Continents and Oceans of the World

Intro

-Main focus and Idea

-Learning goals and Topic priorities

Lesson

7 Continents                   5 Oceans

-North America            -Pacific

-South America            -Atlantic

-Africa                          -Indian

-Asia                            -Artic

-Europe                        -Southern

-Australia

-Antarctica

Application

-Have the kids tells you where each Continent and Ocean is.

Intro

In the next lesson, we want to be able to get the kids to understand and point out physically where each continent and ocean is on a map. In this lesson you will have to focus on repetition a little more than in previous lesson because knowing the location of these places is mainly based on memory. Your goal is for the Childs to learn and locate each of the 7 Continents and 5 Oceans. By them being able to do this, you can later focus on climates and different environments around the world.

Lesson

Hey Kiddos, today we are going to learn more about our world. We are going to learn about the 7 Continents and the 5 Oceans. A Continent is a big body of land that is named to become a country, and an Ocean is the body of water that is around the Continent.

The 7 Continents are:

1. North America- Is twice the size of Europe, Our Home, has different cultures united as one.
2. South America- is the 4^th largest continent, home of the Andes Mountains, 2^nd largest mountain range.
3. Africa- is the 2^nd largest continent, home of the largest wildlife population and Sahara Desert.
4. Asia- Is the Largest continent; it is 1/3 of the total land area in the world.
5. Europe- is the 5^th largest continent, but holds more cultural diversity than most other countries in the world.
6. Australia- is the smallest continent; its coast is the home of “The Great Barrier Reef” and Koala bear.
7. Antarctica- is the 6^th largest continent and is the coldest, windiest and driest continent of all. It’s covered by 98% ice.

- Each continent is a country or has a lot of little countries in it.

- Each continent is the home for many different Cultures, Foods and Traditions.

- All the continents are surrounded by water.

- Most of the land mass is above the Equator (The Equator is the invisible line that divides the world in 2).

- The world is 70% water and 30% land.

The 5 main Oceans are:

1. Pacific
2. Atlantic
3. Indian
4. Artic
5. Southern

- All the Oceans are connected to each other but are called differently because of their location.

- Each Ocean is the home of millions of fish, coral reef, and water mammals.

- The Earth is the only planet covered in water.

- The Ocean is used to transport goods from one continent to another.

Application

-Create a large blank map, with labels that have the name of the continents and Oceans. Have the kids take turns locating and placing the correct label for each location. If you do this repeatedly, the children will soon under

Habitats

Intro

-The main focus and main idea explained

-Learning goals

Lesson

-Focus on 5 different Habitats

-Desert

-Farm

-Polar

-City

-Rainforest

Application

-Finger-paint their favorite animal in their Habitat.

Intro

In this lesson we will be exploring the wide world of Habitats. In order to understand Ecology, it is imperative to understand how dear every habitat is to its animal owner. We want to emphasize in the safety, warmth comfortable, life-maintaining aspects of a habitat. The child should be able to identify at least 5 different Habitats, Desert, Farm, City, Polar and rainforest. We also want the child to be able to tell you his or her habitat and what makes it special. Always remember “Food, Shelter, Water and Space, makes a Habitat a wonderful place”.

Lesson

Kids, today we are going to talk about Habitats. Habitats are the places where different animals lives. Remember that not all animals live in the same place, so that means there are a lot of different Habitats. Today, I’m only going to show you 5 different Habitats and you are going to tell me what kind of animals live in these places.

1. Desert- Camels, Goats, Snakes, Reptiles.
2. Farm- Cows, Sheep, Horses.
3. Polar- Penguins, Seal, Bears.
4. City- Humans, Squirrels, Dogs & Cats.
5. Rain Forest- Insects, Reptiles, Jaguar, Boar, Plants & Trees.

4 main things that make a Habitat are:

            1.Food- every animal needs to eat to survive, he should be able to find food close by. Hunted, Caught, Bought, etc.

            2.Water- Water is the most important for survival. Water is used to drink, clean, and is the Habitat for all fish.

            3. Shelter- Every animal needs a home. A place where they can find refuge, birth offspring, and safety.

            4. Space- each animal was to feels comfortable in their Habitat, and each one picks their space accordingly.

Application

-       Kids are to paint their favorite animal in their own Habitat. Each child should be able to point out details of their particular Habitat.

The Food Chain

Outline
*Intro
-Topic
-Focus and learning goals
*Lesson
-The Sun
-Producers
-Consumers
-Decomposers
*Application


Intro


In this lesson, we are going to focus and learn about the Food Chain. We want the children to understand that there is a common order to life. Through the Suns energy , all the way to the top animal, the children need to see the progression of the food chain.We want to them to see how organisms need other organisms to survive and their roles in the chain.


Lesson 
Hey Kiddos,  Today we are going to talk about Food Chains.  Each food chain is very important to our environment, it keeps everything under control. Every animal needs energy to live, and animals get their energy from what they eat. A food chain shows you how each animal get it's food. To understands food chains, you have to start at the Sun.

The Sun gives off energy to animals and plants, but only plants can make their own food. This is called Photosynthesis. When the plant gets his energy from the sun, it goes through this special process and that is why we call them Producers. Every plant is a producer.

The second important link in a food chain are the Consumers. Consumers eat the producers. They need to eat the producers because that's how they get their energy to survive, they can't make their own food. There are 3 kinds of Consumers:
1. Herbivores- Animals that eat only plants.
2. Carnivores- Animals that only eat animals.
3. Omnivores- Animals that eat both plants and animals, Humans are omnivores.

And, the last link of a food chain are the Decomposers. Decomposers are Bacteria and Fungi. They eat dead plants and animals and break them down to go back into the dirt. This helps put all of the good things from what died, back to grow into something new later.

Application

-Choose and pick a few students to come up in front of the classroom.  Ask each one of them what they had for dinner the night before. Then trace the chain back to the producer along with the class. This should be a more personal way for them to see the line of a food chain.

What is Science?

Outline
Intro
-Idea or subject matter
-Goal and focus
Lesson
-Written explanation for the children
Application
-Crafts, activities

INTRO
     When teaching children about Environmental Science, you Must give the a basis of what science is. The best way to explain it to the children is to emphasis on what the word Science means and break that down for them. You will be opening their eyes to the world of Science. Your goal is for the student to understand the majority or the main entities of what Science involves. Through Observation, Data, Experimentation, and Recording, the natural world and us are a lot more closer and the children need to be closer to fully understand their impact in our world through Science. This is their introduction to our REAL world.

LESSON
     Good Morning kids! Does anyone know what science is? (Wait for response) Well, I'm going to tell you that Science is: Looking and Learning about anything Natural and writing down what you learned for others to see.  Something Natural, is something that Us (man) did not make.
     We use Science to answer questions about the World, Space, and us! When we want to know and learn about something natural, all the work we do to find the answer is called Science. It's taking steps looking and learning until you find out what you wanted to know. Something that helps us take those  steps is the Scientific Method.

The Scientific Method can be simplified like this:
1. Ask a Question.
2. Think and Find out something about it.
3. Make a good guess about what you think the answer might be.
4. Test your guess. Find different ways of testing your idea.
5. Take everything you found out and put it all together to get the best answer.
6. Then share your new Knowledge with others. Were you right about your guess?

 The work we do to find the answers is called Research, Test and Experiments. It is very important to write down everything you see when your doing a test or Experiment.  Sometimes we have to do a test more than once.  We often do many test to make sure we get the right answers. If your end results answer your question or tell you what you wanted to know, then your Science project is done!

APPLICATION
Classroom Activity- Learning to run Scientific Test with their Senses
- Take different Natural fruits to each table and ask them to describe what they See, Smell, Feel, Hear, and lastly Taste. Have the kids record their data with Drawings, Numbers, Colors and words if possible.

-What does it look like? What color? What kinda shape does it have?
-How does it feel like? Rough? Smooth? Bumpy?
-How does it smell? Fresh or stinky?
-Does it make any sounds? Seeds inside?
-What does it taste like? Is it sweet or salty?

Get the kids to verbally express their findings and ideas.

Give the kids worksheets that help them identify what is Natural and what is not. Also keep conversation up by pointing to different objects in the classroom and having them tell you if it is Natural or Not (Like a pencil, fish, carpet, toy, plant, etc).

Social Justice

This is a Music video I was able to be a part of. I was fortunate enough to work with the non-profit artist group, The Figureheads crew. Their focus are kids and preparing them to be literate, educated young adults in society.