2nd Grade-Week 2 Sorting Rocks By Their Physical Properties

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2^nd Lab Session Week

Concept: Sorting rocks by physical properties

Investigation: What are river rocks? How can rocks be sorted?

Wonders READING: pg. 72-77 Changing Rocks

CA Science Standards

3a. Students know how to compare the physical properties of different kinds of rocks and know that rock is composed of different combinations of minerals.

4c. Compare and sort common objects according to two or more physical attributes (e.g., color, shape, texture, size, weight).

4d. Write or draw descriptions of a sequence of steps, events, and observations.

4f. Use magnifiers or microscopes to observe and draw descriptions of small objects or small features of objects.

3rd Grade-Week 2 Constellations

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2nd Lab Session Week

We will learn about constellations and why we can only see certain constellations during the year.

What can you see in tonight's sky? Click here to find out!

Concept: Constellations

Class Reading: Read pgs 201-205 & 213-216.

Investigation: How were constellations created?

Homework: Study for Sun, Earth, Moon, and Stars Quiz next week.

•      What are constellations? How did the constellations get their names?

•      Vocabulary

1.    Stars

2.    Myths

3.    Constellations

•     Myth of Orion and Scorpius

•     Brain Pop- “Constellations”

Summer constellations

4a. Students know the patterns of stars stay the same, although they appear to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons.

4th/5th Grade-Week 2 Moh's Hardness Scale

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2nd Lab Week

Concept: Moh's Hardness Scale and More Physical Properties of Rocks

Objective: Students will examine the physical properties of quartz, gypsum, fluorite and calcite (ie. hardness, streak, cleavage, etc).

Vocabulary:

hardness

cleavage

streak

magnetic
geologist

minerals

physical property

texture

luster

metallic

nonmetallic

mass

•What are some physical properties of rocks?

•What is Moh's Hardness Scale?

•How do you test the hardness of a mineral?

BrianPop.com video of the week: Mineral Identification

Reading Before Class: FOSS Science Resources pgs 190-201 & 214-219.

metallic

non-metallic

cleavage

fracture

streak

CA State Science Standards

4. The properties of rocks and minerals reflect the processes that formed them. As a basis for understanding this concept:

4b. Students know how to identify common rock-forming minerals (including quartz, calcite, feldspar, mica, and hornblende) and ore minerals by using a table of diagnostic properties.

Physical Properties of Minerals/Rocks Review

• color
• shape
• size- diameter, circumference, depth
• texture- how a mineral/rock feels ("rough" "smooth")
• luster- how a mineral/rock reflects light ("metallic" "nonmetallic")
• mass
• hardness- how hard a mineral is ("1" to "10")
• streak- the color of the powder left behind when you rub the mineral on a tile
• magnetism- ("magnetic" "nonmagnetic")
• cleavage- the way a mineral breaks ("cleavage"-breaks flat/"fracture"-breaks unevenly)

1st Grade-Week 1 The Earth's Moon

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1st Lab Session Week

This week we will learn about the phases of the Moon and why the Moon looks different during the 4 week lunar cycle. 

Here's a link to a great website to review the lunar phases.

Here's a link of the daily moon phase.

Concept: The Moon

Investigation: How does the Moon seem to change shape?

·      Phases of the Moon-waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent, new moon

·      Brain Pop- “Moon Phases”

·      Phases of the moon worksheets-draw the different types of moons, label the moons

·      Phases of the Moon home guide

What kind of moon is in the sky?

The phases of the Moon

2nd Grade-Week 1 Physical Properties of Rocks

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1^st Lab Session Week

Concept: 3 Rocks-Physical properties of rocks

Investigation: Are all rocks the same?

Wonders READING: pg. 66-71 Rocks

Concept: Minerals and Rocks

What are rocks made of?
How are rocks and minerals different?

Vocabulary:
minerals
physical properties
color 
shape
size
color
texture
rough
smooth
luster
shiny
dull

BrainPopJr.com video of the week: Rocks & Minerals

Find this "Levitated Mass" in Los Angeles...
take a picture of YOU underneath the rock ...
email the picture to mr.gantt@gmail.com for 2 extra credit points.

CA Science Standards

3. Earth is made of materials that have distinct properties and provide resources for human activities. As a basis for understanding this concept:

3a. Students know how to compare the physical properties of different kinds of rocks and know that rock is composed of different combinations of minerals.

4. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations.

4f. Use magnifiers or microscopes to observe and draw descriptions of small objects or small features of objects.

1^st Lab Session Week

Concept: 3 Rocks-Physical properties of rocks

Objective: Students will learn the physical properties of minerals and rocks.

Investigation: Are all rocks the same?

Wonders READING: pg. 66-71 Rocks

Concept: Minerals and Rocks

What are rocks made of?
How are rocks and minerals different?

Vocabulary:
minerals
physical properties
color 
shape
size
color
texture
rough
smooth
luster
shiny
dull

BrainPopJr.com video of the week: Rocks & Minerals

Find this "Levitated Mass" in Los Angeles...
take a picture of YOU underneath the rock ...
email the picture to mr.gantt@gmail.com for 2 extra credit points.

CA Science Standards

3. Earth is made of materials that have distinct properties and provide resources for human activities. As a basis for understanding this concept:

3a. Students know how to compare the physical properties of different kinds of rocks and know that rock is composed of different combinations of minerals.

4. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations.

4f. Use magnifiers or microscopes to observe and draw descriptions of small objects or small features of objects.

3rd Grade-Week 1 The Earth's Moon

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1st Lab Session Week

Objective: This week we will learn about the phases of the Moon and why the Moon looks different during the 4 week lunar cycle. 

Here's a link to a great website to review the lunar phases.

Here's a link of the daily moon phase.

Phases of the Moon-waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent, new moon.

Brain Pop- “Moon Phases”

Phases of the moon project

Concept: The Moon

Class Reading: Read pgs 185-199.

Investigation: What are the phases of the Moon?

What kind of moon is in the sky?

The phases of the Moon

4b. Students know the way in which the Moon’s appearance changes during the four-week lunar cycle.