STANDARD 1: ANALYSIS, INQUIRY AND DESIGN

ASSESSMENT – Mineral Lab “Streak Test”

Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions.

Scientific Inquiry:

The Scientific Method is the way scientists get from asking a question to finding an answer.

Students should :

· define/identify a problem

· form a hypothesis

· follow a procedure of experiments

· make observations throughout experiment

· gather results

· draw a conclusion using a written and/or verbal responses

· communicate results

Throughout the Scientific Inquiry process, some general skills students should be able to do are:

· follow safety procedures in the classroom and laboratory

· safely and accurately use the following measurement tools:

- a metric ruler

- a balance

- a graduated cylinder

- a thermometer

· use appropriate units for measured or calculated values

· recognize and analyze patterns and trends

· classify objects according to an established scheme and student-generated scheme

· sequence events

· identify cause-and effect relationships

STANDARD 4: LIVING ENVIRONMENT

Health and Nutrition

RESOURCES:

LEVEL 3 My Pyramid For Kids (mypyramid.gov)

For this year, please use the lessons included in the My Pyramid packet. Please take copious notes as to where you feel other aspects of the study of the human body would fit nicely in this unit. The Unit should be taught over an 8 week period.

We will be revisiting this Unit at the end of the school year to determine what, if any, additional lessons need to be added.

NYS Science Standard	Content	Teacher Resources	Vocabulary
Elementary (K-4) 5.3a	Humans need a variety of healthy foods, exercise and rest in order to grow and maintain good health	Mypyramid.gov Level 3
Elementary (K-4) 5.3b	Good health habits include hand washing and personal cleanliness; avoiding harmful substances (including alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs); eating a balanced diet; engaging in regular exercise	Various speakers from health organizations

STANDARD 4: PHYSICAL SETTING

Light

RESOURCES:

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Videos –

Websites –

Program – Scotia Glenville “Shed a Little Light”

Science Kit -

The following Content may be taught using the BOCES Kit “Light”

NYS Science Standard	Content	BOCES Science Kit Lesson	Vocabulary
Shen	Knows that light travels in a straight line unless it strikes an object.	2	transmission, reflection, absorption, scattering, Refraction, electromagnetic spectrum
4.4b	Light passes through some materials, sometimes refracting in the process.	2, 5, 6
4.4b	Understands that light can be reflected by a mirror, refracted by a lens or absorbed by an object.	2
4.4b	Knows that light interacts with matter by transmission (including refraction), absorption, or scattering (including reflection).	4
Shen	Understands that light is made up of a mixture of many different colors of light, even though to the eye the light looks almost white. Other things that give off or reflect light have a different mix of colors	4
Shen	Knows that only a narrow range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation can be seen by the human eye; differences of wavelength with in the range of visible light are perceived as differences in color	8
4.4a	Different forms of electromagnetic energy have different wavelengths. Some examples of electromagnetic energy are microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, and gamma rays	8

STANDARD 4: PHYSICAL SETTING

Rocks and Minerals

RESOURCES:

Books –

The Big Rock by Bruce Hiscock

Dar and the Spear Thrower by Marjorie Cowley

Magic School Bus Inside the Earth by Joanna Cole

Videos –

Websites –

volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Slideindex.html

http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/rocks/rocks.html

Program – Scotia Glenville “Rocks to Riches”

Science Kit -

The following Content may be taught using the BOCES Kit “Rocks and Minerals”.

NYS Science Standard	Content	BOCES Kit Lesson	Vocabulary
Shen	Observe that smaller rocks can come from the breaking up of bigger rocks.	1	inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic, rock cycle, streak, hardness, fossils
Shen	Understands that soil is made up of weathered rock and organic matter.	1
2.1e	Rocks are composed of minerals. Only a few rock-forming minerals make up most of the rocks of Earth. Minerals are identified on the basis of physical properties such as streak, hardness and reaction to acid.	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
3.1a	Substances have characteristic properties. Some of these properties include color, odor, phase at room temperature, boiling and freezing points.	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Shen	Performs tests and collects data to identify rock and mineral samples.	8
Process	Using identification tests and a flow chart, identify mineral samples.	8
Shen	Can identify basic layers of the earth and their characteristics (inner core, outer core, mantle, crust).	10
2.2g	Rocks are classified according to their method of formation. The three classes of rocks are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous. Most rocks show characteristics that give clues to their formation conditions.	10
2.2h	The rock cycle model shows how types of rock or rock material may be transformed from one type of rock to another.	11
2.1f	Fossils are usually found in sedimentary rocks. Fossils can be used to study past climates and environments.	10

STANDARD 4: PHYSICAL SETTING

Matter

RESOURCES:

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Videos –

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Assessment – Molecule Madness Performance Task

The following Content may be taught using the Teacher Developed Unit Plans “Heat and Changes”.

NYS Science Standard	Content	Teacher Developed Unit Plans - Lesson	Vocabulary
3.1a	Substances have characteristic properties. Some of these properties include color, odor, phase at room temperature, boiling and freezing points.	2, 3	color, odor, phase at room temperature, boiling point, freezing points, composition (identity), physical change, freezing, melting condensation, boiling, evaporation, tearing, crushing, contract, expand
3.1c	The motion of particles helps to explain the phases (states) of matter as well as changes from one phase to another. The phase in which matter exists depends on the attractive forces among its particles.	6, 7
3.1d	Gases have neither a determined shape nor a definite volume. Gases assume the shape and volume of a closed container.	6
3.1e	A liquid has definite volume, but takes the shape of a container.	6
3.1f	A solid has definite shape and volume. Particles resist a change in position.	6,
3.2a	During a physical change, a substance keeps its composition (identity i.e. water is H20 it all 3 states). Examples of physical changes include freezing, melting, condensation, boiling, evaporation, tearing and crushing.	2, 3, 7
4.1d	Different Forms of energy include heat.	1
4.2a	Heat moves in predictable ways, flowing from warmer objects to cooler ones, until both reach the same temperature.	5
4.2d	Most substances expand when heated and contract when cooled. Water is an exception, expanding when changing to ice.	8