K-4 Earth Science Modules

Type of Resource: Online Activities
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: Flash
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Recommendation:

The blue curriculum connection boxes on the righ side of the home page provide the best information related to each activity. The activities are mostly question and answer quiz games. The stories vary in length and depth, but can provide a nice connection with language arts. Thought provoking questions follow the story and can guide interesting discussion.

Description:

These science modules integrate language arts with science as students explore topics through stories and related activities. From the website: "The K-4 Earth Science curriculum is divided into four modules based on topic: Biomes; Weather, Seasons, and Climate; Remote Sensing and Earth System. Each module contains an overview section, online and hands-on activities and an Earth action story with small problems for students to address. `User Notes,´ accessible from any module, contain strategies on implementing this curriculum. "In addition, the curriculum has a problem-based learning challenge that ties all of the modules together."

Possible uses:

Teachers can find a module that connects to curriculum and use all or some of the stories and activities. Older students can work through the activities in pairs; younger students can work on the problems with reading help. The `Earth Action Stories´ can be used to integrate language arts and science. Connect to ETE to view modules for students in grades 6-12.

Related Resources:

Pre-K, K-3, 4-5

Science : Biology
Science : Earth Science
Science : Meteorology
Science : Ecology/Environment

Online Activities

Flash