Farm Life

 

Farm Scene Play Mat  PDF

 

The Children's Book of Birds/Ornithology

 

Cornell's Coloring Book of Birds PDF

Cornell's Bird Guide

The Birds of America Audubon- Google Book

Audubon's Birds of America- Coloring Book Dover- for purchase

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A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky/Astronomy

 

Constellation Maps

Planets -Color and Label

Space & Astronomy Coloring Pages

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By the Shore & In the Sea/Marine Biology

 

Food Chain -from Understanding the Sea -this book is part of Marine Biology: Companion Album; NOTE: This book is no longer used with By the Shore & In the Sea, but you may still wish to use the image.

Carl Linnaeus-Free poster of Carl Linnaeus

Diatoms-Coloring Page and Craft from Ellen McHenry's site-PDF

Diatoms Coloring Sheet-Coloring Page-PDF

Photosynthesis-Free poster of Photosynthesis from Kids Discover w/account

Scholastic StudyJams!-Short videos with topics pertaining to our study of Marine Biology: Photosynthesis; The Kingdoms of Life, Symbiosis and Plant Adaptations

USGS Water Cycle Interactive

Ebb and Flow-Optional: Art activity from Crayola

Monterey Bay Aquarium-Excellent animal cards, coloring pages, etc.

Teacher's Guide to Marine Life in the Gulf of Maine- PDF -used as a reference

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Botany

 

Germination Stencils  PDF Ellen J McHenry website

The First Book of Botany  by Eliza A. Youmans

Leaf Schedule

Stem Schedule

Inflorescence Schedule

Flower Schedule

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Classification

 

Are We Losing the Science of Taxonomy?

Classifying Life NOVA Interactive

Taxonomy  Study.com

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Minibeasts/Entomology

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Why do honeybees love the hexagon shape? -TedEd-short video clip. Be sure to watch this only after completing the hexagon activity-otherwise it will give away answers meant to be self-discovered.

Interactive Educational Sites: Insects and Bugs Theme

4 Minibeasts Posters PDF -Ladybug Life Cycle, Parts of the Cricket, Parts of the Bee and Butterfly Life Cycle

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Weather

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Thirstin's Water Cycle: Interactive Water Cycle from the EPA-Requires Flash. Here is another link for it from NASA: Precipitation Education

Water Cycle Coloring Page

Lightning Safety PDF or Here

Printable Pattern Blocks  Used with Snowflake Geometry

Weather Cover Page -FREE PDF to use with Weather: A Guided Study

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On the Earth and In It

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The Rock Cycle: Study Jams! video [See other videos/slide shows on Sedimentary Rocks, Igneous Rock, Minerals, etc.]

Volcanoes: Study Jams! video [See other videos on Sedimentary Rocks, Igneous Rock, Minerals etc.]

Earthquakes: Study Jams! video [See other videos on Sedimentary Rocks, Igneous Rock, Minerals etc.]

Crystal & Gem: DK Eyewitness -Free book with color pictures at Internet Archive -allow students to peruse as they wish

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