Week 6: May 11-13*

Learning Goal:

I can review types of sentences including simple, compound, and complex and practice using these three types on the Quizizz platform. I can write a variety of sentences on a time capsule slide show that I create.

Estimated Time for The Week: 1 hour, 60 minutes total

Learn & Practice:

1. Open the Types of Sentences notes to review simple, compound, and complex sentences.
2. Practice simple, compound, and complex sentences using Quizizz.
3. Create a COVID-19 Time Capsule Google Slides Presentation using the Time Capsule example slides for creative ideas. The slides are just ideas of slides you can create on your own. You will not be able to make a copy of the example slides. You must create your own slides.
4. Write a letter to yourself on one of the slides in your time capsule using simple, compound, and complex sentences.
5. Share your slides with your teacher.

Learning Goal:

I can use data to explain understanding of the relative sizes and distances of objects in space.

Estimated Time for The Week: 1.5 hours, 90 minutes total

Learn & Practice:

Engage:

• Ask yourself this question: How far away is the moon from the Earth? Try to imagine the distance using your experiences viewing the moon and your reasonable guesses.
• Watch the first 43 seconds of this video asking average strangers to estimate the distance between the moon and the Earth. Pause at 0:43 in the video before you move on!
• We are considering the phenomenon that human brains are not very good at estimating the size and distances of objects in the universe and working to get a better understanding of those concepts.

Explore:

• Make your own educated guess! Find a basketball and a tennis ball (or something roughly similar in size) and make your own educated guess on the distance between the Earth and the moon! Lay the objects representing the Earth and moon on the floor with the relative distance apart that you think they should have.
• Take a picture with your Chromebook and email it to another student telling them that this is your guess of the distance between the Earth and the moon.
• Continue the video now to find the answer.
• Open up a Google Doc. Title the doc “7th Science, May 11-13 [First and Last Name]”.
• On your new doc, add a copy of your picture of your Earth/moon model and answer the following questions (Hint: I am not necessarily looking for 100% correct answers, just looking for reasonable, educated guesses):
  1. How close were you in your estimate?
  2. What are some reasons why you think it is so difficult to estimate the distance between the Earth and the moon?
  3. If the Earth is represented by a basketball (about 9.5 inches), how many feet do you think an object would have to be to represent the sun on that scale?
  4. The distance in the correct scale model is about 24 feet between the tennis-ball-moon and basketball-Earth. How far do you think the basketball Earth would have to be from the scale-Sun in order to be accurate?
• When finished, you can share the google doc with your teacher if you would like. You can also check your answers on this sheet.

Learn & Explain: Use the content below to learn some key information & take notes as you learn:

• Read this article about the solar system and the objects within it.
• Answer the questions in the Review section near the bottom of the page.
• Watch the video almost at the bottom of the page so that you can answer the questions underneath it.

Elaborate: Use the resources below to go deeper and apply the learning to new levels.

• Visit NASA’s website detailing everything you could want to know about the solar system and its objects. You can use this website to explore specific questions or to get a good look at the solar system at this exact moment (try clicking on the orbiting planets icon to the left of the “solar system” tab near the top left). Spend at least 10 minutes exploring and learning on this website.
• Call or send an email to a friend telling them at least 3 things that you learned or found interesting from the NASA website. If you would like to send that email to your teacher, you could do that too.

Do & Connect:

• Complete the step-by-step Solar System Scroll activity as outlined here. Note that this is technically instructions on how a teacher could lead this activity but you can certainly just do it yourself! Don’t worry about if the paper that you can find isn’t just right; do the best with what you can find!
• Show someone your completed Solar System Scroll! This can be a parent or guardian, a friend, or your teacher if you choose! If you are really proud of it, hang it on your wall for a bit!

Learning Goal:

I can learn how life is in Australia and how the environment impacts their lives.

Estimated Time for The Week: 1 hour, 60 minutes total

Learn & Practice:

For the Google slides to click-through the below directions, CLICK HERE

1. Read the brief overview of Australia. This will give you a few facts of life in Australia.
2. Australia Overview
   1. Watch this video that is an overview of life in Australia. As you watch come up with 5 facts you learn from the video.
   2. Read this article title Australia Wildfires Disaster Worsen in Record Shattering Heat and then complete the True/False.
   3. Reflection: Fill out the 3-2-1 over the information you learned today.
3. Great Barrier Reef
   1. Watch this video over the Great Barrier Reef
   2. Read this Article titled The Great Barrier Reef and then answer these three questions over the video and article
      1. What are Coral Reefs?
      2. What is the average economic value of coral reefs?
      3. Why are coral reefs considered fragile?
   3. Complete a GIST (20 word summary) on slide 12 over the Great Barrier Reef
4. Australia Review

Complete this Quizizz to review what you learned over Australia this week.

*Note: Click here for the Gateway to Tech course (different from the STEM learning below).

Learning Goal: Explore the career of a Technical Writer.

I can explain what a Technical Writer does.

Estimated Time for The Week:

2 hours (120 minutes) total

Materials:

• Device with Internet access
• Paper and pencil/pen (optional)

Learn & Practice:

1. Make sure you're logged into Discovery Education with your school account.
2. Click here for your DE Studio Board: Technical Writer on the career of a Technical Writer that will guide you through the below directions.
3. The Studio Board will guide you as you learn about the requirements to become a Technical Writer and their salary.
4. Background: Technical writers must use their strong communication skills to clearly lay out specific instructions. When consumers purchase an item that needs to be put together, such as a piece of furniture or a bicycle, technical writers are the brains behind the assembly instructions. They also are the ones who create operating instructions, such as the directions that accompany a new iPhone or stamping press in a factor. Your task is to take on the role of a technical writer! Your manager has a new product that requires some assembly by the consumer for which they need you to deconstruct and develop detailed directions.
5. Challenge: Take an assembled paper airplane, piece of origami, or something else around your house. Your task is to disassemble the object and create instructions to build an identical product from scratch. Your instructions should address and be understandable to an audience beyond your team. The instructions can include diagrams, but must also have written directions.
6. Explore:
   • Background on technical writing:
     • http://bit.ly/2mSsQGs
     • http://bit.ly/techwriter0
   • Review examples of technical writing:
     • Cable Receiver: http://bit.ly/2mxlcQN
     • Solar Light: http://bit.ly/2mhVRK6
7. Create
   • Your instructions must:
     • Include a materials list
     • Be broken down step-by-step
     • Include diagrams as appropriate
8. Share: Share your instructions with a “consumer.” Have a friend, family member, or even a teacher of your choice if you want test out your instructions as they assemble the product and provide feedback on each step in the instructions. Do your instructions clearly tell your audience what to do? Reflect on and refine your instructions.
9. Extend your learning:
   • Visit Ikea.com and select any furniture item and open the assembly instructions (Ex: http://bit.ly/2lAxVTq). Use your inferencing and critical thinking skills to write the technical instructions that should accompany the pictures.
   • Make a how-to video for a non-digital native on a technology tool. Use Discovery Education’s Board Builder to organize your own videos and instructions for others to use.