Students should be conducting scientific investigations, using scientific equipment, gr
Notebook/Journal throughout the entire
Use a Science Notebook/Journal at the beginning of each new topic to ask students to write what th
students write what they learned, what they were surprised by, etc… Have students title and date e
while and valid exercise.
Significance of Cycles - What Would Happen if These Substances Were Not Cycled Through th
Water Cycle - pages B14-17 - Review
Monday October 6, 2008
the steps
Tuesday October 7, 2008Carbon Cycle - What is carbon?
Nitrogen Cycle - p. B7 - What is
Wednesday October 8, 2008 nitrogen?
W
e Give a quiz over the IMPORTANCE of
e Thursday October 9, 2008 these cycles
k
Go over quiz & intro life cycles
1 Friday October 10, 2008 (Science Jounral)
Comparing Life Cycles - Compare plant cycle; animal cycles; and compare plant to animal cycl
Plant Life Cycles - pages A112; A118-
Monday October 13, 2008 A119
Tuesday October 14, 2008 Create T Charts to compare the three
Create posters, poems, stories, … for
W
Wednesday October 15, 2008 each plant life cycle
e Give a quiz over vocabulary &
e Thursday October 16, 2008 concepts
k
Go over quiz & Compareplant & animal
Friday October 17, 2008
2 life cycles (Science Jounral)
Comparing Life Cycles - Compare plant cycle; animal cycles; and compare plant to animal cycl
Metamorphosis (Complete &
Monday October 20, 2008 Incomplete) PowerPoint
W Tuesday October 21, 2008 Complete Metamorphosis - 4 stages
e
e
k
Incomplete Metamorphosis - 3 stages
Wednesday October 22, 2008
3 Video
Thursday October 23, 2008 Give a quiz over metamorphosis
Go over quiz & intro Plant & Animal
Friday October 24, 2008
Adaptations (Science Journal)
Adaptive Charateristics
Comparing Adaptive Charateristics of
Monday October 27, 2008 Animals PowerPoint
Tuesday October 28, 2008 Adaptive Traits of Plants
W
Wednesday October 29, 2008 Plant & Animal Niches - p. B29
e Predict Adaptations Needed for an
e Thursday October 30, 2008 Environment/Ecosystem -pages B42-
k
B43
4 Friday October 31, 2008 Go over the different ecosystems
Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors to Increase Survival and Reproduction
Monday November 3, 2008 Inherited Traits of Plants - p. A112
Inherited Traits of Animals - pages A50-
Tuesday November 4, 2008 A55
Inherited Traits of People - Trait
Wednesday November 5, 2008 Survey
W
e
e Thursday November 6, 2008 Learned Behaviors - p. B46
k
Living Systems Benchmark
5 Friday November 7, 2008 (PowerPoint & CPS)
ons, using scientific equipment, graphing data, and recording assignements in their Science
ook/Journal throughout the entire school year.
topic to ask students to write what they think they know about the topic (use it for an LA grade). Then, have
etc… Have students title and date each entry. Give feedback or students will not see this as a worth-
while and valid exercise.
nces Were Not Cycled Through the Environment?
Cycles (Real Trees 4 Kids web site)
Write about its importance
Why is it important?
Why is it important?
and compare plant to animal cycles
Plant some seeds
Measure & graph plant growth
and compare plant to animal cycles (CONTINUED)
Grow MEALWORMS & observe their
metamorphosis - measure & describe (daily)
EXAMPLES OF INCOMPLETE
METAMORPHOSIS: Praying Mantis,
Dragonflies, grasshoppers, earwigs
Adaptations Treasure Hunt Activity
Niches
and Reproduction
Inherited Plant Height interactive web site
Pictures of Inherited Traits
Measure & graph plant & mealworm
growth
data, and recording assignements in their Science
ear.
hey know about the topic (use it for an LA grade). Then, have
. Give feedback or students will not see this as a worth-
nment?
Scientists, Explorers, & Inventors: John J.
Audubon, Clarence Birdseye, & George
Washington Carver
Plant some potatoes
Make a leaf cutting from Ivy
TINUED)
Adaptations Hunt Practice Sheet
Decomposers
Build a Fish