Science

__[|AMSTI MODULES]__ __[|FOSS WEB]__ Science Course of Study AMSTI WIKISPACE

WEATHER LESSONS (ALEX)
__Other Subjects:__ [|Harcourt Science] (pages in science textbook) =TEXTBOOK CHAPTER CONTENT BELOW=

Getting Ready for Science ( pg. 0-25 )
 * Science Inquiry Tools
 * Science Inquiry Skills
 * Scientific Method

1. Types of of Living Things (pg. 28-50) (Use as intro to plants module)
 * What are some types of Living Things?
 * How do Living Things Grow and Change?
 * PLants vs. Animals Lessons from ALEX

2. Types of Plants (pg. 52-82) (Use as intro to plants module)
 * What do Plants Need to Live?
 * What are Some Types of Plants?
 * How do Plants Make Food?
 * Lessons from ALEX
 * Plant Habitats (Lessons from ALEX)

3. Types of Animals (pg. 84-118) (Use with Human Body Module?) Lessons from ALEX- (Muuscles and bones)
 * What do Animals Need to Live?
 * What are Vertebrates?
 * What are Invertebrates?

4. Where Living Things are Found (pg. 112-158)
 * What are Ecosystems?
 * What are Some Types of Ecosystems?
 * How Do Living Things Survive in Ecosystems?
 * How do Ecosystems Change?

5. Living Things Depend on One Another (pg. 160-190)
 * How Do Plants and Animals Interact?
 * What are Food Chains?
 * What are Food Webs?

6. Minerals and Rocks (pg. 194-226) (Use with Earth materials AMSTI unit)
 * What are Minerals and Rocks?
 * What are the Types of Rocks?
 * What are Fossils?
 * Lessons from ALEX (fossils)

7. Forces that Shape the Land (pg. 228-258)
 * What are Landforms?
 * How do Landforms Change Slowly?
 * How do Landforms Change Quickly?
 * Earth Layers- Crust Mantle and Core (Alex Lessons)
 * [[file:EarthsLayersandLandformsPowerPointlesson_2.ppt]][[file:landforms-PP.ppt]]

8. Conserving Resources (pg.260-298)
 * What Are Some Types of Resources?
 * What Are Some Types of Soil?
 * How do People Use and impact the Environment?
 * How Can Resources Be Used Wisely?
 * Sustaining Natural Resources (ALEX Lessons)

9. The Water Cycle (pg. 302-332)
 * Where is water found on Earth?
 * What is the Water Cycle?
 * What is Weather?
 * This discusses water cycle and a little weather vocab.
 * [[file:Weather and the Water Cycle PP Chapter 9.pptx]][[file:water cycle.ppt]]
 * [[file:The Water Cycle Study Guide.docx]][[file:Weather and Water Cycle Test.docx]]
 * [[file:Weather- Water Cycle.zip]]
 * === WEATHER RESEARCH PAGE ===
 * [[image:teaching3atfeb/Clouds Picture.jpg width="140" height="109"]][[image:teaching3atfeb/Fog Low Lying cloud.jpg width="165" height="110"]]
 * [|Water Cycle- Flocabulary]
 * [|Weather Site1] [|Water Cycle Video] (Study Jams)- other weather related videos are here.
 * [|Quizlet] [|Bill Nye Water Cycle Video]
 * [|Jeopardy Game] [|EPA.gov. video on water cycle- interactive]
 * [|pictures of clouds with type]

10. Earth's Place in the Solar System (pg. 334-366)
 * What causes Earth's Season's?
 * How do Earth and the moon Interact? Day and Night
 * What is the Solar System?
 * Super Teacher Worksheet- Reading Comprehension
 * [[file:moonphases3.pdf]][[file:Science Chapter 10 Lesson 1.doc]][[file:Chapter 10 Lesson 2.docx]][[file:Science Ch 10 Study Guide.docx]][[file:Science Ch 10 Vocabulary Test.doc]][[file:Observing_the_Earth with technology.ppt]]
 * Lessons from ALEX
 * [|Phases of Moon]
 * [|brainpop jr. moon]

11. Properties of Matter (pg. 370-402) (Use with Chemical Changes AMSTI module) Soluble and Insoluble foldable- complete after demonstrating how sand and water do not mix and salt /sugar do mix with water Lessons from ALEX
 * What is Matter?
 * What are states of matter?
 * How does matter change?

12. Energy (pg. 404-430) Lessons from ALEX
 * What is energy?
 * How can energy be used?
 * Why is energy important?

13. Electricity and Magnets (pg. 432-456)
 * What is Electricity?
 * What are magnets?
 * How are electricity and magnets related?

14. Heat, Light, and Sound (pg. 458-490)
 * What is Heat?
 * What is light?
 * How are light and color related?
 * What is sound?

15. Forces and Motion (pg. 494-522)
 * What is motion?
 * What are forces?
 * How do waves move?
 * Lessons from ALEX
 * [|BPjr. Pushes and Pulls]
 * [|BPjr. Gravity]

16. Work and Machines (pg. 524-556) [|ED HEADS WORKSHEETS] [|ED HEADS WEBSITE FOR SIMPLE MACHINES]

What is work?
 * What are some simple machines?
 * What are some other simple machines?
 * Lessons from AEX
 * [|BPjr. Simple Machines]
 * Brain Pop Videos- [|Inclined Plane] [|Levers] [|Wheel and Axle] [|Pulley]

Other: Leveled Readers Health Handbook- (pg. R1-R15)