Kids Discover Top 10
You and your students have been hard at work in 2022. We are so thankful that you’ve included Kids Discover in your lesson planning, and we hope you’ve enjoyed all of our resources. Curious about what our community has been reading this year? Here’s our list of the Top 10 Countdown of our most popular Units, Topics, Videos, and Infographics. We’re so happy to be able to share a piece of Native American history with our Eastern Woodland Indians Unit. Your students also loved reading about Earth and Life Science with our Water Unit and How Photosynthesis Works Video. Maybe this list will even inspire new lesson ideas in 2023!
10. Vitamins (Infographic)
You don’t need many of them, but you can’t live without them. Vitamins are a group of 13 substances that the body needs. For the most part, you get vitamins and minerals from the food you eat. Download this colorful one-page lesson sheet on essential vitamins and teach kids about the importance of “eating their ABCs.”
9. Defining Civil Rights (Topic)
Slavery in the United States officially ended in 1865 with the end of the Civil War. But that was not the end of the mistreatment of African Americans. Two things kept segregation in place.One was the constant threat of violence against African Americans. The other was the southern states’ organized denial of African Americans’ right to vote.
8. How Photosynthesis Works (Video)
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants make the food they need to live and grow. The word “photosynthesis” means “putting together with light,” a phrase that accurately describes what occurs in plants. The food-making cells in plants use light energy to combine water and carbon dioxide.
7. Eastern Woodland Indians (Unit)
Today, we can get pretty much everything we need in stores – food, clothing, books, and so on. But the Eastern Woodland Indians had no stores. How did they get the things they needed? Kids will find the answer in this behind-the-scenes glimpse at life among a diverse group of people.
6. The Bill of Rights (Infographic)
The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution, was created on September 25, 1789, and ratified on December 15, 1791. Check out the below infographic for a detailed visual breakdown of the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. Don’t forget to share and pin the infographic to fellow parents, teachers and kids!
5. Why Water is Important (Topic)
All animals and plants need water to survive, and the human body is more than three-fourths water. Life-forms use water to carry nutrients around the body and to take away waste. Water also helps break down food and keep organisms cool, among other very important jobs.
4. Who Was Martin Luther King Jr. (Video)
He thought that positive words and ideas and nonviolent action could change the world. In 1955, when he was 26 years old and had just become pastor at a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama, King suddenly became the key leader in America’s civil rights movement. For the rest of his brief life, he inspired people to fight for their rights using nonviolent means. Kids Discover Top 10
3. September 11 (Unit)
It was a day like no other. People of a certain age recognize the day by the date alone – 9/11 – no year required. This series of screens tells the story of September 11, 2001, carefully and thoughtfully. It begins with a moment-by-moment time line of the events, from the early-morning take-off of the three airplanes meant to carry out the attacks that day to President Bush addressing the nation that evening.
2. The Judicial Branch (Topic-How America Works Unit)
The judicial branch makes sure that laws are followed correctly. It consists of the Supreme Court and 13 circuit courts. The Supreme Court is the highest (most important) court. Its justices, or judges, interpret the Constitution. That means they decide how it applies in specific situations.
1. Water (Unit)
Just what is this amazing liquid that is so essential to life on Earth? Water takes a close look at good old H20, starting by exploring its special properties as a super solvent that can dissolve just about anything.
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