Rubrics for Science Activities

Grade: K 1 2 3 4 5 6

Unit A
Ch1 A8 What do the roots and stem do?
Ch 1 A10 How does water move through plants?
Ch 1 A12 What do leaves do?
Ch 1 Flip Chart: Sort Leaves.
Ch 1 A14 How does a seed grow into a plant?
Ch 1 A18 Experiment with plant growth.
Ch 1 Flip Chart: Predict and count seeds.
Ch 1 A20 What parts of plants do you eat?
Ch 1 A22 How do people use plants?
Ch 1 Flip Chart: Make a meal.
Ch 2 A30 What kinds of animals are there?
Ch 2 A32 How do animals move?
Ch 2 A34 What coverings do animals have?
Ch 2 Flip Chart: Play an animal game.
Ch 2 A38 What are the parts of an ant?
Ch 2 Flip Chart: Make an insect mobile.
Ch 2 Flip Chart: Observe an animal.
Ch 2 A50 What are living things?
Ch 3 A52 What is a habitat?
Ch 3 Flip Chart: Make a collage.
Ch 3 A58 How can you make a habitat?
Ch 3 Flip Chart: Make a habitat display.

Unit B
Ch 1 B6 How can you group objects?
Ch 1 B10 What are gases like?
Ch 1 B14 Experiment with bubbles.
Ch 1 Flip Chart: Draw and graph shoes.
Ch 1 B18 What happens when water evaporates?
Ch 1 Flip Chart: Draw with ice cubes.
Ch 2 B24 What kinds of sounds are there?
Ch 2 B26 How are sounds made?
Ch 2 B28 Does sound travel through things?
Ch 2 Flip Chart: Make an instrument.
Ch 2 B30 How is a shadow made?
Ch 2 B34 How do shadows change?
Ch 2 Flip Chart: Guess what made the shadow.
Ch 2 B40 How can you keep an ice cube frozen?
Ch 2 Flip Chart: Make a trivet.
Ch 3 B46 How can you move things?
Ch 3 B50 What ways do things move?
Ch 3 Flip Chart: Make a marble maze.
Ch 3 B52 What does a magnet attract?
Ch 3 B54 Can Magnets push and pull?
Ch 3 Flip Chart: Search with a magnet.
Ch 3 B58 How does a lever work?
Ch 3 Flip Chart: Play with ramps and marbles.


Unit C
Ch1 C8 What are rocks like?
Ch1 C10 Experiment with weathering.
Ch1 Flip Chart: Observe a rock.
Ch1 C14 What kinds of soil are there?
Ch1 Flip Chart: Make compost.
Ch1 C20 What can you reuse and recycle?
Ch1 Flip Chart: Make something from junk.
Ch2 C28 What can you tell about weather?
Ch2 C30 How can you observe wind?
Ch2 C32 How can you measure temperature?
Ch2 Flip Chart: Make a weather wheel.
Ch2 C36 How can you make a cloud?
Ch2 Flip Chart: Make a cloud picture
Ch2 C40 What are seasons like?
Ch2 Flip Chart: Show how a tree changes.
Ch3 C48 How are day and night different?
Ch3 C50 Why do we need the sun?
Ch3 Flip Chart: Sort day and night things.
Ch3 C58 What star picture can you make?
Ch3 Flip Chart: Show the phases of the moon.

Unit D
Ch1 D6 What can you observe?
Ch1 D12 What sounds do you hear?
Ch1 D14 Experiment with sight.
Ch1 Flip Chart: Tell what you smell.
Ch2 D20 How have you grown?
Ch2 D24 How can you measure your body?
Ch2 Flip Chart: Make a time line.
Ch2 Flip Chart: Observe your teeth.
Ch 3 D34 What foods help you grow?
Ch 3 D38 Is it easier to balance with eyes open or closed?
Ch 3 Flip Chart: Make a healthy lunch.