Week        of

Week #

         Homeroom

         Science lab

             UNIT  A

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             Chapter 1

Lessons 1,2,3

9/4/06

   1

Intro, Seating, Rules, Beginnings WS

9/11/06

   2

Lesson 1-  How Animals Meet Their Needs

p A 7 -A 11

Metric System notes

Practicing Measurement Skills

Activity

Start on Scavenger Hunt/ Measuring Body Parts Act.

9/18/06

   3

Lesson 2- Animal Adaptations:

Body Parts

p A 14- A19

Finish SH/BP from previous week

Measuring Capacity ( Volume)

Act.

9/25/06

   4

Lesson 3- Animal Adaptations:

Behaviors

p A22- A 27

Scientific Method Sample example, take the students through the steps

Students write their own example .

10/2/06

   5

Chapter 1 Review & TEST

(suggestion- if we need to work on the grant project, you may skip the test)

Testing pH, Clarity,

Using GH/ Light microscope: label components

Look at different specimens under microscope

             Chapter  2

Lessons 1 & 3

              Skip 2.2

10/9/06

   6

Lesson 1- Life Support for Plants

p A40- A43

Collect Creek samples / analyze

10/16/06

   7

Lesson 3- Plant Life Cycles

P A 52- A55

Set up Seedling Growth lab

p A 50- A51

Observing Different Seeds

Activity

Plant Life cycle WS

10/23/06

   8

Chapter 2 Review and TEST

Skip Q’s from lesson 2 or do ws

Seedling Growth observation and write up.

MSB Goes to Seeds

            Chapter 3

              Skip 3.4

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10/30/06

9

Lesson 1- Ecosystem

P A 68-A71

11/6/06

  10

Lesson 2-How Energy Is Transferred in an Ecosystem

P A 74-A-79

What Eats What in the Ecosystem

P A 72-73

11/13/06

  11

Lesson 3- Ways in Which Organisms Compete

P A 82-A87

Collect/Analyze Creek Water samples

11/20/06

Thanksgiving Holiday

11/27/06

  12

Lesson 4_ What is extinction and What Are Its Causes

P A90-93

Body Color lab

P A80-81

12/4/06

13

Chapter 3 Test

Biomes and Climate lab p A 102-103

Chapter 4

Lessons-1,2

12/11/06

  14

Lesson 1-Land Biomes

P A 104-A115

Creek Study cancelled due to rain

Observing Pond Water organisms

12/18/06

  15

Lesson 2-Water Ecosystem A116-A 121

Land Biomes Map Questions Activity

 1/ 4-5/07

  15

Chapter 4 Review and TEST

Land Biomes Map Activity Complete

12/21-1/3/07

WINTER BREAK

1/8/07

  16

Chapter 4 Review and TEST

Creek Study

Chapter 5

Lesson 1 only

1/15/07

Mon. no school

 17

Lesson 1-Natural Succession

P A 132-135

Complete map act

Lunch Line Activity p 99BN wl

           UNIT B

       Chapter 1

       Lessons 1,2,3

Changes to the Earth’s Surface

1/22/06

  18

Lesson 1-What Processes Change Landforms

P B 2-11

How Water Changes Earth’s Surface p B4-5

DCQ’s1-3

1/29/07

 19

Lesson 2-What Causes Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

P B 14-19

BN  Erosion Diagram of Earth/Volcano WS

2/5/07

 20

Lesson 3- How Has Earth’s Surface Changed?

P B  22-25

Collect/ Analyze Creek Water samples

2/13-16/07

Mon. no school

21

Chapter 1 Test

Make a volcano

Chapter 2

Lessons 1,2,3

Rocks and Minerals.

2/20-23/07 Mon. no Monday

22

Lesson 1- p B 36-39

Minerals

Mineral Properties lab Model

P   B 34-35

2/26-3/2/07

23

Lesson 2- p B 42-47

Types of Rocks

Identifying Rocks lab

P B 40-41

3/5-9/07

24

Lesson 3- p B50-53

How Rocks Change

Chapter 2  Review/ Test

The Rock Cycle lab

P B 48-49

 Growing Crystals P B 57

Chapter 3

Lessons 1,2,3

Soil – A natural Resource

3/12/07

25

Lesson 1 p B 64- 67

Soil Formation

Soil Layers lab

P B 62-63

3/19/07

26

Lesson 2 p B 70-73

Soil Properties

How can You Model Weathering by Using Chalk?

P B 57

3/26/07

27

Lesson 3 p  B 76- 81

Soil Conservation

Chapter 3 Review / Test

How can you describe soils by their texture? p B 85

UNIT C  Matter

Chapter 1

4/2/07

Fri. no school

28

Lesson 1 p C6-9

States of Matter

Physical Properties if Matter lab

P C 4- 5 DCQ”s  # 1,2,3.

4/9-13/07

SPRING BREAK!!

4/16-20/07

29

Lesson 2, p C 12-15

Measuring Matter

Layering Liquids / Density lab

4/23-27/07

30

Lesson 3 p C 18-23

 How Water interacts with Other Matter

Floating and Sinking lab

p C 16-17

DCQ’s 1,2,3.

4/30-5/4/07

31

Chapter 1 Review/ Test

How Can you Determine Solubility Expt

P C 27

Chapter 2, Lessons 1,2,3,4

5/7-11/07

32

Lesson 1, C 34-37

Static Electricity

Balloons Rubbed with Different Material lab p C 32-33

5/14-18/07

33

Lesson 2, p C 40-43

Electric Currents

Make a Bulb Light up lab

P C 38-39

5/21-25/07

34

Lesson 3, p C 46-49

Magnets

How Strong Is it Expt

5/28-6/2

35

Lesson 4, p C 52-57

Electromagnets

How to make a electromagnet Expt.

6/4-8/07

36

Chapter 2 Review and Test

Electric Motor expt.