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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Student Application

Peek into the habitats of different kinds of animals to see how they meet their needs.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will understand that a habitat provides animals with food, water, and shelter; and it provides plants with sunlight and water.
2. Students will describe the different habitats and give examples of how plants and animals obtain the things they need to live from each type of environment.
   1. Design a Habitat: Have each student think about the habitats that they have seen on the video and let them draw a habitat of their own. Encourage students to think about what kinds of plants and animals would live in the habitat they have chosen. If it is a cold habitat, what kind of covering will their animals have? How will plants grow in ...
      
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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

Investigate what seeds need to germinate and how plants must receive the basic needs of life to grow.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will know the functions of the plant parts.
   1. Roots function to soak up water, minerals, and nutrients from the soil. They also serve as anchors that keep the plant in place.
   2. The stem is like a highway for food and water to travel up through the plant. The stem also holds the ...
      
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Supporting Activities

1. Before viewing the video
   1. Bring a whole live plant (root, stem, leaves, and flower) to class. Hold it up for the students' observations. Ask them to tell the parts of this plant. Have older students draw the plant and label its parts.
2. After viewing t...
   
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