WELCOME TO 5TH GRADE SCIENCE!! LET’S HAVE FUN

DAY # 2 PRE-TEST

DAY # 3 TYPE 1 WRITING WHAT IS SCIENCE?

COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE…. Day # 4 COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE…. WHEN YOU OBSERVE OBJECTS OR EVENTS IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT, YOU USE YOUR 5 SENSES TO IDENTIFY _________________, NOTICE CHANGES, AND RECOGNIZE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES.

DAY # 5 A STATEMENT OF WHAT YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN DURING AN INVESTIGATION IS CALLED A ____________.

DAY # 6 SOMETHING YOU FIND OUT ABOUT OBJECTS, EVENTS, OR LIVING THINGS BY USING YOUR SENSES IS CALLED A __________.

DAY # 7 OPEN YOUR BOOK TO PAGE 322. ENVISION IT! WHAT IS THIS SCIENTIST DOING?

WHAT 2 STEPS DO SCIENTISTS TAKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORLD? DAY # 8 WHAT 2 STEPS DO SCIENTISTS TAKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORLD?

DAY # 9 GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF AN OBSERVATION YOU CAN MAKE USING YOUR SENSE OF HEARING?

DAY # 10 OPEN YOUR BOOK TO PG. 328. ENVISION IT! TELL HOW YOU THINK SCIENTISTS USE THIS WIND TUNNEL TO BUILD BETTER CARS.

DAY # 11 WRITE THE WORD VARIABLE. UNDERLINE THE ROOT WORD. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Day # 12 A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smart phone is called a __________.

Day # 13 Why is it useful for scientists to be able to predict when a tornado may occur?

Day # 14 Why is it important to tie back long hair and avoid wearing loose clothing when you are doing a science experiment?

Day # 15 OPEN YOUR BOOK TO PAGE 344. ENVISION IT! TELL WHAT YOU CAN CONCLUDE ABOUT THESE BIRDS’ BEAKS BASED ON YOUR OBSERVATIONS.

DAY # 16 A SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS IN AN EXPERIMENT IS CALLED A ___. (type 2 writing)

BEFORE CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO ____. DAY # 17 BEFORE CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO ____.

DAY # 18 TAKE THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF CLASS TO PREPARE / REVIEW FOR THE TEST.

DESCRIBE HOW A BANANA CHANGES OVER TIME. DAY # 19 DESCRIBE HOW A BANANA CHANGES OVER TIME.

HOW DOES TECHNOLOGY AFFECT OUR LIVES? DAY # 20 HOW DOES TECHNOLOGY AFFECT OUR LIVES?

DAY # 21 OPEN YOUR BOOK TO PAGE 368. ENVISION IT! TELL HOW YOU THINK THIS IMAGE CAN HELP DOCTORS.

DAY # 22 NAME A PRODUCT THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF TECHNOLOGY & EXPLAIN WHY.

DAY # 23 OPEN YOUR BOOK TO PG. 374 ENVISION IT! HOW CAN THIS DEVICE HELP SOMEONE SPEAK?

WHAT SKILL ALLOWS SCIENTISTS TO BUILD NANOBOTS? (type 2) DAY # 24 WHAT SKILL ALLOWS SCIENTISTS TO BUILD NANOBOTS? (type 2)

DAY # 25 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PG. 380. ENVISION IT! EXPLAIN HOW YOU THINK PEOPLE DESIGN NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR ENGINEERS TO CHOOSE JUST ONE SOLUTION? DAY # 26 WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR ENGINEERS TO CHOOSE JUST ONE SOLUTION?

DAY # 27 WHAT IS DOCUMENTATION? (TYPE 2 WRITING)

DAY # 28 WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN CHOOSING MATERIALS FOR A PROTOTYPE? (TYPE 2 WRITING)

DAY # 29 COMPUTERS WERE MADE SMALLER AND MORE AFFORDABLE WITH THE INVENTION OF THE ____________. (TYPE 2 WRITING)

TAKE THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF CLASS TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST. DAY # 30 TAKE THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF CLASS TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST.

DAY # 31 WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH PASTA, ONE MARSHMALLOW, MASKING TAPE, AND STRING?

HOW DOES THIS PROJECT RESEMBLE THE DESIGN PROCESS? DAY # 32 HOW DOES THIS PROJECT RESEMBLE THE DESIGN PROCESS?

DAY # 33 WHAT DO PLANTS NEED TO SURVIVE? 2. WHAT DO ANIMALS NEED TO SURVIVE?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE SOME ADVANTAGES TO HAVING SCALES? DAY # 34 WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE SOME ADVANTAGES TO HAVING SCALES?

DAY # 35 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PG. 108.. READ MY PLANET DIARY AND ANSWER THE QUESTION .

HOW ARE AN EXOSKELETON AND A PLANT STEM ALIKE? DAY # 36 HOW ARE AN EXOSKELETON AND A PLANT STEM ALIKE?

WHAT ARE 3 WAYS ANIMALS CAN GET OXYGEN? (TYPE 2) DAY # 37 WHAT ARE 3 WAYS ANIMALS CAN GET OXYGEN? (TYPE 2)

DAY # 38 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PG. 114 ENVISION IT! WRITE 3 THINGS YOU THINK THESE PLANTS ARE GETTING FROM THEIR ENVIRONMENT?

WHEN DOES SUCCESSION OCCUR? (TYPE 2) DAY # 39 WHEN DOES SUCCESSION OCCUR? (TYPE 2)

WHAT IS A MUTATION? (TYPE 2) DAY # 40 WHAT IS A MUTATION? (TYPE 2)

DAY # 41 WHAT ADAPTATION DOES A SKUNK HAVE TO HELP IT AVOID PREDATORS?

WHY MIGHT A SPECIES BECOME EXTINCT? DAY # 42 WHY MIGHT A SPECIES BECOME EXTINCT?

DAY # 43 WHAT ARE TWO WAYS ANIMALS ARE ADAPTED TO SEASONAL CHANGES? (TYPE 2)

DAY # 44 OPEN YOUR BOOK TO PGS. 126 & 127. ENVISION IT! TELL WHY YOU THINK A BUTTERFLY NEEDS A CHRYSALIS.

DAY # 45 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS AND INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS?

READ PG. 134 IN YOUR BOOKS AND ANSWER THE QUESTION. DAY # 46 READ PG. 134 IN YOUR BOOKS AND ANSWER THE QUESTION.

TAKE THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF CLASS TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST. DAY # 47 TAKE THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF CLASS TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST.

DAY # 48 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PGS. 142 & 143. LOOK AT THE PIC ON PG. 142 AND ANSWER THE QUESTION ON PG. 143.

DAY # 49 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PG. 150. READ MY PLANET DIARY AND ANSWER THE QUESTION.

DAY # 50 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PGS. 150 & 151. ENVISION IT! TELL HOW YOU THINK THE PLANTS GET THE ENERGY THEY NEED TO LIVE.

DAY # 51 DO THE MATH! PG. 152.

DAY # 52 WHAT 3 TYPES OF TISSUE ARE FOUND IN PLANT LEAVES? (TYPE 2)

DAY # 53 COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE 3 TYPES OF TISSUE FOUND IN PLANT LEAVES.

DESCRIBE HOW YOU GET THE SUN’S ENERGY FROM PLANTS. DAY # 54 DESCRIBE HOW YOU GET THE SUN’S ENERGY FROM PLANTS.

DAY # 55 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PGS. 158 & 159. ENVISION IT! TELL HOW THESE ORGANISMS MIGHT INTERACT IN THIS ECOSYSTEM.

HOW MIGHT DECOMPOSERS ALSO BE CONSUMERS? DAY # 56 HOW MIGHT DECOMPOSERS ALSO BE CONSUMERS?

DAY # 57 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PG. 166. READ “MY PLANET DIARY” AND ANSWER THE QUESTION.

DAY # 58 DO THE MATH! PG.172

HOW DOES A FIRE HELP A FOREST GROW? DAY # 59 HOW DOES A FIRE HELP A FOREST GROW?

DAY # 60 A FRIEND TOSSES THE LEFTOVERS OF AN APPLE IN A FIELD AS SHE IS WALKING PAST IT. ARE THE LEFTOVERS OF THE APPLE POLLUTION? EXPLAIN.

DAY # 61 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PGS. 174 & 175. ENVISION IT! TELL HOW YOU THINK THIS FACTORY MIGHT AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT.

WHAT IS A NONNATIVE SPECIES? GIVE AN EXAMPLE. DAY # 62 WHAT IS A NONNATIVE SPECIES? GIVE AN EXAMPLE.

What is the source of energy for most plants? DAY # 63 What is the source of energy for most plants?

Name an event that could change an ecosystem quickly. Explain why. DAY # 64 Name an event that could change an ecosystem quickly. Explain why.

TAKE THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF CLASS TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST. DAY # 65 TAKE THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF CLASS TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST.

DAY # 66 WHAT IS TODAY’S WEATHER? HOW DO YOU KNOW?

DAY # 67 WHAT IS TODAY’S WEATHER? HOW DO YOU KNOW?

DESCRIBE THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WHERE DOES WATER COME FROM? DAY # 69 WHERE DOES WATER COME FROM?

DAY # 70 WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE.

DAY # 71 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PG.S. 204 & 205. ENVISION IT! WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE THE LION’S BREATH?

DAY # 72 IS ONE OF THE 4 STEPS ALWAYS THE FIRST STEP IN THE WATER CYCLE? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.

DAY # 73 TAKE THE PRETEST.

DOES WATER EVER DISAPPEAR? EXPLAIN. DAY # 74 DOES WATER EVER DISAPPEAR? EXPLAIN.

WHAT ARE THE 4 STEPS OF THE WATER CYCLE? (TYPE 2) DAY # 75 WHAT ARE THE 4 STEPS OF THE WATER CYCLE? (TYPE 2)

WHAT PROVIDES ENERGY IN THE WATER CYCLE? DAY # 76 WHAT PROVIDES ENERGY IN THE WATER CYCLE?

DAY # 77 WHAT IS THE PROCESS THAT OCCURS WHEN WATER CHANGES FROM A LIQUID TO A GAS? (TYPE 2)

DAY # 78 WHAT IS THE PROCESS THAT OCCURS WHEN WATER VAPOR IS COOLED AND CHANGES FROM A GAS TO A LIQUID? (TYPE 2)

DAY # 79 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PGS. 210 & 211. ENVISION IT! WHAT IS HELPING THIS PERSON TO WINDSURF?

WHAT FRACTION OF THE EARTH’S WATER IS OCEAN WATER? DAY # 80 WHAT FRACTION OF THE EARTH’S WATER IS OCEAN WATER?

DAY # 81 A FRIEND SAYS THE OCEAN IS ONLY USEFUL FOR CATCHING FISH. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? EXPLAIN.

DAY # 82 WHERE DOES GROUNDWATER COME FROM?

DAY # 83 WHAT IS THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE SURFACE OF EARTH’S LITHOSPHERE?

DAY # 84 WHAT IS THE LOWEST POINT ON THE SURFACE OF EARTH’S LITHOSPHERE?

DAY # 85 WHAT 3 THINGS DO ALL ORGANISMS IN THE BIOSPHERE SHARE?

DAY # 86 TAKE THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF CLASS TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST.

DAY # 87 HOW DOES KNOWING THE WEATHER HELP YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

DAY # 88 WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORDS “SEVERE WEATHER”?

DAY # 89 LIST 2 TYPES OF WEATHER PROOFING AND TELL WHAT THEY PROTECT AGAINST.

DAY # 90 WHAT TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER DOES MARYLAND GET?

DAY # 91 WHY DO OUR HOMES NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST SEVERE WEATHER?

QUARTER 2 EXAM TODAY….BE READY!

DAY # 93 LIST ALL THE THINGS THAT WEATHER INCLUDES. (6) (TYPE 2)

WHAT DOES A BAROMETER DO? DAY # 94 WHAT DOES A BAROMETER DO?

Day # 95 DO FANS COOL THE AIR? YES OR NO? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.

DAY # 96 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS AND HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS?

DAY # 97 NAME 3 FACTORS THAT CAN INFLUENCE CLIMATE. (TYPE 2)

DAY # 98 WHY DO YOU THINK CLOUDS LOSE MOST OF THEIR MOISTURE WHEN GOING OVER A MOUNTAIN RANGE?

DAY # 99 WHAT MAIN FORCE CAUSES EROSION? 2. HOW DO ROCK PARTICLES GET MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE?

DAY # 100 TAKE THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF CLASS TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST.

What can you tell me about hurricanes? Day # 101 What can you tell me about hurricanes?

What do you know about our solar system? Day # 102 What do you know about our solar system?

DAY # 103 WHAT DIRECTION DOES THE SUN RISE IN AND SET IN?

NAME TWO WAYS THAT EARTH MOVES? DAY # 104 NAME TWO WAYS THAT EARTH MOVES?

DAY # 105 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROTATION AND REVOLUTION?

WHY DO WE HAVE SEASONS ON EARTH? DAY # 106 WHY DO WE HAVE SEASONS ON EARTH?

DAY # 107 OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PG. 270. READ MY PLANET DIARY AND ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT FOLLOWS.

WHAT IS THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE SUN CALLED? DAY # 108 WHAT IS THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE SUN CALLED?

DAY # 109 WHAT FORMS OF ENERGY DOES A SOLAR FLARE GIVE OFF? (TYPE 2)

DAY # 110 HOW MIGHT CONSTELLATIONS BE USEFUL IF YOU ARE LOST?