December 2 - December 6: CELLS
This week should be a review for most students. They participated in a Cells lesson at Outdoor School which encompassed pretty much all they needed to know for this section of our unit. Therefore, I will only spend 1 week reviewing that information to solidify that learning for students. They will have a quiz on Friday, December 6th.
Cells Vocabulary:
This week should be a review for most students. They participated in a Cells lesson at Outdoor School which encompassed pretty much all they needed to know for this section of our unit. Therefore, I will only spend 1 week reviewing that information to solidify that learning for students. They will have a quiz on Friday, December 6th.
Cells Vocabulary:
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December 9 - December 19: FORCE AND MOTION
This week we will be conducting short investigations about Newton's laws of motion and putting them into kid-friendly terms. We will be using a short science text to supplement our learning from our investigations and utilizing a "cloze" type of writing assignment to solidify our learning each day. We will be taking the Force and Motion formative assessment on Tuesday, December 17th during science class.
Force&Motion Vocabulary:
acceleration: how fast an object changes speed, direction, or both
action force: the push that is equal and opposite in strength and direction from the reaction force
air resistance: friction with the air
force: a push or a pull
friction: a force that resists motion when two things rub against each other
gravity: a force that pulls any two objects together
inertia: the tendency of an object to resist change when it's at rest or in motion
law: an idea in science that describes how things work
mass: the amount of matter in something
reaction force: the push that is equal and opposite in strength and direction from the action force
Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion
Law #1: An object at rest will stay at rest unless a force acts on it. An object in motion will stay in motion (same speed and same direction) unless a force acts on it. (Investigation in class - tennis ball on the tile floor and on the carpet. Without force, it just sat there.)
Law #2: The more mass an object has, the more force is needed to change its motion. The stronger the force, the greater the acceleration.
Law #3: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
January - Energy Study
We got to work in rotations to learn about energy and the different sources of energy available. The point of each station was to understand the source of energy, where the energy is stored, and what that stored energy is converted into.
Solar Panels and motors - the solar panels didn't work, but we were still able to understand where the energy came from, where it was stored, and how that energy was converted into motion.
Tone Generators - these are always fun - they make noise and you can change the pitch!
Motors and batteries - we got to complete an electrical circuit to make our motor move - we even learned that the energy from the battery can be converted into heat as well as motion.
Hand rubbing - okay, this one wasn't as exciting as the others because it was just rubbing our hands together. The other option was lighting a candle and well, we aren't allowed to have an open flame in the building....SOOOOO we went with hand rubbing. It was interesting though, to figure out the energy was stored in our muscles (not our hands).
What we've learned:
1. Energy makes things happen. Energy causes all actions. Energy has the ability to do work.
2. Energy can be stored in many forms, including batteries, food, and fuels, such as wax.
3. Energy can be changed or converted into other forms of energy.
Vocabuarly:
Energy - makes things happen and does work.
Energy source - where the energy comes from.
Stored energy - used to do work as needed (energy can be stored in batteries, food, and fuel)
Converted - changed (energy can be changed/converted from one form to another)
Electricity - a form of energy
Heat - a form of energy
Motion - a form of energy
This week we will be conducting short investigations about Newton's laws of motion and putting them into kid-friendly terms. We will be using a short science text to supplement our learning from our investigations and utilizing a "cloze" type of writing assignment to solidify our learning each day. We will be taking the Force and Motion formative assessment on Tuesday, December 17th during science class.
Force&Motion Vocabulary:
acceleration: how fast an object changes speed, direction, or both
action force: the push that is equal and opposite in strength and direction from the reaction force
air resistance: friction with the air
force: a push or a pull
friction: a force that resists motion when two things rub against each other
gravity: a force that pulls any two objects together
inertia: the tendency of an object to resist change when it's at rest or in motion
law: an idea in science that describes how things work
mass: the amount of matter in something
reaction force: the push that is equal and opposite in strength and direction from the action force
Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion
Law #1: An object at rest will stay at rest unless a force acts on it. An object in motion will stay in motion (same speed and same direction) unless a force acts on it. (Investigation in class - tennis ball on the tile floor and on the carpet. Without force, it just sat there.)
Law #2: The more mass an object has, the more force is needed to change its motion. The stronger the force, the greater the acceleration.
Law #3: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
January - Energy Study
We got to work in rotations to learn about energy and the different sources of energy available. The point of each station was to understand the source of energy, where the energy is stored, and what that stored energy is converted into.
Solar Panels and motors - the solar panels didn't work, but we were still able to understand where the energy came from, where it was stored, and how that energy was converted into motion.
Tone Generators - these are always fun - they make noise and you can change the pitch!
Motors and batteries - we got to complete an electrical circuit to make our motor move - we even learned that the energy from the battery can be converted into heat as well as motion.
Hand rubbing - okay, this one wasn't as exciting as the others because it was just rubbing our hands together. The other option was lighting a candle and well, we aren't allowed to have an open flame in the building....SOOOOO we went with hand rubbing. It was interesting though, to figure out the energy was stored in our muscles (not our hands).
What we've learned:
1. Energy makes things happen. Energy causes all actions. Energy has the ability to do work.
2. Energy can be stored in many forms, including batteries, food, and fuels, such as wax.
3. Energy can be changed or converted into other forms of energy.
Vocabuarly:
Energy - makes things happen and does work.
Energy source - where the energy comes from.
Stored energy - used to do work as needed (energy can be stored in batteries, food, and fuel)
Converted - changed (energy can be changed/converted from one form to another)
Electricity - a form of energy
Heat - a form of energy
Motion - a form of energy