Resources and Lesson:

Student Journal

padlet of resources

Phenomenon lesson: Mystery Science~ Anchor Phenomenon:  Watery Cave    See think wonder

Lesson 1 :BrainPOP jr. Making Observations 

Photo cards of fossils 

How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?

What do these familiar animals eat?

Lesson 2: BrainPOP Jr. video on fossils

Here is a timeline to put evolution in perspective

fossil video 

Another Fossil Video

Fossil Cards

Images of Fossils

Brainpop video on lesson extinction

Petrified Wood video

Lesson 3: Geologic Time Music Video

• Video on the Geological Time Line- Brainpop

• Geological timeline information

• National Geographic Petrified Wood

Fossil Museum

What is a fossil?

Be a Sleuth 

Lesson 4: Habitats, Fossils, & Environments Over Time:  Where can you find whales in a desert?

Habitat Mix- up Slides

Different Ecosystems

Brainpop forest

invasive species

mystery science desert

Lesson 5: Moving to the Pond

Lesson 6: To Group or not to Group

How Animals Work In Team- Fun video

Kiddle Encyclopedia

• Animal Group Behavior- generation genius

  • Reading packet

  • Questions

  • Lesson 6:  Animal Groups & Survival:  Why do dogs wag their tails?- mystery science

  • Field Notebook

  • Lesson 7-  lesson- informational text

  • Adaptations and the Environment - generation genius

Reading packet

Questions

Lesson 7:  Environmental Change & Engineering:  What’s the best way to get rid of mosquitoes?- mystery science

Lesson 8- Meerkats googleslides

Meerkat Video

Watery Caves conclusion

Biome compare and contrast

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.reg.deathvall/teri-and-jairus-biome-buddies/

Desert Biome

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.eco.desert/desert-biome/

Biome lesson plan with videos

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.eco.lp_biomes/biomes/