Constructing explanations and designing solutions

4A Animal Armor

Topic
Animal Needs
Engineering
Structure and Function
Grade Level
First

What is armor and how does armor protect an animal?

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 70-75 and student guide pages 46-53 for full lesson plan.

3B Crack the Code

Topic
Communication
Grade Level
First

How do fireflies communicate?

 

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 60-65 and student guide pages 40-44 for full lesson plan.

3A Sounds Like a Plan

Topic
Communication
Grade Level
First

How do animals communicate?

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 54-59 and student guide pages 32-39 for full lesson plan.

1B If I Were a Lizard

Topic
Energy
Grade Level
First

How do animals use heat to stay warm?

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 28-33  and student guide pages 10-15 for full lesson plan.

1A Feeling the Warmth

Topic
Energy
Grade Level
First

What causes something to get warmer?

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 22-27 and student guide pages 2-9 for full lesson plan.

2E Finding a Den

Topic
Animal Needs
Engineering
Grade Level
Kindergarten

How do bears use their dens to survive?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 108-113 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 66--69 for full lesson plan.

2D Bear Needs a Nap

Topic
Effects of Sunlight
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

What do bears do to get ready for the winter?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 102-107 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 62-65 for full lesson plan.

2C Wow! Bears Eat a Lot!

Topic
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

What do black beard do to get ready for the winter?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 94-101 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 58-61 for full lesson plan.

3D Wake Up, Hungry Bears!

Topic
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

How do bears find food when they wake up?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 138-145 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 86-89 for full lesson plan

3C Surviving a Storm

Topic
Weather
Animal Needs
Engineering
Grade Level
Kindergarten

How do our homes keep us safe during bad weather?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 130-137 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 82-85 for full lesson plan.

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