Wisconsin Created Lessons
- Kindergarten - Weather and Climate Lesson - created by Kathy Huncosky
- Grades 1 or 2 - Seeds Science and Literacy Lesson with Seed images and supporting presentation - created by Emily Miller
- Grade 3 - Sand and Soil Science and Literacy Lesson - with Soil and Sand images and supporting presentation - created by Drena Hetzel and Emily Miller
- Grade 3 - Toy Cars and Force and Motion Lesson - created by Drena Hetzel and Emily Miller
- Grade 3 - Why Do Animals Live Where They Do? (Google doc link) - series of lessons, assessments, and student work samples by Ryan King - Lessons and materials as Word doc
- Grade 3 - Unit of Study on Redwing Blackbirds, focusing on diversity and evolution - created by Alice Severson and Emily Miller
- Summary of unit, Introductory lesson, Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3, Lesson 4, Lesson 5, Summative assessment, Language and behavior supports and a pdf of the full unit
- NSTA Videos Highlighting this lesson in the classroom of Alice Severson: Video 1 - Overview, Video 2 - Teacher support w/ NGSS, Video 3 - A focus on Ellen, Video 4 - A focus on James
- Grade 5 - Gravity Lesson, "Why Don't We Fall Off the Earth?" with handout on other planet gravity calculations - created by Laurie Probst and Lori Baryenbruch
- Grade 5 - Linking Science Learning about Ecosystems to Narrative Writing within the Calkins' Writer's Workshop Framework - created by Laurie Probst
Lessons from beyond Wisconsin
- OpenSciEd - this national group will eventually have a full K-5 curriculum. Currently, there are a couple units at each grade in elementary (and a full curriculum in 6-8). They are all FREE and developed by a range of national experts.
- Lucas Foundation - they have a set of K-5 curriculum materials, Multiple Literacies in Project Based Learning, which are free (requires registration). Some of the grade 3-5 materials were developed and tested in Wisconsin!
- DPI's WISELearn Platform - includes Open Education Resources in science curated here in Wisconsin and beyond
- NGSS@NSTA's Classroom Resources - you can select your grade level standards and find related resources and lessons on that standards page.
- Picture-Perfect Science Books* - This series of books includes elementary lessons following the 5E model that include fiction and non-fiction book connections.
- Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers* - This book also includes elementary lessons that include fiction and non-fiction book connections. A sample chapter:
- Beaks and Biomes, Grades 3, 4 - this chapter requires at least the free level of NSTA membership (allowing online access)
*Not an endorsement of these for-purchase materials.