Format
1. Author Valerie Marsh will begin this program with a quick review of the difference between fiction and non-fiction.l Then she will tell a fiction story about birds looking for water.
2. Students will draw and retell this story with Valerie.
3. Students will learn the three forms of water.
4. Students will act out the three water forms by pretending to be molecules of water.
5. Students will melt an ice cube using the heat from their hands. They will time this!
6. Students will learn how a sponge interacts with water!
7. Students explore the water cycle.
8. Students will discuss where the different forms of water are on the earth.
9. Students learn sign language for gas, liquid, solid, and water.
10. Students will learn the importance of water conservation.
Objectives
Students will:
1. learn the three forms of water
2. be able to act out the three forms of water
3. understand the water cycle
4. explore where water is on the earth
5 .learn the signs for water, gas, liquid, solid
6. discover how sponges interact with water
7. develop an appreciation for physical science
8. become familiar with the science terms of question, predict, experiment, observe, record, materials.
9. understand simple ways to conserve water.
10. retell our fiction story "No Water, No Legs"
During our video workshop, your students will need a pencil, piece of white photocopy paper, a 12" length of string and two ice cubes! We will send you sponges and paper cups.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Literacy
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.1 to .4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 to .7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.1 to .3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1 to .6
Art Standards
NA-T.K-4.2
NA-VA.K-4.1
NA-VA.K-4.2
NA-VA.K-4.3
NA-VA.K-4.6
Science Standards
2-PS1-1.
2-PS1-4.
2-ESS2-3
Math
K.MD.A.1
1.MD.B.3
2.MD.C.7
3.MD.C.7
State Standards
Valerie will be happy to identify your state standards, just let her know!