Land, Water, and Sky for Grades 3-5

Land, Water, and Sky from Hands-On Science: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC's New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource:emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learningdevelops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activitiesfosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in scienceUsing proven Hands-On features, Land, Water, and Sky contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; reproducible student materials; and materials lists.Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum:a multi-age approacha five-part instructional processEngage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhancean emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learninga fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessmenta focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologieslearning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)place-based learning activities, Makerspace centres, and Loose PartsIn Land, Water, and Sky students investigate characteristics of the land, water, and sky. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas:Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things.Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.Other Hands-On Science books for grades 35Properties of Matter Properties of Energy Living Things