Science Wednesday-Thursday, May 26-27, 2021

   Science

Wednesday-Thursday, May 26-27, 2021

In-Class:

WEDNESDAY

QUESTION: What makes up Earth's ATRMOSPHERE?  

1. Deep Dive into.... Atmosphere - Journal Notes - Layers & their "job"

2. Begin Deep Dive into the Hydrosphere - Journal Notes on the Water Cycle & Set up Tomorrow's Page

3. Exit Slip: KWL - Know, Wonder about Earth's water?

THURSDAY

What makes up Earth's HYDROSPHERE?  How is water distributed on Earth?

1. Discuss Earth's Water... answer some questions

2. Read about Earth's Water

3. Begin MODEL: Earth's Water Distribution

4. Graph Water Distribution 

Assignment(s):

WED - No Assignment

THURSDAY - WKST on Sphere Interactions

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet

Science Tuesday, May 25, 2021

  Science

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

In-Class:

QUESTIONS: 

What are some ways Earth's spheres (or systems) interact with one another?

1. Finish Generation Genius VIDEO & WKST

2. Videos & Notes WKST.... How do the spheres interact?  Give specific examples & put into your Journal

3. Prepare for tomorrow's Deep Dive into.... Hydrosphere - Journal Notes on the Water Cycle

4. Begin MODEL: Earth's Water Distribution

Assignment(s):

No Assignment

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet

Science Monday, May 24, 2021

 Science

Monday, May 24, 2021

In-Class:

QUESTIONS: 

What are Earth's Systems/Spheres?  What are some ways they interact with one another?

1. Video & Notes...

First two spheres VIDEO   

Last two spheres VIDEO 

2. 2 Journal Pages... 

3. Generation Genius VIDEO & WKST

Assignment(s):

No Assignment

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet

Science Thursday-Friday, May 20-21 2021

   Science

Thursday-Friday, May 20-21 2021

In-Class:

QUESTIONS: 

How do shadows change throughout the day?

Thursday...

1. Finish yesterday's lesson: Constellations Writing Assignment - Write, Share/Read Aloud & Turn In

    Answer the Lesson Question... How do constellations "move" in the sky?

2  Intro Next Lesson: Earth's Patterns: Shadows... Envelope Setup, Define 3 Vocab Words

Friday...

3. Review Lesson Question...

4. Earth's Patterns: Shadows...

5. Investigation: SHADOWS

6. Video: Time Lapse

7. Discuss...

8. Video: Crash Course 

9. Use sun/earth model to show angle of suns rays and how it creates longer shadows that point East, North & West

10. Investigation / Making a Model of a Sundial (if time & weather permits)

Assignment(s):

Thursday:No Assignment

Friday:No Assignment

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet

Science Monday-Thursday, May 17-20, 2021

  Science

Monday-Thursday, May 17-20 2021

In-Class:

QUESTIONS: 

How do constellations "move" in the sky?

Monday...

1. Video of Constellations moving in the sky

2. Make a planisphere

Tuesday...

3.  Generation Genius Video & WKST

Wednesday...

3. Using our planisphere: Tracking Constellations Hourly, Daily, Yearly 

4. Crash Course Video

Thursday...

6. Writing Assignment - Write, Share & Turn In

Answer the Lesson Question... How do constellations "move" in the sky?

7.  Intro Next Lesson: Earth's Patterns: Shadows...

8. Investigation / Making a Model of a Sundial (if weather permits)

Assignment(s):

Monday - Wednesday: None

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet

Science Monday-Friday, May 10-14, 2021

  Science

Monday-Friday, May 10-14, 2021

In-Class:

Monday

QUESTION: 

What effect does the distance from Earth have on the appeared brightness of stars? 

1. Turn in yellow slip: paragraph about similarities and differences in stars

2.  Video.... lesson launch

3. STARS sample... collect star brightness data from a representative sample & create and analyze a data display (bar graph)

Tuesday...

QUESTION: 

What affects the actual brightness of stars? What affects the appeared brightness of stars (other than distance) 

4. Design & do an investigation to MODEL stars and measure apparent magnitude based on distance

5. Written response to question

6. Video

 Work time for paragraph about similarities and differences in stars

7. NEW Vocab for next lesson & set up 4th lesson envelope

Wednesday 

QUESTION: 

What affects the actual brightness of stars? What affects the appeared brightness of stars (other than distance) 

8. Introduce H-R Diagram - color & take notes

9. Connect previous knowledge - campfire to the color of stars

10. Learn how to read & use H-R diagram

Thursday 

QUESTION: 

What affects the actual brightness of stars? What affects the appeared brightness of stars (other than distance) 

11.  Model / Investigation #2

12. Recap Video - Crash Course

Friday 

GOAL: to Apply & Synthesize our learning!

QUESTION: 

Why do some stars (like our sun) appear brighter than other stars?

14. Video & WKST - Generation Genius

13. CER: Written Argumentative Response - Mini Unit Assessment

Assignment(s):

Monday: NO ASSINGMENT

Tuesday: NO ASSINGMENT

Wednesday: NO ASSINGMENT

Thursday: 

Textbook pg. 568 all (skim pages 562-565 for help if you need it) 

AND pg. 560 #4-5 ONLY (use your H-R diagram notes to help!)

Friday: CER writing assignment - due Monday

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet

Science Friday, May 7, 2021

 Science

Friday, May 7, 2021

In-Class:

QUESTIONS: 

How are stars similar and how are stars different?

What effect does the distance form Earth have on the appeared brightness of stars? 

1. Evaluate the strength of the evidence you collected in your STAR RESEARCH yesterday?

    How well does it help you show the similarities that stars have in common?

    How well does it help you prove stars are different from one another?

    5 star rating system....

2. Work time for paragraph about similarities and differences in stars

3. NEW Vocab for next lesson & set up 3rd lesson envelope

4. Video.... lesson launch

Assignment(s):

Finish writing your argumentative paragraph answering the question....

How are stars similar and how are stars different?

on your yellow sheet (use the back if you need more room!)

About 5-65 sentences should be good 

     (intro sentence, 2 or more similarities, 2 or more differences, conclusion)

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet

Science Thursday, May 6, 2021

Science

Thursday, May 6, 2021

In-Class:

QUESTION:  How are stars similar and how are stars different?

Turn in paragraph about earth's location

1. Video

2. Research & Notes - use website I emailed to you AND textbook pg. 562-563

       (virtual kids - use online textbook in ThinkCentral)

3. Writing Assignment... Fact Based Argument answering our driving question of the day (above)

Assignment(s):

Finish taking notes... write down ONE SIMLIARITY or ONE DIFFERENCE in each box on the handout... you should have NINE pieces of evidence that help you answer the question....

How are stars similar and how are stars different?

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet

Science Wednesday, May 5, 2021

   Science

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

In-Class:

QUESTION:  Where is Earth located in relation to the sun, solar system, galaxy, and universe?

1. Video

2. Research & Notes

3. Writing Assignment... Fact Based Argument answering our driving question of the day (above)

Assignment(s):

Finish writing assignment

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet

Science Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  Science

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

In-Class:

QUESTION:  Where is Earth located in relation to the sun, solar system, galaxy, and universe?

1. Intro New Unit...

2. Vocab Cards - 3 of them in an envelope (a friend helped prepare this for you)

3. Driving Questions... discussion

4. Video

5. Research & Notes

6. Writing... Fact Based Argument... 

Assignment(s):

No Assignment

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet

Science Monday, May 3, 2021

   Science

Monday, May 3, 2021

In-Class:

1. Turned in Ecosystems Final Project... Set up our MUSEUM in the Family Life Center

2. Reflection of our learning from this project

3. We learned about careers in "biomimicry".  Watched this video...https://biomimicry.org/what-is-biomimicry/ (scroll down and find the TED talk)  

Assignment(s):

No assignment, but bring your science books to class tomorrow as we begin a new unit! :)

Planning Ahead:

Nothing Yet