Science+Week+2,+Aug.+31

Week 2, August 31

Note: Scroll to bottom for homework links

Monday
Objective: The students will understand the importance of safe procedures in the science lab [|safety.ppt]
 * Karen L's safety powerpoint
 * Introduce homework: experiment on looking for patterns in nature, students will get a sheet w/ directions

Tuesday
Objective: Students will use science tools to collect data for analyzing claims and evidence
 * Review homework, collect pattern numbers students found on whole class graph, tonight's homework is AIMS rubberband book: "Learning More", students read book and leave tracks.
 * Explore small grown animal and packaging, discuss claims and ways to collect evidence to support claim
 * Student pairs will collect data on small grow animals using rulers, tape measures, scales, triple beam balance, graduated cylinders, measure animal before submersion, chart measurements in journal, this can be modeled using large grown animal that whole class will observe
 * Pass out AIMS sheets (p.37-40) with ads to groups. Have students identify claim and think of evidence that could be collected to support it. Make a T chart and share with class.

Wednesday
Objective: Assess student knowledge of physical science-matter
 * Review homework, tonight's homework is questions using the same rubber band book, "Learning More"
 * Collect data on grow animal, continue recording in journal and continue comparing the claim and the evidence
 * Give matter pretest
 * Note: look at tomorrow's lesson using powerpoint to plan needed supplies

Thursday
Objective: Students will develop an understanding of matter and use properties to identify and classify matter.
 * Review homework, tonight's homework is two vocabulary 4 squares with the words "pattern" and "cycle"
 * Continue grow animal project
 * Karen L powerpoint: Matter Day 1. Go as far as possible
 * Give short cycle assessment

Friday
Objective: Same as Thursday
 * Review homework, give homework assessment
 * Continue grow animal project
 * Continue Matter Day 1 powerpoint
 * If time allows: Kamico Game-"Science Safety Genius"

Homework: [|Experiment.docx] [|Learning More Assessment.doc] [|Learning more homework.doc]

  