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Science/Social Studies - Rotation 3
May 20-24, 2019
Monday
Causes of the Civil War:
Differences Between North and South
The Missouri Compromise
Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad
Tuesday
Causes of the Civil War:
The Compromise of 1850
Bleeding Kansas
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
Wednesday
Civil War:
Union and Confederate Armies
Combat Conditions
Gettysburg to Appomattox
Thursday
Civil War: Life After Slavery
Assessment
Friday
Field Trip to Main Event
May 13-17, 2019
Monday
Reading: Insect Structures and Growth
Reading: Adaptations
Science STAAR Review and games
Tuesday
Science STAAR Review and games
Wednesday
Science STAAR Test
Thursday
Social Studies:
Liberty’s Kids
Friday
Social Studies:
Liberty’s Kids
May 6-10, 2019
Monday
Reading: The Human Circulatory System
Review Circulatory System and Vocabulary
Investigation 3 Part 3: Respiratory Systems
Introduce Respiratory System
Read “The Human Respiratory System”
Video Respiration
Parts of the Respiratory System -
Vocabulary: alveoli, vital capacity
Tuesday
Investigation 3 I-Check
Wednesday
Investigation 4 Sensory Systems
Part 1: Stimulus/Response
instinct vs. inherited traits
central nervous system
Reading: Structures of the Brain
Thursday
Investigation 4 Part 2: Attention
What features of an organism attract attention?
Sensory Systems and Animal Communication
Friday
Respiratory System Game
April 29-May 3, 2019
Monday
Investigation 2 I-Check
Tuesday
Investigation 3: Part 1
Plant Vascular Systems
How are nutrients transported to cells in plants?
Classify Leaves by Vein Patterns: parallel, pinnate or palmate
Wednesday
Investigation 3: Part 2
Reading: Leaf Classification
Video: Plant Structure and Growth
Outdoor study: observe transpiration
Reading: Plant Vascular Systems & The Story of Maple Syrup
Thursday
Investigation 3 Circulatory Systems: Part 2 Human Circulatory Systems
Video and Discussion: The Circulatory System - Heart, Arteries and Veins
How do humans transport nutrients to all of their cells?
Construct a circulatory system model
Friday
Mustang Mania
April 22-26, 2019
Monday
Investigation 2: Nutrient Systems
Part 1: Yeast Nutrition
What does yeast need to break its dormancy?
Measure CO2 produced by flour and sugar
Reading: There’s Yeast in My Bread!
Tuesday
Field Trip to Hill Country Science Mill
Wednesday
Investigation 2: Nutrient Systems
Part 1: Explore yeast activation by examining the sugar content of breakfast cereals and the amount of CO2 produced by each
Data Table
Thursday
Investigation 2: Nutrient Systems
Part 2: Plant Nutrition
Reading: Producers
Discuss the role of chlorophyll in the process of photosynthesis
Part 3: Animal Nutrition
-getting nutrients - heterotrophs vs. autotrophs
Friday
Video: Food Chains
complete vs. incomplete metamorphosis
Reading: The Human Digestive System
Video: Digestive and Excretory Systems
April 15-19, 2019
Monday
Intro Science About Me Project
Part 2 - Earth Systems cont.
Food Chains - producers, consumers, decomposers
Food Webs - subsystems
Tuesday
Reading: Nature’s Recycling System
What happens when worms interact with organic litter?
Wednesday
Models and Living Systems
Investigation 1 I-Check
Thursday
Science About Me
Brain Pop: Food Chains, Ecosystems
Friday
School Holiday
April 8-12, 2019
Monday
Brain Pop
Liberty’s Kids
Tuesday
STAAR Math
Wednesday
STAAR Reading
Thursday
Science: Models and Living Systems
Everyday Systems
Analyze Systems & subsystems
Reading: Introduction to Systems
Friday
Science: Models and Living Systems
Part 2: Earth Systems
Is planet Earth a system?
Video: Physical Systems
biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, ecosystems with organisms
Reading: Is Earth a System
April 1-5, 2019
Monday
Social Studies:
Our Role in Government
What does it mean to be a citizen?
Tuesday
Social Studies: Shaping America’s Economy
supply and demand
Wednesday
Social Studies: Manifest Destiny and Settling the West:
United States in 1783
Louisiana Purchase 1803
Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-1806
Florida Acquisition
Thursday
Social Studies: Manifest Destiny and Settling the West:
Texas Annexation 1845
Acquisition of Oregon Country 1846
Mexican Cession 1848 and Gadsen Purchase 1853
Friday
Manifest Destiny Assessment (open book/open notes)
March 25-29, 2019
Monday
Social Studies:
The Constitution - Introduction
The First Government: The Articles of Confederation
The New Government: The Constitutional Convention
Tuesday
Social Studies: The Constitution
Three Branches of Government: Legislative
Executive, Judicial, Checks and Balances
Wednesday
Social Studies: The Bill Of Rights
Amendments and Other Rights Protected
Thursday
Social Studies: Bill of Rights
Individual Rights vs. Society’s Needs
Friday
Social Studies: Constitution & Bill of Rights Assessment
March 11-15, 2019
Monday
Part 3: Sedimentary Rocks & Fossils continued
Reading “Life on Earth 150 Million Years Ago”
Fossils video
Tuesday
Part 4: Energy Resources
Green Energy: solar, wind and other alternative energy sources vs. fossil fuels & nonrenewable sources
Video: Green Energy
Wednesday
Earth Cycles and Changes Post-Test
Thursday - review activities; Bill Nye Erosion
Friday - Rock Presentation from a Geologist (Mr. Carr)
March 4-8, 2019
Monday
Investigation 4: Changes to Earth’s Surface
Part 2: Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
Tuesday
Investigation 4 Part 3: Landforms
Wednesday
Austin Watershed Earth School Presentation
Thursday
Investigation 4 Part 3: Sedimentary Rocks and Fossils
Friday
Investigation 4 Part 4: Energy Resources
February 25-March 1, 2019
Monday
Investigation 3 Water Planet
Part 4: Climate
Climate/climatologist definitions
Video: Climate and Seasons
Climate Regions
Reading: Global Climate Change
Tuesday
Science Benchmark
Wednesday
Investigation 3 I-Check
Thursday
Investigation 4: Changes to Earth’s Surface
Part 1: Sorting Earth Materials
Friday
Investigation 4
Part 2: Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
February 18-22, 2019
Monday
Holiday
Tuesday
Investigation 2 - Weather and Atmosphere I-Check
Wednesday
Investigation 3 - Water Planet
Part 1 - Condensation
What causes condensation to form?
Where does condensation occur?
water vapor
Condensation chambers
Thursday
Investigation 3 - Water Planet
Reading & Response Sheet - Condensation
Low/High Pressure systems
Friday
Investigation 3 - Water Planet
Part 2 - Evaporation
How does water vapor get into the air?
What change of state happens during evaporation?
February 11-15, 2019
Monday
Reading: Uneven Heating
Weather Data Chart
Investigation 3 Part 4
Earth and Moon - Moon discussion
Watch Moon video
Tuesday
Weather data chart
Watch Earth video
Read “Sun, Earth and Moon” & “Comparing Size of Earth and the Moon”
Discuss readings
Earth and Moon - Moon discussion, write about the moon
Wednesday
Sun, Earth and Moon cards
Comparing Physical Characteristics of Sun, Earth and Moon
Thursday
Homeroom Day/Valentine’s Day
Make passports for Heritage Day
Friday
Homeroom Day
Atmosphere Color coding worksheet
Master all levels in Science IXL 5th Grade T
February 4-8, 2019
Monday
Investigation 1 open book/open note review
Tuesday
Investigation 2; Weather and Atmosphere
Part 1: The Air Around Us
What is Air?
Vocabulary: weather, compressed, pressure, matter, mass
Air Mass video
Reading: What is Air?
Wednesday
Part 2: Earth’s Atmosphere
What is Earth’s Atmosphere?
Video: Earth’s Atmosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Reading: Earth’s Atmosphere
Thursday
Part 3: Weather
What is weather, and how is it described?
Explore online weather data & collect weather data
Readings: Weather Instruments; Uneven Heating
Friday
STEAM Day
January 28-February 1, 2019
Monday
Earth, Cycles and Changes
Investigation 1: Sun and Earth
Part 1: Shadow Shifting
How and why does your shadow change during the day?
Shadow Challenges
Tuesday
Investigation 1: Sun and Earth
Part 2: Sun Tracking
What can be learned by studying the length and direction of shadows?
Reading: “Changing Shadows”
Wednesday
Middle School Field Trip
Homeroom Day
Thursday
Investigation 1: Sun and Earth
Part 3: Day and Night
What causes day and night?
Simulate sunrise and sunset, discuss Earth’s rotation & determine direction of rotation
Sun review questions
Friday
Readings: “Sunrise & Sunset”, “The Night Sky”
Review unit
January 21-25, 2019
Monday
MLK Jr. Holiday
Tuesday
Units 10-12 Review Assessment(Tensions Between the Colonies and Great Britain, To Declare Independence or Not, Declaration of Independence) - open book/open note
Wednesday
The American Revolution
American Revolution Role Play (tug-of-war)
Continental Army vs. British Army
Different War Strategies
Thursday
The American Revolution
Continental Army allies
Treaty of Paris
The Revolution’s Home Front
Friday
Review Assessment (open book/open note): The American Revolution
January 14-18, 2019
Monday
Tensions Grow Between The Colonies and Great Britain
The Proclamation of 1763
The Quartering Act
The Stamp Act
“The King’s Money” lesson - acting out taxation without representation
Tuesday
Review Questions: Taxation Without Representation Activity “The King’s Money”
Tensions Grow Between the Colonies and Great Britain continued
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
King George III
Wednesday
To Declare Independence or Not
Patriot vs. Loyalist Arguments
Thursday
Patriots vs. Loyalists - write an editorial to defend your position
Liberty Kids
Friday
Declaration of Independence
January 7-11, 2019
Monday
Holiday/Teacher Work Day
Tuesday
Life in Colonial Williamsburg stations:
Education - The College of William and Mary, and Dame Schools
Trades: The Shoemaker’s Shop
Social Life: The Raleigh Tavern
Government: The Governor’s Palace
Slavery: The Slave Quarters at a Tobacco Plantation
Religion: Bruton Parish Church
Wednesday
Life in Colonial Williamsburg stations:
Education - The College of William and Mary, and Dame Schools
Trades: The Shoemaker’s Shop
Social Life: The Raleigh Tavern
Government: The Governor’s Palace
Slavery: The Slave Quarters at a Tobacco Plantation
Religion: Bruton Parish Church
Thursday
Life in Colonial Williamsburg stations:
Education - The College of William and Mary, and Dame Schools
Trades: The Shoemaker’s Shop
Social Life: The Raleigh Tavern
Government: The Governor’s Palace
Slavery: The Slave Quarters at a Tobacco Plantation
Religion: Bruton Parish Church
Friday
Life in Colonial Williamsburg Assessment
December 17-21, 2018
Monday
Graphing Data Reading and Review Questions
Tuesday
End of Unit Review worksheets (post-test)
December 10-14, 2018
Monday
Investigation 5 I-Check: Motion and Variables
(open book/open notes assessment)
Tuesday
Investigation 6: Flipper Systems
Part 1:
How do parts of a flipper system work together to launch an object?
Kinetic Energy
Video: Springs
Wednesday
Investigation 6: Flipper Systems
Part 2: Controlled Experiments
Reading: Springs in Action
Thursday
Part 3: Flip Out!
Design an Experiment
Review Questions
Graphing Data
Friday
Homeroom Day
December 3-7, 2018
Monday
Investigation 5: Motion and Variables
Part 1: Exploring Motion
What causes a change in motion?
Vocabulary: force (push/pull), motion, gravity
Exploring pendulum systems/pendulum construction & cycles
Tuesday
Investigation 5: Motion and Variables
Part 1 Continued
Reading: “What Causes Change of Motion?”
Review Questions
Wednesday
Investigation 5: Motion and Variables
Part 2: Testing Variables
How does changing the mass, length or release position of a pendulum affect the number of swings the pendulum completes in a unit of time?
Create a pendulum picture graph
Thursday
Investigation 5: Motion & Variables
Part 3: Predicting Swings
Use a two-coordinate graph to plot
Reading “Galileo and Pendulums”
Friday
Homeroom Day
November 26-30, 2018
Monday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy
Part 3 Review of Circuits and Uses of Energy
Energy Stations
Tuesday
Circuits and Energy Review Questions
Readings: “Electrical Connections” and “Uses of Energy”
Wednesday
Path Finders
Thursday
Investigation 4 I-Check
Friday
Circuit Repair Manual project
Brain Pops: Forms of Energy and Electrical Circuits
November 12-16, 2018
Monday
Live Oak!
Tuesday
Live Oak!
Wednesday
Live Oak! Dismissal after we return at 11:45
Thursday
Live Oak Reflection Projects
Friday
Live Oak Reflection Projects
Thanksgiving Activities
November 5-9, 2018
Monday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy
Part 1 - How does light travel?
Practice reflecting light
Mirror Challenges A&B
Tuesday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy
Part 1 - How does light travel?
Refraction
Light Refraction Video
Discuss the reading and answer questions
Wednesday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy
Read “Light Interactions”
Discuss the reading and answer questions
Part 2: Seeing Colors
What happens when light strikes an object? (prisms and the source of color)
Thursday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy
Reading “More Light on the Subject” & “Into the Shadows” & questions
Brain Pop Light
Friday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy Review
Bill Nye Light and Color & worksheet
October 29-November 2, 2018
Monday
Lesson 6 & 7 Assessment - open book/open notes
Tuesday
Lesson 8: Slavery in the Americas
What was the impact of slavery on Africans?Introduction
Life in West Africa in the 1500s
Europe and the Slave Trade
West Africans and the Slave Trade
Triangular Trade
Wednesday
Fall Party
Live Oak Meetings for students
Thursday
Lesson 8: Slavery in the Americas
What was the impact of slavery on Africans?
Surviving the Middle Passage
Slavery in the Colonies
Life as a Slave
How Slaves Kept Hope Alive
Friday
Lesson 8: Slavery in the Americas Assessment
October 21-26, 2018
Monday
Lesson 6: Early English Settlements
Introduction
Roanoke
Jamestown
Tuesday
Lesson 6: Early English Settlements
Plymouth
Lesson 7: Comparing Colonies
Introduction
New England Colonies: Massachusetts Bay
Wednesday
Lesson 7: Comparing Colonies
New England Colony: Rhode Island
Middle Colonies: New York, Pennsylvania
Thursday
Lesson 7: Comparing Colonies
Southern Colonies: Maryland, Georgia
Friday
Create an advertisement for one of the first colonies
October 15-19, 2018
Monday
Lesson 4: How and Why Europeans Came to the New World
Tuesday
Lesson 4: How and Why Europeans Came to the New World
Wednesday
Lesson 5: Routes of Exploration to the New World
Thursday
Lesson 5: Routes of Exploration to the New World
Friday
Homeroom Day
Lesson 5 Assessment
October 8-12, 2018
Monday
Holiday - Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day
Tuesday
Lesson 2: Native Americans and Their Land
Wednesday
Lesson 2: American Indian Cultural Regions
Students will participate in a project based learning, small group activity to research and create a presentation about a specific American Indian cultural region. Presentations will be graded.
Thursday
Lesson 2: American Indian Cultural Regions
Students will participate in a project based learning, small group activity to research and create a presentation about a specific American Indian cultural region
Friday
Lesson 2: American Indian Cultural Regions
Project Presentations and Note Taking
October 1-5, 2018
Monday
Introduction to Social Studies
Lesson 1: Geography of the United States
Tuesday
Lesson 1: Geography of the United States
Wednesday
Lesson 1: Geography of the United States
Thursday
Lesson 1: Geography of the United States
Friday
Lesson 1 Assessment (open book/open note)
September 24-28, 2018
Monday
Investigation 3.2 Epsom Salts Saturation
Reading: The Bends
Tuesday
Investigation 3.3 Saturation Puzzle with a mystery substance
Wednesday
Investigation 3-1 Review
Thursday
Investigation 3 I-Check
Friday
Sci-Fri with Mr. Matus
September 17-21, 2018
Monday
Review Investigation 2:
Why do salt solutions layer in only one order?
Density lab review
Vocabulary
Readings: Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in the Air; Sink or Float
Tuesday
Investigation 2 I-Check (open book/open notes)
Wednesday
Review & Correct Investigation 2-1 I-Check
Investigation 3-1 Reaching Saturation with Salt Solutions
Thursday
Reading: The Bends
Investigation 3-2 Epsom Salts Saturation
Friday
Homeroom Day:
Sci-Fri with Mr. Matus
September 10-14, 2018
Monday
Reading: Solutions Up Close
Review: States of Matter (BrainPop and Nearpod)
Tuesday
Investigation 2 Part 2 - Salt Concentration
Wednesday
Investigation 2 - Part 3 - Mystery Solutions
Focus Question: Do three mystery solutions have different concentrations?
Reading: The Air
The Air Review Questions
Thursday
Investigation 2 - Part 4 - Liquid Layers (density)
Focus Question: Why do salt solutions layer in only one order?
Reading: Sink or Float
Friday
Density Lab
Reading: Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in the Air
September 3-7, 2018
Monday
Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday
The Scientific Method
Investigation 1 Part 3: Separating Dry Mixtures
Reading: Extracts
Wednesday
Mixtures Review Questions
Review Investigation 1 (vocabulary and labs)
Thursday
Investigation 1 I-Check - open book and open note test
Friday
Concentrated Solutions
Kool-Aid Concentration
August 27-31, 2018
Monday
Science Lab Safety Quiz
Waft to Whiff Investigation
Tuesday
Investigation 1 Part 1 Observe the properties of solid materials
Wednesday
Investigation 1 Part 1 Making and Separating Mixtures
Thursday
Investigation 1 Part 2 Separating a Salt Solution
Friday
Sci-Fri!!!!
August 22-24, 2018
Monday
Student Holiday
Tuesday
Meet the Teacher
Wednesday
Homeroom Day
Thursday
(Short Rotations)
Ms Champ’s “Science About Me”
collect supplies
Famous Scientist’s Notebooks
Friday
Science Safety and Tools
Interactive Science Notebook Setup
Make Your Own “Science About Me”
Go to Class Login
email: eaneselementary
password: eaneselementary
(your Science textbook pdfs are also in your Google Classroom)
Social Studies Alive Textbook is available through Clever
(Log onto Clever with your Google account, then scroll down to TCI)
Science/Social Studies - Rotation 3
May 20-24, 2019
Monday
Causes of the Civil War:
Differences Between North and South
The Missouri Compromise
Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad
Tuesday
Causes of the Civil War:
The Compromise of 1850
Bleeding Kansas
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
Wednesday
Civil War:
Union and Confederate Armies
Combat Conditions
Gettysburg to Appomattox
Thursday
Civil War: Life After Slavery
Assessment
Friday
Field Trip to Main Event
May 13-17, 2019
Monday
Reading: Insect Structures and Growth
Reading: Adaptations
Science STAAR Review and games
Tuesday
Science STAAR Review and games
Wednesday
Science STAAR Test
Thursday
Social Studies:
Liberty’s Kids
Friday
Social Studies:
Liberty’s Kids
May 6-10, 2019
Monday
Reading: The Human Circulatory System
Review Circulatory System and Vocabulary
Investigation 3 Part 3: Respiratory Systems
Introduce Respiratory System
Read “The Human Respiratory System”
Video Respiration
Parts of the Respiratory System -
Vocabulary: alveoli, vital capacity
Tuesday
Investigation 3 I-Check
Wednesday
Investigation 4 Sensory Systems
Part 1: Stimulus/Response
instinct vs. inherited traits
central nervous system
Reading: Structures of the Brain
Thursday
Investigation 4 Part 2: Attention
What features of an organism attract attention?
Sensory Systems and Animal Communication
Friday
Respiratory System Game
April 29-May 3, 2019
Monday
Investigation 2 I-Check
Tuesday
Investigation 3: Part 1
Plant Vascular Systems
How are nutrients transported to cells in plants?
Classify Leaves by Vein Patterns: parallel, pinnate or palmate
Wednesday
Investigation 3: Part 2
Reading: Leaf Classification
Video: Plant Structure and Growth
Outdoor study: observe transpiration
Reading: Plant Vascular Systems & The Story of Maple Syrup
Thursday
Investigation 3 Circulatory Systems: Part 2 Human Circulatory Systems
Video and Discussion: The Circulatory System - Heart, Arteries and Veins
How do humans transport nutrients to all of their cells?
Construct a circulatory system model
Friday
Mustang Mania
April 22-26, 2019
Monday
Investigation 2: Nutrient Systems
Part 1: Yeast Nutrition
What does yeast need to break its dormancy?
Measure CO2 produced by flour and sugar
Reading: There’s Yeast in My Bread!
Tuesday
Field Trip to Hill Country Science Mill
Wednesday
Investigation 2: Nutrient Systems
Part 1: Explore yeast activation by examining the sugar content of breakfast cereals and the amount of CO2 produced by each
Data Table
Thursday
Investigation 2: Nutrient Systems
Part 2: Plant Nutrition
Reading: Producers
Discuss the role of chlorophyll in the process of photosynthesis
Part 3: Animal Nutrition
-getting nutrients - heterotrophs vs. autotrophs
Friday
Video: Food Chains
complete vs. incomplete metamorphosis
Reading: The Human Digestive System
Video: Digestive and Excretory Systems
April 15-19, 2019
Monday
Intro Science About Me Project
Part 2 - Earth Systems cont.
Food Chains - producers, consumers, decomposers
Food Webs - subsystems
Tuesday
Reading: Nature’s Recycling System
What happens when worms interact with organic litter?
Wednesday
Models and Living Systems
Investigation 1 I-Check
Thursday
Science About Me
Brain Pop: Food Chains, Ecosystems
Friday
School Holiday
April 8-12, 2019
Monday
Brain Pop
Liberty’s Kids
Tuesday
STAAR Math
Wednesday
STAAR Reading
Thursday
Science: Models and Living Systems
Everyday Systems
Analyze Systems & subsystems
Reading: Introduction to Systems
Friday
Science: Models and Living Systems
Part 2: Earth Systems
Is planet Earth a system?
Video: Physical Systems
biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, ecosystems with organisms
Reading: Is Earth a System
April 1-5, 2019
Monday
Social Studies:
Our Role in Government
What does it mean to be a citizen?
Tuesday
Social Studies: Shaping America’s Economy
supply and demand
Wednesday
Social Studies: Manifest Destiny and Settling the West:
United States in 1783
Louisiana Purchase 1803
Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-1806
Florida Acquisition
Thursday
Social Studies: Manifest Destiny and Settling the West:
Texas Annexation 1845
Acquisition of Oregon Country 1846
Mexican Cession 1848 and Gadsen Purchase 1853
Friday
Manifest Destiny Assessment (open book/open notes)
March 25-29, 2019
Monday
Social Studies:
The Constitution - Introduction
The First Government: The Articles of Confederation
The New Government: The Constitutional Convention
Tuesday
Social Studies: The Constitution
Three Branches of Government: Legislative
Executive, Judicial, Checks and Balances
Wednesday
Social Studies: The Bill Of Rights
Amendments and Other Rights Protected
Thursday
Social Studies: Bill of Rights
Individual Rights vs. Society’s Needs
Friday
Social Studies: Constitution & Bill of Rights Assessment
March 11-15, 2019
Monday
Part 3: Sedimentary Rocks & Fossils continued
Reading “Life on Earth 150 Million Years Ago”
Fossils video
Tuesday
Part 4: Energy Resources
Green Energy: solar, wind and other alternative energy sources vs. fossil fuels & nonrenewable sources
Video: Green Energy
Wednesday
Earth Cycles and Changes Post-Test
Thursday - review activities; Bill Nye Erosion
Friday - Rock Presentation from a Geologist (Mr. Carr)
March 4-8, 2019
Monday
Investigation 4: Changes to Earth’s Surface
Part 2: Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
Tuesday
Investigation 4 Part 3: Landforms
Wednesday
Austin Watershed Earth School Presentation
Thursday
Investigation 4 Part 3: Sedimentary Rocks and Fossils
Friday
Investigation 4 Part 4: Energy Resources
February 25-March 1, 2019
Monday
Investigation 3 Water Planet
Part 4: Climate
Climate/climatologist definitions
Video: Climate and Seasons
Climate Regions
Reading: Global Climate Change
Tuesday
Science Benchmark
Wednesday
Investigation 3 I-Check
Thursday
Investigation 4: Changes to Earth’s Surface
Part 1: Sorting Earth Materials
Friday
Investigation 4
Part 2: Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
February 18-22, 2019
Monday
Holiday
Tuesday
Investigation 2 - Weather and Atmosphere I-Check
Wednesday
Investigation 3 - Water Planet
Part 1 - Condensation
What causes condensation to form?
Where does condensation occur?
water vapor
Condensation chambers
Thursday
Investigation 3 - Water Planet
Reading & Response Sheet - Condensation
Low/High Pressure systems
Friday
Investigation 3 - Water Planet
Part 2 - Evaporation
How does water vapor get into the air?
What change of state happens during evaporation?
February 11-15, 2019
Monday
Reading: Uneven Heating
Weather Data Chart
Investigation 3 Part 4
Earth and Moon - Moon discussion
Watch Moon video
Tuesday
Weather data chart
Watch Earth video
Read “Sun, Earth and Moon” & “Comparing Size of Earth and the Moon”
Discuss readings
Earth and Moon - Moon discussion, write about the moon
Wednesday
Sun, Earth and Moon cards
Comparing Physical Characteristics of Sun, Earth and Moon
Thursday
Homeroom Day/Valentine’s Day
Make passports for Heritage Day
Friday
Homeroom Day
Atmosphere Color coding worksheet
Master all levels in Science IXL 5th Grade T
February 4-8, 2019
Monday
Investigation 1 open book/open note review
Tuesday
Investigation 2; Weather and Atmosphere
Part 1: The Air Around Us
What is Air?
Vocabulary: weather, compressed, pressure, matter, mass
Air Mass video
Reading: What is Air?
Wednesday
Part 2: Earth’s Atmosphere
What is Earth’s Atmosphere?
Video: Earth’s Atmosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Reading: Earth’s Atmosphere
Thursday
Part 3: Weather
What is weather, and how is it described?
Explore online weather data & collect weather data
Readings: Weather Instruments; Uneven Heating
Friday
STEAM Day
January 28-February 1, 2019
Monday
Earth, Cycles and Changes
Investigation 1: Sun and Earth
Part 1: Shadow Shifting
How and why does your shadow change during the day?
Shadow Challenges
Tuesday
Investigation 1: Sun and Earth
Part 2: Sun Tracking
What can be learned by studying the length and direction of shadows?
Reading: “Changing Shadows”
Wednesday
Middle School Field Trip
Homeroom Day
Thursday
Investigation 1: Sun and Earth
Part 3: Day and Night
What causes day and night?
Simulate sunrise and sunset, discuss Earth’s rotation & determine direction of rotation
Sun review questions
Friday
Readings: “Sunrise & Sunset”, “The Night Sky”
Review unit
January 21-25, 2019
Monday
MLK Jr. Holiday
Tuesday
Units 10-12 Review Assessment(Tensions Between the Colonies and Great Britain, To Declare Independence or Not, Declaration of Independence) - open book/open note
Wednesday
The American Revolution
American Revolution Role Play (tug-of-war)
Continental Army vs. British Army
Different War Strategies
Thursday
The American Revolution
Continental Army allies
Treaty of Paris
The Revolution’s Home Front
Friday
Review Assessment (open book/open note): The American Revolution
January 14-18, 2019
Monday
Tensions Grow Between The Colonies and Great Britain
The Proclamation of 1763
The Quartering Act
The Stamp Act
“The King’s Money” lesson - acting out taxation without representation
Tuesday
Review Questions: Taxation Without Representation Activity “The King’s Money”
Tensions Grow Between the Colonies and Great Britain continued
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
King George III
Wednesday
To Declare Independence or Not
Patriot vs. Loyalist Arguments
Thursday
Patriots vs. Loyalists - write an editorial to defend your position
Liberty Kids
Friday
Declaration of Independence
January 7-11, 2019
Monday
Holiday/Teacher Work Day
Tuesday
Life in Colonial Williamsburg stations:
Education - The College of William and Mary, and Dame Schools
Trades: The Shoemaker’s Shop
Social Life: The Raleigh Tavern
Government: The Governor’s Palace
Slavery: The Slave Quarters at a Tobacco Plantation
Religion: Bruton Parish Church
Wednesday
Life in Colonial Williamsburg stations:
Education - The College of William and Mary, and Dame Schools
Trades: The Shoemaker’s Shop
Social Life: The Raleigh Tavern
Government: The Governor’s Palace
Slavery: The Slave Quarters at a Tobacco Plantation
Religion: Bruton Parish Church
Thursday
Life in Colonial Williamsburg stations:
Education - The College of William and Mary, and Dame Schools
Trades: The Shoemaker’s Shop
Social Life: The Raleigh Tavern
Government: The Governor’s Palace
Slavery: The Slave Quarters at a Tobacco Plantation
Religion: Bruton Parish Church
Friday
Life in Colonial Williamsburg Assessment
December 17-21, 2018
Monday
Graphing Data Reading and Review Questions
Tuesday
End of Unit Review worksheets (post-test)
December 10-14, 2018
Monday
Investigation 5 I-Check: Motion and Variables
(open book/open notes assessment)
Tuesday
Investigation 6: Flipper Systems
Part 1:
How do parts of a flipper system work together to launch an object?
Kinetic Energy
Video: Springs
Wednesday
Investigation 6: Flipper Systems
Part 2: Controlled Experiments
Reading: Springs in Action
Thursday
Part 3: Flip Out!
Design an Experiment
Review Questions
Graphing Data
Friday
Homeroom Day
December 3-7, 2018
Monday
Investigation 5: Motion and Variables
Part 1: Exploring Motion
What causes a change in motion?
Vocabulary: force (push/pull), motion, gravity
Exploring pendulum systems/pendulum construction & cycles
Tuesday
Investigation 5: Motion and Variables
Part 1 Continued
Reading: “What Causes Change of Motion?”
Review Questions
Wednesday
Investigation 5: Motion and Variables
Part 2: Testing Variables
How does changing the mass, length or release position of a pendulum affect the number of swings the pendulum completes in a unit of time?
Create a pendulum picture graph
Thursday
Investigation 5: Motion & Variables
Part 3: Predicting Swings
Use a two-coordinate graph to plot
Reading “Galileo and Pendulums”
Friday
Homeroom Day
November 26-30, 2018
Monday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy
Part 3 Review of Circuits and Uses of Energy
Energy Stations
Tuesday
Circuits and Energy Review Questions
Readings: “Electrical Connections” and “Uses of Energy”
Wednesday
Path Finders
Thursday
Investigation 4 I-Check
Friday
Circuit Repair Manual project
Brain Pops: Forms of Energy and Electrical Circuits
November 12-16, 2018
Monday
Live Oak!
Tuesday
Live Oak!
Wednesday
Live Oak! Dismissal after we return at 11:45
Thursday
Live Oak Reflection Projects
Friday
Live Oak Reflection Projects
Thanksgiving Activities
November 5-9, 2018
Monday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy
Part 1 - How does light travel?
Practice reflecting light
Mirror Challenges A&B
Tuesday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy
Part 1 - How does light travel?
Refraction
Light Refraction Video
Discuss the reading and answer questions
Wednesday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy
Read “Light Interactions”
Discuss the reading and answer questions
Part 2: Seeing Colors
What happens when light strikes an object? (prisms and the source of color)
Thursday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy
Reading “More Light on the Subject” & “Into the Shadows” & questions
Brain Pop Light
Friday
Investigation 4 - Light and Energy Review
Bill Nye Light and Color & worksheet
October 29-November 2, 2018
Monday
Lesson 6 & 7 Assessment - open book/open notes
Tuesday
Lesson 8: Slavery in the Americas
What was the impact of slavery on Africans?Introduction
Life in West Africa in the 1500s
Europe and the Slave Trade
West Africans and the Slave Trade
Triangular Trade
Wednesday
Fall Party
Live Oak Meetings for students
Thursday
Lesson 8: Slavery in the Americas
What was the impact of slavery on Africans?
Surviving the Middle Passage
Slavery in the Colonies
Life as a Slave
How Slaves Kept Hope Alive
Friday
Lesson 8: Slavery in the Americas Assessment
October 21-26, 2018
Monday
Lesson 6: Early English Settlements
Introduction
Roanoke
Jamestown
Tuesday
Lesson 6: Early English Settlements
Plymouth
Lesson 7: Comparing Colonies
Introduction
New England Colonies: Massachusetts Bay
Wednesday
Lesson 7: Comparing Colonies
New England Colony: Rhode Island
Middle Colonies: New York, Pennsylvania
Thursday
Lesson 7: Comparing Colonies
Southern Colonies: Maryland, Georgia
Friday
Create an advertisement for one of the first colonies
October 15-19, 2018
Monday
Lesson 4: How and Why Europeans Came to the New World
- Underwater Archaeology
Tuesday
Lesson 4: How and Why Europeans Came to the New World
- Underwater Archaeology
Wednesday
Lesson 5: Routes of Exploration to the New World
- Introduction
- Explorers: Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Juan Ponce de León, Hernán Cortés, Jacques Cartier, Fransisco Vásquez de Coronado, Henry Hudson, Robert de La Salle
Thursday
Lesson 5: Routes of Exploration to the New World
- Explorers: Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Juan Ponce de León, Hernán Cortés, Jacques Cartier, Fransisco Vásquez de Coronado, Henry Hudson, Robert de La Salle
Friday
Homeroom Day
Lesson 5 Assessment
October 8-12, 2018
Monday
Holiday - Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day
Tuesday
Lesson 2: Native Americans and Their Land
- American Indian Origin Stories
- Migration Routes of the First Americans
- American Indians and the Environment
- American Indians Adapt to the Environment
Wednesday
Lesson 2: American Indian Cultural Regions
Students will participate in a project based learning, small group activity to research and create a presentation about a specific American Indian cultural region. Presentations will be graded.
- Northwest Coast
- California-Intermountain Region
- Southwest
- Plateau
- Great Plains
- Eastern Woodlands
- Southeast
Thursday
Lesson 2: American Indian Cultural Regions
Students will participate in a project based learning, small group activity to research and create a presentation about a specific American Indian cultural region
- Northwest Coast
- California-Intermountain Region
- Southwest
- Plateau
- Great Plains
- Eastern Woodlands
- Southeast
Friday
Lesson 2: American Indian Cultural Regions
Project Presentations and Note Taking
October 1-5, 2018
Monday
Introduction to Social Studies
Lesson 1: Geography of the United States
- Understanding the Globe (hemispheres, continents and oceans)
- Understanding Latitude and Longitude
Tuesday
Lesson 1: Geography of the United States
- Political Geography of the U.S.
- The Physical Features of the U.S.
Wednesday
Lesson 1: Geography of the United States
- Comprehension Check - Latitude and Longitude Worksheet for a grade
- Brain Pops: Continents and Oceans, Latitude and Longitude
Thursday
Lesson 1: Geography of the United States
- Climate in the U.S.
- Vegetation in the U.S.
- Geography Affects Where People Live
- Creating Maps
Friday
Lesson 1 Assessment (open book/open note)
September 24-28, 2018
Monday
Investigation 3.2 Epsom Salts Saturation
Reading: The Bends
Tuesday
Investigation 3.3 Saturation Puzzle with a mystery substance
Wednesday
Investigation 3-1 Review
Thursday
Investigation 3 I-Check
Friday
Sci-Fri with Mr. Matus
September 17-21, 2018
Monday
Review Investigation 2:
Why do salt solutions layer in only one order?
Density lab review
Vocabulary
Readings: Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in the Air; Sink or Float
Tuesday
Investigation 2 I-Check (open book/open notes)
Wednesday
Review & Correct Investigation 2-1 I-Check
Investigation 3-1 Reaching Saturation with Salt Solutions
Thursday
Reading: The Bends
Investigation 3-2 Epsom Salts Saturation
Friday
Homeroom Day:
Sci-Fri with Mr. Matus
September 10-14, 2018
Monday
Reading: Solutions Up Close
Review: States of Matter (BrainPop and Nearpod)
Tuesday
Investigation 2 Part 2 - Salt Concentration
Wednesday
Investigation 2 - Part 3 - Mystery Solutions
Focus Question: Do three mystery solutions have different concentrations?
Reading: The Air
The Air Review Questions
Thursday
Investigation 2 - Part 4 - Liquid Layers (density)
Focus Question: Why do salt solutions layer in only one order?
Reading: Sink or Float
Friday
Density Lab
Reading: Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in the Air
September 3-7, 2018
Monday
Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday
The Scientific Method
Investigation 1 Part 3: Separating Dry Mixtures
Reading: Extracts
Wednesday
Mixtures Review Questions
Review Investigation 1 (vocabulary and labs)
Thursday
Investigation 1 I-Check - open book and open note test
Friday
Concentrated Solutions
Kool-Aid Concentration
August 27-31, 2018
Monday
Science Lab Safety Quiz
Waft to Whiff Investigation
Tuesday
Investigation 1 Part 1 Observe the properties of solid materials
Wednesday
Investigation 1 Part 1 Making and Separating Mixtures
Thursday
Investigation 1 Part 2 Separating a Salt Solution
Friday
Sci-Fri!!!!
August 22-24, 2018
Monday
Student Holiday
Tuesday
Meet the Teacher
Wednesday
Homeroom Day
Thursday
(Short Rotations)
Ms Champ’s “Science About Me”
collect supplies
Famous Scientist’s Notebooks
Friday
Science Safety and Tools
Interactive Science Notebook Setup
Make Your Own “Science About Me”