Science

[|List of animals North Carolina Zoo]
 * ||  || **Animals from North Carolina Zoo:** ||

**Problem Based Learning Animal Unit:** [|PBL for Animals:]

__**Zoos:**__ __**[|N.C. Zoo - Animals]**__

[|http://www.bronxzoo.com/]

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[|http://www.hoglezoo.org/]

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[|http://www.sandiegozoo.org/park/index2010]

[|http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/index.php]

[|http://nationalzoo.si.edu/]

[|San Diego Zoo - Komodo Dragon] [|Honolulu Zoo]

**Great Information on Animals in North Carolina:** __[|Wildlife of North Carolina]__ [|North Carolina Pedia Wildlife]  [|National Geographic Animals] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ee; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|National Geographic Creature Feature]

[|Animal research on Animals Great sources]

[|Zoobook animals]

[|Animal Planet]

[|Amazing Animals Groliers]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Photos and Videos of Animals:** <span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**[|NC Zoo Animal Photos]**

<span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">__[|National Geographic Videos]__

[|BBC Video Animal Clips]

[|Electronic Zoo]

[|E-Nature Animal Research]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Graphic Organizers:**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**[|Graphic Organizer for Animal Research]**

[|Outline to follow with research]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Other resources for Animal Unit:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**[|NC WiseOwl]**__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**[|Animal Planet]**__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">[|NC Animal Projects at Animoto] [|Animals of the Rainforest]

[|Sheppard's Software's Amazon Rainforest]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[|Enchanted Learning] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[|Caribbean Conservation Corp - Sea Turtles] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">[|Saint Louis Zoo - Komodo Dragon]

[|About.com - Komodo Dragon]

__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**Goal 2: Rocks and Minerals** __

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**<span style="color: #6c850f; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[|Rocks Links at PPPST] **__

__** [|Minerals Links at PPPST] **__

__** [|Rockin' in 4th Animoto] **__

__** [|Rocks Webquest mcsdk12.org] **__ Help Rex solve these mysteries about rocks, fossils and minerals! They will be solving the Mystery of the Golden Cube. Students will figure out what the mystery mineral is by examining it. They will learn about the object's shape, hardness, color/streak, density, and cleavage/fracture characteristics. Students can explore online or use the handout to document their findings. (Submitted by K. Buff @ Lockhart) Children will explore different sites about rocks and minerals and complete KWL. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__**Goal 3:**__

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__**Magnetism and Electricity**__

Electricity

Lesson: 1

Introduction of Electricity

Students will fill out a KWL chart about their knowledge of electricity. After the charts are completed show the students the Power Point about electricity.

Book: Who is a scientist?

PowerPoint on “The Steps of a Scientific Method” located on the ASUS page

Rap: Scientific Method

Poster: Scientific Method

Lesson: 2

Introduction to Electricity

Reading: Topic 1- It’s Shocking- pg. (146-155)

Vocabulary for Unit- Several Vocabulary Sheets to choose from in Packet and Unit Plan

Give student vocabulary sheets and science folders, notebook, or journal.

Quiz/quiz trade, or some other game for vocabulary

Bingo game included in packet for vocabulary

Lesson: 3

Static Electricity Lab (1-45 minute session)

Investigate What Happens to rubbed Balloons -Page 147 in the book

Reference: The Pluses and Minuses Handout on Static Electricity

Go over the way to work in a lab and how to write up the lab

Materials Needed

(2- 9 inch round balloons, string, tape, wool cloth, paper, pencil, rice krispies)

Assessment: Writing- Static Electricity- Observations, Predict (Hypothesize), Test your Prediction (Experiment), Experiment Further

Lesson: 4

Benjamin Franklin

“What’s the big idea?” Story in textbook

Fictional Interview with Benjamin Franklin in the Foss Kit page 12

Scholastic- Interview with Ben

Assessment: Writing: Coming up with a Newspaper Headline to go with Interview ASUS

Peace Maker Play with Questions

United Streaming- What’s the Big Idea?

Art: Graphic Design: Make a Poster on Lightning Safety

Lesson: 5

Lab lesson#1- Lighting the Bulb (2-45 minute sessions)

Thomas Edison

He is an inventor.

He invented the light bulb.

Identify parts of a light bulb.

Page 163 Textbook- How Does a Light Bulb Work?

U-tube video on Thomas Edison on ASUS

Character traits Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison Biography from Foss Kit Page 14-15

Thomas Edison and the Light bulb –United Streaming ASUS

__Electricity: A First Look__ United Streaming Video

Assessment: Writing: The Flow of Electricity

Assessment: Pretest

Assessment Chart for Investigation 2

Lesson: 6

Lesson # 2 Make a Motor Run ( Lab) (2-45 minute sessions)

Assessment: Writing: Drawings and Schematics

They draw the circuits.

Lesson: 7

Lesson # 3 Conductors and Insulators (Lab) (2-45 minute sessions)

Writing: Conductor and Insulators Writing Sheet

Outside Speaker- Mr. Bill Ward – Carteret Craven Electric talk to students.

Lesson: 8

Lesson #4 Building Series Circuits Labs (Lab) 2-45 minute sessions)

Assessment: Writing: Advanced Connections

Assessment chart for Investivations 3

Scholastic Page for Teachers-Video “The Magic School Bus Gets Charged”.

Lesson: 9

Lesson #5: Parrellel Circuits (Lab) (2-45 minute sessions)- Circuit Design

Assessment: Writing Advanced Connections

Assessment: Response Sheet

Textbook Page 170 Different Circuits

Topic 3 Page 172-173 Diagrams good visuals for the kids.

Post assessment

Lesson:10 Tying electricity to the real world

Different ways of generating electricity Nuclear, Hydro, Fossil, Wind

Lesson #1 Our Energy

Assessment: Writing- Our Energy

Lesson #2 Mapping Electricity

Geography: Map Skill- Work in Cooperative Groups find top sources of energy inNorth Carolina

Lesson #3 Powered Up about Electricity

Assessment: Writing Powered Up About Electricity

Duke Brothers- Textbook

How does NC get its electricity? Map to investigate

Lesson:11

End Product: Explain and illustrate 3 different Circuits

Lesson: 12

Culminating Project: The fourth grade students will teach their second grade buddy class about Electricity. Essential Standards Science

The New Essential Standards ( NES) are a North Carolina initiative and for K-5 science we will implement those standards in 2012-2013. This year we have a "crosswalk" of the standards so you can compare NCSCOS and the NES side by side (below), The other document (below) is NES "unpacked". Each standard is broken down and explains what students must know, understand and be able to do.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px;">__**Important Documents:**__ [|Unpacking Standards 4.pdf] [|Crosswalk 4.pdf]

Resources Available

Library Resources Available:

__Thomas Edison A Brilliant Inventor__ 921 Edi

__Thomas Edison__ 921 Edi

__Who Was Ben Franklin__ 921 Fra

__Ben Franklin__ 921 Fra

__What’s the Big Idea Ben Franklin__ 921 Fra

__Ben Franklin__ 921 Fra

__Picture Book of Thomas Edison__ 921 Edi

__A Picture Book Ben Franklin__ 921 Fra

Expert Spaces- Password- first initial last name room number

Lots of information on Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, and Electricity great for students who finish work early and AIG

United Streaming Video’s-

ASUS page:

Links to

Rap: Scientific Method

PowerPoint on Scientific Method

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">[|Magnetism Links at PPPST] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> Magnets and Springs - [|BBC - Magnets and Springs] Students experiment with a magnet and different objects. Worksheet was developed to coordinate with website.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">[|Electricity Links at PPPST] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">[|Static Stations at Animoto] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">[|Electricity Webquest] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">[|Electricity Kidspiration] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">[|Magnetic Scavenger Hunt at Animo] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px;">__**Weather**__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px;">__Volcanoes, Tornadoes, and Earthquakes__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">[|Weather Wiz Kids - Volcanoes, Tornadoes, and Earthquakes]

[|FEMA Tornadoes]

[|Wild Weather - Tornadoes]

[|National Geographic - Earthquakes]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[|Scholastic - Earthquakes]

[|USGS - Earthquakes for Kids]

[|Scholastic - Volcanoes]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px;">**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Health and Nutrition: __**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> (lesson plans and activities) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> (Linda Hunter @ Heritage Elementary) Nutrition - Nancy Williams <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">
 * __Would You Like to Supersize that Spreadsheet?__ ** - Students love going to the Wendy's website and creating their own meals. Their selections are then placed in a spreadsheet and graphed. Questions are to be answered using the results of the spreadsheet calculations and graph. The documents should be used in this order: Gathering Nutrition Data, Nutrition (excel), Charting Nutrition Data, and Graphing Nutrition Data.
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px;">__**Inventors:**__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[|Inventors - Enchanted Learning] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6c850f; display: block; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> Forces and Motion

Essential Standard and Clarifying Objectives

4.P.1 Explain how various forces affect the motion of an object.

4.P.1.1 Explain how magnets interact with all things made of iron and with other magnets to produce motion without touching them.

4.P.1.2 Explain how electrically charged objects push or pull on other electrically charged objects and produce motion.

Unpacking

What does this standard mean a child will know, understand and be able to do?

4.P.1.1

Students know that a magnet pulls on all things made of iron without touching them, and that this pulling can result in motion. Students know

that a magnet attracts some metals, but not all of them. Students know that a magnet has a force field and poles that determine how a metal

affected by the magnet will behave within its field.

4.P.1.2

Students know that an object that has been electrically charged pulls or pushes on all other charged objects and that this can result in motion.

Students know that electrical charges can result in attraction, repulsion or electrical discharge.

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