quarter 3

 Tuesday, january 21st, 2025

Objective:

• I can...  differentiate between a chemical and physical change.

Vocabulary:

• Chemical change, physical change, catalyst

Materials: 

• Chemical vs. Physical Changes and sort with cut and paste to show understanding.

Activities:

•  Students will watch video on physical and chemical changes. (Chemical vs. Physical Changes)

• Discussion:

• What is the difference between a physical and chemical change?

• What kind of changes occurred in the video?

• Students will take quiz on the video. Link will be provided in class.

 Wednesday, JANUARY 22nd, 2025

Objectives:

• I can... determine the difference between dissolving and melting while reading, listening to, and discussing the "Solid to Liquid" chapter.

Vocabulary:

• melting, dissolving, transfer, temperature, freeze, water vapor, nitrogen, oxygen

Materials: 

Reading frame for pages 21-25

Mixtures and Solutions Text pages 21-25

Activities:

• The students will read " Solid to Liquid" on pages 21-25 in their text and respond appropriately on the reading frame.

Thursday, JANUARY 23rd, 2025

Objectives: 

•   I can.... take notes effectively to understand chemical reactions. 

Materials: 

• Pencil

• Fill in the blank worksheet. 

Activities: 

• When substances undergo chemical reactions their properties change.

• The total number of atoms does not change throughout a chemical reaction.

• Scientists use chemical reactions to create new materials and medicines.

Enrichment:

• Play the Kahoot based off the Generation Genius video. 

Friday, January 24th, 2025 - Badlands Snow Tubing trip

Tuesday, february 11th, 2025

D.A.R.E with Mr. Melton

Objectives: 

• I can... The students will continue their research and culminating the information into sentences.

• The students will organize their final presentation onto the Scientist Profile Poster.

Vocabulary:

• Varies: Depending upon their study/field choice related to the scientist. Students will need to provide explanations of any terminology provided.

Materials: 

• Chromebook

• Scientist Rubric

• Scientist Profile Poster for Presentation

Activities:

The students will finalize their Scientist Profile Posters for presentations.

Enrichment:

Wednesday, february 12th, 2025 

Objectives: 

• I can... The students will continue their research and culminating the information into sentences.

• The students will organize their final presentation onto the Scientist Profile Poster.

Vocabulary:

• Varies: Depending upon their study/field choice related to the scientist. Students will need to provide explanations of any terminology provided.

Materials: 

• Chromebook

• Scientist Rubric

• Scientist Profile Poster for Presentation

Activities:

The students will finalize their Scientist Profile Posters for presentations.

Enrichment:

Thursday, february 13th, 2025 

DARE with Mr. Andrea

Objectives: 

• I can...  research a scientist and provide information to my peers in a presentation.

Vocabulary:

• Varies: Depending upon their study/field choice related to the scientist. Students will need to provide explanations of any terminology provided.

Materials: 

• Chromebook

• Scientist Rubric

• Scientist Profile Poster for Presentation

Activities:

• The students will present their Scientist Profile Poster with the class. 

Friday, february 14th, 2025- No Classes-Teacher in-service

Monday, february 17th, 2025 

Objectives: 

• I can... present information about my famous scientist to the rest of may classmates.

Vocabulary:

• Varies: Depending upon their study/field choice related to the scientist. Students will need to provide explanations of any terminology provided.

Materials: 

• Slideshow shared with the teacher to present.

Activities:

• The students will present to the rest of the class 

Enrichment:

If extra time, we will watch a mystery science video.  

monday, March 24th, 2025

Objectives: 

• I can.... understand how and why your shadow changes throughout the day. What can we learn by studying the length and changes?

Vocabulary:

Cardinal Directions/Compass Rose and Intermediate Directions

Shadow

opaque

sunrise

sunset

Materials: 

Compass

Tutorial: Sun Tracking

Earth and Sun textbook

Activities:

• Introduce new vocabulary and new unit "Earth and Sun" overview

• Use the compass to determine directions within the classroom including Specific items (teacher desk, Smartboard, etc.) so the students have practice identifying directions.

• Whole group online activity: "Tutorial: Sun Tracking"

Whole group online activity: "Shadow Tracker" - Complete Shadow Quiz Link together as well.

tuesday, March 25th, 2025

Objectives: 

• I can... understand how and why your shadow changes throughout the day. What can we learn by studying the length and changes?

Vocabulary:

• season

• shadow

• opaque

• sunrise

• sunset

Materials: 

• Earth and Sun textbook

• "Changing Shadows" Reading Frame

Activities:

•  Read and Complete "Changing Shadows" Reading Frame on Pages 3-7.

• Enrichment:

• Students can continue practicing using the online Tutorials:

FOSSweb Tutorials: "Sun Tracking" and "Shadow Tracker"

wednesday, March 26th, 2025

Objectives: 

I can... understand that the Earth is spinning and the Sun isn't moving. 

I can... understand how a shadows helped create the first clock and were used to measure the sun's movement to tell the time of day.

Vocabulary:

Materials: 

Mystery Science links on Google Classroom

Activities:

• In this lesson, students come to understand that the setting Sun isn’t moving, the Earth is spinning. In the activity, Spinning Earth, students use their bodies as a kinesthetic model of the Earth to understand how the speed of the Earth’s spin affects the length of a day. Students will also learn why our ancestors divided the day into hours and how clocks measure the Sun’s apparent movement.

thursday, March 27th, 2025

Objectives: 

I can... understand what causes day and night on Earth.

Vocabulary:

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Axis

• North Pole

• South Pole

• North Star

Materials: 

• Earth and Sun Textbook

• "Sunrise and Sunset" Reading Frame

Activities:

•  Students will read and complete the reading frame for "Sunrise and Sunset" on pages 8-13.

• Enrichment:

• FOSSweb Online Activity: "Seasons"

friday, march 28, 2025

Objectives: 

• The earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours.

• The earth orbits around the sun every 365.25 days.

• Earth’s rotation causes observable patterns like night & day.

• Earth’s orbit causes some stars to be visible only in certain months.

Vocabulary:

• rotation

• orbit

• revolution

Materials: 

• Generation Genius titled Earth's Rotation and Orbit

Activities:

monday, march 31st, 2025

Objectives: 

• I can... understand which objects are in the sky and if we can see them with an unaided eye.

Vocabulary:

• moon

• clouds

• crescent moon

• full moon

• stars

• unaided eyes

• planet

• dwarf planet

• orbit

Materials: 

• FOSSweb eBook

• PDF Text Pages 14-18

• "The Night Sky" Reading Frame

Activities:

• FOSSweb eBook

• PDF Text Pages

• "The Night Sky" Reading Frame

tuesday april 1st 2025

Objectives: 

I can... explore to learn and understand what scientists currently are studying in space.

I can... observe a model that show the size differences and demonstrates the distances between the Earth, Moon, and Sun.

Vocabulary:

• Hubble Telescope

• Model

• Orbit

• Diameter

Materials: 

• 1 12 cm diameter Earth Globe

• White Polystyrene Ball

• Slim Straw

• Meter Tape

• Tape

• Calculator

• Hubble Telescope Virtual Tour: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-360-degree-virtual-tour

• NASA Online Activities: https://www.nasa.gov/content/hubble-inspires-online-activities

• NASA Interactive Games/ Activities: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/play/

Activities:

• The students will participate in a discussion that is designed around demonstrating a model to help aid the understanding of the size differences and distances between the Earth, Moon, and Sun.

• The students will view a virtual tour of the Hubble Telescope and what it sees.

• Time will be provided for independent exploration of the various NASA sites.

wednesday, april 2nd, 2025

Objectives: 

• I can... read and apply my knowledge to complete the reading frame on "Looking Through Telescopes".

Vocabulary:

• telescope

• magnifies

• craters

• astronomers

• observatories

• solar system

• atmosphere

• galaxy

Materials: 

FOSSweb eBook

PDF Text Pages 19-24

"Looking Through Telescopes" Reading Frame

Activities:

• Students will read and apply their knowledge to complete the reading frame on "Looking Through Telescopes".

• Enrichment:

• Online virtual activities and explorations

thursday, april 3rd, 2025

Objectives: 

• I can....  listen to and recall information about the first moon mission: Apollo 11.

Vocabulary:

• Apollo 11

• extraterrestrial

Materials: 

• Original 1969 Footage - Apollo 11 40th Anniversary (2009)

• You Tube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCp2jTtay0w

• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Website

• Information titled “Apollo to the Moon” & Diagrams of the modules

• https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/apollo-to-the-moon/online/apollo-11/about-the-spacecraft.cfm

Activities:

• Students will view the Apollo videos and discuss as a class after.

• Enrichment:

• Discuss Neil Armstrong as a class.

friday, april 4th, 2025

Objectives: 

• I can...  read and apply my knowledge to complete the reading frame on "Apollo 11 Space Mission".

Vocabulary:

Materials: 

• FOSSweb eBook

• PDF Text Pages

• "Apollo 11 Space Mission" Reading Frame

The Activities:

• Students will read and apply their knowledge to complete the reading frame on "Apollo 11 Space Mission".

• Enrichment:

• Online virtual activities and explorations

wednesday, march 22nd, 2023

Objectives: 

• I can.... understand how the moon was formed.

Vocabulary:

• satellite

• gravity

• reflected

• lunar cycle

• phase

• new moon

Materials: 

• FOSSweb eBook

• PDF Text Pages

• Pages 31-36 " How Did Earth's Moon Form?" & "Changing Moon"

• Bill Nye "The Moon"

•  (24.5 Minutes) and discuss. (Take quiz individually or do as a class together?)

The Activities:

• We will read/listen to "How Did Earth's Moon Form" and "Changing Moon" together as a class.

• Students will watch" The Moon" to gain an understanding of how the moon was formed and to learn other facts. Discussion will follow.

thursday, march 23rd, 2023

Objectives: 

• I can... understand how the shape of the moon changes over 4 weeks.

Vocabulary:

moon phase names

lunar cycle

satellite

Materials: 

• Investigation 2, Part 3: Phases of the Moon FOSSweb Video

• FOSSweb eBook pages 38-42 "Lunar Cycle"

The Activities:

• Watch Investigation 2, Part 3: Phases of the Moon FOSSweb Video (18 Minutes) and discuss.

• Read/Listen to Pages 38-42 in textbook "Lunar Cycle" to discuss the moon phases as a class.

• Enrichment:

• Visit and explore https://moon.nasa.gov/

• Interactive Moon Phases: https://pbslm-contrib.s3.amazonaws.com/WGBH/buac19/buac19-int-earthsunmoon35model/index.html

friday, march 24th, 2023

Objectives: 

Vocabulary:

Materials: 

• Scholastic Super Science

Activities:

Week 10

monday, march 27th, 2023

Objectives: 

• I can complete one of the following projects to demonstrate my understanding of the moon. These are some ideas, but if you have something else you would like to do, please feel free to try other ways to share your information. As long as you are answering the questions on the rubric, is what really matters. Due to some working from home, a Google Slide presentation would be easy to share, a poster, or pictures of what you completed can be shared easily too. Videos are certainly an option too, by recording with a phone or your Chromebook. I can apply what I learned about the shape and changes of the moon over its full lunar cycle

Vocabulary:

• moon phase names

• lunar cycle

• orbit

• eclipse

Materials: 

• Rubric attached to Google Classroom: 

• Other materials will depend on student choices from the rubric

The Activities:

• Students will work on one of 9 choices from the attached rubric independently or with a partner.

Tuesday or wednesday, March 28th or 29th

Objectives: 

• I can complete one of the following projects to demonstrate my understanding of the moon. These are some ideas, but if you have something else you would like to do, please feel free to try other ways to share your information. As long as you are answering the questions on the rubric, is what really matters. Due to some working from home, a Google Slide presentation would be easy to share, a poster, or pictures of what you completed can be shared easily too. Videos are certainly an option too, by recording with a phone or your Chromebook. I can apply what I learned about the shape and changes of the moon over its full lunar cycle

Vocabulary:

• moon phase names

• lunar cycle

• orbit

• eclipse

Materials: 

• Rubric attached to Google Classroom

• Other materials will depend on student choices from the rubric

The Activities:

• Students will work on one of 9 choices from the attached rubric independently or with a partner.

thursday, March 30th, 2023

Objectives: 

• I can complete one of the following projects to demonstrate my understanding of the moon. These are some ideas, but if you have something else you would like to do, please feel free to try other ways to share your information. As long as you are answering the questions on the rubric, is what really matters. Due to some working from home, a Google Slide presentation would be easy to share, a poster, or pictures of what you completed can be shared easily too. Videos are certainly an option too, by recording with a phone or your Chromebook. I can apply what I learned about the shape and changes of the moon over its full lunar cycle

Materials: 

• Rubric attached to Google Classroom

• Other materials will depend on student choices from the rubric

The Activities:

• Students will work on one of 9 choices from the attached rubric independently or with a partner.

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Objectives: 

• I can present a project of my choice to demonstrate understanding of the phases of the moon and present to the class to include facts about all phases of the moon AND the number of days (or date) for each phase.

Materials: 

• Moon Phases Choice Chart

• Other materials will vary based on the choices students will make.

• Chrome Books

• Earth and Moon text as a reference

The Activities:

• Students will present their moon projects.

• Rubrics will be turned in and used for assessment as they present their projects.