Category Archives: Science

Let it Snow — Precipitation

Lesson Summary: The lesson introduces the children to precipitation in the form of snow.  The reading is designed to be used to provide information for the activities.    Activity A is a creative activity while Activity B provides a fun exercise …

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Polar Regions – Day and Night

Lesson Summary: The lesson explains the phenomenon of day and night at the poles and briefly introduces the reason we have different seasons.  Using a globe or a sphere show the children how the fact that the earth tilts means …

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Learning about Volcanoes

Lesson Summary: The lesson describes and explains volcanoes.  The reading can be used as a resource for the teacher, or read by the children themselves. Pictures of a variety of volcanoes can be obtained from the internet and will help …

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The Weather – It’s Snowing

Lesson Summary: The lesson builds on the children’s understanding of evaporation and precipitation, introduces them to the conditions necessary for the formation of snow, and to the different types of snowflakes.  Activity A tests their understanding of the information given …

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Burrowing Animals – Ground Squirrels

Lesson Summary: The lesson introduces the children to the genus of squirrels who dig and live in burrows. The reading could be used as a paired reading activity as the children will need access to this information to answer the …

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