__________’s4th Grade Science

WorkbookTeacher: ____________________________

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Direction Key

Teacher

Read

Record in notebook

Technology, Vocabulary, Video

Hands on or Experiment

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Assessment

4th Grade Science ReviewMy GOAL: A P B BB

TScience Descriptors-What you need to do to be Advanced-

What the 4th grade science test will look like…

The Science Test will be given on Monday and Tuesday April 27 and 28 th .

The test will have 68 questions. It will take 2 hours. There will be 4 sections you will be tested on: they are below & points for each section are: 58 Multiple Choice 5 Open-ended

1. The Nature of Science 342. Biological Sciences 123. Physical Sciences 124. Earth and Space Sciences 12

Pretest http://www.crsd.org/cms/lib5/PA01000188/Centricity/Domain/2078/Review_1_-_Perf._Tracker.pdf or

CDT-testing tool used

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What is Science?

Definition: Science: Search for understanding the natural world using inquiry and experimentation or what we know about the world.

Section 1 Nature of Science is the study of

Definition: Theory of evolution: A theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modification in successive generations.

Definition: Evolution: A process of change that explains why what we see today is different from what existed in the past; it includes changes in the galaxies, stars, solar system, earth and life on earth. Biological evolution is a change in hereditary characteristics of groups of organisms over the course of generations.

A scientist named Charles Darwin believed that life began when chemicals in a pond somehow became mixed together to spontaneously create living matter, even though he admitted it could not be proven. Today evolutionists cannot prove how life was first formed either, tell how you think it all started. It’s ok it’s your opinion.

What is your theory of evolution? I think that

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1. Smart Board Lesson: Fact and Opinions

Sample Fact- Opinions-Water freezes at 32 degrees Water or H2O: water is good

Listen to the beluga whale non-fiction story. Be prepared to answer questions following the story. Then complete a couple rounds of Binky’s facts and opinions.

Mark F for facts and O for opinions about beluga whales:

All beluga whales are nice. Beluga whales live in the arctic seas. They travel in groups called pods. Baby belugas are cute. They can grow up to 15 feet long. They are the smartest whale. They are the most fascinating whale in the world. Baby belugas are born with dark fur.

Definitions:

Fact: Information that you can _______________.

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A scientific fact can be supported by making observations/experiments or it is a true statement that you can prove

Opinion: a person’s own _____________________________.Opinion is what you think or believe

2. Read paragraph and complete questions 1 and 2.    

3. Pick your favorite animal: write which one, draw a picture and give one fact and

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opinion

4 Answer questions circle one.

*CDT Sample Item

Elephants can be found in Africa and Asia. Which statement best explains why this fact about elephants is different from an opinion?

A. This fact can help describe elephants.B. Scientists all agree this fact is correct.C. This fact is supported by many observations.D. Information about this fact can be located in books.

PSSA Sample

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5. Technology

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6. S4.A.1.3.1 Observe and record change by using time and measurement. Answer questions circle one

*CDT Sample Item Students observed a snail moving in one direction from 8:30 A.M. until 10:30 A.M. If the snailwas moving at 10 centimeters per hour, how far did the snail travel while the students wereobserving it? A. 2 centimetersB. 5 centimetersC. 10 centimetersD. 20 centimeters

Science A-Z UnderstandingWorksheet Handouts

Quick Read: How we measure time Worksheet: Measuring time on a clock Exploration: Time Measurement

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7. S4.A.1.3.2 Describe relative size, distance, or motion

Force: When you bend, break, twist or squish something you are applying a force to it.

What’s it all about?

Many forces can affect an object. These forces include compression, tension, torsion, bending, and shearing. Compression is a force that squeezes a material together. When a material is in compression it tends to become shorter. Tension is a force that stretches a material apart. When a material is in tension it tends to become longer.

Bending occurs when a straight material becomes curved, one side squeezes together and the other side stretches apart. With torsion a material is twisted. Shearing causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite direction.

What does it mean?

Forces - is the strength or energy exerted on an object causing motion or change in an objectMaking It MovePhoto Credit: Science NetLinks

http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/forces-of-wonder

8. DISCUSSION: ABOUT MOVING OBJECTSHow many different ways can you make the object go from one place to another? Use this sheet to explain in pictures or words.

Object examples: ball, frisbee, boxOne way I moved it:Another way I moved it:

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9. Complete 3 rounds of eWord games ___ force motion work

10. Study Jams: Force and Motion (video & test yourself 7 pts -Study Jams) __________

11. Define: use Study Jams Key Vocabularya. Force-

b. Inertia-c. Friction

12. *CDT Sample Item

Black bears will eat many different foods, including grasses, roots, berries, insects, and other small animals. Which action will a bear most likely do first if the grasses it eats are no longer available?

A. stop eating B. find other bears C. eat something else D. migrate for a season

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Some farmers use machines to break apart soil. Which environmental problem is more likely to occur after the soil is plowed?

A. erosion B. littering C. acid rain D. air pollution

Processes, Procedures, and Tools of Scientific Investigations

S4.A.2.1 Apply skills necessary to conduct an experiment or design a solution to solve a problem

S4.A.2.1.1 Generate questions about objects, organisms, or events that can be answered through scientific investigations.

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Scientific Methods: Play video and test yourself ____

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Play 3 rounds of eWord games _______

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Answer: *CDT Sample Item

S4.A.2.1.2 Design and describe an investigation (a fair test) to test one variable.

*CDT Sample Item

Students want to know if giving bean plants more water will affect their growth. The students design an investigation in which three bean plants are given different amounts of water. Which addition to the design should be included to help make their investigation a fair test?

A. All the bean plants must be a different size.B. At least one bean plant should not get any water.

C. All the bean plants must be planted in the same type of soil.

D. At least one bean plant should be placed near a sunny window.

S4.A.2.1.3 Observe a natural phenomenon (e.g., weather changes, length of daylight/night, movement of shadows, animal migrations, growth of plants), record observations, and then make a prediction based on those observations.

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*CDT Sample Item

Students observed hummingbirds migrating south. The students observed hummingbirds at feeders in the southern half of Pennsylvania between September 13 and October 3. When did these hummingbirds most likely migrate through the northern half of Pennsylvania?

A. between August 30 and September 12

B. between October 4 and October 20C. between October 21 and November 6

D. between November 7 and December 15

 

 

S4.A.2.1.4 State a conclusion that is consistent with the information/data

*CDT Sample Item

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S4.A.2.2 Identify appropriate instruments for a specific task and describe the information the instrument can provide

S4.A.2.2.1 Identify appropriate tools or instruments for specific tasks and describe the information they can provide (e.g., measuring: length-ruler, mass-balance scale, volume-beaker, temperature-thermometer; making observations: hand lens, binoculars, telescope).

4. Read and Complete Chart:

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5. Answer sample items

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*CDT Sample Item

Which question about the Moon can a student best answer by using a telescope?

A. How far away is the Moon?

B. What does the surface of the Moon look like?

C. What source of light makes the Moon look bright?

D. How long does the Moon take to revolve around Earth?

6. Science A-Z Understanding Balance Scales Worksheets

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SYSTEMS, MODELS, AND PATTERNS S4.A.3.1 Identify systems and describe relationships among parts of a familiar system (e.g., digestive system, simple machines, water cycle).

S4.A.3.1.1 Categorize systems as either natural or human-made (e.g., ballpoint pens, simple electrical circuits, plant anatomy, water cycle).

What is a Natural system?

What is a human-made system?

*CDT Sample Items Use the list below to answer the question.

• bird• river

• cloud

• forest

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1. Which title best completes the list?

A. Small Systems

B. Living Systems

C. Natural Systems

D. Human-Made Systems

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S4.A.3.1.2 Explain a relationship between the living and nonliving components in a system (e.g., food web, terrarium, bicycle).

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S4.A.3.1.3 Categorize the parts of an ecosystem as either living or non-living and describe their roles in the system.

*CDT Sample Item

S4.A.3.1.4 Identify the parts of the food and fiber systems as they relate to agricultural products from the source to the consumer.

*CDT Sample Item

Which process makes milk from cows safe for people to drink?

A. storing the milk for a long time

B. storing the milk in a round container

C. adding heat to the milk until bacteria die

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D. adding chemicals to the milk until bacteria die

S4.A.3.2 Use models to illustrate simple concepts and compare the models to what it represents.

S4.A.3.2.1 Identify what different models represent (e.g., maps show physical features, directions, distances; globes represent Earth; drawings of watersheds depict terrain; dioramas show ecosystems; concept maps show relationships of ideas).

*CDT Sample Item

A student is giving a presentation in class about a forest ecosystem. Which model will best help the student teach the class about the animals found in this ecosystem?

A. globe

B. diorama

C. concept map

D. watershed drawing

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S4.A.3.2.2 Use models to make observations to explain how systems work (e.g., water cycle, sun-Earth-moon system).

Read and Discuss: Follow a Drop Through the Water Cycle

You may be familiar with how water is always cycling around, through, and above the Earth, continually changing from liquid water to water vapor to ice. One way to think about the water cycle is to follow a drop of water around as it moves on its way. I could really begin this story anywhere along the cycle, but I think the ocean is the best place to start, since that is where most of Earth's water is.

If the drop wanted to stay in the ocean then it shouldn't have been sunbathing on the surface of the sea. The heat from the sun found the drop, warmed it, and evaporated it into water vapor. It rose (as tiny "dropettes") into the air and continued rising until strong winds grabbed it and took it hundreds of miles until it was over land. There, warm updrafts coming from the heated land surface took the dropettes (now water vapor) up even higher, where the air is quite cold.

When the vapor got cold it changed back into it a liquid (the process is condensation). If it was cold enough, it would have turned into tiny ice crystals, such as those that make up cirrus clouds. The vapor condenses on tiny particles of dust, smoke, and salt crystals to become part of a cloud.

After a while our drop combined with other drops to form a bigger drop and fell to the earth as precipitation. Earth's gravity helped to pull it down to the surface. Once it starts falling there are many places for water drops to go continue reading

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to see the many places it may go. Maybe it would land on a leaf in a tree, in which case it would probably evaporate and begin its process of heading for the clouds again. If it misses a leaf there are still plenty of places to go.

The drop could land on a patch of dry dirt in a flat field. In this case it might sink into the ground to begin its journey down into an underground aquifer as groundwater. The drop will continue moving (mainly downhill) as groundwater, but the journey might end up taking tens of thousands of years until it finds its way back out of the ground. Then again, the drop could be pumped out of the ground via a water well and be sprayed on crops (where it will either evaporate, flow along the ground into a stream, or go back down into the ground). Or the well water containing the drop could end up in a baby's drinking bottle or be sent to wash a car or a dog. From these places, it is back again either into the air, down sewers into rivers and eventually into the ocean, or back into the ground.

But our drop may be a land-lover. Plenty of precipitation ends up staying on the earth's surface to become a component of surface water. If the drop lands in an urban area it might hit your house's roof, go down the gutter and your driveway to the curb. If a dog or squirrel doesn't lap it up it will run down the curb into a storm sewer and end up in a small creek. It is likely the creek will flow into a larger river and the drop will begin its journey back towards the ocean.

If no one interferes, the trip will be fast (speaking in "drop time") back to the ocean, or at least to a lake where evaporation could again take over. But, with billions of people worldwide needing water for most everything, there is a good chance that our drop will get picked up and used before it gets back to the sea.

A lot of surface water is used for irrigation. Even more is used by power-production facilities to cool their electrical equipment. From there it might go into the cooling tower to be evaporated. Talk about a quick trip back into the atmosphere as water vapor -- this is it. But maybe a town pumped the drop out of the river and into a water tank. From here the drop could go on to help wash your dishes, fight a fire, water the tomatoes, or (shudder) flush your toilet. Maybe the local steel mill will grab the drop, or it might end up at a fancy restaurant mopping the floor. The possibilities are endless -- but it doesn't matter to the drop, because eventually it will get back into the environment. From there it will again continue its cycle into and then out of the clouds, this time maybe to end up in the water glass of the President of the United States.

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Water Cycle Play video and test yourself

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Sun-Earth-moon system model of the seasons

S4.A.3.2.3 Use appropriate, simple modeling tools and techniques to describe or illustrate a system (e.g., two cans and string to model a communications system, terrarium to model an ecosystem).

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S4.A.3.3 Identify and make observations about patterns that regularly occur and reoccur in nature. 

S4.A.3.3.1 Identify and describe observable patterns (e.g., growth patterns in plants, weather, water cycle).

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S4.A.3.3.2 Predict future conditions/events based on observable patterns (e.g., day/night, seasons, sunrise/sunset, lunar phases).

 

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Section 2 Biological Sciences the study ofhttp://www.kidsbiology.com/biology_basics/index.php

What Would You Like To Learn About?

Organisms

1. Biology is the study of ____________.1 readThe word Biology is made up of two smaller words, “bio” and “logy.” Bio means life. Logy means a study of science. When we put these two words together, what do we get? Bio-logy, or Biology, the science of life.

2. What is an organism? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1 read

3. Name 2 life processes. 2 video

a. .b. .c. .d. .e. .f. .g. .

*BONUS:

Name all 7 life processes remember (MRS GREN) video 7 35

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Solutions

4. What gives a fish protection? ___________ 1 Research

5. ____ Complete animal characteristics activity 3 game

6. What are the basic needs of plants and animals? 3

a. .b. .c. .

7. Germinate means to__________________. Bonus

8. ____ Complete 3 rounds of eWord Game. 3

9. ____ view parts of a plant video 3

10. What is a plant? Explain how plants function? 5 read ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. ____ Complete drag and drop plant parts. 4

12. Delineate or Draw a plant and label the parts. Include the roots stem leaves flower 5

13. ____ Complete 3 rounds of eWord Game. 3

14. Explain what a lifecycle is? Then draw 2 examples of a lifecycle you learned about, use the back of your study guide. 6 read

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Place a number (2, 3, or 4) on the line below each diagram to show the order of the four stages in the life cycle of a butterfly. Stage 1 is already numbered. [1]

2 Frogs lay eggs that develop into tadpoles and then into adult frogs. This sequence of changes is an example of how living things

A go through a life cycle B form a food web C act as a source of food D affect other parts of the ecosystem

3 Which diagram correctly shows the life cycle of some insects?

Base your answers to the questions below on the diagram below, which shows four stages in the life cycle of a green plant.

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4 Germination happens between which two stages?

_____________________________________ and _____________________________________

5 In which stage are seeds produced?

_____________________________________

6 List two things green plants need to grow and thrive.

(1) ___________________________

(2) ___________________________

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7 The diagram below shows the growth of a tree.

This diagram represents a

A food chainB food supplyC life spanD life cycle

8 Which sequence shows the life cycle of some insects?

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9 The diagram below shows the life cycle of a frog. Four stages of development are labeled A, B, C, and D.

Which letter shows the adult stage of development?

A A B B C C D D

10 Some butterflies live an average of two weeks. This period of time is called a life

A process B span C change D cycle

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Continuity of Life ____/20pts.

1. Ecology is the study of

______________________________________.1 read

2. How many different life forms are on Earth?_________.1 r

3. What is an ecosystem? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 read, visit, explain

4. What is a biome? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1 read

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5. Name 2 biomes. 2

a. .b. .

*BONUS: name 5 more ecosystems. 5

6. What is a niche?_____________________________________________________________________________________________1

7. What is climate?_____________________________________________________________________________________________1

8. What is an adaptation?

____________________________________________________________________________________________1 video

9. Give an example of a plant and an animal adaptation. _____________________________________________________________________________________________2

10. What is mimicry? Give one example. _____________________________________________________________________________________________2

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11. What is heredity?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1

12. List 2 inherited traits and 2 learned traits.

1_________________ 2_______________________

1_________________ 2______________________ 4

13. _________ Play 3 rounds of the 4 eword games.

14. __________ Visit Discovery Kids Explore

15. Online Ecosystem Quiz. 10 pts/_______ In the following quiz you will learn about types of ecosystems and the parts of an ecosystem that are essential to it survival. By the end of the quiz you should be able to identify examples of ecosystems, know the major functioning parts of an ecosystem, know the difference between the abiotic and biotic factors in an ecosystem, and understand how energy is transformed in ecosystems.

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1. Read about these terms: abiotic, biotic, mimicry, producer, consumer, decomposer

Abiotic factors are the non-living factors in an environment such as temperature, light, water, and nutrients. Biotic factors are living organisms that are part of an environment. Together abiotic and biotic factors make up our surroundings. For example, lets take a look at our earth. Some biotic factors are the plants that give us oxygen, and the animals that we eat. Some abiotic factors are the sun, water, and soil. Can you think of any others? All food webs start with the sun. The sun provides energy for plants. Plants are considered producers because they make their own food with the help of the sun. Animals, including humans, cannot make their own food. As a result, they must get their energy from other sources, usually plants and other animals. Animals & humans are considered consumers. At the end of an animal's life something must happen to their bodies. Decomposers are the very small (microscopic) organisms that break down the bodies of dead animals and plants. The nutrients that come from this decomposition become part of the soil that is re-used by new plants, back at the base of the food web.

2. Mimicry Quiz 5 pts/__________

3. _______ Analyze an ecosystem (interactive)

4. _______ Play 3 rounds of eWord Games

5. ________ Complete 3 food webs(interactive)

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6. What is a lotic system? Give 1 example. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is a lentic system? Give 1 example. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. ___________ Thunderbolt Kids for more information.

8. ____________ Complete Habitat game

9. What is a niche? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. ____________ Play 3 rounds of eWord Game.

11.

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Ecology Matching _____/20pts.

1. Abiotic a. Makes their own food

2. Biotic b. Non-living

3. Mimicry c. Small organism that breaks things down

4. Producer d. Do not make their own food

5. Consumer e. flowing waters

6. Decomposer f. tries to look like something else

7. Prey g. a large scale ecosystem

8. Predator h. how living things change to survive

9. Carnivore i. a community and its physical environment

10. Herbivore j. the interaction among food chains

11. Niche k. place in ecosystem where population lives

12. Food Web l. an animal that eats only plants

13. Lotic m. a job each plant & animal has in its habitat

14. Lentic n. an organism that lives by preying on others

15. Ecosystem o. an animal that is hunted

16. Habitat p. an animal that eats other animals

17. Adaptation q. organisms live in the same environment

18. Biome r. the way an organism acts

19. Community s. still waters

20. Behavior t. living

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Section 4 Earth and Space Science

Landforms

1. ________ Watch: Smartboard Video

2. ________ Read FOCUS-PA Landforms and vocabulary

a. Landform-b. Mountainc. Plateaud. Valleye. Riverf. Lakeg. Sinkholesh. Caves Landforms

3. Study Cards/Quiz 11 pts.a. Score _____/11

4. Id Earth’s landforms

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a. Create a landform chart: Activity Sheet Landforms

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5. Describe what soil is made up of

Resources

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Id types and uses of Earth’s resources (read)

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List 3 Earth materials (read)i. -

ii. –iii. –

2.

Link: Renewable-

Nonrenewable-

Reusable-

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3.

What are the benefits of water?

4.

How much do we depend on water?

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H2O

1. Smartboard Video Thirstin’s Water Cycle

2. List 6 Water facts:

a. -b. –c. –d. –e. –f. -

3. ____ How much Water ?Try matching fun facts game

4. Types of watera. .b. .c. .d. .e. .

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5. Watch:______Water cycle (video 5:45 Billy Blue)

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ompare systems (read) Explore the waters of Pennsylvania. Identify on each web page whether it is a Lotic or Lentic ecosystem.

a. .Lotic-b. . Lentic-

7. _____Complete the Ground water Quiz 10 pts.

8. _____Play the watershed game

What is a watershed-

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Label the watercycle

9. Play Thirstin’s Word Scramble

10. ____ Visit Be a water wiz

FYI:

Watercycle Graphic

Shenango Valley River Watcher’s Info:

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Weather

1. Explain the water cycle (video & test yourself 7 pts -Study Jams)

Key Vocabulary: click & write definitions

a. Evaporation-

b. Condensation-

c. Precipitation-

2. Read: Clouds answer 8 questions Reading Comprehension: Informational/Weather

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3. Click and Id basic cloud types:

a. Stratus

b. Cumulus

c. Cirrus

d. Cumulonimbus

4. Study Jams: Weather Instruments(video & test yourself 7 pts -Study Jams)

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5. Weather tools:a. Thermometer-

b. Barometer-

c. Rain gauge-

d. Weather vane-

e. Anemometer-

f. Weather Balloon-

g. Satellite-

6. Quiz: Watching the Weather

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7. Open Ended Questiona. Id one instrument that can be used to study the

weather.

b. Describe what that instrument measures?

8. _______ Complete eWord games

9. _______Weather Forecasting tips

10. Discovery Ed Video: Weather Smart: Water cycle and Clouds 15 pts

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UNIVERSE

1. Facts about the Solar System

2. Listen and Read: Virtual Library

3. National Geographic Videos

a. Sun

b. Earth

4. Study Jams: A Day on Earth

5. ______ eWord games

6. About the moon:

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7. Quiz: Earth Space Science

8. ______Listen to the moon rap

9. ______Science Games

10. _____ eWord Games (7 sites)

11. Summary (video

12. Discovery Ed Video: Sun Earth and Moon and Our Home in Space

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