Reid Fukushima
Lihikai

Earth and Sky: Grades K-4

Tue, Nov 27, 2012 3:16 AM
Didn't get it the first time

When I first took a look at the Sci-Guide Earth and Sky K-4 Seasons I was quite disappointed. I didn't see the lesson plan that was off to the side. I immediately focused on the links that were located in the center where I thought the meat and potatoes of the guide would be. I took a look at the first couple and did not find anything new that I could use in my class and decided to check the rest of the guide at a later time. I finally got a chance to give it another look about a week later. I made sure that I had set aside enough time to look through the whole guide more thoroughly. I also to look at the posts of others which helped me navigate the Sci-Guide more successfully this time. To my amazement I was able to find the lesson plan that went with this Sci-Guide. Although the lesson was good I was looking for more hands on lessons that I could implement right away in my class. I also wanted more selection of lessons to choose from. After looking through all the links and seeing all the great ideas that were on the other websites I finally found what I was looking for. I found some great ideas for lessons that would explain the earth's rotation and how to get my students more active participants in learning about the reasons for our seasons and how the earth rotates around its axis. I would recommend this Sci-Guide to others and make sure that they look carefully through the links to find some other great ideas on how to teach earths rotation and orbit.