Science

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First Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

N/A

 

 

 

Summer

Discuss and chart the feel, taste, smell, look, sounds of summer

Make homemade baggie ice cream

 

Assessed later with 5 senses and seasons

12E

11A

21B

5 Senses

Read: “Seeing”

Discuss the sense of sight

Play I spy

Read: “Hearing”

Discuss the sense of hearing

Sound shakers: Listen to shaker and guess what it inside

Assessed at the end of 5 sesnses unit

10A

10B

11A

12C

13B

5 Senses

Read: “Tasting” and “Smelling”

Do a taste test-sour, sweet, salty, bitter

Hold nose while eating chocolate and then eat chocolate with out holding nose

Read: “Touching”

Made “Touch Books”-rough, smooth, hard, soft

Graph eye color

Discuss and compare

Group discussion and individual observations

12A

Colors/5 Senses

Read: “Aliki’s 5 Senses book

Do following directions activity-(listening)

Make colored glue

Mix primary colored glue to make secondary colors

 

 

 

1 on 1 teaching observation

1B & C

2A & B

4A & B

11A

Shapes/Colors

Make shapes with pipe cleaners

Predict what shape bubbles the pipe cleaner will make

Blow bubbles and discuss actual outcomes

Make colored chalk

Discussion/Observation

11B

13A

Trees/Plants

Discuss and make observations about the changes in fall

Do leaf rubbings

Discuss the many shapes of leaves

Do a color scrape and discuss why leaves change colors

Oral

12A

12B

12C

 

Trees/Fall

Draw and label parts of a tree

Learn about maple syrup and how it is made

Make maple syrup candy

Parts of a tree activity

11A

12B

15C

Transportation/Motion

Discuss sinking and floating

Make boats out of milk cartons

Use unifix cubes to sink boat, first have students predict how many it will take

Discuss motion-pushing and pulling

Do activities that involve push and pull

1 on1 test with teacher for whole 9 weeks

11A

12D

 

Second Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Fall Season

Pumpkins grow

 
  1. Nature walk…observing/discussion weather & changes in nature.  Record on “Fall Is…” chart.
  2. Read Pumpkin, Pumpkin and discuss sequence of growth.  Students given pictures to cut, sequence, glue & color.

Point & read sequence boards together checking accuracy.

  1. Carve & label parts of pumpkin.

 

 

  1. Cook applesauce.  Observe process in preparation and what happens as apples cook.  Discuss sequence of events observed.

1. observation / discussion

 

 

  1. pumpkin sequence board

 

 

 

 

  1. “What’s in a Pumpkin?” Record sheet.

 

     4.  observation / discussion. Sequence WS optional.

11A, 12A, 12B, 12E,

13A

Apples & Oxygen
  1. Carve apple doll face from firm, blemish-free GREEN apple. Let sit to dry one week.  Slice apple, show “meat” of apple…observe & draw.  Predict what will happen if it sits in air /draw.  Let one slice, sit.  Dip one in lemon juice, one in refrigerator, one in “fruit fresh”.  Observe each.  Which stayed white longest?  Discuss citric acid slows oxidation process.  Record results of plain apple slice on science journal page and label.

 

1.  science journal

11A 12B , 13A, 13B

Shadows

1.  Shadows -- Go outside or use overhead.  Discuss what makes shadows (object between light source and ground or paper, etc.).  Create shadow pictures.  Review how we made shadow pictures.

Discussion

12E

Making bread – how does it rise?

 

K-9 police unit assembly –
  1. Make bread using yeast and rapid-rise using orange soda / baking soda.  Discuss why bread rises (gas formed by-product of yeast and soda / carbonation), trapped air bubbles as dough solidifies.  More trapped air = “fluffier” bread.
  2. Canine police unit demonstration.  Observe and discuss how dog uses her senses to track and locate people or objects and how officer and dog communicate using hand signals and vocal commands.

1.  Group discussion and individual observations

 

 

2.  Group discussion and individual observations

12A, 13A,B,C
  1. Making Crayons

 

 

 

 

 

 

     2.  Gases / chem. reactions

1.  Students predict / record “how to make crayons” in science journal. Teacher demonstrates how to make crayons and discuss.  Students sequence and record actual process in journals.

 

Dr. Jean’s Math & Science pg. 13

“Happy Face Balloon” experiment

(chem. Reaction / inflation…observation & recording)
  1. science journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. science journal

 

 

 

 

 

11A, 12C, 13A, 13B

None

None

None

 

Effects of acid on bone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Liquid, solid, soft, hard”

“Rubber Bone” – students draw picture of jar with white vinegar in it and a regular chicken bone.  Discuss bone made of calcium…makes it hard…students feel & observe bone (won’t bend).  Students predict & draw what they think the acid (vinegar) will do to the bone.  Put bone in vinegar and cover w/lid for 3-4 days.  Observe.  Vinegar discolored, bone “rubbery”…acid dissolved calcium and removed it from bone, making it bendable…students feel, observe, record results.

 

Make and bake gingerbread cookies while showing / defining liquid, solid, soft, hard, etc.  Discuss how things look, feel, smell, taste, sound during process.

Discussion / science journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teacher observation

 

 

 

 

 

11A, 13A

Making Candles

Make candles using Ag kit from Farmer’s Bureau. 

 

11A, 13A,12C

None

None

1 on1 test with teacher for whole 9 weeks

 

 

Third Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Winter

Read & Discuss Sadie & The Snowman and things to do on a snowy day (group)

Do Snowman melting sequence story board (indiv).

 

Read The Jacket I Wear In The Snow having students fill in blanks orally as teacher reads progressive story.    Discuss appropriate Winter clothing. Draw a picture and label clothes worn in the snow.

 

 

Sequence Story Board

 

 

 

 

Picture with labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

12E, 13A

 

 

 

 

11A, 12B

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter (cont.) /

Compassion & Kindness

Read/Discuss,  Snowflake Bently. Make snowflakes.  Observe/discuss whether their snowflake has 6 or more or less points.

 

Where Ice Melts The Quickest Experiment

 

Snowball To Puddle WS

 

Discussion & snowflake

 

 

 

Student record sheet

 

Worksheet

12C, 12E,

13A,13B

 

 

11A, 2C, 13A

 

11A, 13A

Space

Read/Discuss, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Write Group Chart “Things In Space”

 

Read/Discuss: Here In Space and Planets.

    Group list planets near to far from Sun

 

Discuss & assemble layers of earth

 

Getting Dressed for Space – sequence story

 

 

Discussion/ observation

 

 

Observation of

part.  in group list

 

Earth models

 

Ind. Sequence story

 

11A, 12F

 

 

12 F,

 

 

12E

 

12B, 12D, 13A

Dental Health

       And

Ground Hog’s Day

 

KWL chart –Teeth

 

 Read/Discuss:  I Know Why I Brush My Teeth & create healthy tooth shield

 

Brushing stained eggs…what removes stains

the best?

 

Read/Discuss:  What Makes A Shadow? 

 

 

 

Group Chart

 

Discussion & Project artifact

 

 Student record sheet

 

 

Discussion / picture w/labels

11A, 12 B,

 

13B

 

 

11A, 11B, 12C, 13A, 13B

 

11A, 12C, 12D

Valentine’s Day

Healthy Heart Lesson

 

Group discussion and participation

11A, 11B, 12B

Valentine’s &

Four Seasons

Read & Discuss: A Book of Seasons,  Bear’s Busy Year, Caps,Hats,Socks & Mittens

·        Chart Things We Do In Each Season

 

Group Chart

12 E, 12F, 13A

Pres. Day / Famous

Americans

Read/Discuss: Month by Month With Mouse

    Create Month/seasons timeline

timeline

 

 

 

12E, 12F

Dr. Seuss

 

Rainy day discussion for journal writing

 

Journal page

 

 

12E, 13B

Careers / Community

Helpers

No science lessons this week

 

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Fourth Quarter

 

 

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