Science Enrichment

Young 5’s and Kindergarten

I can color, cut and sort clothes by the season you would wear.

I can orally explain a season and what I would wear and why?

Sentence Stems:

In Summer I wear__________________ because it is _________.

In the winter I wear______________ because it is__________.

Vocabulary: Seasons, Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, clothes, hot, cold, freezing, warm, cool, temperature

First Grade -Mystery Science -Why is Snow the Color White?

Part 1

I can demonstrate knowledge about why snow appears to look  white by creating a snowflake out of wax paper in a Mystery Science Experiment.

I can write or orally explain why snow appears to look white.

Vocabulary:  transparent, translucent, opaque, light, appears

Second Grade

I can demonstrate knowledge of where water is found on Earth by using a globe to identify how much of Earth is actually water and where water is found.

I can answer questions about Earth’s water and color a world map to show water and land masses.

Vocabulary:  water, fresh water, frozen water, map, ocean, river, lake, pond, stream, glacier, landform

Third Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of weather and climate by creating a flap book that describes weather and climate(Polar-very cold, Temperate-warm and cold, or Tropical-warm/hot).

I can write and draw to explain what climate I would prefer to live in and why.

Vocabulary:  weather, climate, Polar, Temperate, Tropical

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Fourth Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of how sound is made by exploring with tuning forks, objects in canisters shaken, and prior knowledge of waves.

I can write to explain how sound is made.

Sentence Stem:

Sound is made when ______________________________________

Vocabulary:  waves, amplitude, frequency, sound, wavelength, vibration

Fifth Grade

Focus Questions:  What is the motion of Earth in space? and Why doesn’t Earth fly off into space?

Content Objective:  I can demonstrate application of how Earth and other planets stay in orbit by using my prior knowledge of Newton’s First Law of Motion using a ball(Earth) attached to a string(Gravitational force), and my hand (Sun) model to predict the following:  what will happen when the ball is twirled above the head,  if the ball(Earth) had more speed than the Gravity pulling on it,  and if the ball (Earth) traveled at a slower speed.

Language Objective:  I can write and draw(with labels) to explain why Earth and other planets stay in orbit around the sun.

Reflection- Sentence Stems:

The Earth and other planets stay in  orbit around the sun because ______________________________ .

The ball and string model demonstrated this  by ____________________________________________.

*For Drawing-    Draw and label the Sun, the Earth, and use arrows to show gravitational force, and the path Earth is traveling.

**Challenge**:  Why do you think the moon orbits Earth?

Vocabulary:  orbit, elliptical, motion,  rotation, axis, revolution, force,balanced force, unbalanced force, gravitational force

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