Mrs. Rogone - STEM K-3 STEM TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES
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January / February 2023
Welcome Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
Kindergarten Science Standard: KLS1-1 Describe patterns of what plants and animals need to survive.
KPS2-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the strengths or different directions on the pushes and pulls of an object.
Activities to include: Constructing the 4 levels of the rainforest identifying the plants and animlas on each of the levels and their adaptations; Learn how animals in the polar region are adapted to their environment.
Designing and making pulleys using tissue holders and strings.
Grade 1 Science Standard: 1PS1-2 Plan and conduct an observation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
1PS4-3 Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effects of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.
Activities to Include: Sorting and Classifying assigned objects by their observable properities with a partner; Identify objects by their properties on a Scavenger Hunt; Observe the density of objects by their ability to sink or float.
Through experimentation, identify objects that are transparent, translucent or opaque.
Grade 2 Science Standard: 2-ESS1-1 Use information from several sources that proove Earth's events can happen quickly or slowly.
2-ESS2-1 Compare simple solutions that prevent wind or rain from changing the shape of the earth.
Activities to Include: Study of the moon's surface and its affects on the tides; Apollo 11 Mission; Constructing a hotel on the Moon, knowing its atmosphere and physical make up.
Designing solutions that would prevent the erosion of sand and soil.
Grade 3 Science Standard: 3-ESS2-1 Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected in a region during a particicular season. Identify weather instruments to forcast weather.
Activities to Include: Making a simple barometer; water cycle in a bottle, shaving cream rain clouds.
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