Very Big Rock
Parachute
move? Running
Reading Passages and E‐Books Moving Fast and Slow (Reading Passage)(K) Moving Fast and Slow (E‐Book)(K) Let’s Play Tennis! (Reading Passage)(K) Let’s Play Tennis! (E‐Book)(K) Energy in Motion (Reading Passage) (1) Energy in Motion (E‐Book)(1) What is Gravity? (Reading Passage) (K) What is Gravity? (E‐Book)(K) Copyright 2010 Discovery Education
Topics Discovery Education Inquiry Experiences Hands‐On Activities: Hands‐On Activity: How Does it Move?
Hands‐On Activity: Rolling Down a Ramp
Hands‐On Activity: Crazy Contraptions
Hands‐On Activity: Pinwheels in the Wind
Hands‐On Activity: Which Way is Slower?
Videos: Anywhere Science Activity: Rolling Down a Ramp
Anywhere Science Activity: Observing Animal Movements
Oregon Kindergarten Science Unit Organization Month January Oregon Indicators Discovery Education Resources (Hyperlinked) Videos: K.2E.1 ‐ Identify changes Objects in the Sky in things seen in the sky. Peep’s Night Out
• What objects in the sky Night Light
K.3S.2 ‐ Make can be seen in the day? Shade
observations about the Rainbow
natural world. • What objects in the sky Moon
can be seen at night? Reading Passages and E‐Books K.3S.1 ‐ Explore • What is the relationship Day and Night (Reading Passage)(K) questions about living Day and Night (E‐Book) (K) between the sun and Up in the Sky (Reading Passage) (K) and non‐living things shadows? Up in the Sky (E‐Book) (K) and events in the natural world. Songs: Start Each Day with a Song: Sky
Fireflies, Won't You Come Out Tonight? Images: Sun setting over water
Rainbow
Moon
Clouds, cumulus (1)
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Topics Discovery Education Inquiry Experiences Hands‐ On Activities: Hands‐On Activity: Making Shadows (K) Hands‐On Activity: Night and Day (K Videos: Anywhere Science Activities: Making Hand Shadows
Anywhere Science Activities: Gazing at the Stars
Oregon Kindergarten Science Unit Organization Month February March Oregon Indicators Discovery Education Resources (Hyperlinked) Videos: K.2E.1 ‐ Identify changes Weather in things seen in the sky. • How does the sky What is a Meteorologist?
The Wind
change in different K.3S.2 ‐ Make Rain Investigation
types of weather? observations about the Get the Message: A Weather Report
natural world. • How does the weather The Incredible Shrinking Duck
Measuring Hot and Cold
change from day to K.1E.1 ‐ Gather evidence The Perils of Peep and Chirp
day? that the sun warms Heat and Light: Kinds of Energy
land, air, and water. • What evidence do we Reading Passages and E‐Books have that the sun K.3S.1 ‐ Explore Weather Calendar (Reading Passage) (K) warms things? questions about living Weather Calendar (E‐Book) (K) and non‐living things Weather Report (Reading Passage) (1) and events in the Weather Report (E‐Book) (1) natural world. Building Materials Videos: K.4D.1 ‐ Create structures using natural Estimating Measurements: Introduction
or designed materials Anywhere Science Activity: Building a • What are examples of and simple tools. Rabbit Den
natural and human‐
Anywhere Science Activity: Building a made materials? K.4D.2 ‐ Show how Home
components of Anywhere Science Activity: Make Things Structures designed structures can • How can components Out of Junk
be disassembled and be used to put together reassembled. Reading Passages and E‐Books structures? Natural Materials (Reading Passage) (2) Natural Materials (E‐Book) (2) • How can structures be Unnatural Materials (Reading Passage)(2) disassembled and Unnatural Materials (E‐book)(2) reassembled? Copyright 2010 Discovery Education
Topics Discovery Education Inquiry Experiences Hands on Activities: Hands on Activity: Weather Symbols Craft Sticks
Hands‐On Activity: Where Does the Rain Go?
Videos: Anywhere Science Activity: Playing with Ice
Hands‐On Activities: Hands‐On Activity: Natural or Human‐Made? Hands‐On Activity: Towers
Oregon Kindergarten Science Unit Organization Month April‐May Oregon Indicators Topics K.4D.1 ‐ Create structures using natural or designed materials and simple tools. K.1L.1 ‐ Compare and contrast characteristics of plants and animals. K.3S.1 ‐ Explore questions about living and non‐living things and events in the natural world. Animal Architecture • How do animals use natural materials to build their homes? (e.g. birds, beavers) Animal Characteristics • How are animals alike and different? Copyright 2010 Discovery Education
Discovery Education Resources (Hyperlinked) Videos: Introduction: Home Tweet Home
Rug Time: Animal Homes
Quack’s Stuck Stick
A Beavers Home: A Dirty Place to Live
Soil and Homes
Introduction to Where Animals Live
Animals that Live Underground
Animals that Live Under and Above Ground
Animals that Live in Water
Animals that Live Far Above Ground
Reading Passages and E‐Books Animal Homes (Reading Passage) (K) Animal Homes (E‐Book) (1) How is it Made? (Reading Passage)(K) How is it Made? (E‐Book)(1) Who Lives Here? (Reading Passage)(1) Who Lives Here? (E‐Book) (1) Baby Birds (Reading Passage) (1) Baby Birds (E‐Book) (1) Life in a Meadow (Reading Passage) (K) Life in a Meadow (E‐Book) (K) Room for an Elephant (Reading Passage) (K) Room for an Elephant (E‐Book) (K) Images: Beaver lodge
Cactus Wren nest in cactus plant
Young Rabbits inside burrow
Ant, carpenter
Hawk, Red‐tailed; nesting
Lizard, Coast Horned
Discovery Education Inquiry Experiences Hands‐On Activities: Hands‐On Activity: Let’s Build a Shelter!
Hands‐On Activity: What is the Same? (See October for plants) Hands‐On Activity: Animal Groups
Videos: Anywhere Science Activity: Making a Dam
Sid Survey: Where Do Birds Live?
Super Fab Lab: Bird’s Nest Investigation
Images: Giraffe
Lions with cubs
Large dog standing up
Cat, old gray
Elephant, older
American Alligator
American Alligator
Turtle, Sea
Cat
Large dog at rest
Tropical fish from Noumea, New Caledonia.
Parrot, young
Chickens, Spotted
Duck
Monkey with young
Snake, Hognose
Giraffe
Oregon Kindergarten Science Unit Organization Month Oregon Indicators Topics Sun safety K.3S.1 ‐ Explore questions about living • How can we observe and non‐living things the effects of the sun? and events in the natural world. K.1E.1 ‐ Gather evidence that the sun warms land, air, and water. K.3S.2 ‐ Make observations about the natural world. June Copyright 2010 Discovery Education
Discovery Education Resources (Hyperlinked) Videos: How Special is Our Sun?
Observations of the Paper
Reviewing Sun Safety
How Water Changes
Evaporation
Reading Passages and E‐Books The Warm Sun (Reading Passage) (K) The Warm Sun (E‐Book)(K) What Warms Up? (Reading Passage) (K) What Warms Up? (E‐Book) (K) Water and Ice (Reading Passage)(K) Water and Ice (E‐Book)(K) Evaporation (Reading Passage) (1) Evaporation (E‐Book) (K) Images: Evaporation of water from earth’s surface
Songs: It’s Called the Water Cycle
Discovery Education Inquiry Experiences Hands‐On Activities: Hands‐On Activity: How Does a Cloth Dry?
Hands‐On Activity: The Sun Heats the Earth
Hands‐On Activity: Hold That Heat!
Hands‐On Activity: Sun Changes
Videos: Super Fab Lab: Sun Block
Sid Survey: What Does the Sun Do?