Little Science Thinkers {Mini Unit: Apples}

$9.95

Little Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for primary students.  It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

–MINI UNITS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN ANY LITTLE SCIENCE THINKERS BUNDLES–

MINI UNIT: Apple Science is great for the beginning of the school year for kindergarten students as well as students of other grade levels who are working on emergent literacy skills. Get ready to investigate and explore apples just like scientists do! It contains lessons on these specific topics:

Parts of an apple
How apples grow
Apple trees during different seasons
Observing apples like scientists

——————–WHAT’S INCLUDED?———————

COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT:

-A complete Teacher Guide
-5 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds
-Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans (Seven, 30-minute lesson plans in all)
-Essential Question and Learning Target Posters
-Anchor Charts
-Investigations and Experiment
-Whole group Activities
-Vocabulary Cards
-Craftivity
-Student Workbook that follows each lesson
-Quick Check for every lesson
-Kinder-appropriate Assessment and Rubric for scoring
-Parent Letter
-A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during each and every lesson (all books, targets, activity and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint to help you save paper. The PowerPoints can also be uploaded and converted to Google Slides. Directions are included.)

 

OUTLINE of the Apple Science MINI UNIT:

Lesson 1: PARTS OF AN APPLE

Lesson 2: HOW APPLES GROW

Lesson 3: SEASONS OF AN APPLE TREE CRAFTIVITY (1-3 DAYS)

Lesson 4: APPLE OBSERVATIONS

Lesson 5: APPLE TASTING INVESTIGATION

Lesson 6: APPLE EXPERIMENT (2 DAYS)

Lesson 7: ASSESSMENT