5th Science

Week of  May 4-8:

Monday - Earth's changing crust
Tuesday - art
Wednesday -compare the effects of forces
Thursday -review for 6.2 quiz
Friday - 6.2 quiz



Week of  April 27-May 1:  
Monday - work on planet booklets  
Tuesday - art - planet booklets due (test grade)
Wednesday -review for 6.1 quiz
Thursday -6.1 quiz
Friday - begin section 6.2 - do outline and vocabulary




Week of  April 20-24:  Note change due to liberty legacy program
Monday - work on planet booklets 
Tuesday - art
Wednesday -work on planet booklets
Thursday -work on planet booklets
Friday - work on planet booklets and they are due at end of class (test grade) 




Week of  April 13-17:

Monday - Begin Ch 6 - Earth and it's Neighbors
Tuesday - art
Wednesday -describe the effects of gravity between objects in the solar system
Thursday -4H
Friday - compare the moon's surface to Earth's (copy notes from mimeo)




Week of  April 6-10:

Monday - holiday
Tuesday - field trip
Wednesday -Describe the changes to an ecosystem that occur during primary and secondary succession (red questions)
Thursday -Explain how catastrophic (sudden) changes affect and ecosystem - Review for quiz 
Friday - Quiz on 5.6




Week of  March 30-April 3:

Monday - begin Ch 5.6 "How Ecosystems Change" page B78 (Give out Outline and Vocabulary)
Tuesday - Art 
Wednesday -Describe the changes to an ecosystem that occur during primary and secondary succession
Thursday -Explain how catastrophic (sudden) changes affect and ecosystem - workbook pages 117-120
Friday - Good Friday Holiday


Week of  March 16-20:

Monday - compare and contrast various biomes
Tuesday - biomes 
Wednesday -finish biomes and review
Thursday -5.5 Quiz
Friday - will see how much time we have since Honor's day program is at 10:00




Week of  March 9-13:

Monday - work on power points
Tuesday - art - 
Wednesday -work on power points
Thursday -power point presentations
Friday - power point presentations




Week of  March 2-6:

Monday - copy biomes notes
Tuesday - art - tell about powerpoint projects
Wednesday -work on powerpoints
Thursday -work on powerpoints
Friday - field trip



Week of  February 23-27:

Monday - finish section 5.4 and give out info for quiz
Tuesday - art - review for quiz
Wednesday -5.4 quiz  - begin 5.5
Thursday -do outline and vocabulary for chapter 5.5
Friday - begin talking about Biomes



Week of  February 16-20:

Monday - Holiday
Tuesday - art - finish outline and vocabulary
Wednesday -Go over outline and 6 vocabulary words. Workbook pages 105-108
Thursday -4H
Friday - read section 5.4 and do think and write





Week of  February 9-13:

Monday - Finish Chapter 4.3 and give out study guide
Tuesday - art - review
Wednesday -chapter 4.3 quiz
Thursday -Begin Chapter 5 - do outline and vocabulary
Friday - explore the effects of light and water on the growth and survival of seeds



Week of  February 2-6:

Monday - Current Science Magazine
Tuesday - art - finish magazine
Wednesday -Describe how water and nutrients cycle through the environment (do workbook pages)
Thursday - Talk about carbon and nitrogen
Friday - explore how water evaporates and condenses



Week of  January 26-30:

Monday - Read section 4.2 (do 6 red questions in class - if you did not finish, they are homework)
Tuesday - art - 
Wednesday -review chapter 4.2
Thursday - 4.2 quiz - begin outline and vocabulary for 4.3
Friday - Science News magazine



Week of  January 19-23:

Monday - Holiday
Tuesday - art - go over 4.3 outline
Wednesday -talk about food webs
Thursday - talk about food chains (worksheets)
Friday - field trip




Week of  January 12-16:

Monday - Review for chapter 4.1 quiz
Tuesday - art - 
Wednesday -chapter 4.1 quiz
Thursday - 4H
Friday - Begin chapter 4.2 (do outline and vocabulary)



Week of  January 5-9:

Monday - Begin chapter 4.1 page B4  Give out outline and vocabulary (finish at home if didn't finish in class)
Tuesday - art - go over outline and vocab
Wednesday -Discuss variables that can affect populations
Thursday - talk about populations and communities
Friday - What us the treasure of the blackened prairie?



Week of  December 8-12:

Monday - How do animals adapt? Read section 3.9 - do handout and finish for homework if needed
Tuesday - art - give out 3.9 study guide
Wednesday -Go over study guide - review
Thursday - chapter 3.9 quiz - VERY short!!
Friday - 

Week of  December 1-5:

Monday - Animal Poster Project presentations
Tuesday - art - finish presentations
Wednesday -Begin Chapter 3.9
Thursday - explore how animals adapt to their environment
Friday - talk about camouflage and inherited traits



Week of  November 17-21:

Monday - Give out 3.8 study guide.  Do and go over
Tuesday - art - review for 3.8 quiz
Wednesday -3.8 quiz
Thursday - 4H
Friday - Animal Poster Project is due (presentations) ****note this was changed due to 4H on Thursday



Week of  November 10-14:

Monday - look up vocabulary for section 3.8 (gave out info for an animal poster project)
Tuesday - holiday
Wednesday - What traits are used to classify animals?
Thursday - stages of metamorphosis
Friday - give class time to work on animal poster project

Monday (11/17) - Review 3.8
Tuesday (11/18) - Art and quick review
Wednesday (11/19) - 3.8 quiz
Thursday (11/20) - animal poster project presentations




Week of  November 3-7:

Monday - look up vocabulary for section 2.7
Tuesday - art - go over vocabulary and outline
Wednesday - Plant responses and adaptations - think and write questions pg 85
Thursday - review for quiz on 2.7
Friday - quiz on 2.7




Week of  October 27-31:

Monday - look up vocabulary for section 2.7
Tuesday - no class - field trip
Wednesday - we will play by ear since it is Homecoming
Thursday - we will play by ear since it is Homecoming
Friday - no class homecoming assembly and pep rally



Week of  October 20-24:

Monday -Section 2.6 - different parts of flower & function
Tuesday - art - go over outline
Wednesday - Explain the process of seed dispersal - notes on                                  mimeo
Thursday - Conifer life cycle - review for quiz
Friday - Ch 2.6 quiz


Week of October 6-10:

We will be finishing our skeleton and then will begin chapter 2.6. There will not be a quiz this week.



Week of  September 29 - October 3:

Monday -Section 2.5 - What were the ancestors of plants?
Tuesday - art - review
Wednesday - Chapter 2.4 and 2.5 quiz (will be open book) Get                              vocabulary for chapter 2.6
Thursday - Begin Chapter 2.6 - Flowers and Seeds (powerpoint)
Friday - Identify the different parts of a flower and infer the                         function of each.  Notes on mimeo





Week of  September 22-26:

Monday -How do mosses get water? Read section 2.4 orally.  Do questions in class (finish at home if not finished in class)
Tuesday - art - begin ch 2 section 5
Wednesday - plants with seeds
Thursday - explore ferns - look at spore cases, study leaves, etc._
Friday - compare and contrast monocots and dicots

***as of now, looks like quiz will be next Wednesday


Week of  September 15-19

This is going to be a crazy week with all of our activities.  It does not look like we will be having a quiz but if something changes, I will be sure to post :-)

Monday - Begin Chapter 2.4 Plants without seeds
Tuesday - art
Wednesday -Compare and contrast vascular and non vascular seedless plants
Thursday - 4H
Friday - Grandparent's Day




Week of  September 8-12:

Monday -go over study guide - play review game
Tuesday - art - review
Wednesday - test on Chapter 1
Thursday - Begin chapter 2.4 - "Plants without Seeds"
Friday - compare and contrast vascular and non vascular seedless plants





Week of  September 1-5:

Monday -holiday
Tuesday - art
Wednesday - read/discuss section 1.3 and do questions in red (if not finished in class, will need to finish at home)
Thursday - review for quiz
Friday - Ch 1.3 quiz - get study guide for Chapter 1 Test (we will go over it in class on Monday and Test will be Wednesday 9/10)


Week of  August 25-29:

Monday - give out ch 1.1 and 1.2 study guide - quiz on Wednesday
Tuesday - art/ go over study guide - review for quiz
Wednesday - quiz on ch 1.1 and 1.2 - give out vocabulary for ch                            1.3
Thursday - Describe how roots, stems and leaves work
Friday - How does water get from roots to leaves?



Week of  August 18-22:

Monday - begin lesson 1.2 - Roots, stems and leaves - give out vocabulary
Tuesday - art/ give out vocabulary
Wednesday - Discuss how a plants parts help it survive
Thursday - How are stems similar to each other?
Friday - 3D Cell project presentations





Week of  August 11-15:

Monday - go over procedures - What is a scientist? Draw and write story
Tuesday - present scientists - Begin ch 1.1
Wednesday - talk about fungus, protist and bacteria - give out information on 3D cell
Thursday - "The Vine That Ate the South" - review for vocab quiz
Friday - 1.1 vocab quiz - work on Ch 1.2 vocabulary













Week of  May 12-16:

Monday - review chapter 7.5
Tuesday - quiz on chapter 7.5
Wednesday - no class field day
Thursday - outline and vocabulary on Earth's Fresh Water
Friday - end of year party



Week of  May 5-9:

Monday - current science magazine
Tuesday - art
Wednesday - Explore evidence of air pollution (handouts)
Thursday - go over chapter 7.5 (outline and vocabulary)
Friday - 

No quiz this week.  Will be next week



Week of  April 28 - May 2:

Monday - section 6.2 study guide
Tuesday - art
Wednesday - section 6.2 quiz
Thursday - begin chapter 7.5 (outline and vocabulary)
Friday - explore evidence of air pollution - go over outline and                       vocabulary





Week of  April 21-25:

Monday -Begin section 6.2 (do outline and vocabulary)
Tuesday - art
Wednesday - compare the effect of forces that build Earth's                                   landforms (Draw and color Earth's layers)
Thursday - Examine the effects of weathering and erosion (7 red                       reading check questions for homework)
Friday - Identify geologic forces on other bodies of the solar system              (workbook pages 137-140)



Week of  April 14-18:

Monday -4H
Tuesday - art/What IS the Solar System?
Wednesday - review for quiz on section 6.1
Thursday - 6.1 quiz
Friday - no school - Good Friday



Week of  April 7-11:

Monday -begin solar system project.  Will do research on the 
                planets using laptops (this will be done in class and will  
                count as a test grade)
Tuesday - art/ work on planet research
Wednesday - continue solar system project (if needed)  If we are 
                      finished with research, we will review and have a quiz                       Thursday.
Thursday - finish solar system projects
Friday - no class field trip


Week of  March 31-April 4:

Monday -begin chapter 6.1 page C4 
Tuesday - art/ Explore the orbit of a planet around the sun
Wednesday - Describe the effects of gravity between objects in the                        solar system
Thursday -Identify the effects of the sun on Earth 
Friday - Compare the moon's surface to Earth's



Week of  March 17-21:

Monday -Ch 5.6 How ecosystems change (outline and vocabulary)
Tuesday - go over notetaking and vocabulary
Wednesday - Describe the changes to an ecosystem that occur                                during primary and secondary succession
Thursday -4H
Friday - quiz (open book)


Week of  March 10-14:

Monday -Biomes notes (will be notes for quiz)
Tuesday - compare and contrast the various biomes and aquatic                        ecosystems
Wednesday - review for Biomes quiz
Thursday -Biomes quiz
Friday - Science News


Week of  March 3-7:

Monday -work on Biomes Powerpoint project
Tuesday - art
Wednesday - Present Biomes Powerpoint projects
Thursday -continue presentations - go over 5.5 outline and vocabulary
Friday - discuss the 6 major biomes



Week of  February 24-28:

Monday -Science News
Tuesday - art
Wednesday - Begin working on Biomes Powerpoint project
Thursday -work on Biomes Powerpoint project
Friday - work on Biomes Powerpoint project

No test this week, but powerpoint will count as a test grade!




Week of  February 17-21:

Monday -holiday 
Tuesday - art
Wednesday - Science World magazine
Thursday -4H
Friday - Discuss biomes and get materials to create a
biome in a bag"


We will begin the Biomes group powerpoint projects next week.


Week of  February 10-14:

Monday -review chapter 5.4 
Tuesday - art/ short review
Wednesday - quiz on chapter 5.4
Thursday -begin 5.5 - Biomes
Friday - Discuss biomes and get materials to create a
biome in a bag"




Week of  February 3-7:

Monday -begin chapter 5.4 page B46 
Tuesday - art/ discuss the interactions of organisms in symbiosis, 
                 mutualism, parasitism and commensalism
Wednesday - explore the effects of light and water on the growth 
                      and survival of seeds.
Thursday -discuss biotic and abiotic factors - 
Friday - discuss the interactions of organisms in symbiosis, 
              mutualism, parasitism and commensalism - quiz has been                 moved to Wednesday 2/12



Week of  January 27-31:

Monday -section 4.3 quiz

Tuesday - no school
Wednesday - no school
Thursday -begin chapter 5.4 page B46 
Friday - explore the effects of light and water on the growth and survival of seeds.



Week of  January 20-24:

Monday -holiday

Tuesday - art - finish wordsearch
Wednesday -  Chapter 4.3 page B30 describe how carbon and 
                       nitrogen cycle through the environment
Thursday -talk about reasons to recycle 
Friday - review section 4.3  - quiz will be MONDAY


Week of  January 13-17:

Monday -Review Ch 4.2 

Tuesday - art - review
Wednesday -  Chapter 4.2 Quiz - ch 4.3 vocabulary
Thursday -Begin Ch 4.3 - Cycles of Life - do outline & go over
Friday - Describe how water and nutrients cycle through the       
              environment


Week of  January 6-10:

Monday -Begin Ch 4.2 page B16

Tuesday - no school - weather
Wednesday -  finish vocabulary and outline - go over
Thursday -What is a food chain?
Friday - What is a food web?


Week of  December 16-20:

Monday -Review section 4.1

Tuesday - 4.1 quiz (open book) 



Week of  December 9-13:

Monday -Begin Ch 4.1 page B4

Tuesday - art 
Wednesday -  go over vocabulary and outline
Thursday -What living things do you see in your ecosystem?
Friday - How are living things organized?
Monday 16 - review Ch 4.1
Tuesday 17 - Ch 4.1 quiz

***if I find out that next week is too busy, I may move quiz to Friday but I will let you know in time.


Week of  December 2-6:

Monday -continue section 3.9 (read) 

Tuesday - art - pg 115A #1-4
Wednesday -  animal adaptations
Thursday -Life cycle of a frog
                 Review for 3.9 quiz
Friday - 3.9 Quiz



Week of  November 18-22:

Monday -begin section 3.9 - go over outline

Tuesday - art - go over vocabulary
Wednesday -  animal adaptations
Thursday -4H 
Friday - continue 3.9 (might do a worksheet but no test)



Week of  November 11-15:

Monday -Veteran's Day Holiday

Tuesday - present animal posters
Wednesday -  finish section 3.8 and review
Thursday -quiz on 3.8 
Friday - 


Week of  October 28-November 1:

Monday - class time to work on research for animal poster.  May   

                  bring i-pads, etc if you chose.
Tuesday - invertebrates/vertebrates
Wednesday -  stages of metamorphosis 
Thursday -quiz on 3.8 (has been postponed)
Friday - present animal posters





Week of  October 28-November 1:

Monday - Plant adaptations and responses

Tuesday - art/ review for quiz
Wednesday -  Quiz on 2.7  
Thursday -Begin chapter 3.8 page A92  Look up vocabulary and do chapter outline
Friday - What traits are used to classify animals?

**Animal poster project due Friday, November 8.




Week of  October 21-25:

Monday - work on skeleton
Tuesday - field trip
Wednesday -  finish skeleton and do wordsearch and puzzles on bones
Thursday -Begin chapter 2.7 page A78  Look up vocabulary and do chapter outline
Friday - what are tropisms?  pages 82-85




Week of  October 7-11:

Monday - Holiday
Tuesday - Art/ finish Lab Safety
Wednesday -  Go over Lab safety and parts of the microscope
Thursday -microscope BINGO
Friday - Microscope Quiz



Week of September 30- October 4:

Monday - Section 2.5 Plants with Seeds
Tuesday - Art/ review for test on sections 2.4 and 2.5
Wednesday -  Test (guided reading) which means they can use outlines or books
Thursday - momocots, dicots and cotyledons (handout for grade)
Friday - Who were the ancestors of plants?


Week of September 23-27:

Monday - Begin Section 2.4 "Life without plants" page 46
Tuesday - Art
Wednesday - compare vascular and non-vascular and look at mosses, ferns, liverworts, and horsetails.
Thursday - How do the life cycles of mosses and ferns differ?
Friday - Grandparent's Day

Week of September 16-20:

Monday - Begin Chapter 2.6 - Flowers and seeds (watch powerpoint)
Tuesday  - Look up vocabulary and talk about parts of a flower
Wednesday - What are pollination and fertilization? Review
Thursday - 4H
Friday - Review and short quiz on section 2.6


Week of September 9-13:

We will review for Chapter 1 test and it will be on Wednesday.  We will then begin Chapter 2.

Week of September 3-6:

Monday - Holiday
Tuesday - How does water get from roots to leaves (section 1.3)
Wednesday - Explore how light affects a plants leaves
Thursday - Photosynthesis
Friday - Chapter 1 study guide
***test will be Wednesday 9/11

Week of August 26-30:

Monday 26 - section 1.1 and 1.2 study guide
Tuesday 27 - go over study guide and review for test
Wednesday 28 - Chapter 1.1 and 1.2 test
Thursday 29 - Chapter 1.3 outline  (review for SHORT quiz Friday)
                       Describe how roots, stems and leaves work
Friday - SHORT quiz on 1.3
             How does water get from roots to leaves?


Week of August 19-23:

Monday - (learning lab) Go over details of 3D cell and ask for questions.
Tuesday - (Art) Chapter 1.2 vocabulary & talk about functions of leaves, stems and roots
Wednesday - Finish Tuesday lesson and go over parts of a root page A22
Thursday - Go over vocabulary.  Talk about parts of stems and their functions.
Friday - 3D cell due - presentations

Monday 26 - section 1.1 and 1.2 study guide
Tuesday 27 - go over study guide and review for test
Wednesday 28 - Chapter 1.1 and 1.2 test



Week of August 12-16

Monday - What is a scientist?  Talk about and write story
Tuesday - Draw a scientist to go along with your story.
                Do chapter 1.1 Vocabulary
Wednesday - go over vocabulary.  Talk about fungus, protista and bacteria (section 1.1)
Thursday - review section 1.1 and vocabulary
Friday - vocabulary quiz

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