Content/Units
This page will give you insight as to what we will be exploring this school year through the different units we cover. Feel free to refer to this page during the school year.
FALL
week 1- This week begins with a brief introduction/review of Science safety tools and rules.
week 2- We will review process skills such as observing, predicting, inferring, and classifying as well as the scientific method. Then, we will have our first science experiment of the year!!
week 3- We begin to study matter: what is matter, how do the particles behave, classifying matter...
week 4- We continue with properties of matter by focusing on magnetism and density. We will also review for our first big quiz. Students will receive study guides on Friday (10/6/17) and will be walked through an organizational process to help them prepare. Students will be guided in class for the first 2-3 quiz preps and then will implement study aides/routines that work best for their needs. Quizzes will always be announced at least a week ahead of time (except this first time). After the first few test preps with me, they will also get the study guide at least a week ahead of time as well.
week 5- What are mixtures and solutions? This week we look at the similarities/differences between mixtures and solutions as well as how to separate them.
week 6- We will explore energy in its different forms. This week includes potential/kinetic energy, light, heat, sound...
2nd 9 weeks
week 1- Energy continues with a focus on sound and electricity. As we explore electricity over the next 2 weeks, students will create circuits with different components & schematic drawings, and identify whether circuits will work and if not explain how to fix the circuit.
week 2- We keep creating circuits as well as evaluating proper/improper circuits and how to modify them so that they will work.
week 3- This week ends our focus on energy by exploring force and friction.
week 4/5- We start the week by sharing our fabulous science fair projects. Then, we start a new unit. Over the next few weeks we will study soil, its properties, and water retention.
week 6/7- This week we begin to look at the layers of the earth and how the earth's surface changes.
3rd 9 weeks
week 1-2- We begin our study of natural resources by classifying natural resources as renewable/non-renewable, what are fossil fuels and how are they made, conservation: the three R's- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and we end the unit with a fossil project.
week 3-4 The sun is the star of the week as we explore what causes day/night/seasons/shadows. We observe what causes shadows to change shape based on the position of the light source.
week 5- We transition to focusing on the moon, particularly, the different moon phases, tides and eclipses.
week 6- First, we will look at weather vocabulary, tools, and the different types of clouds.
week 7- We will review our map skills by reading and then creating our own weather maps. Groups will work together to choose weather symbols, create a map key, add information to the map, and create leveled questions for their classmates to answer by using the map they created.
week 8-9- We review attributes of the sun and introduce its role in the water cycle; the water cycle is not a new concept, however, transpiration as a step may be. We wrap up the water cycle be creating products that show what we know in different ways.
4th 9 weeks
week 1-2- We start examining plants and their parts. We will dissect flowers in class to learn about, find, and identify the different parts of a flowers and their functions.
week 3- We focus on life cycles. What is complete or incomplete metamorphosis? What are the stages of the butterfly and frog life cycles?
week 4- We move our focus to food chains/webs, the different roles organisms play in those chains/webs/, how certain factors affect organisms which then affect the chain/web and therefore the ecosystem it is part of.
week 5- This week will get us ready to end our unit on food chains/webs.
week 6- We prepare for our next dissection! Students will learn about the heart, its parts, and its role in the circulatory system.
week 7-9 We begin to study and learn about animal adaptations, physical vs. behavioral adaptations, and inherited vs. learned traits.
STEMscopes: We will be using supplemental resources in class to support our science learning. Sometimes we will use these resources as in class assignments, for homework, or for extra review before a quiz. For the online portion, we will use this STEMscopes link and work on the online assignments/quiz reviews. Your login info. will be given to you by your science teacher.
To login, FIRST, be sure to change the school to Hunters Creek from the drop down. THEN type your username and password. It's simpler now.
This page will give you insight as to what we will be exploring this school year through the different units we cover. Feel free to refer to this page during the school year.
FALL
week 1- This week begins with a brief introduction/review of Science safety tools and rules.
week 2- We will review process skills such as observing, predicting, inferring, and classifying as well as the scientific method. Then, we will have our first science experiment of the year!!
week 3- We begin to study matter: what is matter, how do the particles behave, classifying matter...
week 4- We continue with properties of matter by focusing on magnetism and density. We will also review for our first big quiz. Students will receive study guides on Friday (10/6/17) and will be walked through an organizational process to help them prepare. Students will be guided in class for the first 2-3 quiz preps and then will implement study aides/routines that work best for their needs. Quizzes will always be announced at least a week ahead of time (except this first time). After the first few test preps with me, they will also get the study guide at least a week ahead of time as well.
week 5- What are mixtures and solutions? This week we look at the similarities/differences between mixtures and solutions as well as how to separate them.
week 6- We will explore energy in its different forms. This week includes potential/kinetic energy, light, heat, sound...
2nd 9 weeks
week 1- Energy continues with a focus on sound and electricity. As we explore electricity over the next 2 weeks, students will create circuits with different components & schematic drawings, and identify whether circuits will work and if not explain how to fix the circuit.
week 2- We keep creating circuits as well as evaluating proper/improper circuits and how to modify them so that they will work.
week 3- This week ends our focus on energy by exploring force and friction.
week 4/5- We start the week by sharing our fabulous science fair projects. Then, we start a new unit. Over the next few weeks we will study soil, its properties, and water retention.
week 6/7- This week we begin to look at the layers of the earth and how the earth's surface changes.
3rd 9 weeks
week 1-2- We begin our study of natural resources by classifying natural resources as renewable/non-renewable, what are fossil fuels and how are they made, conservation: the three R's- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and we end the unit with a fossil project.
week 3-4 The sun is the star of the week as we explore what causes day/night/seasons/shadows. We observe what causes shadows to change shape based on the position of the light source.
week 5- We transition to focusing on the moon, particularly, the different moon phases, tides and eclipses.
week 6- First, we will look at weather vocabulary, tools, and the different types of clouds.
week 7- We will review our map skills by reading and then creating our own weather maps. Groups will work together to choose weather symbols, create a map key, add information to the map, and create leveled questions for their classmates to answer by using the map they created.
week 8-9- We review attributes of the sun and introduce its role in the water cycle; the water cycle is not a new concept, however, transpiration as a step may be. We wrap up the water cycle be creating products that show what we know in different ways.
4th 9 weeks
week 1-2- We start examining plants and their parts. We will dissect flowers in class to learn about, find, and identify the different parts of a flowers and their functions.
week 3- We focus on life cycles. What is complete or incomplete metamorphosis? What are the stages of the butterfly and frog life cycles?
week 4- We move our focus to food chains/webs, the different roles organisms play in those chains/webs/, how certain factors affect organisms which then affect the chain/web and therefore the ecosystem it is part of.
week 5- This week will get us ready to end our unit on food chains/webs.
week 6- We prepare for our next dissection! Students will learn about the heart, its parts, and its role in the circulatory system.
week 7-9 We begin to study and learn about animal adaptations, physical vs. behavioral adaptations, and inherited vs. learned traits.
STEMscopes: We will be using supplemental resources in class to support our science learning. Sometimes we will use these resources as in class assignments, for homework, or for extra review before a quiz. For the online portion, we will use this STEMscopes link and work on the online assignments/quiz reviews. Your login info. will be given to you by your science teacher.
To login, FIRST, be sure to change the school to Hunters Creek from the drop down. THEN type your username and password. It's simpler now.