Kindergarten

Students will get their first look at the wonders of the night sky in this fun astronomy class. A planetarium show features Dudley Duck, who will take us on a journey to the stars.
 * ==COURSE DESCRIPTION== || ==MATERIALS & LINKS== ||
 * ==**K-1 DON'T DUCK, LOOK UP:**==

SC.K.E.5.2, SC.K.E.5.3, SC.K.E.5.4, SC.K.E.5.5 || [|Additional Teacher Resources] || Our 600-gallon touch tank will be home base for this class. Students will touch string rays, spider crabs, coral and sponges and learn about the marine life that inhabits our oceans.
 * == **K-2 SEA LIFE:**==

SC.K.N.1.2, SC.K.N.1.5, SC.K.L.14.3 || [|Additional Teacher Resources] || This class will include an introduction to Scientific Inquiry as children use simple machines to make observations, collect data, and keep pictorial records. Students will use inclined planes, pulleys, levers, and axles and wheels to explore the Law of Gravity through hands-on investigations.
 * ==**K-3 ENERGY, FORCES, & CHANGES IN MOTION:**==

SC.K.N.1.1, SC.K.N.1.3, SC.K.N.1.5, SC.K.P.12.1, SC.K.P.13.1, SC.K.E.5.1

//** INSTRUCTOR: **//
 * 1) Use the BrainPop Jr. video "[|Simple Machines]"(5:07) as an introduction to the lesson.
 * 2) Use the BrainPop Jr. video as a review at the end of class.
 * 3) If time permits, complete the online quiz that follow the video, or give a .pdf of the quiz for follow up in the classroom.
 * 4) Use one of the game links to the right as a review at the end of class. || [|Additional Teacher Resources]

[|Ed Heads Simple Machines] (Game) [|Museum of Science and Industry Chicago] (Game) [|Simple Machines Made Simple] (Explanation)





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