Science Enrichment

Week of January 6-10, 2020

Kindergarten/Young 5’s

“STEM Challenge”-(Building a strong house for the three little pigs.)

I can build a house out of the provided materials (kit materials, legos, straws, blocks, etc…)that won’t blow down when a blow dryer blows on it.

I can orally explain what worked or needs improvement.

Vocabulary:  STEM, imagine, plan, build, teamwork, improve

First Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of light reflecting by experimenting with mirrors and flashlights to observe what happens when objects reflect light.

I can write and draw to explain what happened when light was reflected off the mirror (label and use arrows in drawing).

Sentence Stem: 

When I flashed the light on the mirror_______________________________________.

I learned that reflect means_________________.

Vocabulary:  light waves, reflect

PS4.B  Electromagnetic Radiation

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Third Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of various climates by color coding a world map according to climate zones(Polar/cold, Temperate,Warm, Tropical) and picking a place I would travel to for the climate.

I can draw or write to explain what I should pack and wear if I was traveling to ________________.

Sentence Stems:

The different climate zones are_______________________.

If I could pick a climate to live in, it would be _________________ 

Because_________________________________________.

I would pack_____________________________.

I would wear______________________________________.

Vocabulary:  climate zones, Polar, Temperate, Tropical, Arid, Mediterranean, Tundra

Fourth Grade

I can demonstrate knowledge of waves by observing waves being created with a jump rope and slinky to explain wavelength and amplitude.

I can draw an example of a wave and label the wavelength and amplitude of the wave.

Vocabulary:  waves, wavelength, amplitude, energy, motion

PS4.C  Wave Properties

Fifth Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of Earth’s patterns of day, night and seasons by creating line graphs that show a years worth of data about length of sunlight and the sun’s angel.

I can explain and answer questions about the patterns I observed from the data in my graph and how it helps me understand why Earth has day and nights, and seasons.

Vocabulary:  rotation, revolve, orbit, seasons, axis, patterns, line graph

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