KITES
Kits in Teaching Elementary Science
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Click on KITES to see what your Kindergarten children are using in their classrooms for their integrated science and math lessons.  KITES was developed in 1997 by a collaboration of Elementary School Teachers in the state of Rhode Island and the East  Bay Collaborative. The big idea behind using kits in the classroom promotes a Hands On Approach to learning science with Inquiry based standards. The primary fundings came from the National Science Foundation and since the creation of KITES, many classroom teachers have been trained in the Kits specific to their grade level.  Mrs. Polselli was one of the original KITE teachers and was instrumental in choosing the kits now taught in Kindergartens around the state. 

Goldfish View the diagram of a goldfish.  Go to a simple version (just the image) of the Goldfish.    Guppies View a diagram of a guppy.	Snails      Gastropods Gastropods are a class of mollusks with a single (or absent) shell and a muscular foot Water Snail       Land Snail Read more about snails and how they live How to draw a snail. Make a snail using paper and yarn. More stories to read about snails.
Worms Worms are little animals with a long, soft body and no legs. Earthworms benefit the soil.  Red Worms       Earth Worms View an earth worm begin born from an egg and view the 5 hearts of a worm.	Sowbugs      Pillbugs	Click on the picture of the bugs to see a video clip of the bugs moving.