Unit Objectives:

• Science is the process of learning about the natural world through observation and experimentation.

• The more evidence we have about a theory the more confident we are about it.

• You must be willing to change your mind based on new evidence.

• Many things around us appear to be science but are not.

Unit Objectives:

• Fossil fuels are sources of energy made from prehistoric plants and animals.

• Non-renewable energy comes from sources that could eventually run out.

• Renewable energy comes from sources that can be easily replenished.

• Renewable energy includes sunlight, wind and water power.

Unit 2, Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Lab Materials:

Teacher Lab Materials: none required

Student Lab Materials: none required, there is an optional activity where students can create a water wheel, but they would collect their own resources for this.

Additional supplies such as paper and coloring supplies may be required for regular lessons.

Unit Objectives:

• Energy is the ability to make things happen.

• A moving object transfers energy when it comes in contact with another object.

• Making an object faster or heavier results in more energy transfer.

• In a collision, some energy is converted into sound and heat.

Unit 3, Collisions Lab Materials:

Teacher Lab Materials: a sample of student materials to model with

Student Lab Materials: one paper towel roll that has been cut in half to create a ramp, two small marbles (different colors), one large marble, Small sticky note flags, Wet erase marker

Additional supplies such as paper and coloring supplies may be required for regular lessons.

Unit Objectives:

• Animals form groups to defend themselves.

• Animal Group Behavior can involve a few animals or thousands.

• Groups can help animals get food.

Unit Objectives:

• A pattern of motion is the repeated process of an object moving.

• Patterns of motion can be used to make predictions.

• When one surface rubs against another we get friction.

• Friction slows things down.

Unit Objectives:

• Waves are one way energy is moved from place to place.

• Amplitude is the height of the wave.

• Wavelength is the distance between wave peaks.

• The sound we hear is a type of wave that travels through the air.