Bodies in Motion: Students investigate how exercise changes the heart, lungs, and muscles through movement, observation, and discussion. They build science understanding by measuring pulse and breathing, using diagrams and models, and showing what they learn about the different body systems. Working with classmates and the gym teacher, they collect evidence, reflect in journals, and revise their ideas to answer the essential question. The experience helps students connect body science to healthy choices and share practical findings with families and peers at the Heartbeat Expo.

Students will explore why the Sun is so important for life on Earth. Through fun, hands-on experiments and activities, they will discover how the Sun helps plants grow, and supports all living things. Throughout the project, students will craft personalized sun hats adorned with facts and images about the sun's importance to Earth's ecosystem. They will also create a solar bracelet that changes color in sunlight, serving as a direct demonstration of the sun's effects. They will use a daily reflective journal. To culminate their learning, Students will work in collaborative groups to create an informational poster answering the driving question, what makes the sun so important to life on earth? We will launch by having the students attend a planetarium where they learn about the sun.

Students will explore why the Sun is so important for life on Earth. Through fun, hands-on experiments and activities, they will discover how the Sun helps plants grow, and supports all living things. They will also do this while integrating their CKLA ELA curriculum and Amplify science curriculum. Throughout the project, students will craft personalized sun hats adorned with facts and images about the sun's importance to Earth's ecosystem. They will also create a solar bracelet that changes color in sunlight, serving as a direct demonstration of the sun's effects. They will use a daily reflective journal. To culminate their learning, Students will work in collaborative groups to create an informational poster answering the driving question, what makes the sun so important to life on earth?

Plant growth and Habitat How/why does the Superbloom occur? What conditions do seeds need to grow? We are learning how seeds travel (wind and animals).We are learning how sunlight and water affect seed growth. We are creating models and sketches and using observation to determine how seeds travel and the conditions needed for successful growth.

Reutilizar y Transformar Materiales Reciclables Reutilizar y Transformar Materiales Reciclables Como podemos reutilizar y transformar materiales reciclables? Los alumnos estan aprendiendo a como reutilizar y tranformar materiales reciclables. Los alumnos estan aprendiendo a darle un nuevo uso a materiales descartados. La pregunta principal es que otro uso puede tener este material reciclable? Los alumnos han aprendiendio sobre diferentes materiales reciclables y como categorizarlos, ej, papel, plastico, vidro, metal o goma. Tambien han aprendendio a analizar un material reciclable y buscar otro uso. A nivel salon, los alumnos han tomado un carton de leche y lo han transformado a casitas, carros, barcos, etc. A nivel comunidad, los padres de mi salon saben que a traves del a~no se asignan proyectos a los alumnos que requiere de su ayuda. El proposito de estos proyectos familiares es para involucrar a la familia en el aprendizaje de su hijo/a y hacer esta actividad de aprendizaje mas divertidad y dejar un lindo recuerdo de su ninez. Este proyecto es importante porque cubre la materia de ciencia naturales. En ciencias naturales estudiamos la importancia de cuidar el planeta y las varias manera de hacerlo. Podemos plantar plantas, limpiar nuestros espacios y/o reciclar materiales ya que no esten en uso. El reciclaje es una actividad con proposito y sistema. Reciclar no es nomas tirar materiales a un bote sino saber a que bote y por que, ya que hay materiales organicos como cascaras de planto, restos de comida, etc que llevan su propio sistema de descomposicion y materiales no- organicos como papel, plastico, metal, vidro y goma. En esta edad los alumnos aprenden a clasificar materiales no-organicas en sus respectiva categorias. Por ultimo, los alumnos aprenden a analizar, reutilizar y transformar materiales reciclables en otras cosas, ya sea para utilidad o diversion.

Butterfly Life Cycle It's our flagship Butterfly Garden® kit now with TWO Cups of Live Caterpillars! Observe and raise ten caterpillars and experience the fascinating butterfly life cycle.

Plants How do plants grow? Que diferencias miran en las plantas conforme van creciendo y porque? Aprenderan sobre el proceso del crecimiento de las plantas, nuevo vocabulario sobre las partes de las plantas, causa y efecto, estimulacion sensorial, les ensena responsabilidad, desarroyan fine motor skills. Los estudiantes tienen la oportunidad de sentir las texturas de los materiales que utizan para cultivar, ellos observan el crecimiento de las plantas diariamente despues de sembrar, aprenden a cuidarlas poniendoles agua, aprenden sobre la naturaleza, desarroyan language y mejoran su abilidad social con sus companeros.

Hydroponics Can a plant be grown successfully in absence of soil? Comparing and contrasting, cause and effect (what does soil offer that water alone does not?) Observing what made the growth of one seed success and not of another K-ESS3-3: Human Impact on Earth Systems Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment. LS1.A: Structure and Function All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow. (1-LS1-1) The Science curriculum that we are using at Fay - Mystery Science - has a plant unit that for Kinder and 1st grade that are both taught in the fall. The students have a working understanding of what the basic needs of a plant are: air, sunlight, soil, water. We wanted to build off our learning from the fall. That is where we landed on our question as to whether or not a plant would grow with out soil. Although all the students believed that a plant could grow with out soil they were unsure of how well the plant would grow. We are beginning read about the need to find different ways to feed our world’s population. Land and water are becoming more scarce. Although our garden does need electricity this is something that can be offset with a renewable energy source. If we were to begin our planting season from the beginning of the school year students could be introduced to the practice of filtering water for reuse.