Science Enrichment

Young 5’s

I can use a balance scale to observe and compare heavy and light items.

I can sort heavy and light pictures by cutting and glueing them into the correct column.

Vocabulary:  heavy, light, balance scale

Kindergarten

“Lego Boats”- STEM Activity

Day 1

I can build a boat out of legos and test to see how many pennies it can hold before sinking.

I can draw a plan of my first attempt of a lego boat, and then plan a second drawing with improvements from the first and orally explain using sentence stems.

Sentence Stems:

My first boat __________________________.

My second boat I will ____________________________.

Vocabulary:  STEM, sink, float

First Grade

“Reflection Day”

I can answer questions on brainpop jr quizzes about the moon.

I can draw and write to explain how the sun, Earth and moon all move.

Vocabulary:  Sun, Earth, Moon, rotate, spin, revolve, orbit

Second Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of the layers of the Earth by reading a book about the layers and creating a model drawing of the layers.

I can draw, label,  and orally explain the different layers of the Earth.

Sentence Stems:

The layers of the Earth are _____________________________.

We live on the ________________________ layer.

Vocabulary: Earth layers, inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Third Grade

I can demonstrate knowledge of animal habitats by matching animals to their correct habitat and explaining why I think they belong there.

I can write to explain why I matched an animal to a certain habitat.

Sentence Stems:  

__________ belongs in the ___________ habitat.

I think this because __________________________________________.

Vocabulary:  habitat, physical characteristics, organisms, survival, environment

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Fourth Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of Earth’s history by analyzing fossils/sedimentary rocks and putting together a rock layer puzzle to see what it tells us about Earth.

I can orally explain what fossils and rock layers can tell us about Earth’s history.

Sentence Stems:

Fossils and rock layers can tell us ____________________________________.

I learned that the oldest layer of rock is _________________ and the newest is ___________________________.

Vocabulary:  rock layers, sedimentary rock, fossils, organisms

Fifth Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of Earth’s spheres (Geosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere) and how they work together as a system by playing a board game with various questions about Earth’s spheres.

I can orally explain the different spheres and how they interact while answering questions during the game in my group.