Air Around Us
Students discover that air is real! They learn that air is everywhere, takes up space, and that we all need to breathe it to live.
4
Lessons
30
Min Each
Low
Materials Cost
4
NGSS Standards
Big Question
What is air and why do we need it?
Lessons
What Students Will Learn
Air is Real
- Air takes up space
- Air can push things
- We can feel air moving
Air is Everywhere
- Air fills empty spaces
- Air is in bubbles
- Air is inside and outside
We Need Air
- We breathe air in and out
- Animals breathe too
- Plants need air too
Clean vs. Dirty Air
- Some air is clean
- Some air has bad stuff in it
- We want clean air to breathe
Standards Alignment
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| K-PS2-1 | Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different pushes and pulls |
| K-LS1-1 | Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals need to survive |
| 2-PS1-1 | Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify materials |
| K.MD.A | Describe and compare measurable attributes |