Weedman Grade 5 Science Marshall Middle School

Marshall Middle School

Grade 5 Science Teacher: Nadine Weedman

Month Content Skills Assessment Resources September Scientific Inquiry Scientific Inquiry Scientific Inquiry Scientific Inquiry 2008 •Why is curiosity a good quality? •Perform various controlled •Various experiments using a step-by- •Websites experiments using inquiry step plan •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Penny experiment •Experiment Process Sheet Scientific Method Scientific Method •Paper Project •Observation •Relate inquiries to the scientific •Paper Project changing a variable •Question and Hypothesis method •Tower Power Scientific Method •Experiment •Memorize the process •Straw birds •Scientific Method Sheet •Conclusion •Formulate a hypothesis •Paper Airplanes •Websites • •Teacher observation •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Experiment Process Sheet Animal Diversity •Animal Traits Animal Diversity Scientific Method •Animal Adaptations •Explore how to classify animals. •Scientific Method Process Sheet Animal Diversity •Describe observable characteristics •Various experiments using a step-by- •Websites of vertebrates and invertebrates. step plan •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Classify animals by using a key. •Paper Project •Graphic Organizers website/book •Explore how animals adapt to their •Walls Project environment. •Teacher observation •Compare and contrast various forms of animal adaptations. Animal Diversity •Understand that certain •Lesson quizzes characteristics are inherited. •Chapter test •Describe the impact of hybridization •Lesson outlines and vocabulary and crossbreeding on animal diversity. •Graphic organizers • •Teacher observations October Animal Diversity Animal Diversity Animal Diversity Animal Diversity 2008 •Animal Traits •Explore how to classify animals. •Lesson quizzes •Websites •Animal Adaptations •Describe observable characteristics •Chapter test •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text of vertebrates and invertebrates. •Lesson outlines and vocabulary •Graphic Organizers website/book •Classify animals by using a key. •Graphic organizers •Explore how animals adapt to their •Teacher observations environment. Food Chains and Food Webs Food Chains and Food Webs •Compare and contrast various forms Food Chains and Food Webs •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Food Chains of animal adaptations. •Food Chain Model •Websites •Food Webs •Understand that certain •Food Web Model •Discovery Works characteristics are inherited. •Interactions Among Living Things •Graphic Organizers •Describe the impact of hybridization www.curriculummapper.com 1 of 7 Weedman Grade 5 Science Marshall Middle School Month Content Skills Assessment Resources Biomes and crossbreeding on animal diversity. Biomes Biomes •Tundra • •Biome shoebox •Websites •Taiga •Chapter review •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Tropical Rain Forest •Chapter test •Computers used for powerpoint •Grassland Food Chains and Food Webs •Powerpoint presentations presentations •Desert •Differentiate between food chains •Biome foldable •Biome shoebox rubric •Deciduous Forest and food webs •Powerpoint presentation rubric •Recognize the importance of the • food chain •Recognize the similarities and differences pertaining to food chains and food webs •Construct a food chain and a food web •

Biomes •Differentiate between the 6 various biomes •Compare similarities between biomes •Contrast between biomes •Recognize and explain the various animals and plantlife living in each biome

November Scientific Inquiry Scientific Inquiry Scientific Inquiry Scientific Inquiry 2008 •Why is curiosity a good quality? •Perform various controlled • Various experiments using a step-by- • Websites experiments using inquiry step plan •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text • •Paper Project •Experiment Process Sheet Scientific Method Scientific Method •Tower Power • Observation • Relate inquiries to the scientific •Straw Birds •Question and Hypothesis method •Paper Airplanes Scientific Method • Experiment •Memorize the process •Teacher observation • Scientific Method Sheet •Conclusion •Formulate a hypothesis •Websites • Scientific Method •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text Animal Diversity • Scientific Method Process Sheet •Experiment Process Sheet •Animal Traits •Various experiments using a step-by- •Animal Adaptations Animal Diversity step plan •Explore how to classify animals. •Paper Project Animal Diversity •Describe observable characteristics •Walls Project •Websites www.curriculummapper.com 2 of 7 Weedman Grade 5 Science Marshall Middle School Month Content Skills Assessment Resources of vertebrates and invertebrates. •Teacher observation •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Classify animals by using a key. •Graphic Organizers website/book •Explore how animals adapt to their environment. Animal Diversity •Compare and contrast various forms •Lesson quizzes of animal adaptations. •Chapter test •Understand that certain •Lesson outlines and vocabulary characteristics are inherited. •Graphic organizers •Describe the impact of hybridization •Teacher observations and crossbreeding on animal diversity. • December Animal Diversity Animal Diversity Animal Diversity Animal Diversity 2008 •Animal Traits •Explore how to classify animals. •Lesson quizzes •Websites •Animal Adaptations •Describe observable characteristics •Chapter test •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text of vertebrates and invertebrates. •Lesson outlines and vocabulary •Graphic Organizers website/book •Classify animals by using a key. •Graphic organizers •Explore how animals adapt to their •Teacher observations Food Chains and Food Webs Food Chains and Food Webs environment. •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Food Chains •Compare and contrast various forms •Websites •Food Webs of animal adaptations. Food Chains and Food Webs •Discovery Works •Understand that certain •Food Chain Model •Graphic Organizers characteristics are inherited. •Food Web Model •Describe the impact of hybridization •Food Chain and Food Webs and crossbreeding on animal diversity. worksheet •

Food Chains and Food Webs •Differentiate between food chains and food webs •Recognize the importance of the food chain •Recognize the similarities and differences pertaining to food chains and food webs •Construct a food chain and a food web • January Biomes Biomes Biomes Biomes 2009 •Tundra •Differentiate between the 6 various •Biome shoebox •Websites www.curriculummapper.com 3 of 7 Weedman Grade 5 Science Marshall Middle School Month Content Skills Assessment Resources •Taiga biomes •Chapter review •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Tropical Rain Forest •Compare similarities between 6 •Chapter test •Computers used for powerpoint •Grassland various biomes •Powerpoint presentations presentations •Desert •Contrast between 6 various biomes •Biome foldable •Powerpoint presentation rubric •Deciduous Forest •Recognize and explain the various •Biome shoebox rubric animals and plantlife living in each Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and biome MInerals Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and •Stalactite/stalagmite experiment MIneral MInerals Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and •Chapter 7 Lesson 1 quiz •Weathering MInerals •Chapter review-Jeopardy •Websites/slides •Erosion •Explore forces that build Earth's •Chapter test •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Geology landforms •Volcanoes •Stalactite/stalagmite experiment •Landforms •Compare the effect of forces that (baking soda, jars, paper towels, water, •Classifying Rocks build Earth's landforms yarn) •Soil •Examine the effects of weathering •Bill Nye video and erosion •Sharon Root~speaker on Recycling •Identify geologic forces on other bodies of the solar system •Explore ways to classify rocks •Compare and contrast properties and uses of rocks •Define soil as a resource with many properties •Trace the steps of the rock cycle, including human-made rocks • February Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and 2009 MInerals MInerals MInerals MInerals •Weathering •Explore forces that build Earth's •Stalactite/stalagmite experiment •Websites/slides •Erosion landforms •Chapter 7 Lesson 1 quiz •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Geology •Compare the effect of forces that •Chapter 7 Lesson 2 Landform Project •Stalactite/stalagmite experiment •Landforms build Earth's landforms (baking soda, jars, paper towels, water, •Classifying Rocks •Examine the effects of weathering •Chapter review-Jeopardy yarn) •Soil and erosion •Chapter test •Bill Nye video •Identify geologic forces on other •Volcanoes •Sharon Root~speaker on Recycling bodies of the solar system •Minnesota Timeline •Rock kits Simple Machines •Explore ways to classify rocks •Levers, wheel and axles, wedges, •Compare and contrast properties and inclined plane, screws, pulleys, and uses of rocks Simple Machines Simple Machines gears •Define soil as a resource with many •Pretest •Edheads website properties •Posttest •Simple Machines models www.curriculummapper.com 4 of 7 Weedman Grade 5 Science Marshall Middle School Month Content Skills Assessment Resources •Trace the steps of the rock cycle, •Glossary including human-made rocks •Identify and classify various rocks as being either igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rocks. •

Simple Machines •Explore how the 7 different simple machines work •Compare and contrast the 7 machines •Identify the 7 simple machines and give examples of each

March Simple Machines Simple Machines Simple Machines Simple Machines 2009 •Levers, wheel and axles, wedges, •Explore how the 7 different simple •Pretest •Edheads website inclined plane, screws, pulleys, and machines work •Posttest •Simple Machines models gears •Compare and contrast the 7 •Glossary machines Scientists •Identify the 7 simple machines and •Research paper Scientists Scientists give examples of each •Internet •People and Technology in science •Inventions book history Scientists •Identify various people and technology that have had a positive Inventions Project impact in the field of science •Internet • Inventions Project •Steven Caney's Invention Book •Scientific Method Process sheet •Newsweek Extra 2000-The Power of •Teacher observation the Invention Inventions Project Inventions Project •Student inventions •Incredible Inventions •Scientific Method •Relate inquiries to the scientific •Inventors and Inventions •Inventors method •Inventors Workshop •Memorize the process •Silver Burdett and Ginn Science •Formulate a hypothesis Invention Convention •Familiarize themselves with various • inventors throughout history Science Fair • •Scientific Method Process sheet Science Fair Science Fair •Experiments •Internet www.curriculummapper.com 5 of 7 Weedman Grade 5 Science Marshall Middle School Month Content Skills Assessment Resources •Scientific Method Science Fair •Boards •www.scifair.org •Performing a controlled experiment •Relate inquiries to the scientific •Presentation of project •Science Fair Projects by Janice •Collecting data method •Teacher observation VanCleave •Perform a controlled experiment •365 Simple Science Experiments by •Collect data E. Richard Churchill, Louis V. •Present the data that was collected Loeschnig, and Muriel Mandell •Make a computer generated graph to • show specific data • April 2009 Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and Chapter 7-Landforms, Rocks, and Minerals Minerals Minerals Minerals •Weathering •Explore forces that build Earth's •Stalactite/stalagmite experiment •Websites/slides •Erosion landforms •Chapter 7 Lesson 1quiz •MacMillan McGraw-Hill science text •Geology •Compare the effect of forces that •Chapter review-Jeopardy •Stalactite/stalagmite experiment •Landforms build Earth's landforms •Chapter test (baking soda, jars, paper towels, water, •Classifying Rocks •Examine the effects of weathering •Volcanoes yarn) •Soil and erosion •Minnesota Timeline •Bill Nye video •Identify geologic forces on other •Sharon Root~speaker on Recycling Simple Machines bodies of the solar system •Rock kits •Levers, wheel and axles, wedges, •Explore ways to classify rocks Simple Machines inclined plane, screws, pulleys, and •Compare and contrast properties and •Pretest gears uses of rocks •Posttest Simple Machines •Define soil as a resource with many •Edheads website properties •Simple Machines models Scientist Paper •Trace the steps of the rock cycle, Scientist Paper •Glossary •People and Technology in science including human-made rocks •Research paper history •Identify and classify various rocks as Scientist Paper being either igneous, sedimentary, or •Internet metamorphic rocks. •Inventions book

Simple Machines •Explore how the 7 different simple machines work •Compare and contrast the 7 machines •Identify the 7 simple machines and give examples of each

Scientist Paper •Identify various people and www.curriculummapper.com 6 of 7 Weedman Grade 5 Science Marshall Middle School Month Content Skills Assessment Resources technology that have had a positive impact in the field of science. • May 2009 Inventions Project Inventions Project Inventions Project Inventions Project •Scientific Method •Relate inquiries to the scientific •Scientific Method Process sheet •Internet •Inventors method •Teacher observation •Steven Caney's Invention Book •Memorize the process •Student inventions •Newsweek Extra 2000-The Power of Science Fair •Formulate a hypothesis the Invention •Scientific Method •Familiarize themselves with various •Incredible Inventions •Peforming a controlled experiment inventors throughout history Science Fair •Inventors and Inventions •Collecting data • •Scientific Method Process sheet •Inventors Workshop •Experiments •Silver Burdett and Ginn Science Science Fair •Boards Invention Convention •Relate inquiries to the scientific •Presentation of project • method •Teacher observation •Perform a controlled experiment Science Fair •Collect data •Internet •Present the data that was collected •www.scifair.org •Make a computer generated graph to •Science Fair Projects by Janice show specific data VanCleave • •365 Simple Science Experiments by E. Richard Churchill, Louis V. Loeschnig, and Muriel Mandell •

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