Investigation 1: What is Weather? Part 1: The Air Around Us

Day 1: Focus Question What is air? Investigation 1: Day 1

Review Vocabulary Climate - Weather – Write the definitions to each in your own words: Climate - __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Weather – Investigation 1: Day 1

Day 1 :Do Now Answer the following questions (not complete sentences) Is today’s weather normal for this time of year? If not, what weather would you expect? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Is this the kind of weather you would expect to be happening everywhere on earth right now? Explain why or why not. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Investigation 1: Day 1

Review Do Now Take turns sharing your answers with your partner. Brainstorm an answer to the following questions together: Where does weather happen? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ What weather vocabulary do you know/have you heard? Investigation 1: Day 1

Day 1: Air Investigation Objective: To explore air Guiding question: What is air? Materials: Syringe Tube Clip Outcomes: Journal with at least: 3 observations about air 3 questions about air Investigation 1: Day 1

Day 1: Air Investigation Preparations Material Grabber Get materials from Material station: 2 syringes 1 plastic tube 1 binder clip Other partner(s) Get question ring for your group Clear off desks and make sure pencils are sharpened Investigation 1: Day 1

Air Investigations Guidelines Parts of syringe Guidelines: Use your syringe to investigate air Use all of your materials as needed Work alone or with your partner Record observations in your journal. Plunger Barrel Flexible Tube Investigation 1: Day 1

Science Journal: Air Investigation Part 1: While exploring air with the syringe, write at least 3 observations and 3 questions. Remember to use the cardstock ring for sentence starters! Observations: (for example: What happens to the air in the syringe when you push and pull on the plunger?, What can air do?, What happens when you put the clamp? ) ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Questions: (What can’t you explain?, What do you wonder about? Finish the sentence what would happen if…) ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Investigation 1: Day 1

Looking For Things to Investigate? What happens to the air when you clamp the tube closed and push the plunger down? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ When the plunger is pushed down, is there more air, less air, or the same amount of air in the syringe? What happens when you let go of the plunger after pushing it down? What pushes the plunger back out when you stop pushing on it? What do you think happens to the air when it is forced into a smaller space? Investigation 1: Day 1

Vocabulary: Pressure Compress “pushing” on/from something Picture (draw what you think pressure looks like): Examples: Forcing something into a smaller space, something under pressure Picture (draw what you think compression looks like): Examples: Investigation 1: Day 1

Air Investigations: Clean up Clean up Guidelines: Whispering only if needed All group members: Focused on the goal of moving on Following directions Everyone – Separate tubes off of syringes Material Grabbers – Return all materials to station Make sure they are organized Review your observations and questions Investigation 1: Day 1

Give 1 Get 1 Give: Put 1 observation and one question you had that you would like to share here: (see pg. 8) Get: Put the observations and questions that you get from your classmates here: Observation 1: Question 1: Observation 2: Question 2: Observation 3: Question 3: Observation:____________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Question:______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Investigation 1: Day 1

Vocabulary: Matter Mass How much matter is in an object (like weight but same everywhere) Measured in grams Picture (draw what you think mass looks like): Examples: Anything that has mass and takes up space Picture (draw what you think matter looks like): Examples Investigation 1: Day 1

Day 1: Reflection Questions: After today’s activity with the syringes, what evidence or proof do you have to answer the following questions. Try to use the 4 vocabulary words on pages 14 and 11. Is air real? Does it have mass? Is air matter? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Investigation 1: Day 1

Day 2: Focus Question Does air have mass? Investigation 1: Day 2

Day 2: Do Now Matter Mass Weather Pressure Compress Climate Match the vocabulary word with the definition Matter Mass Weather Pressure Compress Climate Forcing something into a smaller space Takes up space, has mass The average weather over time Pushing on something The temperature, precipitation, for a short period of time How much matter is in an object Investigation 1: Day 2

Day 2: Kick Ball Video Questions What happens to the air pressure inside of a ball as you pump it up (put more air in it)? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Why when you put the needle in does air come out without you squeezing the ball? Why doesn’t all of the air come out of the ball without squeezing it? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Do you think the mass of the ball and air will change when the needle is put in? Why? What will the needle do? How does this video prove that air has mass and is matter? Investigation 1: Day 2

Day 2: Soda Can Video Questions What do you predict will happen to the mass of the soda as time goes on? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. Why does the mass of the soda change as time passes? 3. How does this video prove that air has mass and is matter? Investigation 1: Day 2

Day 2: Soda Keeper Bottle Video When they pump the pump at the top of the bottle what are they doing? How do you know this based on what happened? ________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ When they turn the pump, what are they doing? How do you know this based on what happened? 3. How does this video prove that air has mass and is matter? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Investigation 1: Day 2

Day 2: Partner Talk Give at least two examples of when you can FEEL that air is real. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Give at least two examples of when you can SEE that air is real. When can you see/feel that air has matter and has mass? Investigation 1: Day 2

Day 2: Reflection Question: After today’s videos, what evidence or proof can you add to answer the following questions. Try to use vocabulary words from today. Is air real? Does it have mass? Is air matter? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Investigation 1: Day 2

Day 3: Focus Question What is air? Investigation 1: Day 1

Day 3: Do Now Write T for true or F for false for each statement. _____ Weather is the average temperature/conditions over a long period of time _____Matter is something that takes up space and has mass _____Air takes up space _____ Air does not have mass Explain your answer for number 4. How do you know you are correct? What evidence do you have? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Investigation 1: Day 1

Day 3: “What Is Air?” Reading Material Grabber: Get Weather on Earth books from back for your group Other Partners: Get graphic organizers and highlighters for your group Investigation 1: Day 1

Day 3: “What Is Air?” Reading Instructions Read the text with your partner You decide how you would like to split it up Annotate the text as you read Highlight important details Flag vocabulary you do not know or is new Write gist in the margins When finished reading and annotating: Fill in the main idea graphic organizer Main idea in the middle and the details coming out of it Work on the vocabulary side: Fill in other side with 6 vocabulary words from the passage Write the definition of each word Draw a picture for each word Investigation 1: Day 1

Day 3: Reflection Question: After today’s reading, what evidence, proof, or detail can you add to answer the following questions. Try to use vocabulary words from today. What is air? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Investigation 1: Day 1

Day 3: Homework “What Is Air?” Re-read the passage from today. Answer the following questions based on the reading. What is the definition of atmosphere? __________________________________________________________ 2. The earth’s atmosphere is made of _________________________ What is air on earth composed of? 4. Name 2 variable gases and a source that produces them. Investigation 1: Day 1

Investigation 1: Wrap - Up Re-read your answers to the reflection questions on pages 15, 22, and 27. Put together all of the observations, evidence, proof, and details to come up with a complete and thorough answer to the following question. Use vocabulary words from all of Investigation 1. What is air? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Investigation 1: Day 1