Student Application

Come join us in the "matter kitchen" as we learn that our entire world is made of matter.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will understand that all objects everywhere, those you can see and even those you cannot see, are made up of matter.
2. Students will realize that not all matter is the same. Some objects are alike, and some are different.
3. Students will know the five senses that aid us in learning more about matter: se...
   
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Supporting Activities

1. Before viewing the video
   1. Bring several objects (solids, liquids, and, if possible, gases) into the classroom (or use objects already in the classroom). Ask the students to describe objects. See if the students can think of any ways to group the objects into categories (all of the solids, all of the...
      
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Student Application

Recognize how a calendar can organize days, weeks, months and years and how it's related to the Earth's movement around the Sun.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will understand that a day is a period of time from early morning to late at night.
2. Students will understand the days of the week. A week is made up of seven days. The first day of a week is Sunday, followed by Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. There are two special days in each week, Saturday ...
   
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Supporting Activities

1. Before viewing the video
   1. Anticipatory Set: Hold up a blank calendar with good pictures. Turn the pages, showing the pictures and the calendar pages. Ask the children what the object you are holding is called. Record responses. Tell them it is a calendar and that they are going to watch an in...
      
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Student Application

Take a ride in a traveling machine to learn about the form and function of landforms.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will know that a landform is the shape of the surface of the land.
2. Students will identify continents as the main areas of land on the earth.
3. Students will understand that a mountain is a landform with steep sides and a high elevation. Some of the mountain ranges in North America are the Rocky Mounta...
   
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Supporting Activities

1. Before viewing the video
   1. Anticipatory Set: Show the class a globe. Have the children identify: ocean, river, continent, lake, island, and peninsula. The landforms shown on the video are: mountain, hill, valley, river, lake, gulf, island, volcano, harbor, bay peninsula, desert, plateau, canyo...
      
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