Unit+3+Patterns+in+Nature

=Key Question: = What are some patterns in nature?

= = =Expanding Concepts: =
 * What changes in nature take place in the fall?
 * What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals?
 * How have people explained the pattern of day and night?
 * How do weather patterns affect our lives?
 * How are living things connected?

= Web Resources: = [|Gray whales] [|Tornado] [|Storms] [|Kapok tree]

=[|Reading A-Z:] = [|The Magic of Migration] nf - Level O [|Storm Chasers] nf - Level R  [|Tsunamis] nf - Level S  [|Severe Weather] nf - Level T  [|Hurricanes] nf - Level W

=[|Discovery Streaming]: = [|Through the Seasons with Birds: Fall] [|Reasons for the Seasons, The] [|The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm] [|Elementary Video Adventures: Weather and Climate] [|Magic School Bus in the Rain Forest, The] [|The Jeff Corwin Experience: South America: Rain Forest Ecosystem]

= IS Resources: = Climate and Seasons - 30 minute video - call # 42864-2 Magic Schoolbus videos

= Print Resources: = = Read Aloud: =

Chapter Books/Scott Foresman Trade Books:
__How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend__ by Jerrie Oughton __Into the Sea__ by Brenda Z. Guiberson __Wildfires__ by Seymour Simon __Hurricanes and Tornadoes__ by Neil Morris

=Library Media Kits: = __Gooseberry Park__ by Cynthia Rylant - Level P - 5 copies __Wild Weather: Hurricanes!__ by Lorraine Jean Hopping - Level P - many kits available __Miracles on Maple Hill__ by Virginia Sorenson - Level R - 20 copies __Stormchaser__ by Alice Kary - Level R - 18 copies - Call # Kit R17 __Tornadoes__ by Carol Krueger - Level R - 6 copies __Weather Words and What They Mean__ by Gail Gibbons - Level R several kits available __Life in the Oceans__ by Lucy Baker - Level T - 2 kits available __Rain Forest Alert__ by David Bauer- Level T - 6 copies - Call # Kit T025 __Night of the Twisters__ by Ivy Ruckman- Level U - many kits available

= Technology Activities: =


=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(53, 53, 192)">Inquiry Project:Animal Behaviors = What is the migratory pattern of the red-tailed hawk? What is the hibernation pattern of a black bear? Students develop an inquiry question about the behavioral pattern of an animal of their choice and research the answer. (Language Arts Standard 1: Students engage in the research process.) This process includes:
 * Formulating questions
 * Gather and organize information
 * Synthesize your findings
 * Publish and present your findings.

[|GFPS Research Investigation Technology Integration Resources]