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PLANETS (Portable Learning for All of North Carolina Elementary Teachers and Students) is the first fulldome video portable planetarium in North Carolina!  All K-3 teachers and curriculum specialists are eligible to apply NOW for a visit from the PLANETS Portable Planetarium during the 2009–2010 school year. please visit our website at www.moreheadplanetarium.org. Priority registration and scheduling deadline is Friday, September 18, 2009. Grade K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Goal 1 Bugscope.com Similarities and differences in animals. NCDPI Grade K Goal 1 Unit of Instruction Animal Park (Interactive Site) Animals Movin' on Up (5 day lesson plan) Where can animals live (online-book) Where can animals live? (question guide) Animal Photo Galleries (information and pictures) Switcheroo Zoo Puzzles Needs of living organisms. NCDPI Grade 1 Goal 1 Unit of Instruction Ant Antics (Experiment) Plants and Animals in the Local Environment (Interactive Site) Variation in plants and animals (Interactive Site) How is an animal different from a plant? (Reproducible) Growing Plants (Interactive Site) Switcheroo Zoo Puzzles Animal life cycles NCDPI Grade 2 Goal 1 Unit of Instruction The Incredible Egg (experiment) Insects Quiz (Interactive Site) All About Insects (Index- each slide has narration) Insect Activity Ideas Eggs and Life Cycles (Unit/Activity Guide) Tadpole Transformation (Lesson Plan and Reproducible) A penguin grows up (reproducible) Plant growth and adaptations NCDPI Grade 3 Goal 1 Unit of Instruction Grade 3 Goal 1 Vocabulary PPT Life Cycles of Plants (ppt) Roots,Stem, and Leaves (ppt) Flowers, Fruit and Stems (ppt) Taking care of plants (ppt) Plants Quiz (ppt) Helping Plants Grow Well Interactive Site)        Animal Behavior and Adaptation NCDPI Grade 4 Goal 1 Unit of Instruction Grade 4 Goal 1 Vocabulary PPT Teeth and Eating (Interactive Site) Habitats (Interactive Site) Interdependence and adaptation (Interactive Site) Animal Quiz (Interactive Site)  Interdependence of plants and animals Goal 2 Weather concepts          Eye on the sky weather journal (interactive site) What is Weather? (Interactive practice with wind, sun, rain and clouds) Into the Boat (Interactive practice with weather concepts) Clothes for different weather (short animated clip) Make Rain indoors (experiment) Tiny Tornados (experiment) Solid earth materials NCDPI Grade 1 Goal 2 Unit of Instruction What's the Matter? (lesson plan) Sampling Rocks (Lesson Plan) Rock Hunters (Lesson Plan) "I Like Rocks" ppt Changes in Weather NCDPI Grade 2 Goal 2 Unit of Instruction Make Rain indoors (experiment) Tiny Tornados (experiment) Weather Quiz (Interactive Site) Weather Watch (Observing clouds and weather- lessons and quiz) Weatherlizard Quiz Soil properties NCDPI Grade 3 Goal 2 Unit of Instruction Grade 3 Goal 2 Vocabulary PPT "Super Soil" (Unit of Instruction) Soil Questions and Answers Worm Facts The Great Plant Escape Case 2 (Facts and information about  components of, types, and nutrients of soil.) The Great Plant Escape Case 3 (Facts and information about structure, germination, and types of seeds.) Composition and Uses of Rocks and Minerals NCDPI Grade 4 Goal 2 Unit of Instruction Grade 4 Goal 2 Vocabulary PPT Rocks and Solids (Interactive Site) Rock Hounds with Rocky (Information and lesson plans) Types of Rock and Characteristics (information site) Mineral Matters (FAQ's about Minerals) Grow your own crystals (directions) Minerals in your house (interactive) Goal 3 Properties of common objects NCDPI Grade K Goal 3 Unit of Instruction Sorting and Using Materials- (interactive site) Bouncing Bubbles (5 day unit) Magnify it! (Lesson Plan) Properties and relationship of objects NCDPI Grade 1 Goal 3 Unit of Instruction Characteristics of Materials (Interactive Site) Float or Sink (Interactive Site) Solids and Liquids (Interactive Site) Changes in properties States of Matter(ppt) States of Matter Quiz (ppt) Solids, liquids and Gasses (Interactive Site) Changing States (Interactive Site) Reversible and Irreversible Changes (Interactive Site) Earth/moon/sun NCDPI Grade 3 Goal 3 Unit of Instruction Grade 3 Goal 3 Vocabulary PPT Sun Earth Day Link Sun, Moon Earth: Rotating or Revolving (ppt) Facts about Earth, Moon Sun(ppt) Solar and Lunar Eclipse (ppt) Phases of the moon (ppt) Man on the Moon (ppt) Sun, moon, earth review (ppt) Sun,moon,earth quiz (ppt) Earth, Moon and Sun (Interactive Site) IIncredible Pictures from Astronaut Soichi from Space:  Twitter Updates from Various Astronauts Currently in Space: Combined Tweets of NASA Astronauts: Magnetism and electricity NCDPI Grade 4 Goal 3 Unit of Instruction Grade 4 Goal 3 Vocabulary PPT Electricity Experiments Tech Topics: Electricity Electricity WebQuest Where does electricity come from?(ppt) Electric Circuits (ppt) Electricity Practice Questions(ppt) Electric Jeopardy(ppt) Using Electricity (interactive site) Circuits and Conductors (Interactive Site) Changing Circuits (Interactive Site) Magnetic Vocabulary and Experiments(ppt) Electromagnets (ppt) A compass is a magnet (ppt) Magnets and Springs   (Interactive Site) Goal 4 Use appropriate tools and measurements to increase their ability to describe their world Measuring with toothpicks (reproducible) Introduction to measurement for primary students (unit)   Balance,Motion and Weighing of Objects NCDPI Grade 1 Goal 4 Unit of Instruction Pushes and Pulls (interactive site) Forces and Movement (Interactive Site) Concepts of Sound Sound and Hearing (Interactive Site) NCDPI Grade 2 Goal 4 Unit of Instruction Changing Sounds (Interactive Site) Seeing Sound (Experiment) Form and function of the skeletal and muscle systems NCDPI Grade 3 Goal 4 Unit of Instruction Grade 3 Goal 4 Vocabulary PPT Moving and Growing (Interactive Site) Honey Comb Bones (Experiment to demonstrate why bones are so strong)      Food Chemistry NCDPI Grade 4 Goal 4 Unit of Instruction Grade 4 Goal 4 Vocabulary PPT The Farmer Grows a Rainbow- AG in the Classroom - Nutrition Education Resources 4th Grade Nutrition Lesson Plans Food and the Digestive System (Lesson Plan) Good Food, Good Health (lesson plan) Got Broccoli? (Lesson plan) Dole 5 a Day Games (interactive) Nutrition Sleuth (interactive game) Grab a Grape (Interactive Game) Arianna's Nutrition Expedition (lesson plans) Arianna's Nutrition Expedition (online enrollment) Nutrition Exploration Games Grade 5 Science Resources: Misc Links: Science Item Writing Shells CCS Science resources and Information 09-10 Revised science sample items- December,2007 DPI science link Goal 1: Ecosystems Goal 2: Land and Water Goal 3: Weather and Climate Goal 4: Motion and Design Kit Guides and Resources Lesson Guide for Ecosystems Science Kit (part 1) Lesson Guide for Ecosystems Science Kit (part 2) Kit Information Powerpoint- With Sample Questions- Updated 12-08 In-service Training Outline 2009-2010 Staff Development Resources Kit Guides and Resources Lesson Guide for Land and Water Science Kit Kit Information Powerpoint- With Sample Questions- Updated 12-08 In-service Training Outline Land and Water Science Notes 2009-2010 Staff Development Resources Kit Guides and Resources Investigating Weather Systems Overview Lesson Guide for Investigating Weather Science Kit updated 1/09 Kit information ppt 2009-2010 Staff Development Resources          Kit Guides and Resources Lesson Guide for Motion and Design Science Kit Kit information Powerpoint- with sample questions- updated 1/09 Questions with lesson 14 reading selection Questions with Rube Goldberg Biography 2009-2010 Staff Development Resources Vocabulary Resources Goal 1 Vocabulary - PPT Goal 1 Vocabulary- Flashcards Vocabulary Resources Goal 2 Vocabulary- PPT Goal 2 Vocabulary - Flacshcards Vocabulary Resources Goal 3 Vocabulary- PPT Goal 3 Vocabulary- Flash Cards Vocabulary Resources Goal 4 Vocabulary PPT Goal 4 Vocabulary Flash Cards Additional Resources Food Chain Interactive Game Science Goal 1 Review Ecosystems/Force and Motion Jeopardy (ppt) BIOMES Teaching Resource- (From Science Content Notebook) Rain Forest (ppt) Desert  (ppt) Tundra and Taiga (ppt) Temperate and Grasslands (ppt) Rain Forest Trivia (ppt) Habitats (Interactive Site) Interdependence and adaptation (Interactive Site) Additional Resources Science Goal 2 Review "I have, Who has? Vocabulary Game" Land and Water Jeopardy (ppt) Land and Water Assessment Erosion Day 1 (ppt) Erosion Day 2 (ppt) Erosion Day 3 (ppt) Erosion Day 4 (ppt) Erosion Day 5 (ppt) EC Science Notebook Activity Sheets Weathering and Erosion Powerpoint Review Lesson Land and water kit videos Water Cycle - moving picture colorful water cycle chart animated video water cycle Additional Resources Weather Questions Science Goal 3 Review Catching Rain Drops "I have, Who has" Vocabulary Game Carolina Coastal Science (informational site) Weather Dog (Interactive Site) Information and Experiments with weather tools Interactive Weathermaker Explore Climate Conditions (including trade winds) (Web-quest) Forecasting the Weather      (interactive activities) Links for Making Water Cycle Bracelet Air Pressure, Wind and Fronts PPT Sunken Millions PPT Game- Review of Fronts, Air Masses and Winds Additional Resources Science Goal 4 Review Simple Machines Links force and motion  ppt links Making Simple Machines Simple- (ppt) Force and Motion- (ppt) "I have, Who has?" Vocabulary Game Ecosystems/Force and Motion Jeopardy (ppt) Forces and Movement (Interactive Site) Friction (Interactive Site) Forces in Action (Interactive Site)
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