Week 2:
Earth & Space Science
Monday
Grades K-2

Think About: 
What is a constellation?

Read, sing, and dance along to this familiar song. Click on the link: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Watch: 
How stars are connected to form patterns in the sky called constellations. Click on the link: Ready Jet Go-Constellations

Activity: 
Connect the stars to form well known constellations. Click on the link: Mindy's Constellations Explorations

Activity: 
Monday's Noon Video:
Dr. Deborah Kent, Drake University Math Professor
Grades 3-5

Think About: 
How did ancient people use constellations?

Watch:   
Click on the link to learn: 

Activity: 
A constellation is a pattern of stars. Interact with this presentation to learn about some common constellations. Click on the link: Mindy's Constellations Explorations  

Watch and Read:  the video and then read pages 25-43 to find out how people of different cultures interpreted the stars. Click on the link: Constellations! (Trouble connecting? Go to Iowa AEA Online, scroll down to TrueFlix -> Outer Space -> Constellations)

Activity:  
Flashlight Constellations . Cut out the constellation cards. Using a sharp pencil, poke holes through the dots. In a darkened room, shine a flashlight behind the card and project the constellation on a wall. Read the accompanying myth to a parent or sibling.

Activity:  
Use the star card included in your materials packet. (Or, use this star card ) Study the stars. Connect the stars in a pattern to illustrate what you see when you look at the pattern. Write a story to match the picture you see. Share your story using this Flipgrid link. https://flipgrid.com/warren7466 Show your constellation to your friends and family. Share the story you wrote about the con
Tuesday
Grades K-2
Think About:  
How can collected rocks be sorted?

Watch: 
Learn about rocks and minerals in this video: Click on the link: Rocks and Minerals

Read 
Rock Collecting by Elaine Pasco

Activity: 
Go outside and start your own rock collection. Then sort the rocks based on different qualities like color, shape, size, etc. Click on the link: Sorting Activity: My Rock Collection

You could also paint rocks too! Click on the link: 20 Awesome Rock Painting Ideas for Kids to Try

Tuesday's Noon Video:
Dan Hoy, NASA Ambassador
Grades 3-5

Think About: 
What are the three main types of rocks?

Watch:  
Click on the link to learn about three main rock types: Be a Rock Detective!

Read:  
Click on the link: Types of Rock  

Activity: 
Cut and sort rocks into three groups using this paper activity. (There are also experiment ideas at the bottom of the packet.) Click on the link: Three Main Types of Rocks Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks

Activity: 
You could also paint rocks too! Click on the link: 
Wednesday
Grades: K-2

Think About: 
Where do we get our water?

Watch:
Learn about where some of the earth’s water is stored. Answer the quiz questions along the way to make sure you understand.

Activity: 
Make a foldable to help you remember a fact about each body of water. 

Watch:

Read: 
Click on the link: 
The Ocean's Weirdest Creatures! Read and then draw a picture of another creature you think may live way down deep.
Wednesday's Noon Video:
Cantera Aggregates
Grades: 3-5
Think About: 
What are sources of water on Earth?

Watch, Read, and Do:
Learn about a career as an extreme underwater explorer. Think about all the forms of and places we can find water. Click on the link: 

Read and Do:
Click on the link: 
The Ocean's Weirdest Creatures! In this article. Draw a picture of another creature you think may live way down deep.


Activity: 
Try to make an egg float. Answer this question, “Would it be easier to float in the ocean or a freshwater lake?” Click on the link: 
Thursday
Grades: K-2

Think About: 
Where did Peep’s water go?

Watch:
Click on the link to solve the mystery of “The Disappearing Drink”.

Activity:   
Dance to learn about the water cycle. Click on the link:  Water Cycle Gonoodle

Activity:  
Do the water cycle experiments in your materials packet. Or make a Cloud in a Bag .
Grades 3-5

Think About: 
How does water get to our homes?

Watch:
Learn about Nya and Salva who walked and walked and walked just to find clean drinking water. Click on the link: A Long Walk to Water  

Read and Listen:
Click on the link: Nya's Long Walk  

Activity:
Walk 4 miles (16 times around your local track) to understand Nya’s walk for water.
Friday
Grades: K-2
Think About: 
Why does Nya have to walk miles to get her water?

Read:
Click on the link: Nya's Long Walk  

Watch:  
What causes water pollution in our environment? What can we do to care for our water? Click on the link: 

Activity:  
Learn how water can be filtered for drinking. Click on the link: How to Do the Water Filtration Experiment  
Grades 3-5
Think About: 
How can water be made safe for drinking?

Activity: 
Experiment to find the best material to use to make a water filtration device. Click on the link: Water Filter Experiment

Watch: 
How Selva helped to improve Nya’s water situation. Click on the link: Just Add Water  
Earth & Space Science
Book List
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Extend your learning with great books!

Picture Books
  • Water is Water
  • Curiosity: The Story of the Mars Rover
  • The Hike
  • Hidden Figures
  • The Water Princess
  • Earth: My First 5.4 Billion Years
  • A Rock Can Be
  • Ron's Big Mission

Chapter Books & Middle Grade
  • A Black Hole is Not a Hole
  • My First Big Book of Space
  • Space Case
  • A Long Walk to Water
  • Geology Rocks!
  • Maps
  • The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
  • Emery Jones: Bending Time
  • Who is Rachel Carson
  • A Line Tender
  • Flush
  • Weird Sea Creatures
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