Description
In this unit for grades K-2, students will take part in 4 science lesson plans, where they will explore transportation modes as they learn about clean energy resources, maps, and school transport systems. Students will use what they learn and the Engineering Design Process to create and build their own vehicles. Access all of the lesson plans, slideshows, student documents, and more below.
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★ WHAT’S INCLUDED ★
- Lesson #1: Introduction
- Teacher Slideshow
- Student Documents
- Lesson #2: Clean Energy
- Teacher Slideshow
- Student Documents
- Lesson #3: Around the World
- Teacher Slideshow
- Student Documents
- MAPGO Matching Game
- Lesson #4: Design Thinking
- Teacher Slideshow
- Student Documents
- Answer Key
- Vocabulary Cards
★ RECOMMENDED BOOKS ★
- Bearly Over the Mountain by Bill Gunter, Cheryl, Miriam, and Peter Mahaffy, Kalley Lasola
- Sven’s Search for Clean Energy by ClimateScience
★ PRIMARY STANDARDS ★
Lesson 1:
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
- ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- K-ESS3-3. Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
- College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
- Dimension 2: Geography
- D2.Geo.7.K-2 Explain why and how people, goods, and ideas move from place to place.
Lesson 2 and 3:
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
- ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- K-ESS3-3. Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
Lesson 4:
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
- ETS1: Engineering Design
- K-2-ETS1-1. Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
- K-2-ETS1-2. Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
★ MEET THE TEACHER ★
Elaine Makarevich
- Elaine is a New Jersey educator with 30 years of teaching experience in grades K-6. The earth and the natural world have always been a focus of her life and throughout her career as her students learned critical lessons about their planet when visiting her indoor or outdoor classrooms.
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Description
In this unit for grades K-2, students will take part in 4 science lesson plans, where they will explore transportation modes as they learn about clean energy resources, maps, and school transport systems. Students will use what they learn and the Engineering Design Process to create and build their own vehicles. Access all of the lesson plans, slideshows, student documents, and more below.
★ ACCESS FREE UNIT PLAN HERE ★
★ WHAT’S INCLUDED ★
- Lesson #1: Introduction
- Teacher Slideshow
- Student Documents
- Lesson #2: Clean Energy
- Teacher Slideshow
- Student Documents
- Lesson #3: Around the World
- Teacher Slideshow
- Student Documents
- MAPGO Matching Game
- Lesson #4: Design Thinking
- Teacher Slideshow
- Student Documents
- Answer Key
- Vocabulary Cards
★ RECOMMENDED BOOKS ★
- Bearly Over the Mountain by Bill Gunter, Cheryl, Miriam, and Peter Mahaffy, Kalley Lasola
- Sven’s Search for Clean Energy by ClimateScience
★ PRIMARY STANDARDS ★
Lesson 1:
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
- ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- K-ESS3-3. Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
- College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
- Dimension 2: Geography
- D2.Geo.7.K-2 Explain why and how people, goods, and ideas move from place to place.
Lesson 2 and 3:
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
- ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- K-ESS3-3. Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
Lesson 4:
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
- ETS1: Engineering Design
- K-2-ETS1-1. Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
- K-2-ETS1-2. Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
★ MEET THE TEACHER ★
Elaine Makarevich
- Elaine is a New Jersey educator with 30 years of teaching experience in grades K-6. The earth and the natural world have always been a focus of her life and throughout her career as her students learned critical lessons about their planet when visiting her indoor or outdoor classrooms.
★ More Free Stuff! ★
- For more free lesson plans, click here
- For free and differentiable news articles for students, click here
- Gain access to 2000+ free teacher resources here!
Make an account with us here
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