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Grade 1, Science Std 7: Identify components of Earth’s surface, including soil, rocks, and water.

Lesson Plans: Habitats of the World Students will understand that the earth supports many habitats each with distinct features, plants and animal population; plants and animals adapt to the conditions of environment. This lesson is easily adapted for first grade Sampling Rocks Students will learn about sampling through an investigation of rocks found in the schoolyard. Layers of the Earth The purpose of the lesson is to introduce geology in its simplest form and how a rock is formed. It can also be used the sciences listed above with a few miner changes. Wonderful Water WebQuest This webquest allows students to walk through the water cycle process. Erosion The following activities will demonstrate to students various types of erosion. The purpose of these activities is to increase students’ awareness to the point where they can make intelligent decisions on proper land use. Collecting Rocks Students will acquire background knowledge of rocks, how they are formed, how they are used, and how to collect them. Prairies This lesson plan uses the book Prairies to teach about landforms. Minerals – The Building Blocks of Rocks Students will acquire an understanding of how rocks are composed of different minerals.

Resources: Water Cycle Students can use the interactive water cycle to learn the steps World’s Biomes Biomes are defined as "the world's major communities. This page will group biomes into five major types. Earth’s Surface Features Students will describe the surface features of the earth S.K. Worm Question and answer site Science Online A must see! Great site for links to Blueprint Skills, Lesson Plans, Topical Sites, Interactive Websites for Students and Worksheets Science Clips You will find an alphabetical list of science interactive movie clips. Mountains, Islands, Oceans, and Other Landforms This website offers links to activities, lesson plans, and maps about landforms and oceans. Treasures@Sea: Exploring the Ocean Through Literature A K-8 site with many activities about the ocean focusing on reading. Some lesson plans on the site, some are links to other Web sites. About Rivers – Homework Help This website offers general information about rivers. It contains links to activities about rivers. Oceans and Coasts This website offers links to designed for teachers to use in the classroom or as background reference material. There is also information about programs that provide training and other opportunities for educators. Earth Science Lesson Plan Links This website offers an assortment of earth science lesson plans and links for elementary teachers. Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs): (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) (E/B): Group real rocks or pictures of rocks by attributes (colors, textures, etc.). (E/B): Discriminate between two objects based on one attribute, such as weight or texture. Which is heavier, smoother? (D): Select rocks from a group according to a particular attribute. Tell how the rocks are related and why the others were not selected. (E): Write sentences describing each of five different rocks and suggesting how each might be used. Let others identify them after reading.
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