Density Measurement (Intro Unit)
The students will determine if objects will float or sink by comparing the mass to volume ratio.
The students will be active, productive members of a collaborative group.
Wind Energy
The students will learn the origin of wind, illustrate land and sea breeze diagrams, and will learn that wind can do work by building a sample windmill to see how many paperclips it can raise. Students will take a wind survey to see their current knowledge about the growth of wind as an alternative energy source.
Science Inquiry: Simple Machines (Intro Unit)
The students will design, test and improve a catapult to throw a marshmallow for distance and accuracy.
The students will be active, productive members of a collaborative group.
Energy
I can understand potential and kinetic energy.
Solar Energy
The students will work in groups and build three different solar cookers and find the most efficient one.
Heating Earth’s Surface
The student will develop hypotheses about how quickly sand and water heat and cool, measure the temperature of sand and water while they are heating and cooling, create a data table to record their measurements, and draw conclusions about their findings.
Universal Solvent
Students will be able to understand that water is the universal solvent because it dissolves many substances.
Materials Needed:
beakers, water, measuring spoons, sugar, salt, sand, vegetable oil, rubbing alcohol, worksheets, test tubes, test tube rack, graduated cylinder, margarine, goggles
Structure of an Atom
The student will understand and model the parts and structure of atoms.
Materials Needed:
Modeling clay in three different colors, plastic knives, Google Doc handout, large bag of larger multicolored candy and a large bag of smaller candy, metric ruler, large round paper plates, atomic structure display chart or projection, Periodic Table of Elements.
Resources
Comparing Energy Sources
Physical Education: Resting Heart Rate Activity
I can take my resting heart rate and explain how heart changes in different activities.
Lesson Notes/materials:
Watch, Stopwatch, Clock
Worksheets: Calculating your Heart Rate,
Cardio-respiratory Graphing Worksheet
Paper and pencil
Clipboard