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We are so lucky! In Science, we team up with the 3rd grade class! Every afternoon from 2:45-3:30 we create mixed 2nd/3rd grade groups. Mrs. Reitz and I have created four-six week units of study. After the unit is over, we change groups and topics. Here is what we will be learning!
Investigating Matter
What are physical properties of matter?
What are solids, liquids, and gases?
How can matter be measured?
What are physical changes?
What are chemical changes?
Exploring Energy and Forces
How is energy stored?
How does energy move?
How can energy be changed?
What is heat?
Why does thermal energy move?
How is temperature measured?
How do forces cause motion?
What is work?
What are simple machines?
Read:
Newton and Me by Lynne Mayer
Wired ( on Tumblebooks e-library)
Cycles on Earth and in Space
Where is water found on Earth?
What is the water cycle?
What is weather?
How are weather conditions measured?
What is a weather map?
What is the solar system?
What causes Earth's seasons?
How do the moon and earth interact?
Earth's Land
What are minerals and rocks?
How do rocks form?
What are fossils?
What are landforms?
What are slow land form changes?
What are rapid land form changes?
How do soils form?
How do soils differ?
How can we conserve soil?
What are resources?
What are the different kinds of resources?
How can we conserve Earth's resources?
Videos for this unit:
#666 Rocks and Minerals: How We Identify Them
#667 Rocks and Minerals
#2256 All About Weathering and Erosion
Read: Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Balor
Plants and Animals
What is a plant?
What is a simple plant?
What kinds of plants have seeds?
How do plants make food?
What is an animal?
What are mammals?
What are amphibians, fish, and reptiles?
How do animals behave?
What is extinction?
Plants and Animals Interact
What are ecosystems?
What are forest ecosystems?
What are desert ecosystems?
What are water ecosystems?
How do animals get food?
What are food chains?
What are food webs?
Food Web/Food Chain Powerpoint
Human Body
Organs and functions of the following systems:
Nervous
Circulatory
Respiratory
Digestive
Excretory
Skeletal http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/skeleton/Skeleton_game_1.htm
Muscular
Videos for this unit:
#0306 Cells and What They Do
#0305 The Cell-Structure Unit of Life
#1150 The Brain
#1157 Respiration
#1152 Digestive (Body Works Series)
Animal Habitats
Desert, rainforest, forest, tundra
Bat Research
Hippo Research
http://moray.ml.duke.edu/projects/hippos/CommonMap.html (map where hippos are located)
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/hippopotamus.html (fun facts)
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