Elementary Curriculum Resources - Save The River® Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper®

Lesson 2: Sink – Float

Lesson Plan describing students learning about what objects sink and what objects float. Includes book “River Parade” and then observing objects as they are placed in a water table to see if they sink or float.

Author: Heather White
Date Developed: August 2009
Subject(s): Science
Level(s): Elementary School
Category: Books and Publications Lessons and Activities
Standard(s): Standard 4
Keywords: water sink float

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Lesson 3: Water’s Surface

Lesson Plan describing students learning about what objects sink and what objects float. Includes water tension activity using water table and learning about the water strider and how it uses water tension to travel across water.

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Lesson 4: River Otter

Lesson Plan describing students learning about River Otters. Includes “My Little Book of Otters” coloring and spelling activity.

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Living and Non-living things in the St. Lawrence River Habitat

Students will learn to identify living and non-living organisms from the St. Lawrence River and create habitats for these organisms. Students will also learn about Save The River and how they preserve and protect organisms and their habitats on the River.

Author: Patrick Sullivan
Date Developed: August 2010
Subject(s): Science
Level(s): Elementary School
Category: Curricula
Standard(s): Standard 4
Keywords: ecosystem living non-living

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Lesson 1: Where Do We Find Water?

Lesson Plan describing students learning about where water flows. Includes book “From Brook to Ocean” and then observing water as it runs down the mountain simulation.

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Lesson 5: My River, Our River

Lesson Plan describing students learning about River Otters. Includes book “My River” reading and creation and sharing of River scene.

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