Standard+A+Science+Connections

Post Standard A 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 A – Science Connections Title: Manduca (Manduca for teachers)[|Manduca for teachers - inquiry lesson] 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 A ** – Science Connections **Title: ** Evolution **Link **: [] **Description **: This website was created by a retired science teacher. She has listed many links that pertain to a wide range of topics, including evolution. These links include videos that demonstrate the topic, hands-on labs that allow students to explore what they are learning, and activities that reinforce the concept. **Grades **: Middle School

Tom Barnet Standard A Title: Understanding Evolution Grades: K - 12 [] This is a comprehensive website on evolution from the University of California at Berkeley. This website includes teaching materials broken down by grade level.

Stephanie Quartana Content Standard Science Standard A (Science Connections) “What Is Science?” by Rebecca Kai Dotlich [|What Is Science?] This book introduces Science to younger children. It explains what Science is in the world without going into the different studies or specific detail. It is written in a poem and would be a good book to start the kindergarten year with. Grade range K-2

Michelle L. Miller **Description:** In this activity, the students are designing and investigating the effectiveness and importance of something we use everyday, a water purifier. It also ties in the use of natural energy, opening up discussions, or further learning activities, which investigate the usefulness and limitations of this type of energy.
 * Standard(s):** A.8.7.
 * Title:** //Solar Energy Experiment: Water From Plants//

Solar Energy Experiment __**Kayte Cunningham**__ __**Standard A - Science Connection**__ Title: "Bill Nye The Science Guy" Grades: Early Elem through MS Description: Bill Nye tackles loads of science through his video clips available through his website or directly on YouTube. He is amiable, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and fun to watch. On his website one can find an interactive "quiz of the day", on-going "green" work with Ed Begley Jr., and a load of activities. Like Sarah's site, Bill Nye also shills products, but there is so much great content here that it is still worth a visit, or ten! [|Bill Nye Science Guy]
 * Grade(s):** 3-8

Title: “Cyclical Weather with ‘Weather Wizkids’” Grades: Upper elementary Description: “Weather Wizkids” is a website created by Crystal Wicker, an award-winning meteorologist from Indiana. The site is kid friendly and it details all types of weather from tornados to wildfires to optical illusions such as rainbows. Not only does the site explain what each of the weather phenomena are, but it also includes many pictures, graphs, historical information, games, safety tips, information on careers involving the weather and more. My only caution is that the site also has things for purchase such as t-shirts and backpacks. [|Weather]
 * __Sarah Kinney__**
 * __Standard A – Science Connection__**

__**Libby Dalbec **__ __**Standard A – Science Connection **__ Title: How The Body Works, Kidshealth Grades: Mid to Upper elementary through Teen. There is also a Parents section. Description: Kidshealth is a website full of user-friendly information on medical conditions, the site includes advice and articles sans doctor jargon. There are three separate areas in this site - kids, teens, parents. The kids section on how the body works includes visually engaging text features, articles, movies, and activities. There is also an optional quiz in each section, which is a great way to incorporate technology into the classroom.

How The Body Works

Title: [|Digestion by John Kitses 2008] Grades K-2 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">An interactive flash video of the human digestive system is intended for lower elementary. The video contains scientific vocabulary. All organs are named using scientific terms and their purposes are illustrated through the course of the video. The pop-up (excluding vocabulary words) are geared for early readers. Students choose foods of different nutritional content and follow these different types of foods through the digestive process. This animation closes with farting and flushing noises. .
 * __Pamela Waters__**
 * __Strand A. Science Connections__**

Dolores Lease Beaster [|Science of Everyday Life] Grades K-5 This link connects you to Discovery: Everyday Science, in which students can choose from several science activities including virtual labs. Discovery also offers other virtual activities like Travel Through Time and Innovation Exploration and other games for kids plus resources for teachers, students and families.

Betsy Witthun [|A Walk in the Woods] Grades 3-5 This website offers a virtual walk in the woods. During the walk parts of the woods ecosystem are pointed out and explained. At the end of the walk there is a link to several additional activities. The narration can be in English or Spanish. The teacher’s guide section provides learning goals and cross curricular objectives as well as extension activities.

//[|Young Voices on Climate Change]// (Short Youtube video on the "Young Voices on Climate Change" website). An 8th grade boy decides to create a campaign to help raise awareness on climate change, and the effect climate change will have on sea levels around the world. This video clip shows how the community gets involved in this campaign, and how kids can make an impact and help raise awareness to solve environmental and social issues.
 * Meg Schaaf **

Grade(s): upper elementary-middle school (5th-8th).

Katrina Kufrin [|Standard A--Science Connections] grades K-5

Wood, Robert W. (1995). //Who? Famous experiments for the young scientist.// New York: TAB Books. This book can help relate history to science by identifying the famous men and women who have made important contributions to science. There are four main units: Young Engineer, Young Astronomer, Young Chemist, and Young Physicist. The book is part of a series of books that ask questions about science. The other books are called //Why?, When?,// and //Where?// All good science involves questioning, and these books get students to do just that.


 * Brie Gage**
 * Strand F: Life and Environmental Science**
 * [|National Geographic for Kids: Animals and Pets - Creature Feature]**
 * Grades: K – 5th**

This link is run through National Geographic for Kids. You can search for animals by looking through an alphabetical list (which also shows a picture of the animal), clicking on a category, or by clicking on a habitat. When you click on an animal, you get a lot of information about the animal, as well as pictures, video clips of the animal, and a map of where the animal can be found. Some of the vocabulary could be tough for younger elementary students, but they would still be able to enjoy the pictures and video clips.


 * Jason Sailing**

Strand A.4.2 When faced with a science-related problem, decide what evidence, models, or explanations previously studied can be used to better understand what is happening now Grades K-8 []
 * Understanding Evolution website**

This website, which is a collaborative project of University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education, is a one-stop source for information on evolution. I would use this site in a number of ways to teach students about the concepts of evolution and to explore how life on our planet has and is evolving.


 * Kirstin Kiphardt**
 * Title:** Olbrich Gardens Ecology Explorer
 * Olbrich Gardens Field Trip**: @http://www.olbrich.org/education/school.cfm
 * Description:** Oblrich Gardens offers several field trips to give students real-life exploration opportunities. This ecology field trip, in particular, is offered October and November of 2012 and shares information about various habitats, food chains, and the water cycle.
 * Grades:** Elementary

Standard A Grades: 3-4
 * Amanda Nemec**

[|Autum Leaves] This page gives you several different experiements on autumn leaves to show why leaves change colors in the Fall. There are many different ways to use these experiments whether you are talking about the changing seasons or a why to even talk about photosynthesis. The page gives background knowledge and then the experiments are at the bottom of the page.