Creator: Yale University | visit site
Grade Range: K - 2
Elementary students learn about land forms, soil, the Hydrologic Cycle, Vegetation, Climate, and how all these features are interdependent.
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many lesson ideas and and activities found on the site, all designed by a teacher and explained from a teacher’s point of view. Videotape students performing experiments then use a video tool like EdPuzzle, <a href="/single.cfm?id=15288">reviewed here</a>, to extend student learning. Use EdPuzzle to add questions (for students to answer) to your video assessing students’ understanding of the experiment’s concepts. At the end of your unit, ask students to create animated video explanations of experiments using Biteable, <a href="/single.cfm?id=18155">reviewed here</a>. Biteable is a simple to use animated video creation tool that features a variety of templates for different recording needs.
At Home
Go through this information on the interdependence of the water cycle, vegetation, climate, and other factors involved in ecology with your children. Take a walk near a river or other body of water and talk about what you have read.