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Standard SKCS1 |
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Description
SKCS1:
Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty,
openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in
their own efforts to understand how the world works.
a. Raise questions about the world around you and be willing to seek
answers to some of the questions by making careful observations (5
senses) and trying things out. |
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Essential
Questions
How
are you able to see, hear, taste, smell and touch things?
How do we learn about the
world around us?
Why do we need our senses?
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Lesson
Plans
BBC's Sorting and Using Materials Lesson Plan
Touch
Up on the Five Senses Unit
Interactive Unit on the
Five
Senses by Paso Partners.
Five Senses Unit Plan using a wealth of technology resources.
Five
Senses lesson Plan using Kidspiration. |
Online Activities
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Science Facts and Fun: Making Sense of It-
United Streaming video introducing the five senses and how they help
you make "sense" of the world around. Includes lesson plan and
online quiz. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to
open).
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Fabulous Five, The: Our Senses-
United Streaming video that illustrates each of the five senses.
Includes
lesson plan and online quiz. (Must be logged onto United Streaming
for link to open).
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Properties of Matter, Part 1-
United Streaming video about activities in the "matter kitchen".
Students explore scientific investigations. Includes segment on five
senses. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).
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Learning about Sorting and Grouping-
United Streaming video exploring the concept of alike and different
by using five senses. Students use scientific investigations
to discover properties of matter. Includes teacher's guide. (Must be
logged onto United Streaming for link to open).
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Blue Dragon, The: Sounds Right-
United Streaming video about using the sense of hearing. Story of a
mother dog using her sense of hearing to find her pup. (Must be
logged onto United Streaming for link to open).
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BBC's Sorting and Using Materials
activity allows students to
virtually test different items.
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Kids Health
for Kids My Body site.
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BrainPop Health:
Senses.
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Match senses with body
parts on Sesame Street's interactive site.
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Humans vs Animals match
the sense game.
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Software
Activities
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