Oceans02+Tide+Pools+and+Simple+Machines

=Ocean Odyssey Week 2: Coastal (1 of 2)=

 

**Goal:**
Introduce coastal areas (tide pools) Focus on Introduce simple machines
 * sea stars
 * sandy beaches

**Resources:**
"Let's Take A Trip to a Tide Pool" by Furgang, Kathy -- available through the Wake County Public Library as an ebook you can read online if you have a library card: @http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?url=%22http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=20162&site=ehost-live%22

California Tidepools -- free iphone/ipad app -- photos only [] For next week: Watch Magic Schoolbus Takes a Dive!

Book: Pictures to color from the 3 pigs?

(What if the 3 little pigs built a rocket? 3 little pigs built a rocket cartoon

Worksheet for kids to circle the simple machines as the book is read:


 * AGENDA**

At 1:00: Start showing Magic School Bus: Goes to Mussel Beach (21 minutes) @http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=6mNG6WqtXCQ
 * MAGIC Schoolbus**
 * Name / beach ball**
 * Videos of tidal pool -- print out the photos they can do then or take home**
 * Color a picture of something to put on a tidal pool poster**

Get to know names part 2: Coastal -- so throw beach ball around and name names for each throw... be at the table!
 * Names**

//My name is.... Linda and my favorite tide pool animal is... anemones// //What's your favorite tide pool animal, Jaime? //

Draw out the zones []

Tide pool sing along @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4e6O_nKTOI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Tide pools (2 1/2 minutes -- with titles about what you're seeing) [] Things I found at the tide pools (2 1/2 min -- photos, music, labels) []

Some of the things that happen with the animals on the tidal pools []

How starfish move (1 min) @http://youtu.be/Q8uLwhoDlQI Close up of a star fish moving from someone's aquarium (45 seconds) []
 * STAR FISH**

PERFECT: Overview of barnacles and about how they live (1 min) [] Barnacle feeding (30 seconds) narrated [] Barnacle feeding (20 seconds) -- not narrated []
 * BARNACLES**

Bill Nye (all about the word!): @http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=9XcSDNc-Px8
 * ANEMONE**

Great 1 minute overview: []
 * SAND DOLLARS**


 * Color things or create some things out of clay for the tidal pool poster?**
 * **paint**
 * **water color crayons**
 * **pencil crayons**
 * **scissors**
 * **paper**

Have a snack... while reading


 * The 3 Pigs and the Scientific Wolf**

Read 3 Little Pigs --> Have them circle the simple machines they hear on the worksheet while they hear the story
 * Gears:**



[]
 * Do EdHeads as a group:**

Examples of gears --> number of teeth --> brad onto grid
 * Talk about gears**



Create a "wolf catcher" with gears -- either with LEGO or cut out of foam and glued onto paper (The wolf catcher above is a zipline wolf catcher....)