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Set up Science Notebooks
Set up Interactive Science Notebooks first thing! This will take a couple of days to have students set up journals and set expectations for what is writtne in science notebooks for the entire year. Go over what to write, draw, illustrate. -
Lab Safety
Do multiple activities to cover lab safety in the classroom -
Early Investigating and Writing a CER
Do the first investigation of the year using M&M's and have students write their first CER on the investigation. -
Organisms and Environments: Animals
Begin the Life Science Unit on Organisms and Environments. This will take 8 weeks of the fall, where you will receive mealworms and learn about plants, animals, ecosystems, adaptations, and more. -
Organisms and Environments: Plants and Adaptations
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Science Problem Based Learning Project
PBL Projects for a few weeks -
Electricity
Spend time studying conductors and insulators -
Different forms of Energy
Heat, Electrical, Thermal, Solar, Sound, Light -
States of Matter
Begin new large unit where students will study the different states of matter. -
Changing States of Matter
Begin exploring how states of matter change from one state into another -
Earth and Space: Soil
Begin Earth and Space Unit by discovering different types of soil -
Earth and Space: Weathering and Erosion
Weathering and Erosion unit with stream tables -
Resources: Renewable and Nonrenewable
Study the types of renewable and non renewable resources -
Weather
Spend time investigating weather using weather maps to predict patterns -
Water Cycle
Explore the water cycle -
Moon Phases
Begin at the beginning of a lunar cycle so students can observe all moon phases -
Seasons and Tides
Finish the earth and space unit by discussing seasons and tides
