SCIENCE

There are several units to cover in science. As with math, we will be doing a lot of hands-on, investigative type work with cooperative groups. We will supplement what is learned with informational texts and assess with benchmarks periodically.

UNIT ONE - Ecology

UNIT TWO - Matter and Energy (Mixtures & Solutions)

UNIT THREE - Matter and Energy (Light & Sound)

UNIT FOUR - Earth Systems http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/env.htm http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0009-components-of-soil.php http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/fieldday/kids/soil_pit/soil.htm http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mwater.html http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/rocks-layers.html http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/geology/sed_intro.html http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0605/es0605page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization http://www.moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/rockcycle.htm http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/face.htm http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/mass_movement_weathering/outline.html http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/fieldday/kids/wind/erosion.htm http://userpages.bright.net/~double/erode.htm http://dhn.iihr.uiowa.edu/runoff/erosion.htm http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/ThemeNodes/TPRY-5Z65JT?open http://www.ussartf.org/landslides.htm http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/What/Landslides/landslides.html http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/floods/science.html http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/description_plate_tectonics.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Continents.shtml http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/ringoffire/ http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/wegener.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/radiobuttonquiz/Tectonicspz.shtml http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/findit/qtectonics.shtml http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/historical.html http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/continents.html http://www.atlas.keystone.edu/edu/Community_Resources/basics/04humanimpacts.htm http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/Envfacts/facts/deforestation.htm

UNIT FIVE - Nutrition FUN SITES - http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html http://www.schooltube.com/video/bf0e5ada3fb0ea880ecb/Phases-of-the-Moon-a-kids-funky-version