Science Resources for Parents

Science Unit Storylines and Teachers Guides for 2020-2021 School Year

An important part of class will be that students maintain a model tracker throughout each unit. The purpose of the model tracker is to summarize each lesson. In addition, the model tracker helps students think about how each individual lesson builds upon what we have learned previously. On the model tracker, students will write what they figured out for each lesson, cite evidence to support their answers to the lesson question, and make a drawing or representation of their thinking. Parents can review their student's model tracker and compare it to the unit storyline. This is a great way to see how your student is progressing though the unit and check for understanding of key concepts. Click the links below and I will grant you access to these documents (for parents only). I also included the teachers guide. This resource is completely optional, but can provide parents more detail into how I will teaching the unit.

September-October: Homemade Heater (Chemical Reactions and Energy) storyline and teachers guide (optional)

November-December: Why do I feel the way I do? (Metabolic Reactions in Organisms)

January: Mt. Everest (Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling)

February-March: To be determined

April-June: To be determined

(TBD based on in-person vs remote learning scenarios. Likely topics are: Contact Forces and Motion, Sound Waves, and Natural Hazards)