Science
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Science Units
STUDY GUIDES
4.1 Scientific Methods
4.2 Life Processes - plants
4.3 Life Processes - animals
4.4 Weather
4.5 Solar System
4.6 Earth, Moon & Sun
4.7 Oceans
4.8 VA Natural Resources
5.1 Scientific Methods
5.2 Energy
5.3 Force and Energy
5.4 Electricity
5.5 Sound
5.6 Light
5.7 Matter
5.8 Earth
5.9 Earth Resources
It's all around you...it is everything that takes up space...MATTER. However, all matter is composed of microscopic atoms. Inside these atoms are even smaller particles (electrons, protons, neutrons).
Matter
(SOL 5.7)
-matter video
-SOL pass matter study guide
-SOL pass review (username/password: hines)
Scale the Universe: http://scaleofuniverse.com/
Physical changes interactive: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/states-of-matter-basics/latest/states-of-matter-basics_en.html
Research more:
particles moving in solids, liquids, and gases: https://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/liquids/character.html
build an atom: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/build-an-atom/latest/build-an-atom_en.html
learn about atoms from our very own Jefferson Lab: https://education.jlab.org/indexpages/
tour an atom: https://pbslm contrib.s3.amazonaws.com/WGBH/arct15/SimBucket/Simulations/chemthink-atomicstructure/content/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZT7xO5KN4&t=23s
SOL 5.2 Sound Key Words: https://www.lcps.org/cms/lib/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/7838/sound%20study%20guide.pdf
Sound review SOL 5.2
-SOL pass study guide -Vocab study guide
-SOL pass review (username/password: hines)
-Quizlet review -Vocabulary matching
SOL review: http://www.solpass.org/sci4.html
Jeopardy: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/va-sol-5-3
Light bending: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/bending-light
Color vision:https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/color-vision
Wave simulator: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-interference
Weather forecasting
make an anemometer
make a barometer
make a rain gauge
Turtle Diary Weather Report game
Weather study guide
SOL pass study guide
NSSL storm research
Physics of coasters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8pJiV44hVM
Motion SOL 4.2
-motion video
-SOL pass motion study guide
-SOL pass review (username/password: hines)
-motion jeopardy
Research the importance of understanding laws of motion when designing a roller coaster:
Biography of Sir Isaac Newton: https://www.famousscientists.org/isaac-newton/
Quizizz Review: quizizz.com/join/quiz/5e4c48bee17e31001bbd63ef/start?from=soloLinkShare&startSource=linkForce video: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-and-motion/force-and-motion.htm
Virtual labs:
Jeopardy: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/science-sol-42-review-game
Study guide:
http://www.solpass.org/science4-5/energy/motion-standards.html?section=study-1
Before trying this experiment, research various airplane designs!
https://www.foldnfly.com/#/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2 (THE CONTROL PLANE WILL BE THE BASIC DART)
https://www.starnetlibraries.org/uncategorized/paper-airplane-challenge/
Research to learn more about the light zones as we descend to the ocean floor!
https://ocean.si.edu/ecosystems/deep-sea/zones-open-ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwVNkfCov1k
Jeopardy game https://jeopardylabs.com/play/rocks-sol-5-7
Study guide (p. 1-2.5) http://www.solpass.org/science4-5/earth-space/print/earth-standards-print.pdf?section=study-13
study guide (p. 1-3.5) https://www.lcps.org/cms/lib/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/7838/Earth%20Science%20Study%20Guide.pdf
Quizziz practice: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/566edd5df41789be18824cba/the-rock-cycle
Plate tectonics and continental drift:
study guide (p. 2.5-3)
study guide (p. 3.5-6)
Simulate orbiting: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/gravity-and-orbits
Reasons for seasons: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/
http://d3tt741pwxqwm0.cloudfront.net/WGBH/npls13/npls13_int_seasons/index.html
Crash Course- Seasons: https://safeyoutube.net/w/FhDB
Interactive seasons:
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/seasons_interactive.html
Interactive moon phases:
https://www.edumedia-sciences.com/en/media/606-moon-phases
Tides caused by the moon: https://scijinks.gov/tides/
Moon phases memory: matchthememory.com/BESLclass
Cells are the basic units of all biotic (living) organisms.
View various cells by clicking here or explore cells in our body.
Explore the cell structure (parts) and functions (jobs) here or here.
Study guide, practice questions, and jeopardy practice.
Life Cycle Review
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/life_cycle/frog_lifecycle.htm
butterfly time lapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AUeM8MbaIk
frog time lapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAcwjWi6I9Y
Living Systems
Interactive food chain games: http://interactivesites.weebly.com/food-chains.html
Aquatic food web: http://coolclassroom.org/cool_windows/home.html
Create your own food web and see which organisms can survive 12 days: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/plum14.sci.life.feeddingo/feed-the-dingo-an-ecosystem-game/
Nearpod lesson about human impact on ecosystems: https://nearpod.com/ code: JTHIR
Living Systems study guides:
http://www.solpass.org/science4-5/life/print/eco4-5standards.pdf?section=study-4
http://blogs.glnd.k12.va.us/cjohnston/files/2014/12/ecosystems-study-guide.pdf
Learn more about niches and competition: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/ecology/community-ecosystem-ecology/a/niches-competition
The basics in three NOVA simulations: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/tdc02_int_methusweb/
Photosynthesis video (use growth mindset to hear the how electrons move within chloroplasts in plant cells): https://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/click/photosynthesis/
Interactive (go inside the cell, into the chloroplasts, and help the electrons move through the process): https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/PhotoRespgames/photointeractivehtml5page.html
Photosynthesis: http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/311/deploy/interface.swf
Study guide (SOL 4.4): http://www.solpass.org/science4-5/life/standards/plants-standards.html?section=study-3
Jeopardy Review: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/sol-4-4-plants
Quizizz Review: quizizz.com/join/quiz/5df77d6bd29cf8001b719fa7/start?from=soloLinkShare&startSource=link
Plants review (SOL 4.4)
-photosynthesis video
-SOLpass study guide
-SOL pass review (username/password: hines)
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