Standard+B+Nature+of+Science

Post Standard B Resources here. Each resource will include a title, link to the resource, a short description of the resource, and grade level(s).

Annie Raffa //Standard B– Nature of Science// //Title: Manduca (Manduca for teachers)// //Link: []// //Description: This website teachers kids about Manduca, a pest that feeds on tobacco plants. This website contains inquiry based lesson plans – links to “I wonder” questions- as well as pictorial galleries and games for students. This website talks about the anatomy of this insect, its history, growth chart and life cycle. This page contains links to the Wisconsin Model standards as well as National Standards.// Grades: K-8 can be modified for older or younger students

//Katie Kastenson Schmidt // // **Standard B ** – Nature of Science // // **Title **: False Assumptions Can Get You in Trouble // // **Link **: [] // // **Description **: This link is to a lesson plan/activity that students can complete to learn about how their paradigm of the world can lead to false assumptions. This relates to the nature of science because it demonstrates how there is uncertainty in science, and why assumptions cannot be made about scientific concepts. The website contains several other links to labs/activities that demonstrate the nature of science. // // **Grades **: Middle; could be modified for upper elementary school //

//Tom?// //Standard B// //Title: Timeline of Scientific Discoveries// //Grades: 4 - 12// //[]// //This list on Wattpad.com gives a chronological order to all of the major documented scientific discoveries. It serves as a great resource to remind students that science like other subjects builds upon itself and new discoveries are happening all the time.//

//Stephanie Quartana// //Content Standard Science Standard B (Nature of Science)// //“Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor” by Emily Arnold McCully// //[|Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor]// //This book tells about Margaret E. Knight’s life as an inventor. It shows children that even they can be inventors if they want to be; it’s not just adults who can invent things. It could inspire a great discussion on inventions and how the world changes with new inventions.// //Graderange K-3//

//Michelle L. Miller// //**Standard(s):** B.4.2.// //**Title:**// Sizzling Smart Scientist// **Description:** This website offers a “webquest” for students to learn and discover information about famous scientist in history. Students are free to experience an interactive learning journey which allows them to take quizzes, solve puzzles, read short summaries, analyze timelines and inventions, and explore online museums.

Sizzling Smart Scientist __**Libby Dalbec**__ __**Standard B – Nature of Science**__ Title: Science Kids Grades: Upper Elementary + Description: This site features the whos who of science greats. From Albert Einstein to Ernest Rutherford, this page includes bios, quotations, and interesting facts about scientists of the past. The site also has interesting lesson plans, experiment ideas, and games. Very kid friendly, and fun! Science Facts
 * Grade(s):** K-4

Grade: Upper Elem - MS "Fossils can tell us a lot about human evolution but still leave many questions unanswered. Now, there's another source of information—though it's not for the squeamish. After sucking our blood for millions of years, lice are suddenly proving their value: Their DNA turns out to hold a treasure trove of clues about our evolution." [|Nova: Lice and Human Evolution]
 * __Kayte Cunningham__**
 * __Standard B - Nature of Science__**
 * Program Description ( PBS video)**

Dolores Lease Beaster Grade 2-8 [|Laws of Sir Isaac Newton] Fun 5-minute video using Legos made by a 9th Grader introducing the three main physics laws of Sir Isaac Newton. A fun and informative intro into the work of the famous scientist. I like the fact that the movie was made and narrated by a student.

Sarah Kinney Title: “Is Pluto a Planet?” Grades: Upper elementary Description: This link takes you right to an informative page on Pluto, and how the views of what Pluto should be considered (a planet or not) have changed. It describes why this ninth planet was “kicked out” of our family of planets. It also includes some great pictures and diagrams, such as the scaled diagram of the size of Pluto in comparison to the United States. From this link, not only can you find tons of other information on the sun, earth, the solar system, and technology, to name a few, but it also has many games and videos, and an entire section for parents and educators. Furthermore, the government (NASA) created the site so you can count on the information being accurate. And, to make things even better, the entire site is offered in Spanish; ¡qué útil! [|Pluto]
 * __Standard B – Nature of Science__**

__Pamela Waters__ __Strand B. Science of__ [|In the Belly of an Ox] Grades 3-6 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Description: This is a link to the Linkcat Library entry for this book. This is a picture book biography of two naturalists, Richard and Cherry Kearton. Their passion for nature and developments in the field of photography fueled their goal of producing a new kind of field manual. Concealed in a hollow ox and behind various homemade blinds, the brothers were able to photograph birds in their natural habitats. Their results were published in 1895. Their book gave people an appreciation for nature that did not exist before their book.

Betsy Witthun [|Nature of Science mini lesson] =Grades 5-8=

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A simulated crime scene is presented for teams of students to solve. Through discussion of the crime solution, elements of the nature of science are recognized. This activity shows how science is used to theorize unwitnessed events of the past. ======

**Meg Schaaf**
This webpage lists 60 inquiry based questions for investigating a topic related to a science fair project. Some questions are more specific and thought-provoking than others, for example, //How does language evolve?// //Bisons have been reintroduced into the wild in Colorado. What long term effect, if any, will that have on the natural ecosystem?// Others are one-dimensional in scope, with a Bloom’s Taxonomy rating of simply identifying a concept, for example, //What does a permanent marker contain?// This resource is, however, a good place to point kids towards in order for them use the science rules they’ve learned to develop and carry out an investigation, while finding evidence to support their claims.
 * [|Topic Ideas for Middle School Science Fair Projects]**

Grade(s): middle school (6th-8th)

Katrina Kufrin

[|Standard B--Nature of Science] grades K-4

[] Part of the National Geographic website. This site contains a Butterfly life cycle video with a note taking sheet for students. It also has an answer key for the activity sheet. There are other activities listed. This website is still in development and will add more activities and videos as it gets developed more.


 * Brie Gage**
 * Strand B: Nature of Science**
 * [|The Dynamic Earth: Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes]**
 * Grades: Upper Elementary**

This link is run through the Smithsonian, the National Museum of Natural History. It has a lot of detailed information about plate tectonics and how the Earth has changed over billions of years. The site also talks about the evidence scientists are finding to support their beliefs about how and why plates move, and the ancient placement of the different plates. In addition, the site has great pictures, graphics, and maps.


 * Jason Sailing**

Strand B.4.2 Acquire information about people who have contributed to the development of major ideas in the sciences and learn about the cultures in which these people lived and worked Grades: 3-8
 * Rachel Carson Picture Books**

Ehrlich, A., & Minor, W. (2003). //Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson//. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Children’s Books. []

Bruchac, J. (2004). //Rachel Carson: Preserving a Sense of Wonder//. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing. []

Schlank, C. H., Metzger, B., Cohen, J. L., & Katz, D. A. (2002). //A Clean Sea: The Rachel Carson Story//. Marina Del Rey, CA: Cascade Pass, Inc. []

I would use these picture books to help my students explore the life of Rachel Carson, the beloved scientist and voice of the modern environmental movement.


 * Kirstin Kiphardt**
 * Title:** Earthquake Under My Feet
 * Unit Plan**
 * Description:** The Intel website has great unit plans and lesson plans which, due to their educational nature, are easily adapted to the inquiry teaching model. This resource challenges students to investigate and carry out higher order thinking skills about Earthquakes and their effects in a 3 week long unit.
 * Grade Level:** 6–8

Standard B Grades: 4-6 [|Inventors]
 * Amanda Nemec**

The Science Spot is a great website overall. There are so many different resources and ideas. I especially like the Inventors and Technology page when you are teaching the Nature of Science. This page gives you 18 links to inventors and inventions.