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Students discuss the signals plants may use to tell them that spring is here and it’s time to start growing. Following this activity students head outside to complete a winter scavenger hunt and discover how plants may change during winter months. Wrap up: discuss students’ answers and seasonal differences.
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Discuss soil contents (nutrients, minerals, bits of leaves, decaying material), origins (erosion, break down of decay, animal waste), importance (feed/anchor plants), types and characteristics. Students examine and describe each type of soil. Outside students find and describe different types of soil. Wrap-up: review soil characteristics and uses.
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Students use their angle skills to measure and sketch different angles found in the schoolyard. Wrap up: Discuss different objects chosen by students.
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Have students use their best listening skills to fill the chart; make sure they spend 3 minutes in each location and record what they hear. Wrap up: Discuss the different sounds and where they came from.
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Have students use their best listening skills to fill the chart and record what they hear. Make a bar graph of the different sounds. Wrap up: Discuss the graphs, different sounds and where they came from.
