ES+PFLEX+Unit-+STEM

= Overview of STEM Unit =

From Lauralee at DPS:
I have already started the endangered species unit #4. (I wanted a warm and fuzzy unit for my new kinders). So you are welcome to use any of my ideas. Remember that I only have K-2.

I began with the concept of "past, present, future": We made a paper pyramid and they made timeline pictures (ie, horse, car, flying car). The next day, I used a blank pyramid to ask about the dinosaurs, who only are in the past. Then I told them that the panda bear was in past and present, but might not be in the future. We then visited the website and looked at library books about endangered species.

The students paired up and picked an animal to research. I have attached the. They are starting with books and then moving to the computers.

Research notes page I have given them:

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Adaptation:
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Different Types of Teeth []

Adaptations of Sea Otters [|http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/media/all_about_otters/whatsanotter01.html]

Crunch, Nibble, Gulp, Bite Also for ELL []

Dolphin Adaptations []

Adaptation Earth’s Floor—Higher Level []

Bird Adaptations (Climate Change= Animal Adaptation)

Infectious Diseases:
Infection, Detection, Protection []

6 Units for Teaching Climate Change []

Polluted Soil Experiment

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EPA Superfund

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EPA Kids

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EPA What Color Day is It?

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AQI Game

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EPA (I Can't Breathe/ Action to Oil Spills/ Healthy Soil, Healthy Land)

** K-2 resource: Picture book about AQI ** [[file:coco's-orange AQI.pdf]]
Smog City

**Spanish Resources:**
**AQI Index ** **CDC in Spanish (Disease Detectives)**

**Smog and AQI (I Can't Breathe)**
AQI games: []