Core Knowledge Science Links
This page is dedicated to all
the teachers who have had to become researchers and authors due
to the lack of textbooks and resources for the Core Knowledge
Curriculum. When our school system adopted Core Curriculum, I
think most teachers were a bit overwhelmed. The best resources
I found were online, and if it hadn't been for the internet, I
would have gone crazy that first year researching Core Knowledge
topics for the third grade. Most of the links below are for primary
grades. Enjoy!
Please send me a quick e-mail
letting me know about any outdated links you have discovered.
Be sure you mention you were on the science page. In this way,
I can keep these pages up-to-date. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!! melltj2@aol.com
If you know of sites
which would have a place here or if you find an outdated link
please let me know.
E-mail
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Curriculum Project Lesson Plans
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first stop. I couldn't begin to list all the great lessons found
here.
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- Third
Grade Science Jeopardy - Interactive game. Topics include
Water Cycle, Soil, Earth Patterns, Energy, Matter, and Simple
Machines.
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- Animal
Theme Page -
From Child Fun
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- The
Learning Page -The Learning Page provides free, downloadable
worksheets and lesson plans for teachers and parents of elementary
level schoolchildren. There are hundreds of pages in theme-based
and basic skills categories. Great animal theme related lesson
plans, ideas, clip art and more.
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- Electronic
Zoo
- A very extensive
site. Tons of links, animal pictures, sounds, and stories.
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- Living
or Non-Living?
- A third grade lesson
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- Life-Cycles
Unit
- A second grade unit
from BCP. Includes the following life cycles: plants, birds,
frogs, etc.
- Life-Cycles
- Clickable Worksheet contains links and information
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- Collaborative
Thematic Unit: Reptiles and Amphibians
- 2nd or 3rd grade
level unit
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- Mammals
and Their Habitats
- A lesson for grades
2 or 3
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- Collaborative
Thematic Unit: Whales
- K-3 grade level
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- Animal
Classification Lesson
- 3rd grade lesson
from BCP
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- Exploring
the Animal Kingdom
- Using the internet
to learn about animals
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- All
About Ducks
- Everything you ever
wanted to know about ducks. Pictures, photos, songs, clip art,
worksheets, stories, activities, etc.
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- Animals
- Learn about animal
habitats, mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles
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- Life
Cycle of a Frog
- This page illustrates
the life cycle of a Wood Frog through color photographs and descriptions.
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- Weird
Frog Facts
- A great resource
on frogs
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- The
Life Cycle of a Frog
- Another information
page on the life cycle of a frog from Frogland.
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- Frogland
- Frog links, pictures,
animations, jokes, and the Teacher's Corner for parents and teachers
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- Study
Web: Animals - A collection of general animal resources.
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- What's
in a Nest?
- A primary lesson
on exploring a bird's nest and discovering what a nest is made
of.
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- Share
the World
- A site to" help
children understand and appreciate animals."
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- Investigationg
Endangered Species in the Classroom
- Lesson plans, links,
etc.
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- Animal
lessons from Gander Academy - Theme related lessons, links
and ideas .
- Dinosaurs
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- Simple
Machine Resources
- A collection of simple
machine links
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- Simple
Machines Unit -North Canton Schools
- Another collection
of links from North Canton Schools
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- SIMPLE
MACHINES
- A third or fourth
grade lesson
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- Tools
and Simple Machines Unit
- A second grade unit
from BCP
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- Simple
Tools and Machines Unit
- A second grade unit
from BCP
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- Simple
Machines and Technology
- Third Grade Lesson
from CE/CE
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- Understanding
Simple Machines and How They Use Energy
- A third grade lesson
from CE/CE
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- Friction
- A third grade lesson
from CE/CE
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- Understanding
Force and How it Can be Applied
- A third grade lesson
from CE/CE
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- A
lesson on the concept of work
- A first grade lesson
from CE/CE
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- What
Makes it Work?
- A third grade lesson
from UtahLink
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- Flip
Flop
- A lesson on levers
from UtahLink
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- Discovering
Simple Machines
- A lesson from UtahLink
for third grade
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- Sci.
Chemistry Classroom
- Fun chemistry projects
and activities
- All
About Matter - Interactive science worksheet
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- Cabbage
Test
- Directions for how
to make cabbage water and activities
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- Matter
- A first grade unit
from BCP
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- Solids,
Liquids and Gases - A 2nd grade unit
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- Collaborative
Thematic Unit: Oceans and Undersea Life
- Primary unit with
information on ocean habitats and plant food chains
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- Collaborative
Thematic Unit: The Rainforest and Planet Ecology
- Primary level unit
- Food
Chains and Webs - Interactive worksheet
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- Explore:
3rd Grade Food Chain
- Students explore
what it is like to be a member of a food chain in this fun activity
includes handouts.
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- Blue
Whale Food Chain
- "Students will describe an oceanic food
chain that includes the blue whale. They will compare and contrast
two kinds of whales, the toothed whale and the baleen whale.
Students will also describe relationships between living and
non-living components of an oceanic ecosystem. "
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- Suitable
Arrangements
- A third grade lessons
on habitats
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- Lesson
7 - Ecology
- A third grade lesson
on food chains and ecosystems from BCP
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- Diners
and Dinner
- 3rd grade lesson
on food chains, producers and consumers
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- Food
Chain
- 3rd grade lesson
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- What
is a Decomposer?
- 3rd grade lesson
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- Looking
at the Community Tree
- Students study a
tree to learn about this habitat. 3rd Grade
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- Energy
Moving Through the Food Chain
- 3rd grade lesson
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- One
Lucky Yucca
- A lesson on desert
habitats.
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- Unity
Within Diversity: A Study of Ecosystems
- 3rd grade lesson.
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- Animal
Habitats Unit
- A first grade unit
from BCP
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- Ocean
Unit
- A first grade unit
from BCP
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- ROCK
CLASSIFICATION
- A fourth grade rock
classification lesson with recipes for edible rocks.
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- Thematic
Unit: Rocks and Minerals
- Primary unit focusing
on collecting and studying rocks and growing crystals.
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- Testing
Rocks - Second Grade
- Second grade lesson
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- 1.
Testing Hardness of a Mineral
- A pictorial guide
on how to use the Mohs Hardness Scale to test minerals
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- Grade
Four Science - Fossils and Rocks
- A fourth grade lesson
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- Solar
System Theme Page - from A to Z
- Solar
System Non-Fiction Reading Sheets
- Solar
System 3rd Grade Index of Comprehension Sheets
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