Topics: Parts of Plants, Build a Flower
Individual
brainpopjr: Parts of a Plant or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Nd4LPFxBU
video: time lapse
song: plant parts
1. draw a plant in the journal
2. make a play-doh flower
3. go get plant outside and examine w magnifier, draw a picture
2. Topics: What Plants Need and Engineering Design of a Plant Shelter
Groups of two
brainpopjr: plant life cycle or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkFPyue5X3Q
video: What Plants Need
song: Needs of a Plant
phenomena: Seed to Flower
print explore sheet, put answers in journal, use cardboard sheet to perform wind test
3. Topics: Structure and Function of Flowers
Groups of two
phenomena: Flowers start at :50
Angiosperms reproduce using flowers and fruiting bodies. Gymnosperms reproduce using cones. not all have flowers!
4. Topic: Where Plants Grow
Groups of two
video: Biomes
do plant picture sorting exercise
use floor Biome jigsaw puzzles
5. Topic: A Desert Home
Groups of two
brainpopjr: Desert or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaZKEc59g1w
video: desert animals
bingo: Animals
desert jigsaw puzzles
make a desert scene with Play-doh
6. Topic: Weights/Lengths
Groups of two
Circle longest item
Circle heaviest item
Measure to nearest inch
Measure w gram weights
7. Topic: BeeBot Robot Activity
Individual
Emulator to become familiar with instructions
video: Plant Leaf
chart: Leaf Identification
8. Topic: Energy From the Sun Warms the Earth
Groups of two
video: Power of the Sun's Energy
video: all about the sun
brainpopjr: Temperature or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNMoyXL3Ezo
Temperature exercise
get ice, thermometers
9. Topic: Sun warms Earth’s Surfaces
Groups of two or three
video: Land and Water
experiments on heat absorption
monitor temperature change
10. Topic: Water Cycle & Temperature
Groups
brainpopjr: Water Cycle or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B77sebHmfdk
video: Water Cycle
art: track temperature and precipitation
print water cycle coloring handout
Make Clouds in a Jar Part 2
A jar
A match
A balloon for top + ice
Warm water
A flashlight
11. Topic: Wind Energy
Individual
video: NASA wind
brainpop: Wind
video: what causes wind demonstration
cranked flashlight
12. Topic: Tops
Groups of two
video: top championship
13. Topic: Day and Night
Groups of two
song: Day and Night
worksheet: Day and Night
Brainpopjr: Moon or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6MCtB752AE
Use an Earth/Moon/Sun model and a flashlight to illustrate day/night, moon phases, and how moon can be seen during the day
Moon Phases gibbous means hump-backed
Have the kids cut out the moons, mix them up, then put them back in the right order, starting with the full moon
earth/moon orbit/rotate counter-clockwise
14. Topic: Patterns of the Sun and Seasons
Individual
Brainpopjr: Seasons or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UXnIlBtTsY
Use an Earth/Moon/Sun model and a flashlight to illustrate how the sun affects the seasons
Teachers bookmark the following website on kids computers; kids bring computers to lab
Weather Data explore and discuss local temperature versus other locations kids have lived
Click on map to show world map, point out opposite temperature between north/south hemispheres
Use Seasons handout to draw the four seasons, list season-specific words, write a sentence.
15. Topic: Properties and States of Matter, Solids and Liquids and Gases
Individual
brainpopjr: Changing States of Matter or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wclY8F-UoTE
dance: states of matter
6 Mystery Balloons
water soap beans marbles air helium
get a helium balloon at store
16. Topic: Magnets
Groups of two
18. Topic: Pushes and Pulls
Groups of two
brainpopjr: Push and Pull
brainpopjr: Inches and Feet
Students use tape measure to determine distance traveled by LEGO-built car.
20. Topic: Solar System
Individual
brainpopjr: Solar System
video: solar system
video: Mars rover
song: solar system
handout: heavenly objects
cards: planets
paper plate planets
21. Topic: Career Connections
Individual
Women in Astronomy Hidden Figures
Use hand lens for differences/similarities among pictures
Creating Moon Craters Activity
Math Activity
22. Topic: Outer Space
Groups of two
song: Outer Space
video: Constellations
cards: Use a Star Deck
build constellations w straws
use construction paper as backing/stars
23. Topic: Animals
Groups of two
video: Animals
activity: copy and paste
activity: build LEGO or clay animals
24. Topic: Forms of Energy
Groups of two
video: forms of energy
activity: forms of energy
activity: where does energy come from
activity: heat experiment
25. Topic: Light Energy
Groups of two
Brainpopjr: Light
activity: light experiments
demonstrate light separation with a prism, use mirrors and flashlight to redirect light around the lab
26. Topic: Sound Energy
Groups of two
video: Sound
make waves with a long rope, listen to two different tuning forks
stretch balloon on top of jar, sprinkle with sugar, touch edge with a tuning fork
demonstrate Google Blob Opera
Let kids experiment with Chrome Music Lab