Grade 1 Model Lessons
Sand Sculptures (compare properties of Earth materials, engineering design, use of measurement materials)
A lesson where students use sand to construct sculptures, which are then measured. Wind and water effects on the sand structures are also explored.
Sand Sculpture | |
File Size: | 1788 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Submitted by:
Robin Smith
Williamsport Elementary
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Robin Smith
Williamsport Elementary
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Ice Cream in a Bag (states of matter, physical and chemical changes, data collection and display, use of variety of media formats)
A lesson where students make ice cream to investigate state changes. Students collect and graph data and use photo story to document their investigation.
Ice Cream in a Bag | |
File Size: | 133 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Submitted by:
Kaitlin Fitzwater
Williamsport Elementary
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Kaitlin Fitzwater
Williamsport Elementary
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Constructing with Solids (structure of matter, plane and solid figures, engineering design process)
A lesson in which students build a tower based on observations of properties of available materials.
Constructing With Solids | |
File Size: | 160 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Submitted by:
Kaitlin Fitzwater
Williamsport Elementary
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Kaitlin Fitzwater
Williamsport Elementary
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Ooblek (mixtures, states of matter, engineering design process, data collection and analysis)
A lesson in which students explore the properties of the states of matter of a substance they create. Students also use the engineering design process to build a spaceship that could land on a planet made of this substance without sinking.
Oobleck | |
File Size: | 178 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Submitted by:
Kaitlin Fitzwater
Williamsport Elementary
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Kaitlin Fitzwater
Williamsport Elementary
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