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Sept. 7 - Sept. 11
Monday - Labor Day
Tuesday - Volume lab - Students will measure volume of a solid regular shaped object and measure different amounts of liquids to come up with specific amounts and colors.
Wednesday - Completion of the volume lab and graph the results of the colored liquids
Thursday - Students will use the triple beam balances to measure mass. They will measure the mass of 50 pennies and draw a line graph. They will make prediction from their graphs.
Friday - Completion of the mass of the pennies lab and then they will start an activity on estimating the mass of different objects and then measuring them.
September 14 - 18
Monday - Finding the mass of different objects using the triple beam balance
Tuesday - Discussion of the different types of measurements in the metric system and the units. Also the equipment used to find the measurements.
Wednesday - Go over how scientists use observations in the scientific method. Do an activity on using your senses to solve the mystery in the canisters.
Thursday - Notes on the scientific method
Friday - Worksheet on Planning variables in an experiment.
September 21-15
Monday - Understanding independent and dependent variables in an experiment. Using a sponge bob worksheet on variables.
Tuesday - Lab on variables. Can you change the variables to get a better outcome with an aluminum boat.
Wednesday - Test on safety, scientific method, metric measurements and variables
Thursday - Start the lab on mystery substances
Friday - Continuation of mystery substance lab.
September 28 - October 2
Monday - Start the lab on mystery substances
Tuesday - Continuation of the lab on mystery substances
Wednesday - Continuation of the lab on mystery substances
Thursday - Lab test on the mystery substance lab
Friday - Beginning of chapter 2 - completion of vocabulary words of the unit on mapping.
October 5 - 9
Monday - Beginning of chapter 2 - completion of vocabulary words of the unit on mapping.
Tuesday - Finding places on a globe, students use globes to find different landmarks and places on earth
Wednesday - Using road maps to find places
Thursday - Continuation of the road maps
Friday - Using relief maps to identify the 3 different land formations.
October 26 - 30
Monday - Completion of school maps and chapter 3 vocabulary
Tuesday - Notes on minerals from powerpoint
Wednesday - Lab on the densities and specific gravities of two different minerals
Thursday - completion of lab
Friday - teacher conferences
Nov. 2 - 6
Monday - Worksheet on the properties of minerals
Tuesday - Worksheet on the hardness of minerals
Wednesday - Activity on the crystal structure systems of minerals. Start making sugar crystals
Thursday - Continuation of crystal forms and making crystals. Students can get extra credit by creatively displaying their crystal shapes.
Friday - Completion of activity and answering questions.
November 9 - 13
Monday - Start making chart for mineral identification lab. Go over the properties of a mineral.
Tuesday - Mineral Idenification Lab - Students given 20 different minerals to identify in their lab groups
Wednesday - Mineral Idenification Lab - Continuation of identification of minerals using the physical properties.
Thursday - Begin the mineral lab test. Students will be able to use their charts and be timed identifying the minerals and answering questions about the properties of the minerals
Friday - Same as Thursday.
November 16 - 20
Monday - Completion of mineral test
Tuesday - Powerpoint on rocks for notes
Wednesday - Diagram the rock cycle and go over information on science fair projects. Students will have to have an idea for their project to be turned in for approval the Monday after Thanksgiving break.
Thursday - Igneous rock lab and vocabulary - students identifiy 10 different igneous rocks according to their characteristics.
Friday - continuation of igneous rock lab
Nov. 30 - Dec. 4
Monday - Completion of igneous rock lab and preparation for the lab test
Tuesday - Start of lab test
Information going home about science fair projects - please read and sign the paper work for your child's grade
Wednesday - Completion of lab test
Thursday - Begin the vocabulary and questions for sedimentary rock lab
Friday - Lab on sedimentary rocks
Dec. 7 -11
Monday - Sedimentary rock lab
Tuesday - Start of Sedimentary rock lab test
Wednesday - Continuation of test and worksheet on the differences between igneous and sedimentary rocks
Thursday - Metamorphic rock lab
Friday - Metamorphic rock lab and test
Science fair project ideas and notebooks for projects due
Dec. 14-18
Monday - Practice for the Christmas Program
Tuesday - Metamorphic rock test
Wednesday - Metamorphic rock lab test
Thursday - Rock puzzle
Friday - Christmas party