NGSS: YEAR-LONG Kindergarten Bundle

In this YEAR-LONG kindergarten NGSS bundle, your students will become researchers, scientists, and engineers. This bundle includes lesson plans, hands-on investigations, STEM and literacy activities to explore Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, Life Science, and Engineering. It is fully aligned to kindergarten NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations.

Just gather a few materials and you are ready to bring NGSS to your classroom tomorrow!

In this unit, students will:

K-ESS2-1, K-PS3-1, K-PS3-2, and K-ESS3-2

Collect and analyze data from daily weather journals to look for patterns

Plan and conduct investigations (hands-on!) to explore the effect of the sun on Earth's surface

Explore different types of severe weather and its effects through text, photographs, and media

STEM: Engineer a shade structure for a small toy

K-PS2-1 and K-PS2-2

Explore pushes and pulls with hands-on activities

Plan and conduct investigations on the effects of different types of pushes and pulls

Use cause and effect to analyze and interpret data from investigations

Participate in STEM challenges to develop engineering skills

K-LS1-1 and K-ESS3-1

Obtain information and analyze data to identify patterns about the needs of desert and wetland animals

Plan and conduct investigations (hands-on!) to identify plant needs

Obtain information from text and photographs to understand how different animals and plants are a part of the rainforest system.

K-ESS2-2 and K-ESS3-3

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information from multiple sources (text and photographs) to understand how plants and animals change the environment.

Engage in argument from evidence

Explorecause/effect relationships between things humans do and how that impacts our Earth

Discover ways in which the plants and animals are a part of a system

K-2ETS1-1, K-2 ETS1-2, and K-2ETS1-3

Plan, design, and test different models of paper fans to determine the most effective solution (as measured by a cotton ball race)

This bundle includes:

Lesson Plans (Full Year of Instruction)

PPT Files and Google Slides files with Unit Resources (including texts and photographs)

Hands-on Investigations

Science Notebook Pages (many options to differentiate!)

STEM Activities (Math Activities and Digital Interactive Google Classroom Resources)

Literacy Connections (Shared Writing, Interactive Writing, Read Alouds)

Technology Extensions

Rubrics, checklists, and assessment pages integrating the 3 dimensions of NGSS

TWO Guided Reading Units (Levels A-C) aligned to the DCIs in the Force and Motion and Weather Units: Units include 8 texts, vocabulary cards, and word work activities

Materials needed for Weather Investigations

  •ice cubes

  •sunny and shady areas

  •materials found on Earth's surface: water, sand, soil, rocks...etc.

Materials needed for Shade Structure STEM Task:

  •Materials for building a shade structure: connecting cubes, popsicle sticks, construction paper, tape, glue, etc.

Materials needed for Classroom in Motion: Pushes and Pulls

  •plastic cups, straws, and yarn

Materials needed for Classroom in Motion: Racetracks and Targets

  •small balls (marble, foam ball, tennis ball, ping pong ball, etc.)

  •materials for "barriers" (blocks, books, bins, etc.)

Materials needed for Classroom in Motion: Collisions

  •small balls (marble, foam ball, tennis ball, ping pong ball, etc.)

  •teddy bear counters

  •materials for a ramp (small white board, hardcover book, piece of cardboard, paper towel tubes, etc.)

Materials needed for Living Things Investigations

  •4 flowering plants

  •radish seeds and potting soil

  ***If unable to get materials, photographs are provided so that students can still analyze and interpret data to look for patterns in plant needs.

Materials needed for Interactive Digital Activities:

  •FREE Google Account

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