Science+1+-+4

=Scientific Reasoning, Investigation, and Logic =

=Force, Motion, and Energy = It can also be used with an interactive whiteboard.
 * __LESSON PLAN__: [[file:S 3 Simple Machines Graphic Organizer.pdf]]**This lesson uses the program Inspiration and a template. [[file:S 3 Simple Machines Template.isf]]

Based on EdHeads //Simple Machines// interactive web site.
 * __WORKSHEETS__:** [|Simple Machines Worksheets]

Based on EdHeads //Simple Machines// interactive web site.
 * __TESTS__:** Simple Machines Pre-Test Simple Machines Post-Test

Based on EdHeads //The Odd Machine// interactive web site. Includes a 'pre' and 'post' test which can be used as either tests or worksheets.
 * __WORKSHEETS__:** Force and Motion Worksheets

=Matter =

=Life Processes- Life Cycles =
 * __LESSON PLAN__ - S 1 Physical Features of Animals** [[file:S 1 Physical Features of Animals.pdf]] Students will identify common animals in a habitat by their distinctive features.


 * __LESSON PLAN__ S 1 Dressing for Winter** [[file:S1 Dressing for Winter.pdf]] Students will color a winter scene and then dress the four children in the scene with appropriate clothes for a day outside in winter when it's snowing.

To be used with the virtual field trip to the NABA International Butterfly Park.
 * __VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP__ - S 2 Butterfly Metamorphosis NABA International Butterfly Park**
 * __WORKSHEETS__:** [[file:S 2 NABA Butterfly Metamorphosis.pdf]]


 * __LESSON PLANS:__ Life Cycle of the Butterfly**

Based on National Geographic site Students read about plants and answer questions online. The worksheet contains different questions and can be used for a science grade. Students will learn about the parts of a plant using the Encyclopedia of Nature program.
 * __LESSON PLAN__ Plant Power.**
 * __WORKSHE____ET:__ S 4 All About Plants** [[file:S 4 Plant Power.pdf]]
 * __LESSON PLAN__ [[file:S 4 Plant Anatomy.pdf]]**

=**Life Processes - Adaptations** = Based on a National Geographic site: African Safari Lesson plan includes student worksheet. Students will enter a virtual desert and learn about a variety of desert animals and their adaptations. Worksheet included. Discovery Video: Animal Adaptations: What Are They Students will watch a short video about a variety of animals and their adaptations and answer questions about adaptation. **__LESSON PLAN__ - Squish the Fish** Students will visit the Shedd’s Aquarium Web site and experience the interactive feature //Squish the Fish.// They will learn about different undersea organisms and the adaptations they have developed to survive. Worksheet included. Squish the Fish
 * __LESSON PLAN__ - S 3 What is Camouflage?** [[file:S 3 What is Camouflage.pdf]] Students will learn about the different types of camouflage by finding hidden animals in a series of photographs.
 * __LESSON PLAN:__ [[file:S 3 Life Processes-African Safari.pdf]]**
 * __LESSON PLAN:__ [[file:S3 Adaptations in desert animals.pdf]]**
 * __LESSON PLAN:__ [[file:S 3 Animal Adaptations Videos.pdf]]**

This site lets them choose the shape, color, mouth, etc of their fish. For each option, the program will explain the advantages and disadvantages of each option. After the students complete their fish they will learn about the best habitat and food for their fish based on its adaptations. The students can then try to fill their fish with food while escaping predators. Have the students write a paragraph or more about their fish and its adaptations. Build a Fish Introduction to camouflage: Students look at actual photographs of camouflaged animals. They must try to pick out the hidden animal. This is great for whole class instruction with an interactive whiteboard or just an LCD projector and screen. Hidden Animals
 * __LESSON PLAN__: [[file:S3 Build a Fish.pdf]]**
 * __LESSON PLAN:__ [[file:S3 Hidden Animals.pdf]]**

=Living Systems -Habitats =

**__LESSON PLAN__** [[file:S 3 Creating a Habitat.pdf]]
Students will use Tux Paint to draw a habitat and populate with the appropriate animals.

**__LESSON PLAN__: [[file:S 3 Cyber Tiger.pdf]]**
National Geographic interactive site--students must select the correct items to create a tiger habitat. Worksheet included. Now that students know the necessary elements of a tiger's habitat, they will use an art program to draw their own tiger habitat. Based on a National Geographic virtual rainforest: The Rainforest. Lesson plan includes student worksheet.
 * __LESSON PLAN__: [[file:S 3 Cyber Tiger Part 2.pdf]]**
 * __LESSON PLAN__: [[file:S 3 Rainforest Scavenger Hunt.pdf]]**

=Living Systems - Food Chains and Webs = Students, either working alone or as a class using the SmartBoard will label the roles of organisms in a food chain and answer questions about food chains. Includes SmartBoard activity/worksheet.
 * __LESSON PLAN__ - S 3 Food Chains** [[file:S 3 Food Chains.pdf]]Students will learn about carnivores, herbivores, decomposers, producers, and consumers. They will then complete three activities on the roles of different animals and complete simple and complex food chains.
 * __SMARTBOARD LESSON__: [[file:S 3 FOOD CHAINS SB activity.doc]]**

Students will use the Encyclopedia of Nature to determine the role of animals in food chains and create a food chain. Worksheet included. Based on the Discovery Education video //Mystery of the Food Chain.// Includes a student worksheet. Using the Encyclopedia of Nature, students will study a variety of habitats and the animals who live there and determine their role in the food chain. Worksheet included.
 * __LESSON PLAN__: [[file:S 4 FOOD CHAINS.pdf]]**
 * __LESSON PLAN__: [[file:S 3 Mystery of the Food Chain.pdf]]**
 * __LESSON PLAN__: [[file:S 3 Carnivore Herbivore Omnivore.pdf]]**

Students compete in teams. Uses Inspiration.
 * __LESSON PLAN__: [[file:S 3 Producer, Consumer, Decomposer Graphic organizer.pdf]]**

=Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems = Students will create weather maps for the United States. Includes coverage of US History 1 SOLs in using maps and regions and geographic features of the US. //(////based on a lesson by S. Remaley)//
 * __LESSON PLAN__ [[file:S 4 Weather Maps.pdf]]**

Students will use an online site EdHeads Weather to learn how to read weather maps and report the weather. They will then learn how to make 3 day weather predictions using factors such as precipitation, temperature, wind speed, fronts, etc. Weather Test provides a written assessment. Students will explore the site Weather Images and answer questions using weather maps, satellite and radar images. NASA's guide to teaching the moon. Based on National Geographic site. Students read about weather phenomenon and answer questions. The worksheet contains different questions and can be used for a science grade. Weather Wizards
 * __LESSON PLAN__ [[file:S 4 Reporting the Weather.pdf]]**
 * __LESSON PLAN__ [[file:S 4 Investigate the Weather.pdf]]**
 * __LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES__: [[file:S 4 NASA Exploring The Moon.pdf]]**
 * __WORKSHEETS:__ [[file:S 4 Weather Wizards.pdf]]**

=Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change = NASA's guide to teaching Earth Systems including the water cycle, the earth from space, global warming, and man's impact. Based on interactive web sites. Worksheet included
 * __LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES__: [[file:S 3 NASA Earth Systems.pdf]]**
 * __LESSON PLAN__: [[file:S3 Water Cycle Web Quest.pdf]]**

=Resources =