Key

Reporting

Category

I

Use magnifiers to observe smaller parts of larger objects.

D

Observe and describe what happens when an object loses a part.

Exploring parts of a whole

D

Use the senses to explore the environment.

Senses and the environment

Senses lesson

I

Collect information about organisms that occupy specific environments.

I

Provide examples of pollutants in a specific environment.

I

Recognize the basic needs of living things (e.g., food, water, sunlight, and air).

I

Observe and note differences among plants and animals of the same kind.

D

Recognize the environment in which an organism is typically found.

“Who belongs here?” Fun and lessons

D

Distinguish between objects that appear in the day and nighttime sky.

“Sky is the limit.” More ideas and lessons for this objective

I

Recognize that the moon is the closest object in the sky.

I

Recognize that there are tools for observing objects in the day and nighttime sky.

D

Observe and illustrate the position of the sun at different times of the day.

“BBC’s site”  your everything site.

“Nighty-night” online lesson demonstrating why night occurs

I

Recognize that shadows change length and position during the course of a day.

D

Recognize that weather conditions are constantly changing.

“Weather to be or not to be?” myriad of internet resources

I

Describe weather patterns associated with the seasons.

D

Associate temperature, precipitation, and wind conditions with various types of weather.

“Better than the Weather Channel!” myriad of internet resources

I

Identify the appropriate tool for measuring temperature, precipitation, and wind speed/direction.

I

Distinguish between land and water environments.

D

Use observable properties to distinguish among a variety of earth materials.

“Do you see what I see?” a world of online lessons and etc.

D

Identify ways that earth resources benefit man.

“Do you see what I see? Again!”

D

Observe and describe how the movement of an object can be changed (e.g., push/pull, fast/slow).

“Here we go!” site of 50 or more lessons/ideas

“Looking for more …?”  (yet another site)

I

Recognize objects that are balanced.

“Here we go, again!”  

D

Compare objects according to weight, length, and size.

“What a show!”  another “everything” site.

I

Distinguish between solids and liquids.

“Ice, ice, baby.” Cool things to do in class.

I

Observe and describe changes that can occur when two materials interact.

D

Describe the effect of the sun’s energy on different materials.

“BBC rides.”

D

Classify sounds according to their basic characteristics (e.g., loud/soft, natural/man/made).

“BBC rides, again!”