Science Lesson Plans
Week of May 2-6
Essential Question
How do we see color?
Activity: Hand in art project, practice vocabulary, read lesson 3 about "how light behaves", do the refraction Insta-lab.
Assignment: none
How do we see color?
Activity: Hand in art project, practice vocabulary, read lesson 3 about "how light behaves", do the refraction Insta-lab.
Assignment: none
Essential Question
Activity: Review using the whiteboards and chapter 14 slides presentation
Assignment: none
Activity: Review using the whiteboards and chapter 14 slides presentation
Assignment: none
Essential Question
How does thermal energy get transferred?
Activity: Class discussion on forms of thermal energy transfers, read lesson 1 in chapter 15.
Assignment: none
How does thermal energy get transferred?
Activity: Class discussion on forms of thermal energy transfers, read lesson 1 in chapter 15.
Assignment: none
Essential Question
How is electricity produced? What is the difference between static electricity and current electricity? What are some sources of electric power?
Activity: Work time on Lessons 1 and 2 study guide
Assignment: Pages 1-5 in study guide
How is electricity produced? What is the difference between static electricity and current electricity? What are some sources of electric power?
Activity: Work time on Lessons 1 and 2 study guide
Assignment: Pages 1-5 in study guide
Essential Question
How is electricity produced? What is the difference between static electricity and current electricity? What are some sources of electric power?
Activity: Go over the study guide and read lesson 2. Talk about how electricity is produced.
Assignment: none
How is electricity produced? What is the difference between static electricity and current electricity? What are some sources of electric power?
Activity: Go over the study guide and read lesson 2. Talk about how electricity is produced.
Assignment: none
Week of May 9-13
Essential Question
How is electricity produced? What are sources of electric power? What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy?
Activity: Read chapter 15 lesson 1 and discuss static versus current electricity, come up with sources of electricity, have a class race to see how fast we can come up with devices that use current electricity
Assignment: none
How is electricity produced? What are sources of electric power? What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy?
Activity: Read chapter 15 lesson 1 and discuss static versus current electricity, come up with sources of electricity, have a class race to see how fast we can come up with devices that use current electricity
Assignment: none
Essential Question
How is electricity produced? What sources of energy are in our area?
Activity: Review renewable/alternative sources of electric energy and non-renewable resources, look at a graph of sources of energy in the U.S.
Community Connection: Look at pictures of the Alexander Hydro Dam in Merrill, WI, read an article online and look at the Wisconsin Energy Resource Graph
Assignment: Remind students to bring in milk jugs or detergent bottles from home.
How is electricity produced? What sources of energy are in our area?
Activity: Review renewable/alternative sources of electric energy and non-renewable resources, look at a graph of sources of energy in the U.S.
Community Connection: Look at pictures of the Alexander Hydro Dam in Merrill, WI, read an article online and look at the Wisconsin Energy Resource Graph
Assignment: Remind students to bring in milk jugs or detergent bottles from home.
Essential Question
Which alternative sources of energy do we use in our area? What advantages come from using alternative resources versus fossil fuels? Disadvantages?
Review: renewable/ alternative sources of electric energy and non-renewable resources
Community Connection: Watch a video of local farmer who produces alternative sources of electric energy on his farm.
Introduce the Wind Energy Project: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: Remind students to bring in milk jugs or detergent bottles from home.
Which alternative sources of energy do we use in our area? What advantages come from using alternative resources versus fossil fuels? Disadvantages?
Review: renewable/ alternative sources of electric energy and non-renewable resources
Community Connection: Watch a video of local farmer who produces alternative sources of electric energy on his farm.
Introduce the Wind Energy Project: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: Remind students to bring in milk jugs or detergent bottles from home.
Essential Question
What is the best design for a windmill?
Activity: Watch wind energy video called SciGirls Blowing in the wind to get some ideas on a good wind turbine design
Introduce the Wind Energy Project: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: Remind students to bring in milk jugs or detergent bottles from home.
What is the best design for a windmill?
Activity: Watch wind energy video called SciGirls Blowing in the wind to get some ideas on a good wind turbine design
Introduce the Wind Energy Project: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: Remind students to bring in milk jugs or detergent bottles from home.
Essential Question
What is the best design for a windmill? Is your first design the best design?
Introduce the Wind Energy Project: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: Day #1 Draw up and begin building your windmill
What is the best design for a windmill? Is your first design the best design?
Introduce the Wind Energy Project: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: Day #1 Draw up and begin building your windmill
Week of May 16-20
Track and Field Day
Essential Question
What is the best design for a windmill? What changes can you make to improve the design, it's movement, and ability to lift weight?
Activity: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: none
What is the best design for a windmill? What changes can you make to improve the design, it's movement, and ability to lift weight?
Activity: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: none
Essential Question
What is the best design for a windmill? What changes can you make to improve the design, it's movement, and ability to lift weight?
Activity: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: none
What is the best design for a windmill? What changes can you make to improve the design, it's movement, and ability to lift weight?
Activity: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: none
Essential Question
What is the best design for a windmill? What changes can you make to improve the design, it's movement, and ability to lift weight?
Activity: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: none
What is the best design for a windmill? What changes can you make to improve the design, it's movement, and ability to lift weight?
Activity: Students will design and build a windmill that lifts weight.
Assignment: none
Essential Question
How many marbles can your design lift?
Activity: Present your windmill to the class.
Assignment: none
How many marbles can your design lift?
Activity: Present your windmill to the class.
Assignment: none
Week of May 23-27
Essential Question
How many marbles can your design lift?
Activity: Present your windmill to the class.
Assignment: none
How many marbles can your design lift?
Activity: Present your windmill to the class.
Assignment: none
Essential Question
What is the difference between a series and parallel circuit?
Activity: Circuit demonstration. What are conductors and insulators? Stations: read pages 580-583, tinker with the circuit building materials, practice vocabulary online
Assignment: none
What is the difference between a series and parallel circuit?
Activity: Circuit demonstration. What are conductors and insulators? Stations: read pages 580-583, tinker with the circuit building materials, practice vocabulary online
Assignment: none
Essential Question
How does a circuit work?
Activity: Building a human circuit using the energy sticks. Go onto google classroom to read about the projects. Mrs. Stibbe will demonstrate her project and design.
Assignment: Choose a project design or make your own
How does a circuit work?
Activity: Building a human circuit using the energy sticks. Go onto google classroom to read about the projects. Mrs. Stibbe will demonstrate her project and design.
Assignment: Choose a project design or make your own
Field trip to the dells
Essential Question
Can you build a working circuit?
Activity: Begin building your project. You will get all of the materials to tinker with and use trial and error until it works.
Assignment: Continue making your project. It will be due next week. You may take it home to work on.
Can you build a working circuit?
Activity: Begin building your project. You will get all of the materials to tinker with and use trial and error until it works.
Assignment: Continue making your project. It will be due next week. You may take it home to work on.
Week of May 30-June 3
No School ~ Memorial Day
Essential Question
Can you build a working circuit?
Activity: Finish your project.
Assignment: Finish your project.
Can you build a working circuit?
Activity: Finish your project.
Assignment: Finish your project.
Activity: Study for the test
Assignment: study for the test
Assignment: study for the test
Final Science Test
Class Picnic
