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What are we learning?
Intervention Science is only for 5th graders as we prepare them for the 5th grade FSA. In our intervention classroom students participate in hands-on experiments and a review of 3rd and 4th grade standards. We dig deeper into understanding the standards that are taught in the classroom. Some of the areas that we concentrate on are: Scientific Process -explore that not all scientists follow the scientific method -explain that scientists (ask questions and find answers). -define science -make / compare observations and inferences -identify and use appropriate tools -generate testable questions -research, form a hypothesis about, research, investigate, and make conclusions about the questions they generate -identify any flaw(s) in the experiment -define, discuss, compare, explain experiment data Earth's Movement -explain and use different types of models -explain that Earth rotates once on its axis in approximately a 24-hour period and that Earth revolves around the sun once in a year -identify the tools that are used to explore space -review that the sun is the closest star to Earth. -demonstrate why constellations in the sky appear to move and how different constellations appear only during certain seasons -explain that Earth’s rotation causes the sun/stars to appear as though they are moving Weathering, Erosion, and Resources -observe, record, and explain causes of physical weathering -observe, record, and explain causes of erosion -investigate the processes of weathering and erosion -provide examples of how physical weathering and the erosion processes change Earth’s surface (constructive and destructive). -identify, investigate, record, and compare properties minerals -explain the role of minerals -observe, identify, construct models of the three categories of rocks - explain the rock cycle. -describe and compare how each type of rock is formed (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) -define resources -give examples of and compare renewable and non-renewable resources and how they are used. • distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources found on Earth. -identify natural resources (renewable and nonrenewable) available in Florida Water Cycle -identify natural resources (renewable and nonrenewable) available in Florida Rocks and Minerals -identify natural resources (renewable and nonrenewable) available in Florida Physical Science - Matter, Energy, Force and Motion -identify natural resources (renewable and nonrenewable) available in Florida Life Science -identify natural resources (renewable and nonrenewable) available in Florida First Quarter Key Vocabulary Scientific Process evidence experiment investigation observation science scientific method scientist chart/data table diagrams graph inference observation flaw metric prediction Scientific Tools o beaker o graduated cylinder o hand lens o meter stick o ruler o stopwatch o scale o tape measure o thermometer o weights Scientific Method o question o research o hypothesis o experiment materials procedure o data o results o conclusion Earth's Movement axis constellations day / night earth model (2-d, 3-d, mental, computer) orbit revolution / rotation seasons star pattern stars sun year moon moon’s shapes (observable) / phases space exploration / technology Weathering, Erosion, and Resources constructive destructive erosion processes weathering (focus: physical) classify mineral mineral properties (color, cleavage/fracture, hardness, luster, streak) rocks (igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary) limestone oil phosphate resources (nonrenewable -renewable) silicon solar water wind |