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1 Physical Science Lesson 1: What Do We Know That Moves Lesson 2: Comparing Movement Data Sheet: Which One Goes Farther? Lesson 3: Why Do We Move Lesson 4: How Can Balls Move? Lesson 5: Rolling Race Data Sheet: Rolling Race Lesson 6: Can We Make It Go Faster? Lesson 7: Rolling Race with Ramps Performance Task Evidence Outcomes/Summative Assessment Data Sheet: Rolling Race with Ramps Home Link Movement Activities: I Can Move min min min min. Lesson 8: Sorting With Frog and Toad - Button Attribute Sorting multiple sessions, 20- Evidence Outcome/Summative Assessment Data Sheet: Buttons Sorted by Attribute Home Link Sorting Activities: Frog and Toad are Friends Button Search Extension Activities: Frog vs. Toad Fact Sheet Double Bubble Map Frog and Toad Comparison TL 1

2 Life Science Lesson 1: Animal Sorting by Physical Attributes 25- Evidence Outcome/Formative Assessment Graphs Evidence Outcome/Summative Assessment Data Sheet: Animal Sorting by Physical Attribute Lesson 2: Animal Sorting by Attributes - Wild vs. Pet Sorting 25- Evidence Outcome/Summative Assessment Data Sheet: Animal Sorting by Attributes Bubble Map Home Link Sorting Activity: Who Am I? Lesson 3: Butterfly Activities 3 weeks + Evidence Outcome/Summative Assessment: Caterpillar/Butterfly Double Bubble Map Home Link Activity: I can describe the butterfly life cycle TL

3 Earth Science Lesson 1: Year Long Lesson Plan Temperature and Thermometers Lesson 2: Class Temperature Lesson Data Sheet: Class Temperature Chart Lesson 3: Thermometer Practice Experiment Data Sheet: Recording Water Temperature Lesson 4: Temperature and Thermometers Data Sheet: Shadow Experiments min. daily small groups, 20 min. multiple sessions, 20- Lesson 5: Temperature and Thermometers Evidence Outcome/Summative Assessment Home Link: Thermometer Experiment Lesson 6: Parts of a Plant Data Sheet: Seed Experiment Lesson 7: Seed Germination Experiment Data Sheet: Seed Germination Lesson 8: Seed Growth Experiment daily observations Data Sheet: Seed Growth Investigations Predictions and Seed Growth Investigations Results Lesson 9: Planting Experiment small groups, 20 min. Evidence Outcome/Summative Assessment Data Sheet: Planting Experiment and Plant Growth Flow Chart TL 3

4 Physical Science Unit 1: Solids Lesson 1: Introducing Solids Lesson 2: Sorting Solids Lesson 3: Construct with Solids Unit 2: Liquids Lesson 1: Water Play Lesson 2: Liquid Levels Lesson 3: Liquid in Bottles Lesson 4: Properties of Liquids Lesson 5: Sorting Liquids Performance Assessment: Bartholomew and the Oobleck Unit 3: Bits and Pieces Lesson 1: Solids in Containers Lesson 2: Solids in Bottles 2 sessions, If science time is restricted, please, complete Units 1 (Solids), Unit 2 (Liquids) and the Performance Assessment. Then if time permits do Unit 3 (Bits and Pieces) TL

5 Life Science Unit 1: What Is An Organism? Lesson 1: Investigate 1- Organisms Lesson 2: Investigate 2- Living or Nonliving Unit 2: Mealworms Lesson 1: Investigate 1- Observing Mealworms Lesson 2: Investigate 2- Measuring Mealworms Lesson 3: Investigate 3- Observing the Mealworm Life Cycle Lesson 4: Investigate 4- Observing a Mealworm Pupa Lesson 5: Investigate 5- Observing an Adult Mealworm Beetle Lesson 6: Investigate 6- Do Mealworms Like Light or Dark Unit 3: Building a Habitat Lesson 1: Investigate 1- Planting Seeds Lesson 2: Investigate 2- Adding Earthworms to the Terrariums Lesson 3: Investigate 3- Observing Earthworms Lesson 4: Investigate 4- Measuring Plants Unit 4: Toads Lesson 1: Investigate 1- Observing a Toad Lesson 2: Toads Are Predators Lesson 3: Adding Toads to the Terrariums Unit 5: Plant Adaptations Lesson 1: Investigate 1- Comparing Leaves Lesson 2: Investigate 2- Looking at Roots 2-3 times week, 20 min sessions, Unit 6: Animal Adaptations Lesson 1: Investigate 1- Bird Feet Lesson 2: Investigate 2- Bird Beaks Lesson 3: Investigate 3- Modeling Bird Beaks Lesson 4: Investigate 4- Animal Teeth and Module Summative Assessment Module Summative Assessment min TL 5

6 Unit 7: Parents and Offspring Lesson 1: Are You Me? If science time is restricted, please, complete Unit 1 (What is an Organism?), Unit 3 (Building a Habitat), and Unit 6 (Animal Adaptations). Then if time permits do the other Units in any order: Unit 2 (Mealworms), Unit 4 (Toads), Unit 5 (Plant Adaptations), Unit 7 (Parents and Offspring) TL

7 Earth Science Unit 1: Three Rocks Lesson 1: Three Rocks Lesson 2: Washing Three Rocks Lesson 3: First Sorting Lesson 4: Sorting Games Unit 2: River Rocks Lesson 1: Screening River Rocks Lesson 2: River Rock by Size Lesson 3: Sand and Silt Lesson 4: Exploring Clay Unit 3: Using Rocks Lesson 1: Rocks in Use Lesson 2: Looking at Sandpaper and Sand Sculptures Lesson 3: Clay Beads Unit 4: Soil Explorations Lesson 1: Homemade Soil Lesson 2: Soil Search Lesson 3: Studying Local Soil Unit 5: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse Lesson 1: The Lorax Lesson 2: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse Performance Assessment: min min min min min min. 2 sessions, 2 sessions, min. 2 sessions, min min min min. 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 2-3 sessions, 1-2 sessions, If science time is restricted, please, complete Unit 1 (Three Rocks) first. Then if time permits do the units in this order: Unit 2 (River Rocks), Unit 3 (Using Rocks), Unit 4 (Soil Explorations), Unit 5 (Reduce, Recycle, Reuse) TL 7

8 Physical Science Unit 1: Investigate Push and Pulls Lesson 1: Explore Activity - Investigate Pushes and Pulls Lesson 2: Force and Motion 2-3 sessions, Big Idea Force and Motion and Vocabulary Interactive Read Aloud (Forces and Motion, Introduction and Chapter 1) Introduction Moving Things What is Force? Pushes and Pulls Lesson 3:Forces and Motion Extended Learning Lab - How Does the Roughness of a Surface Affect the Force Needed to Move an Object Over It? 25- Lesson 4: Ramps 25- Lesson 5: Levers Lesson 6 Think Like A Scientist Math in Science, Measurement Lesson 7: Directed Inquiry Investigate Changes in Motion Unit 2: Investigate Falling Objects Lesson 1: Directed Inquiry Investigate Falling Objects Lesson 2: Big idea Gravity and Vocabulary Interactive Read Aloud (Forces and Motion, Chapter 2) Lesson 3: What is Gravity? Guided Inquiry Investigate Gravity Unit 3: Magnets and Motion Lesson 1: Guided Inquiry Investigate Magnets and Motion Lesson 2: Big Idea Magnets and Vocabulary Interactive Read Aloud (Forces and Motion, Chapter 3) Lesson 3: What are Magnets? Magnet Inquiry Lab Lesson 4: Conclusion and Open Inquiry Lesson 5: Investigation Model Investigate Pushes and Pulls Lesson 6: Think Like A Scientist Technology With Magnets 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, If science time is restricted, please complete Unit 1 (What is Force) first. Then if time permits do: Unit 2 (What is Gravity?), Unit 3 (Magnets and Motion) TL

9 Life Science Unit 1: Plants Lesson 1: Sharing What We Know About Organisms Lesson 2: Living and Nonliving Lesson 3: Planting Our Seeds Lesson 4: Observing Woodland Plants Lesson 5: Observing Freshwater Plants Lesson 6: How Have Our Seeds Changed? Unit 2: Other Organisms Lesson 1: Observing Guppies Lesson 2: Observing Freshwater Snails Lesson 3: Form and Function Lesson 4: Observing Pill Bugs Lesson 5: Observing Bess Beetles 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 2 sessions, Unit 3: Comparing Habitats and Organisms Lesson 1: What s Happening in the Aquarium? Lesson 2: What s Happening in the Terrarium? Lesson 3: Comparing Freshwater and Woodland Plants Lesson 4: Comparing Freshwater and Woodland Animals Lesson 5: How Are Plants and Animals Alike and Different? Performance Task: Design A Habitat Lesson 6: Taking a Look at Ourselves 1-3 sessions, If science time is restricted, please, complete Unit 1 (Plants) first. Then if time permits do: Unit 2 (Other Organisms), Unit 3 (Comparing Habitats and Organisms) TL 9

10 Earth Science Unit 1: Observing Weather Lesson 1: What is Weather? Lesson 2: Measuring Temperature Lesson 3: Watching Clouds Part 4: Measuring Rain Unit 2: Wind Exploration Lesson 1:Open Inquiry Investigation Lesson 2: Wind Speed Lesson 3: Wind Vanes Constructed Response A Meteorologist s Tools Unit 3: Looking for Change Lesson 1: Weather Graphs (Types of weather e.g. sunny, partly cloudy) Lesson 2: Comparing the Seasons (temperature and precipitation) Lesson 3: Reading: Seasons Lesson 4: Severe Storms Summative Assessment: 2-4 sessions, 2 sessions, 2-3 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, If science time is restricted, please, complete Unit 1 (Observing Weather) first. Then if time permits do: Unit 2 (Wind Exploration), Unit 3 (Looking For Change) TL

11 Physical Science Unit 1: Matter Lesson 1: What is Matter? Lesson 2: Solids, Liquids, and Gases (States/Phases of Matter) Unit 2: Water Lesson 1: Water is Ice Lesson 2: Evaporation Lesson 3: Surface Area and Evaporation Lesson 4: Condensation Unit 3: Water Cycle Lesson 1: How Old Is Water Lesson 2: States/Phases of Water Lesson 3: Water Cycle Diagram Lesson 4: Water Cycle Investigation Unit 4: Conservation Lesson 1: Pollution Lesson 2: Water Conservation and the Water Cycle 3-4 sessions, 1-2 sessions, If science time is restricted, please, complete Unit 1 (Matter) and Unit 3 (Water Cycle) first. Then if time permits do: Unit 2 (Water), Unit 4 (Conservation) TL 11

12 Life Science Unit 1 Plants Lesson 1: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit What Do We Know About Plants? Lesson 2: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit What Is Inside A Seed? Lesson 3: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit Planting Seeds Lesson 4: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit Thinning and Transplanting Lesson 5: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit How Does Your Plant Grow? Lesson 6: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit Observing Leaves and Buds Lesson 7: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit 1-4 sessions, Observing The Growth Spurt Unit 2 Bees and Pods Lesson 1: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit Why Bees Are Important? Lesson 2: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit Getting A Handle On Your Bee Lesson 3: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit Looking At Flowers Lesson 4: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit Pollinating Flowers Lesson 5: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit Observing Pods Unit 3 Harvesting and Threshing Lesson 1: STC Plant Growth and Development Kit (Lesson 16) Unit 4 Mealworms Lesson 1: Do Investigation 1 on mealworms (Foss Insects Kit) Lesson 2: Larva, Pupa Adult Lesson 3: Life Cycle Unit 5 - Crickets Lesson 1: Investigation 6 Part 1 on crickets (Foss Insects Kit) 1-4 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 4-5 sessions +4-6 sessions +4-6 sessions If science time is restricted, please, complete Unit 1 (Plants) and Unit 4 (Mealworms) first. Then if time permits do: Unit 2 (Bees and Pods), Unit 3 (Harvesting & Threshing), Unit 5 (Crickets). PLEASE NOTE: All the lessons require students to observe, and the plants, mealworms, & crickets could be taught concurrently TL

13 Earth Science Unit 1: Mock Rocks Lesson 1: Investigating Mock Rocks Lesson 2: Taking Rocks Apart Lesson 3: observing Crystals Unit 2: Scratch Test Lesson 1: Observing Minerals Lesson2: testing For Hardness Unit 3: Calcite Quest Lesson 1: Detecting Calcite Unit 4: Take It For Granite & How People Use Earth Materials Lesson 1: Identifying Minerals Lesson 2: Choosing Your Own Investigation Lesson 3: investigating The Use of Earth Materials Lesson 4: Acquiring Earth Materials and the Impact Unit 5: The Rock Cycle & Erosion and Deposition Lesson 1: Rock Observations Lesson 2: Comparing Rock Characteristics Lesson 3: Three Types of Rocks Lesson 4: The Rock Cycle Processes Lesson 5: Types of Rock Models Lesson 6: Erosion Lesson 7: Deposition 2 sessions, min. 2 sessions, 40 min. 2-7 sessions If science time is restricted, please, complete Unit 5 (The Rock Cycle & Erosion and Deposition) first. Then if time permits do the rest of the units in this order: Unit 4 (Take It for Granite & How People Use Earth Materials), Unit 2 (Scratch Test), Unit 1 (Mock Rocks), Unit 3 (Calcite Quest) TL 13

14 Physical Science Unit 1 Electric Circuits Lesson 1: Pre-Unit Assessment- Thinking About Electricity and Its Properties Lesson 2: What Electricity Can Do Lesson 3: A Closer Look At Circuits Lesson 4: Building A Circuit Lesson 5: What s Wrong with the Circuit? Lesson 6: Conductors and Insulators Lesson 7: Exploring Series and Parallel Circuits Lesson 8: Switches Lesson 9: Building a Flashlight (formative assessment) Lesson 10: Wiring and Lighting a House (summative assessment) Unit 2 Electromagnets Lesson 1: Current Attractions Unit 3 Telegraph System Lesson 1: Telegraph Systems Click It 2-4 days 3-5 sessions 3-5 sessions If science time is restricted, please complete Unit 1 (electric circuits). Then if time permits, do the other lessons in this order: Electromagnets (Unit 2), Telegraph System (Unit3) TL

15 Life Science Unit 1: Classification Lesson 1: Introduction to Scientific Classification Lesson 2: Creepy Critters classification Lesson 3: Fish Sorting formative assessment Unit 2: Fossils Lesson 1: Mystery Fossil Lesson 2: What is a Fossil? Lesson 3: Fossil Models Lesson 4: Paleo Cookie Dig Lesson 5: Making Inferences About Fossils Lesson 6: The Great Fossil Find formative assessment Unit 3: Interaction and Interdependence Within an Ecosystem Lesson 1: Setting Up the Terrarium Lesson 2: What is an Ecosystem? Lesson 3: Add Animals to the Terrarium Lesson 4: Setting Up the Aquariums Lesson 5: Food Chains and Food Webs Lesson 6: Flow of Energy Through a Food Chain Lesson 7: Designing an Ecosystem -Summative Assessment 1-2 sessions 60 min. 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, If science time is restricted, please, complete Unit 3 (Ecosystems) first. Then if time permits, do Unit 2 (Fossils) and Unit 1 (Classification) TL 15

16 Earth Science Unit 1: Planets Lesson 1: What s Out There? Lesson 2: What Is A Planet? Lesson 3: video Magic School Bus Lost In Space Lesson 4: Planet Poster Reports or Planet PowerPoint Presentations (formative assessment) Unit 2: Moons, Stars, Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets Lesson 1: Moons and Stars Lesson 2: Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets Lesson 3: Moon Phases Lesson 4: Sun-Earth-Moon Movement Demonstration Lesson 5: Moon Phase Flip Book Lesson 6: Lunar Lollipops Lesson 7: Arranging The Moon (formative assessment) 2-4 sessions 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 60 min. Unit 3: Models of the Solar System Lesson 1: Solar System Distance Models choose at least one activity Thousand Yard Model (directions in kit) Scale Model of the Solar System (materials in kit) Lesson 2: Planet Order and Size Model of Our Solar System choose at least one activity Edible Solar System (directions in kit) Solar System in a Box (directions in kit) Solar System on a String (materials in kit) Lesson 3: Solar System Puzzle Kit (optional) 60 min Unit 4: Seasons Lesson 1: The Four Seasons Lesson 2: Leaf Life Cycle Lesson 3: Season Lab (PowerPoint) Lesson 4: Why Seasons Occur Lesson 5: Reason For The Seasons (formative assessment) TL

17 Optional lessons: Xpedition Xtra (National Geographic web lesson) Origin of Summer and Winter an Acoma tale Sunrise/Sunset chart If science time is restricted, please complete Unit 3 (solar system models). Then if time permits, do the other lessons in this order: Unit1 (Planets), Unit 2 (Moon Phases, Lessons 3-7), Unit 4 (Seasons) TL 17

18 Physical Science Unit 1: What is a Mixture? Lesson 1: Mixtures Defined Lesson 2: Weight vs Mass Lesson 3: Creating Dry Mixtures Lesson 4: Sample Methods for Separating Dry Mixtures Lesson 5: Weight of a Mixture and Its Parts (formative assessment) Unit 2: Separating Dry Mixtures Lesson 1: Creating Dry Mixtures Lesson 2: Sample Methods for Separating Dry Mixtures Lesson 3: Separating Saltwater Lesson 4: Soil Sleuths (formative assessment) Unit 3: Separating Solutions Lesson 1: Creating Solutions Lesson 2: Sample Methods for Separating Solutions 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, If science time is restricted, please complete Unit 1 (What is a Mixture). Then if time permits, do the other lessons in this order: Unit 2 (Separating Dry Mixtures), Unit 3 (Separating Solutions), Unit 4 (Concentration and Saturation) TL

19 Life Science Unit 1: Skeletal System Lesson 1: Counting Bones Lesson 2: Mr. Bones Puzzle Lesson 3: Owel Pellets (Optional) Lesson 4: Doing Joint Tasks Lesson 5: Looking at Thumb Joints Lesson 6: Naming Joints Lesson 7: Comparing Bones Lesson 8: Types of Muscles Lesson 9: Ligaments and Tendons Lesson 10: Making and Arm Model Unit 2: Digestive System Lesson 1: The Digestive System Lesson 2: Inquiry Lab Digestion Unit 3: Circulatory System & Respiratory System Lesson 1: The Circulatory System Lesson 2: Inquiry Lab Circulation Lesson 3: The Respiratory System Lesson 4: Inquiry Lab respiration Unit 4: Nervous System Lesson 1: The Nervous System Lesson 2: Inquiry Lab Responses Unit 5: The Skin Lesson 1: The Skin Lesson 2: Inquiry Lab Regulating Temperature Unit 6: Plants & Animal/Plant Comparisons (optional) Lesson 1: Introduction to Plant Parts Lesson 2: Plant Parts PowerPoint Lesson 3: Comparing Human Body System Parts to Plant Parts (formative assessment) Extension Lesson: Parts of a Plant Salad 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 2-3 sessions, 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, TL 19

20 Summative Assessment (in Unit 5 folder) Lesson 3: Review all of the Body Systems Lesson 4: How All of the Body Systems are Interdependent Lesson 5: What the Body Needs to Stay Healthy Performance Task The Body Systems and Their Interdependence 1-3 days If science time is restricted, please complete the units in numerical order. Be sure to have students complete as much of the Summative Assessment as possible TL

21 Earth Science Unit 1: Erosion and Deposition Lesson 1 Erosion Lesson 2 Deposition (formative assessment) Part 1: Slope Investigation Part 2: Flood Investigation Rock Cycle Unit (optional) Water Cycle Unit (optional) Unit 2: Energy Lesson 1 - Introductory Energy Lesson Lesson 2 - Solar Distiller Lesson 3 - Energy Play: Harry Spotter and the Chamber of Windy Myths Lesson 4-20 Questions Energy Sources Scavenger Hunt for Energy Kids Lesson 5 Energy Sources (Summative Assessment) Unit 3 Weather Pre unit Assessment - Explore Lesson Lesson 1 - What is Temperature? Lesson 2 - How to Read a Thermometer Lesson 3 Keeping a Daily Weather Log Lesson 4 Make a Temperature Tracker Lesson 5 Making an Anemometer (optional) Lesson 6 Does the Sun influence the Temperature on Earth? Lesson 7 - What is Heat Transfer? Lesson 8 How Does Convection Happen in Our Atmosphere? Lesson 9 - The Heat Is On - Wind Blow Lesson 10 How is Lightning Formed? Lesson 11 Getting a Charge Out of the Sky Lesson 12 Travel Brochure (Summative Assessment) 2-3 sessions, 2-3 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 1-2 sessions, 1-3 sessions, If science time is restricted, please complete Unit 1 (Erosion & Deposition). Then if time permits, do the other lessons in this order: Unit 3 (Weather) then Unit 2 (Energy) TL 21

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