Planning and carrying out investigations

6D Good Morning Good Night

Topic
Animal Needs
Seasonal Changes
Daytime
Nighttime
Grade Level
First

Why do I come out in the day and bats come out at night? 

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 140-147 and student guide pages 114-119 for full lesson plan. 

6C How the Moon Changes

Topic
Moonlight
Stars
Nighttime
Grade Level
First

When is the best time to see stars? 

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 132-139 and student guide pages 108-113 for full lesson plan.

6B Sun Predictions

Topic
Sunlight
Times of Day
Grade Level
First

When is sunlight the strongest? 

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 126-131 and student guide pages 102-107 for full lesson plan.

6A Sun Stroll

Topic
Sunlight
Daytime
Seasonal Changes
Grade Level
First

Why does the flower of a sunflower move throughout the day? 

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 118-125 and student guide  pages 92-101 for full lesson plan.

Standards  

2B Mapping Crickets

Topic
Sounds and Vibrations
Grade Level
First

How does sound travel?

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 44-49 and student guide pages 26-30 for full lesson plan.

2A Cricket Calls

Topic
Sounds and Vibrations
Grade Level
First

How do crickets make sound?

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 38-43 and student guide pages 18-25 for full lesson plan.

1G Bear-y Good Habitat

Topic
Plant Needs
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

What do animals need to live?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 62-65 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 38-41 for full lesson plan.

1F What Lives in My Schoolyard?

Topic
Plant Needs
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 58-61 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 32-37 for full lesson plan.

1E Keep It Cool, Bear!

Topic
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

It is a hot day outside. How might you cool off? How do animals cool off?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 54-57 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 26-31 for full lesson plan.

1D Tracking Temperature

Topic
Weather
Grade Level
Kindergarten

It is a hot day outside. How might you cool off? How do animals cool off?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 48-53 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 20-25  for full lesson plan.

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