SLO 1 Origins & Earth's Interior

Brief Description: Scrat tries to bury his acorn when he finds a UFO that takes him into space.

Use: Something that the kids may be familiar with to open up the topic. It's funny, but it can also provide some sort of introduction to space.

Brief Description: Annie and Moby describe the different planets and explains the different aspects and jobs of the solar system.

Use: A video to introduce the different parts of the solar system while giving fun facts and cool visuals. This also gives focus questions throughout.

Brief Description: The video describes conditions on the planets while showing the pictures taken on them.

Use: This gives a realistic view of each of the planets. I think actually seeing what you are studying helps keep the image in your head.

Brief Summary: The video explains the different layers of the Earth while giving small facts about each one.

Use: A great introduction and simple breakdown of each layer.

Brief Summary: A video describing the different layers of the Earth and showing what each one is made up of.

Use: Answers a question that I think that kids have about digging a hole to the other side of the Earth. Has a great example to compare something they know to the layers and has information that relates to future topics.