It was a great first week in our class and I am looking
forward to another fabulous one! This
week we will continue to learn and practice classroom procedures as we begin to
dive into more academic content.
Monday
Students will take notes in their Science Notebooks about
the steps of the scientific method.
Scientific
Method
·
Ask – Ask a question to which you plan to find
the answer.
·
Research – What background information do you
have? What can you find?
·
Hypothesize – What do you think is going to
happen?
·
Test – Create an experiment to see what happens!
·
Analyze Data and Draw Conclusions – Did the
experiment work? Did it support your
hypothesis? Why or why not? Did it work partially? Why? What new questions do you have now?
·
Conclude and communicate – What do you think it
all means? Summarize your results and share
the information in a written, visual, or digital way.
They will also create vocabulary index cards on key rings to
be used as a study tool. Our vocabulary
this week will include research, evidence, analyze, interpret, communicate,
hypothesis, and experiment. Many students
know these words, but need help understanding their meaning specific to
science.
Homework: Review vocabulary flashcards for 5 minutes. Complete any cards that were not completed in
class.
Tuesday
Students will use their Science Notebooks for an
open-notebook pop quiz on the scientific method. This will hopefully encourage
them to be on task each time they take notes!
They will also review station rotation procedures before the end of
class in preparation for exciting days that lie ahead!
Homework: Using the first 3 steps of the scientific method,
describe how you would determine whether orange soda weighed more than grape
soda.
Wednesday and
Thursday
Students will work with their table mates to complete six
Station Rotations (3 each day). They
will have 15 minutes to complete each rotation with one minute to transition in
between. These stations support our
STEAM focus as students will use:
- SCIENCE: DiscoveryEducation.com to explore current science topic, the Scientific Method
- TECHNOLOGY: Scratch.met.edu to learn programming through MNPS’s platform Republic
- ENGINEERING: A hands-on activity requiring them to use problem solving and reflections
- ARTS: A foldable that contains helpful notes in a visually interesting way
In addition! Students
will complete stations to support their personal growth:
- CAREER: Learningblade.com to explore careers in STEAM fields through real life scenarios
- LITERACY: NewsELA.com to read and understand articles related to our science content
Students have access to most of these websites via Clever
Portal (clever.mnps.com/in/mnps) and will be required to document their work in
their Science Notebooks as evidence of completion.
Homework: Students will write a reflection about their
activities each day and determine the Glows (things that they liked, went well,
etc) and Grows (things they found challenging, or think would be better if done
differently).
Friday
Students will take a trip outside with solar eclipse glasses
to view the sun in its normal state.
They will make observations and formulate questions about what will
happen during the eclipse.
Homework: While I won’t normally give homework over the
weekend, the eclipse is a rare opportunity!
Monday, students should make observations in their notebooks about the
solar eclipse. They should also
formulate at least one new question. We
will review thoughts and questions when we return, while we continue to build
upon our understanding of scientific method and begin to explore the objects of
the solar system!
Have a great week and as always, please feel free to contact
me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!
Mrs. Preston
Lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org
No comments:
Post a Comment