SCIENCE CONCEPT PLANNER

Classroom: ___3-5 year old preschool classroom in Urban setting___ Date of Development: _______Spring 2018____________________________________

Experience: Draw blueprints of Experience: Sensory table with bolts,

Experience: Read “The Three Little
students’ buildings showing the clay, tape, etc. for students to
Pigs” to whole class with puppets
different materials and how they manipulate materials
OELDS: Language/Literacy - L10, are connected (parts labeled)
L11, L15, L16, L19, L20 OELDS: Cognitive - C34, C39
OELDS: Motor – Pa6, Pa8 Motor - Pa8
Language/Literacy - L8
Experience: Explore and feel Experience: Discuss different types
building materials during read Concept of buildings and how they are put
Concept
aloud together
How materials are
Materials used to
OELDS: Cognitive - C39 connected OELDS: Social/emotional - Sa15
construct Language/literacy – L13
Motor – Pa8

Experience: Building center

Experience: Circle time – discuss Science Topic (students use straw, sticks, or
weak versus strong materials foam blocks to build structure)
Construction
OELDS: Social Emotional - Sa15 OELDS: Cognitive - C26, C27, C28
Language/Literacy - L13 Concept Reference materials are Concept Motor - Pa6, Pa8
used to identify/inform Language/literacy - L10
Experiment the topic. C Build structure
with using materials Experience: Connecting the
Experience: Earthquake simulation
structures the topic
(shake table) building (students use clay or tape
to connect structure)
OELDS: Cognitive - C25, C40, C44,
C49 OELDS: Cognitive – C39, C43
Motor – Pa6
CONCEPT 3
CONCEPT 3 Experience: Explain structure and
Experience: Drop egg on top of Experience: Tornado simulation (use fan
CONCEPT 3 materials used through verbal
building to test strength of structure or blow dryer)
description or visual evidence
OELDS: Cognitive – C40, C44 OELDS: Motor – Pa6
Motor – Pa6 Cognitive – C44, C45 OELDS: Cognitive – C42
Language/Literacy – L10 Language/Literacy – L10, L11