Week+of+Nov.30-Dec.4


 * TEKS **** /SEs: These TEKS are high stakes spiraled TEKS commonly assessed through TAKS examinations **

practiced throughout the year. Foundational to be reviewed: 3.11B identify and record properties of soil such as color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants
 * Scientific Processes: ** Scientific Processes are introduced as the skills are used and
 * Science Concepts **
 * 4.11 Knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky. **
 * 4.11A //Test// properties of soils (including texture, capacity to retain water, and ability **** to support life). **
 * Vertical Alignment: **


 * Assessment**: Soil Tic-Tac-Toe menu from Science Differentiation With Menus book

[|**http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=60CA1E2A-46F8-4DE0-A5F3-54F1851AC5E3&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US**] Getting to Know Soil (23min) -Introduction Hawaii ) -Monitoring Lava Flow on Kilauea  -Island Building (20 minutes together)  -Wednesday Lunchbunch film (‘The Magic Schoolbus Blows its Top’) (23min56sec)
 * Monday**
 * "Trip to Hawaii"**
 * ...FEARLESS PLANET: HAWAII--UNITED STREAMING**
 * -Ask questions: How is Hawaii a natural laboratory?**
 * Connect to soil..." How did the soil get there? How did the baren island turn into a fertile land?**
 * -Lead class discussion....**
 * Extra time--**

Rotations of soil labs Rotation1: Karen · **//__ Center 1 Web quest with sheet __//** **__ [] __**
 * Tuesday through Thursday**

Rotation 2: Vanessa · **__ Center 2- Sort soil from 4 places in school yard- graphic organizer and __****__ Center 3 Microscope- looking at types under microscope- 4 types of soil- recording sheet __**

Rotation 3: Mary and Lisa · **__Center 4- soil retention lab from getting carried away 4th grade__**
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 * Friday Assessment**: Soil Tic-tac-toe menu from Science Differentiation With Menus book