To access the grades 5 and 4 Science text book, click the link below and then click again on the preferred option. You may view the text with or without audio. Login information is in your students' agenda and science notebook. PLEASE NOTE: The fifth grade SOL covers both fourth and fifth grade standards. It would be a good idea to study from both text books as you prepare for the test. sciencestudent.efiveponds.com/
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Videos and other resources for Unit 7 Tectonic Plates Plate Boundaries geology.com/plate-tectonics.shtml San Andreas Fault geology.com/articles/san-andreas-fault.shtml Mariana Trench www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYjyGfRp3F4 geology.com/records/deepest-part-of-the-ocean.shtml Rocky Mountains www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJk9cFz152s Himalayas www.kidsdiscover.com/spotlight/himalayas-kids/?mc_cid=cb16463267 Rock Cycle 3 Types of Rocks youtu.be/CeuYx-AbZdo youtu.be/lE3jR_RhxO4 Rocks and Minerals Song youtu.be/FqFazOFtCVk Last week we began the study of the Ocean. We begin with the geological characteristics, then move on the the physical characteristics, and end with the ecological characteristics as well as human impact on the oceans and ocean life. I have created a quizlet to help you practice the vocabulary that is essential to the unit. Below you will find study guides and practice questions as well as videos. quizlet.com/_6ihh16
We are beginning our unit on Matter, which is Chapter 4 in the Science text book. Understanding the vocabulary is essential to doing well with this unit. We will do many hands-on activities to support learning by demonstration, which will help students with making sense of the vocabulary they're expected to know. Here is the link to the Quizlet vocabulary cards, which is also on our Google Classroom.
quizlet.com/_5vjt78 We'll be starting our new unit on light this week. Here are some resources for the unit. Lots of great links: www.pbslearningmedia.org/search/?q=light&selected_facets=grades_exact%3A5&selected_facets=supplemental_curriculum_hierarchy_nodes%3A8337&selected_facets= www.andor.com/learning-academy/what-is-light-an-overview-of-the-properties-of-light https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/fifth-grade-light-lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekeMJLgDrrA www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/ www.sciencekids.co.nz/light.html www.optics4kids.org/home/content/classroom-activities/ http://interactivesites.weebly.com/light.html http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/light.htm http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/light-absorb-reflect-refract.htm Study Aides
SOL PASS www.solpass.org/science4-5/oceans/ocean-standards.html?section=study-12 www.solpass.org/5s/AP/5.6scienceactivity.htm hcps2.hanover.k12.va.us/jges/gradelevel/Grade%205/5thgrade%20study%20guides/oceans_study_guide.pdf www.lcps.org/cms/lib/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/5860/SOL%205.6%20Ocean%20Study%20Guide.pdf
This week we will begin to really "dive in" to our study of ocean characteristics. I introduced the unit by having students reflect upon and discuss Ocean Literacy. Ocean Literacy means understanding the ocean’s influence on us and our influence on the ocean. There are 7 principles of Ocean Literacy — ideas scientists and educators agree everyone should understand about the ocean.
SOL Concepts included in this unit: The student will investigate and understand characteristics of the ocean environment. Key concepts include geological characteristics, physical characteristics, and ecological characteristics.
Geological Characteristics include major features of the ocean floor.
Seamounts noaacontent.nroc.org/lesson15.html
Physical Characteristics include the formation of waves, causes of tides and currents, salinity, and pressure.
www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/ocean_waves_and_currents.php kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/characteristics-of-ocean-water/ page 152 Ocean in Motion natgeo.galegroup.com/natgeo/archive/MonographsDetailsPage/MonographsDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=DVI-Monographs&currPage=1&scanId=&query=OQE+oceans&docIndex=&source=&prodId=NGMK&search_within_results=&p=NGMK&mode=view&catId=&u=va_s_053_0150&limiter=&display-query=OQE+oceans&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CVCLNMH565076410&windowstate=normal&activityType=BasicSearch&failOverType=&commentary=#pageNo=1 Tides school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/tide/390262 Waves school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/wave/276157
Ecological Characteristics include basic marine food webs, including floating organisms (plankton), swimming organisms, and organisms living on the ocean bottom.
Animals are classified into two major groups- vertebrates and invertebrates. A vertebrate is an animal that has a backbone to provide its body support. An invertebrate is an animal that does NOT have a backbone (makes sense, since it has the prefix "in-" at the beginning of it!). Here is some more information about these two groups.
VERTEBRATES Vertebrates can be quite small or extremely large or tall since they have a backbone to help support them. Remember in class when we made a worm and giraffe out of clay? We found how impossible it was to make a vertebrate stand upright without the skeletal structure and spine to hold its neck up! This activity helped to show how a backbone, or spinal column, helps some vertebrates to grow as large as a giraffe, or whale!!! Vertebrates can be classified into five smaller groups based on common characteristics: mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles.
Bill Nye: Amphibians Bill Nye: Birds Bill Nye: Reptiles Bill Nye: Fish A special note about SNAKES! Many people mistakenly believe that a snake is an invertebrate because it is kind of shaped like a worm. THIS IS FALSE! Just remember that reptiles are vertebrates and that a snake is a reptile, so therefore a snake is a vertebrate. Here are some pictures, too, to help you see that a snake has a bone structure. Without it, the snake wouldn't be able to "stand" as it is doing in the picture below. INVERTEBRATES In class, we've talked a lot about affixes, including the prefix in-. When added to the word vertebrate, knowing the prefix in- can mean "not" helps us to understand that invertebrates do NOT have a backbone. Invertebrates make up the largest population of animals on earth- some have estimated that as many as 96% of all animal species on earth are invertebrates! Bill Nye: Invertebrates video |