Dr. Michael Kester-Haynes

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Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 26 (Grade K Science): Engineering for Weather Safety

Kindergarten engineering unit where students use weather forecasts to plan for severe weather, design safety tools, test solutions, and protect the environment.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade K Science): Weather Forecasts & Safety

Kindergarten unit where students explore weather forecasts, ask questions, read symbols, and learn how forecasts help people prepare for severe weather safely.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade K Science): Human Changes to Earth

Kindergarten unit where students explore human impacts on land, water, air, and habitats, then create solutions to reduce harm and protect the environment.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade K Science): How Living Things Change Earth

Kindergarten science unit where students build arguments using evidence to show how plants, animals, and humans change environments to meet needs.

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Unit Plan 22 (Grade K Science): Local Seasons

Kindergarten seasons unit where students track weather, plants, daylight, and clothing to observe seasonal patterns and predict changes using simple data.

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Unit Plan 21 (Grade K Science): Weather Patterns Over Time

Kindergarten weather patterns unit where students track temperature, precipitation, and sky conditions, graph daily data, find patterns, and make simple predictions.

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Unit Plan 20 (Grade K Science): Weather Tools

Kindergarten weather tools unit using thermometers, windsocks, and rain gauges to collect data, track local weather, and describe patterns over time.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade K Science): Weather Observations

Kindergarten weather unit where students observe sunny, cloudy, rainy, and windy days, record data, graph results, and describe weather patterns over time.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade K Science): Sunlight & Needs — Quarter Synthesis

Kindergarten science synthesis unit connects sunlight, shade, living needs, and habitats through models, observations, and a culminating class showcase.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade K Science): Needs & Habitats

Kindergarten science unit uses simple models to show how plants, animals, and humans meet needs through habitats like forests, ponds, and deserts.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade K Science): Humans Meet Needs Too

Kindergarten science unit comparing human needs with plants and animals, observing patterns and how people meet food, water, shelter, safety, space.

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade K Science): Plant Needs & Growth

Kindergarten science unit investigating plant needs through water and light tests, observing growth patterns, and explaining results with evidence.

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9-12 Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan (Grades 9-12): Socratic Seminar with Live Polling

High school ELA unit blending Socratic seminar and live polling to analyze complex texts, cite evidence, engage respectfully, and reflect on data-driven dialogue.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade K Science): Animal Needs & Behaviors

Kindergarten life science unit explores animal needs and behaviors, observing how food, water, air, shelter, and space support survival patterns.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade K Science): What Living Things Need

Kindergarten life science unit explores patterns of what plants, animals, and humans need to survive using observations and simple data.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade K Science): Building Shade Structures

Kindergarten engineering unit where students design and test shade structures, compare warming in sun and shade, collect data, and improve designs using evidence.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade K Science): Shade & Heat

Kindergarten science unit compares sun and shade, observing temperature differences, collecting simple data, and explaining how sunlight affects surfaces.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade K Science): Sunlight Warms the Earth

Kindergarten science unit where students observe sunlight warming surfaces, collect simple data, compare materials, and explain patterns using evidence.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade K Science): Forces — Quarter Synthesis

Kindergarten synthesis unit explains pushes and pulls, strength and direction, and how engineers test motion designs using data to see what works.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade K Science): Engineering Motion Tools

Kindergarten engineering unit where students design motion tools, test speed and direction, collect data, compare solutions, and improve designs.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade K Science): Sports & Motion

Kindergarten unit links pushes and pulls to sports, testing strength and direction, collecting data, and deciding if simple motion designs work as intended.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade K Science): Testing a Motion Design

Kindergarten engineering unit where students test motion tools, collect data on speed or direction, decide if designs work, and improve solutions.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade K Science): Ramps & Rolling

Kindergarten science unit explores ramps, testing how height and steepness change rolling speed and distance through fair tests, data, and hands-on investigation.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade K Science): Direction of Motion

Kindergarten unit where students test push and pull directions, use arrows and data, and explain how changing direction affects motion hands-on.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade K Science): Strength of Pushes

Kindergarten science unit where students investigate gentle vs strong pushes, test direction changes, and use fair tests and evidence to explain motion patterns.