1st Grade-Week 1 Earth Science Syllabus

Mr. Gantt’s Earth Science Lab

Weekly Lab Lessons and Homework

1^st Grade

1^st Lab Session Week

Concept: Sun, Earth, and Moon

Investigation: What are the Sun, Earth, and the Moon?

Homework: worksheet- Sun, Earth, and Moon

3. Weather can be observed, measured, and described. As a basis for understanding this concept:

3c. Students know the sun warms the land, air, and water.

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. Students will:

4a. Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing being described.

4b. Record observations and data with pictures, numbers, or written statements.

2^nd Lab Session Week

Concept: Exploring Air-Part 1

Investigation: What is Air?

1. Materials come in different forms (states), including solids, liquids, and gases. As a basis for understanding this concept:

1a. Students know solids, liquids, and gases have different properties.

4a. Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing being described.

4b. Record observations and data with pictures, numbers, or written statements.

3^rd Lab Session Week

Concept: Exploring Air-Part 2

Investigation: How do balloon rockets move?

1. Materials come in different forms (states), including solids, liquids, and gases. As a basis for understanding this concept:

1a. Students know solids, liquids, and gases have different properties.

4a. Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing being described.

4b. Record observations and data with pictures, numbers, or written statements.

4^th Lab Session Week

Concept: Weather

Investigation: What is weather? What are the different types of weather?

3b. Students know that the weather changes from day to day but that trends in temperature or of rain (or snow) tend to be predictable during a season.

4a. Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing being described.

4b. Record observations and data with pictures, numbers, or written statements.

5^th Lab Session Week

Concept: Weather Instruments

Investigation: How is temperature and wind speed measured?

Homework: worksheet- End of Module Weather Assessment

3a. Students know how to use simple tools (e.g., thermometer, wind vane) to measure weather conditions and record changes from day to day and across the seasons.

3b. Students know that the weather changes from day to day but that trends in temperature or of rain (or snow) tend to be predictable during a season.

6^th Lab Session Week

Concept: Seasons of the Year

Investigation: What are the four seasons? What are the characteristics of each season?

3a. Students know that the weather changes from day to day but that trends in temperature or of rain (or snow) tend to be predictable during a season.

4a. Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing being described.

4b. Record observations and data with pictures, numbers, or written statements.

7^th Lab Session Week

Concept: Wind and Air Explorations

Investigation: How do you measure wind direction?

3a. Students know how to use simple tools (e.g., thermometer, wind vane) to measure weather conditions and record changes from day to day and across the seasons.

1st Grade-Week 1 Parent Letter

Mr. Gantt’s Earth Science Lab Policies

1^st Grade

Dear Parents and Students,

            Over the next few months, students will be studying about the Earth and the weather around it. Students will attend Earth Science Lab 1 day a week for 1 hour and 20 minutes.

            Student achievement grades are based on weekly class work, questioning during lab investigations and homework. Effort grades will be based on participation in class and turning in homework on time.

You can get your child 2 points extra credit by doing the following:

1.     Go to http://bsmearthscience.blogspot.com/ , and make a comment on one of the 5^th grade blog posts.

2.     Follow @MrGanttTweets at www.//twitter.com/MrGanttTweets and tweet or direct message me your child’s initials and room number.

            If you have any questions, or concerns, please contact me through the main office or by email at mr.gantt@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

Mr. Gantt

Earth Science Lab Wish List

Cleaning Wipes

ZipLoc bags (gallon or sandwich bag size)

Box of tissue

Paper towels

5th Grade-Common Core Standards Focus for Science Lab

Common Core State Standards » Grade 5

Reading: Informational Texts

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Writing

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

Speaking and Listening

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1a Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1b Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.

Mathematics

• CCSS.Math.Content.5.MD.C.4 Measure volumes by counting unit cubes, using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and improvised units.
• CCSS.Math.Content.5.G.A.2 Represent real world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.

5th Grade-Week 1 Earth Science Syllabus

Mr. Gantt’s Earth Science Lab

Weekly Lab Lessons and Homework

5^th Grade

1^st Lab Session Week

Concept: The Solar System

Homework: Solar System Crossword Puzzle and Parent Letter signed

Class Reading: FOSS Science Resources Read pages 145-168. Wonders CA Content Reader Read pgs 78-81, 84-87 & 90-93.

5. The solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the Sun in predictable paths. As a basis for understanding this concept:

5a. Students know the Sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system and is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.

5b. Students know the solar system includes the planet Earth, the Moon, the Sun, eight other planets and their satellites, and smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets.

5c. Students know the path of a planet around the Sun is due to the gravitational attraction between the Sun and the planet.

2^nd Lab Session Week

1^st quiz on the Solar System

Concept: Water Vapor        

Class Reading: FOSS Science Resources Read pages 182-196. Wonders CA Content Reader Read pgs 54-55.

In classroom experiment: Surface Area page 187-188

3. Water on Earth moves between the oceans and land through the processes of evaporation and condensation. As a basis for understanding this concept:

3b. Students know when liquid water evaporates, it turns into water vapor in the air and can reappear as a liquid when cooled or as a solid if cooled below the freezing point of water.

6. 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. Students will:

6c. Plan and conduct a simple investigation based on a student-developed question and write instructions others can follow to carry out the procedure.

6g. Record data by using appropriate graphic representations (including charts, graphs, and labeled

3^rd Lab Session Week

Concept: Heating Earth

Class Reading: FOSS Science Resources Read pages 198-217. Wonders CA Content Reader Read pgs 66-67.

4. Energy from the Sun heats Earth unevenly, causing air movements that result in changing weather patterns. As a basis for understanding this concept:

4a. Students know uneven heating of Earth causes air movements (convection currents).

6b. Develop a testable question.

6c. Plan and conduct a simple investigation based on a student-developed question and write instructions others can follow to carry out the procedure.

6f. Select appropriate tools (e.g., thermometers, meter sticks, balances, and graduated cylinders) and make quantitative observations.

6g. Record data by using appropriate graphic representations (including charts, graphs, and labeled diagrams) and make inferences based on those data.

6h. Draw conclusions from scientific evidence and indicate whether further information is needed to support a specific conclusion.

4^th Lab Session Week

Concept: Water Cycle

Homework: Water Cycle worksheet

Class Reading: FOSS Science Resources Read pages 219-226. Wonders CA Content Reader Reread pgs 54-55.

3a. Students know most of Earth’s water is present as salt water in the oceans, which cover most of Earth’s surface.

3b. Students know when liquid water evaporates, it turns into water vapor in the air and can reappear as a liquid when cooled or as a solid if cooled below the freezing point of water.

3c. Students know water vapor in the air moves from one place to another and can form fog or clouds, which are tiny droplets of water or ice, and can fall to Earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.

3d. Students know that the amount of fresh water located in rivers, lakes, underground sources, and glaciers is limited and that its availability can be extended by recycling and decreasing the use of water.

5^th Lab Session Week

Concept: Severe Weather

Class Reading: FOSS Science Resources Read pages 227-235. Wonders CA Content Reader Read pgs 56-57, 62-63 & 68-69.

4c. Students know the causes and effects of different types of severe weather.

6^th Lab Session Week

Concept: Forecasting Weather

Homework: Weather worksheet

Class Reading: FOSS Science Resources Read pages 236-250. Wonders CA Content Reader Read pgs 72-73.

4a. Students know the influence that the ocean has on the weather and the role that the water cycle plays in weather patterns.

4c. Students know how to use weather maps and data to predict local weather and know that weather forecasts depend on many variables.

4d. Students know that the Earth’s atmosphere exerts a pressure that decreases with distance above Earth’s surface and that at any point it exerts this pressure equally in all directions.

7^th Lab Session Week

2^nd quiz on the Water Cycle and Weather

Concept: Local Water.

Class Reading: Wonders CA Content Reader Read pgs 60-61.

3e. Students know the origin of the water used by their local communities.

Make Up Week 

5th Grade-Week 1 Parent Letter

Mr. Gantt’s

Earth Science Lab Policies

5^th Grade

Dear Parents and Students,

            Over the next few months, students will be studying about our solar system, the Earth, and the weather around it. Students will attend Earth Science Lab 1 day a week for 1 hour and 20 minutes. On the back of this paper is a schedule of lessons, investigations and activities for the Earth Science quarter.

            Student grades are based on weekly class work, two quizzes, questioning during lab investigations, participation in class and three homework assignments. Students will receive points for assignments and participation in class. Points are added up and are divided by the total points possible to come up with a percentage.

            4 = 100% - 93%

            3 = 92% - 73%

            2 = 72% - 55%

            1 = 54% - below

            Students will be assigned THREE Science Lab homework assignments, and they are due at the next lab session. If students are absent, they still must complete the homework assignments.

            You can get your child 2 points extra credit by doing the following:

1.     Go to http://bsmearthscience.blogspot.com/ , and make a comment on one of the 5^th grade blog posts.

2.     Follow @MrGanttTweets at www.//twitter.com/MrGanttTweets and tweet or direct message me your child’s initials and room number.

            If you have any questions, or concerns, you may contact me through the main office or by email at mr.gantt@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

Mr. Gantt

Please sign on your child’s homework confirming you read this letter.

Earth Science Lab Wish List

Cleaning Wipes

ZipLoc bags (gallon or sandwich bag size)

Box of tissue

Paper towels

Family Science and Math Night Workshops for October 10th, 2013

Science Workshops- All Grades

Workshop 1- Travel Through the Solar System: Create a planet and a solar system and then uncover a mystery picture in the Computer Lab

Computer Lab Room 7 Rice Grades: ALL

Workshop 2- Ice Cream in Bag: In this yummy activity participants will learn that temperature is measured with a thermometer and that salt lowers the freezing point of water.

Pergola Wilcox and Gantt Grades: ALL

Workshop 3- Oobleck! Come make Oobleck…a type of slime that has properties of both a solid and a liquid.

Room 20 Halsema Grades: ALL

Workshop 4- Rocket to Success: Learn how rockets move by build simple rockets.

Room 18 Frick-Lee Grades: ALL

Workshop 5- Recycling Truck: Learn what can and cannot be recycled and see a real truck that is used in your neighborhood.

Lower Basketball Court Grades: ALL

Workshop 6- Science Magic:  Students will conduct different hands-on science activities by visiting stations, predicting, experiment, having fun and learning at the same time.

Room 19 Pajon and Chen Grades: ALL

Workshop 7- GOOPY-GOOP! It’s gooey! It’s slimy! It stretches! What else can it do? Come investigate 2 states of matter and learn how to make your own goopy-goop to ‘WOW’ your friends!

Room 9 Bonham Grades: ALL

Science Workshops- Grades K-3

Workshop 8- The EGGciting EGGsperiments: Use your senses to figure out what is hidden inside a plastic egg and find out how you can make an egg float.

Room 16 Stock and Khutorskaya Grades: K-3

Workshop 9- Sour Power! What gives lemons and other fruit their sour taste? In this activity we will use a natural indicator to test the sour power in various soft drinks. Come learn what puts the pucker in pop.

Room 2 Freeman Grades: K-3

Workshop 10- Spin a Copter: Students will be able to make and fly their own mini copters.

Room 6 Johnson Grades: K-3

Workshop 11- Dancing Raisins: Drop objects into clear soda and see if they sink or float? What effect does carbon dioxide and buoyancy have on a raisin?

Room 15 Walker Grades: K-3

Science Workshops- Grades 3-5

Workshop 12- FUNderstanding Roller Coasters: Learn about forces in a roller coaster and build a miniature roller coaster using household materials.

Room 5 Dewald Grades: 2-5

Workshop 13- 3-D Building Minecraft Style: Build three-dimensional structures, but be careful! You have to finish before the plethora of Minecraft monsters get you. You will learn about new dimensions and challenge yourself to be the best builder you can be! 

Room 58 Bake Grades: 3-5

Math Workshops- Grades K-5

Workshop 14- Bracelet Patterns: Math has been defined as the study of patterns. Enjoy a fun night of making Bracelet Patterns and leave with a tasty treat.

Room 4 Lewis Grades: ALL

Workshop 15- Math Mania: Add, subtract or multiply your way through engaging games and exciting challenges!

Room 21 Huebner & Bravo Grades: 2-5

Workshop 16- Let’s Play NIM! Think like a Mathematician as your reasoning skills to outsmart friends and family as you learn this thousand-year-old strategy game from China.

Room 8 Cohen Grades: 3-5

Workshop 17- Battleship Geometry: A new twist on the classic game of Battleship! Find the hidden shapes on a coordinate grid. Can you find the vertices before you’re sunk?

Room 17 Kogen Grades: 3-5

Family Science and Math Night-October 10th!

at 

Brentwood Science Magnet

Thursday, October 10, 2013

5:00-7:05

Pizza and drinks will be sold at the cafeteria from 5:00-6:00.

5:15 - 6:00: Registration

TICKETS TO WORKSHOPS ARE FREE!!!

 6:00 - 6:30: Session I

  6:35 - 7:05: Session II

Family Science and Math Night is a unique opportunity for you and your child to be involved together in an evening of science exploration and improving math skills.

1.   An adult must accompany children during a workshop. An adult may have more than one child during a workshop.

2.   Families may pick up tickets in the office, starting at 5:15 pm.

3.   Please pick up tickets for your family only.

4.   Adults need a ticket for each child.