Grade 1- Life Science - Living Things
Overarching Question: What is the difference between a living and non-living thing?
Animals and plants are living things that grow, reproduce, and need food, air, and water.

Trees Are Terrific - Travels with Pierre -This is a video about trees for kindergarten - second grade. Flash Player is needed to view this video. This video is also available in Spanish.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/

What Tree Is It? - Identify trees by fruit, leaf, and name.
http://www.oplin.org/tree

Exploring the Secret Life of Trees - Why are trees important?
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees2/

The Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Adult help may be needed.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html
Club Caterpillar
http://www.milkweedcafe.com/ClubCathome.htm
Who Eats What?
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/WhoEatsWhat/WhoEatsWhat.htm
Is It Alive?
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_K/unit_A/chap_1/act_1/1.htmhttp://www.thebigzoo.com/zoo/Mammalia.asp
Virtual Zoo, Zoo News
http://www.thebigzoo.com/zoo/Mammalia.asp
Let's Talk About Insects
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/insects/index.html
How Plants Grow
http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/root2.html?tqskip1=1
My First Garden
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden/basics/index.html

Humans are animals.

Six Kingdoms
http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/

Enchanted Learning - Mammals
http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/mammals/

Many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance.

Mystery Tree
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_1/unit_A/chap_1/act_3/1.htm

The Swan Story
http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/swan/bksw.html

People and other animals interact with the environment through their senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.

Animals by Region
Animal Senses
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0006/senses/

Senses - Taste
http://www.brainpop.com/health/seeall/

Senses - Vision
http://www.brainpop.com/health/seeall/

Senses - Hearing
http://www.brainpop.com/health/seeall/

Senses - Smell
http://www.brainpop.com/health/seeall/
Amazing Animal Senses
Senses - Touch

Animals and plants go through recognizable changes as the seasons change.

Seasons
http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/

Autumn Leaves
http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/

HOW DO ANIMALS SPEND THE WINTER? http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/animals.html#ANIMALS

What are the Seasons
http://www.arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/seasons.asp

Hibernation & Migration
http://www.lmsd.org/staff/elemtech/hibernationetc/hibermigradapt.htm
Did You See That?
http://www.dnr.wi.gov/eek/nature/season/pheno.asp
How Plants and Animals Survive the Winter
http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/winter/winter.html


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