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small medium large Science units we will be studying this year: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING - 5th & 6th Grades, Semester 1 “William Shakespeare considered creative imagination ‘the gift that makes man the paragon of animals.’ This power of the human mind has lit lamps, caused scientific discoveries, initiated acts of kindness, and spurred the creation of institutions of progress.” (CPS for Kids, Eberle and Stanish) In this creative problem solving unit, while working through a leveled series of thinking exercises and using creativity tools, students will learn how to systematically increase the number of factors they take into account when coping with everyday decision-making. Participation in this unit can help students: develop a greater awareness and appreciation of their ability to be deliberately creative; develop their motivation to be creative; cultivate creativity in themselves and others; and encourage the ideas of others. PLATE TECTONICS - 5th Grade, Semester 1 The theory of plate tectonics represents a revolutionary breakthrough in the earth sciences, providing a coherent model of how the outer surface of the Earth moves and changes. In Quest, students will investigate this theory and create models of erupting volcanoes, strike-slip faults, rock layers, and sea-floor spreading to help reveal the dynamic nature of the Earth's crust ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTIVES - 5th Grade, Semester 1 Students will explore a range of crucial environmental issues as they investigate and solve a "crime": a mysterious environmental calamity in which fish die off over a five-year period. Potential causes of the fish dying include chlorine pollution, acid rain, erosion and sediment pollution, predator-prey relationships, phosphate pollution and algal blooms, and oil pollution. In this real-world learning scenario, students become aware of the interconnectedness of the natural world and the complexity of many environmental problems. They discover that science and society are inextricably linked, and that most solutions require compromise. LEARNING ABOUT LEARNING - 6th Grade, Semester 2 How do humans learn? Do animals learn in a similar way? How do we learn things that are important for survival? Does the structure of our brains change as we learn? This unit focuses on these kinds of questions on how we acquire, assess, and retain information. In this interdisciplinary guide, students delve into the human organism and nervous system, animal behavior, health and safety issues, product testing, and the ethics of experimentation. In the process, they learn a great deal about what scientists actually do. PSYCHOLOGY FOR KIDS - 6th Grade, Semester 2 During this unit, students gain personal insight by exploring their attitudes and feelings, as well as their own social, creative, thinking and learning styles. During these exercises, students begin to understand themselves to help them ultimately choose their own best direction, make their own decisions, and follow their own dreams in shaping their futures. LIVING WITH A STAR - 6th Grade, Semester 2 During this unit, students become solar scientists, studying fascinating and lesser-known aspects of Sun and Earth interactions. Using research, experiments and simulations, students learn important and useful concepts in earth and space science, technology, physics, and health science. Students will also gain experience making considered choices—now and in the future— that will impact themselves, their community and the planet as a whole. Science units studied in previous years: GLOBAL WARMING & THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT Students will explore a range of crucial environmental issues as they investigate the problem of global warming, its effects and causes. Students will learn that science is not simply a list of clear-cut facts to be memorized, but rather an approach to learning about the world that requires honesty, judgment, creativity, as well as knowledge and skills. Students will understand that science is a human endeavor that can enable people to gain an increased understanding of, and some foresight and control over, their environment. MESSAGES FROM SPACE Astronomy is an exciting evolving science with new technologies making fresh discoveries every day. Rather than memorizing facts, this unit will use information to answer such questions as “Where in the solar system are conditions favorable for life? How does our solar system fit in with the rest of space? Could life exist on other planets and can we communicate with those lifeforms?" By the end of this unit, using critical questioning, simulations, investigations, and creative writing, students will have gained considerable knowledge about the science of astonomy—and, hopefully, will be motivated to ponder and pursue more and bigger questions on the subject in the future. MARS ROBOTICS In this unit, students will conduct independent research on Mars and its exploration by robotic rovers, including the technology behind the rovers. Then, student teams will construct and program their own LEGO Mars rovers and guide them through simulated Mars environments.
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