States of Matter

Today we are going to continue talking about matter:


Click HERE and we will read together about mixtures and solutions


Table Talk: What are the three states of matter?


Click HERE and quiz your partner over the vocabulary for this unit.


You will have a quiz where you match these words with their definitions on Nearpod by
entering the code IOPTD. 

SCIENCE REVIEW QUESTIONS

Do you think you are a mad scientist?


Open the following file with a partner, take turns discussing the questions and sharing your answers, record your answer on paper and then go to the next slide to see if you were right.


Science Partner Test


Finished with that one:

Try this one

Science Partner Test 2

When you are finished, you need to turn in a piece of paper with the answers that you guessed before checking?

Why Does it Matter?

You have completed watching all of the necessary Nearpods, Videos and Brainpops to collect the notes for this assignment?


You will now create a mini-book for our Second Grade Lion Buddies.
The teacher has your mini-books ready to go for you.



The Front Cover:

The title of your book should be about Matter. The front cover will be illustrated and have your name on it as well.


The information:
You need 6 pages of information about matter. You need to include the following:

The definition of matter
The Three States of matter
The definitions of mass, weight and volume
At least 4 illustrations

Your Work:
Must be neat
Must be complete
Must be correct

Your back cover:
List the websites you used to find the information

Friday Science- Buoyancy

Click HERE


You will have to create 5 questions for your classmates to answer, using the vocabulary from
this science unit.

Exploring Fossils

What are fossils?


You are going to find out for yourself. When you are finished, you are going to answer the following questions in Canvas


What are fossils?

Where are fossils found?

What can scientist learn from fossils?



 Explore the following websites:


Watch the Brainpop about fossils HERE
Check out the Museum of Natural History's website for kids HERE

Check out Fossils for sale- HERE

Fossils for kids- Read all about it HERE

Read about why fossils are important HERE

When you are finished exploring; go to Canvas and complete your assignment.

Corn Genetics

Please find your table number below, and you will see the picture of corn beneath the Table number heading.  Count all of the kernels of corn you can see, write that down. Then count the purplish kernels, write that down. Then count the yellow kernels, write that down.

Then head back to your Be A Scientist Notebook to complete your activity. 

Table 1

Table 2

Table 3

Table 4

Table 5

Module 1 Lesson 1 Vocab Quiz

I hope you studied.
Click HERE to take the quiz.

Central Nervous System

Look here

Emergency Substitute Plans

Good Morning Friends!

Today you will complete several activities. You can choose the order in which you complete the actives. They must all be completed by the end of the day.  When you have finished all of the activities, you can log on to i-ready.


MATH/READING-  I have uploaded some articles about math for you to read. Choose 3 of the articles, read and answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper. Please be sure to write your name, the date, and the title of the article above the questions. Answer the questions in complete sentences and make sure you use evidence from the text to answer the questions.

Click on the titles below to complete the work:

Angles

Basic Geometry Terms

Classifying Triangles

Coordinate Grids

Estimation





SOCIAL STUDIES-  Click HERE for the instructions for your Writing About History project. Please work on this independently.  Take your notes on notebook paper.





SCIENCE-  Click HERE to find your science activities for the day.

The World Keeps Spinning

OBJECTIVE: Relate the tilt of the Earth’s axis, as it revolves around the sun, to the varying intensities of sunlight at different latitudes. Evaluate how this causes changes in day-lengths and seasons.

Introduction: 

In this activity you will be learning more about the how the Earth is tilted on its axis. You will also learn about how the sunlight hits the earth differently at different latitudes. You will answer the questions about how the tilt of the earth changes day lengths and seasons.

Task:  

You will read the articles and watch the videos presented. You will answer the questions in THIS DOCUMENT.  You will create a Google slide show with at least 10 slides that explains how the tilt of the earth is related to the length of the day and the change of the seasons OR you can create a presentation poster with at least 5 images and a good explanation of how the Earth's axis affects day lengths and seasons. 

You will take notes as directed by your teacher. 

Process:

Watch these Brainpop videos: Solstice & Equinox, Sun, Seasons please take notes, take the quizzes, and email your results to your teacher. 

Watch the following videos and take notes as you watch, put all notes into your google document:

Reading the following articles, take notes as you read:

Seasons

The Four Seasons

Axial Tilt

Ducksters on Seasons

The Revolution of the Earth

After watching the videos, reading the articles, answering the questions, and taking notes. Create your Google slide show. Be sure to email your teacher the notes, the answers to the questions, the Brainpop Quizzes, and your final Google Slide Show. 

Evaluation:

Conclusion:

Please make sure you have emailed all of your work to your teacher. You should have answered all of your questions in complete sentences. Your notes should be thorough. Check the rubric above to make sure you have completed everything to the best of your ability.

Rocking Outerspace- Creating Your Own Book

OBJECTIVE: Use data to categorize different bodies in our solar system including moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids according to their physical properties and motion.

Introduction:

For this project, you will research some space rocks and other materials. Including asteroids, moons, meteoroids, and comets.  In this quest, you will watch videos and read articles about asteroids, moons, meteoroids, and comets and you will organize the material into a book about space rocks.

Task: 

Using the websites that are provided, you will research the different space materials and create a book that explains the physical properties and motion of each of the different bodies. 

Your book will have a title page and one page for each body (asteroids, moons, meteoroids, and comets), a page with the websites you used listed. Your book will also need to be fully illustrated and in color. 

Each page will answer the following questions and include a picture created by you.

What is a asteroid, moon, meteoroid, or comet? (At least one page for each body)

What is the body made of?

How big is the typical asteroid, moon, meteoroid or comet?

How do they move? 

Are they hot or cold?

Where in the atmosphere are they located?

Are there any that are famous?

Process:

You will watch the following Brainpop videos, take the quiz and email the quiz to your teacher:

Asteroids, Comets, Moons, and Solar System

You will read the following websites and take notes into a google document. You will email your notes to your teacher:

Asteroids, Meteors and Comets- NASA

Asteroids- NASA

Meteor- NASA

10 Things You Didn't Know About Comets

Moons

Asteroids vs. Meteoroids- Explaining the Difference

The difference Between Them All

Watch the following videos:

Evaluation:

Conclusion: 

When you are finished, you will turn your completed book in to the teacher. Be sure to compare it to the rubric above. Did you take your notes and turn them in? Did you email the Brainpop Quizzes? Is your book ready to be graded? 

Shine Bright Like the Sun-Webquest

Introduction: 

You will complete the following tasks in order to learn more about how our sun compares to other stars in the universe.

Task:

 You will answer the questions, take notes, write an expository text, and create a Google slide show in order to better understand how our sun compares to other stars in the universe.

Process: 

• Copy the questions from THIS DOCUMENT into your own google document that you title, "Shine Bright Like the Sun"
• You should also take notes as directed by your teacher. 
• Watch the following Brainpop videos, take notes, and then complete the quizzes and email them to your teacher
• Sun,  Life Cycle of Stars, and Big Bang
• Read the following articles and websites about the sun, take notes, and use that information to answer the questions with complete sentences, in your own words, into your document "Shine Bright Like the Sun"
• Interesting Facts About the Sun
• KidsAstronomy.com
• Nine 8 Planets for Kids
• The Sun
• Watch the following videos about the sun and take notes!


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• Email the answered questions to your teacher. 
• Use your notes and answers to write a brief expository text (at least 3 paragraphs) about the Sun. Email this to your teacher
• Use your notes and answers to create a 10 slide presentation about the sun. It should include at least 5 images and 8 important facts about the sun. Please make sure your presentation is neat and professional and  also includes a slide that credits all of the websites you used to find your information 
• OR Use your notes to create a visual presentation of our Sun compares to others in the universe. You could build a 3D model, create a poster, or any other physical presentation you could think of.
• All projects are due May 17

EVALUATION:

Science Standards Review

Plant/Animal Cells

Biology for Kids

Test yourself on organelles

Plant and Animal Cells

Symbiosis

Brainpop

Kids Search

Loads of Information about Symbiotic Relationships

Food Chain and Food Webs

Food Chains and Food Webs for Kids

More about Food Chains

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis for Kids

Photosynthesis

Heredity- Inherited Traits

Brainpop

Heredity Patterns

Another Teacher's Website with lots of links

Animal Adaptations

Animal Adaptations Website

More about animal adaptations

Planets

http://www.planetsforkids.org

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/space/what-is-a-planet/#planetary-lineup.jpg

Constellations- Star Charts/Telescopes

What are star charts?

http://www.ducksters.com/science/physics/constellations.php

Earth- Tectonic Plates

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0043-plate-tectonics.php

Earth Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

Atmosphere and how the ocean changes things

Atmosphere for Kids

Understanding Atmospheric Pressure

Energy- potential, kinetic and heat transfer

Potential and Kinetic Energy for Kids

A Lesson on Energy

Gravity

Gravity for Kids

Gravity for Kids

Surface Area and Gravity

Surface Area and Gravity for Kids

Science Quiz

Heat Transfer Quiz

Cells

Listen to this catchy song, and then listen to it again.

The second time you listen, try to write down the names of the cell's organelles.

Cells, Cells

Interdependence

Strand 2-Interdependence-

Guiding Question:
How do living things interact with one another and with the non-living elements of their environment?

In assignment 2, you watched a video about Food Chains and Webs. Did it help bring you a little closer to answering the guiding question?

In today's assignment you will watch a Study Jams video and take a quiz. Then, you will write the sentences below in your journal and fill in the blanks.


ASSIGNMENT: Click on the link below to watch the STUDY JAMS video. Then copy the sentences below in your journal and fill in the blanks from the quiz after watching the video.

Study Jams

Symbiosis is ___________________________.

An example of ______________________ is when a tapeworm lives inside an animal and eats the food it digests.

One thing commensalism and mutualism have in common is ______________________________.

One example of commensalism is _______________________________.

______________________ is beneficial to both organisms.


The host in parasitism is the organism that ___________________________________.

An insect pollinating a flower is _______________________________.

Science Review

Science Test Practice:

Grab your paper and pencil and get started!

You will answer all of the questions in this online test booklet.

Science Test Practice



Are you finished? Then you should be able to find the answers HERE to check your work.

Fossils

You will click on each link below and write one paragraph about what you learned about fossils from
playing on these sites. Use the RACE strategy to write your paragraph.

Build Your Own Fossil

Fossil Game

Interactive Learning About Fossils

Becoming a Fossil

More About Fossils

More interactive fossil activities



What did you learn about fossils?

Heredity

Heredity and Genetics

You will need:
A journal
A Pencil


Please click on the link below to learn more about the famous scientist Johan Mendel.

You will read about him, watch videos, and then click on the PROBLEM link and take a short quiz. 

When you are finished, I would like for you to write a 100 word paper about what you have learned from this website regarding heredity and genetics.

Click here to explore HEREDITY

Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

CONDUCTION, CONVECTION AND RADIATION

You will need:

Pencil
Journal
Construction Paper
8 Colored Pencils, Markers, or Crayons

Check out the links below to learn more about heat transfer.

When you are finished, create a poster explaining the three different methods of heat transfer. Please be sure to give definitions, provide examples, and illustrate each different method.

http://www.mansfieldct.org/schools/mms/staff/hand/convcondrad.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/energy_electricity_forces/energy_transfer_storage/revision/5/