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Integrated Science Curriculum Guide Grade 5
Objectives	Core Curr. Content Standards	Instructional Activities	Assessment (Cross-curricular) (Multi-cultural)	Resources	GEPA HSPA Terra Nova
UNIT I – LIFE SCIENCE The student will be able to:
A. Cells à State how all living things are alike.	5.1 5.2 5.6	"Looking At Your Cheek Cells." "Labeling The Parts Of A Cell." "Making A Model Of A Cell."	Teacher observation & grading of worksheet on cell parts.	Appendix, pp. 1-1b
B. Fungi à Compare the cell of a one-celled organism with the cell of a many-celled organism.	5.6	Grow mold on bread by placing a piece of moistened bread in a closed container & set it in a warm place for several days. The class can observe the mold through a hand lens if a microscope & microscope slide are not available.	Teacher observation of class discussion. Grading of activity.	Appendix, p. 2
C. Animals Without Backbones (Invertebrates) à Compare vertebrate characteristics with those of invertebrates. à Describe arthropod traits.	5.5 5.6	Adapt the "Explore" activity in the book to a nature walk using the cooperative learning procedure outlined on p. 79b of the text.	Teacher observation.	Text, pp. 79b, 84 See chart in Appendix, p. 3
D. Plant Growth & Adaptation à Describe the growth patterns of low growing flowering plants. à Describe how plants grow in length. à Identify growth region & tissues of a stem.	5.6 5.7	Demonstrate how plants grow specifically in length & thickness. Special Education: - Provide alternative for copying notes, visual aids, cooperative learning groups.	Class discussion & teacher observation. Special Education: - Say back info, student portfolio, open book, oral tests, provide structure & interim due dates for long range assignments.	Appendix, p. 4 Special Education: - Use tape recorder, video tape to reinforce lesson, teacher made materials, chapter & notes outline, peer tutoring in class, computer enrichment, current events.
E. Recognize Food Chains	5.6	Activities involving classifying, comparing & contrasting material relating to the food cycle.	Teacher observation & grading of activity sheets.	Appendix, pp. 5a-5b
UNIT II – PHYSICAL SCIENCE
A. Matter à Identify physical properties of matter. à Identify & understand compounds, elements, mixtures & solutions.	5.2 5.5 5.8	Activity sheet showing properties of matter using lemon juice & corn oil. "Grouping Elements Together" worksheet. "How Can You Get Salt Out Of Pepper?" "What Are Mixtures & Solutions?" "Is The Dissolving of Solids A Physical Or A Chemical Change?" "What Is Rust?" "How Can Mechanical Changes Help You Write A Secret Message?" "Building Blocks Of Matter"	Teacher observation. Questions on worksheets. Teacher made tests.	Appendix, p. 6 Appendix, pp. 6a-6b Appendix, pp. 7-7a Appendix, p. 7b Appendix, pp. 7c-7d Appendix, pp. 7e-7f Appendix, pp. 7g-7h Appendix, pp. 7I-7l
B. Motion & Force
à Recognize & apply the principles of motion & force. 1. Inertia 2. Friction 3. Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion 4. Gravitational Force: Define & apply the principles of gravitational force. 5. Magnetic Force: Define charges of protons & electrons in atoms. 6. Electrical Force: Identify charges of protons & electrons in atoms. Recognize the difference between static & current electricity.	5.9 5.2 5.9 5.2 5.9 5.8 5.9	Distribute the "Inertia" worksheet. Do hands-on "Objects At Rest." Do activities on "Resisting Motion." Teaching master on Newton’s Three Laws & experiment demonstrating third law of motion. Activities to answer questions "Do Heavier Things Fall Faster?" & "How Can The Center Of Gravity Cause Stability?" Demonstrate what kind of substances magnets attract & magnetic lines of force using activity sheets in the Appendix. Have students build 3 dimensional models of atoms using clay or styrofoam balls & velcro. Experiment to see if static electricity affects water flow. Demonstrate how to determine which is the positive pole of a battery.	Teacher evaluation of worksheets & evaluation of worksheet 8b. Teacher observation Section B of Appendix 8h Thought questions on activity sheets. Thought questions & "What Did You Learn?" sections of activity sheets. Teacher observation Thought questions on activity sheet. Appendix pp. 8o-8t contains material to evaluate this unit & an answer sheet.	Appendix, pp. 8-8a Appendix, pp. 8c-8e Appendix, pp. 8f-8g Appendix, pp. 8i-8j Appendix, pp. 8k-8l T.G. p. 265 Extension Activity Appendix, p. 8m Appendix, p. 8n
UNIT III – EARTH SCIENCE
A. Weather & the Atmosphere
à Describe the components that make up air & identify the conditions that make up weather.	5.2 5.4 5.10 5.12	Activity to determine humidity.	Teacher observation.	Appendix, p. 9
à Identify air masses & fronts.	5.2 5.4 5.10 5.12	Activity sheet. Appendix also contains a worksheet, which includes parental involvement. See Appendix p. 9b.	Student’s score on activity sheet. Special Education: - Adjust to each student’s ability.	Appendix, p. 9a
à Recognize changes in the Earth’s surface & define the term weathering.	5.10	Demonstrate changes in the Earth’s surface through experiment to show which particles move first. Word search. Special Education: - Enlarge section.	Teacher observation. Grading of worksheet. An additional worksheet has been included as an evaluation tool – Appendix, p. 9e. Special Education: - Adjust to each student’s ability.	Appendix, p. 9c Appendix, p. 9d
à Recognize the difference between chemical & physical weathering.	5.10	At home experiment to determine how water weathers rock physically. Experiment on acid rain.	Follow up questions. Teacher observation of class discussion.	Appendix, p. 9f Appendix, p. 9g
à Understand the concepts of erosion & deposition.	5.2 5.10	Activity which infuses writing skills, "The Crust Wears Away" worksheet. Activity sheet featuring the differences between erosion & deposition.	Teacher observation.	Appendix, p. 9h Appendix, p. 9i
B. Energy Resources
à Define fossil fuels, renewable resources & nonrenewable resources.	5.4 5.9 5.10 5.12	Activity "Just Fueling Around" taken from student resource book teachers edition. Parental involvement activity using solar energy to bake an apple. Activity is "Nuclear Neighbors." Special Education: - Computer writing assistance.	Text Lesson Review, p. 375 Questions at bottom of activity sheet. Special Education: - Per student’s abilities.	Appendix, p. 9j Appendix, p. 9k
à Understand the terms nuclear fission & nuclear energy.			Text Lesson Review, p. 380 Special Education: - Tape lesson review.	Appendix, p. 9l
C. Resources & Pollution
à Understand the terms pollution & conservation.	5.12	Activity sheet "Natural Resources" (taken from T.E. – table may be copied or placed on board).	Text Lesson, Review, p. 404 Special Education: - Tape lesson review.	Appendix, p. 9m
D. Air Pollution	5.10 5.12	"Threatening Skies" worksheet.	Teacher grading of worksheet. Special Education: - Per student’s abilities.	Appendix, p. 9n
E. Water Pollution	5.10 5.12	Demonstrate how solar energy purifies water. Experiment: 1) Fill a large washtub with muddy water to a depth of 5 centimeters (2 inches). 2) Set it in a place where it will receive full sun all day. 3) Place a glass right side up in the middle of the tub. You may have to weigh it down by putting two clean rocks in it. 4) Cover the tub tightly with plastic. 5) Place a rock on the plastic cover over the center of the glass without letting the rock touch the glass. 6) Observe what happens. Sample response: drops of clean water were observed forming inside the plastic film & dripping into the glass. This procedure is used to make fresh water & could increase the world’s drinking supply. "Pollution Is A Dirty Word." Word search. Special Education: - Cooperative learning group. Enlarge activity.	Teacher observation	Science Horizons, student resource book (T.G.) p. 106 Appendix, p. 90
F. The Solar System
à Be familiar with the concepts of rotation & revolution & be able to describe one modern theory about the origin of the solar system.	5.1 5.2 5.4 5.5	Activity sheet taken from T.G. edition of student resource book. Activity sheet "How The Solar System Was Formed."	Grading of activity sheets.	Appendix, p. 9p Appendix, p. 9q
à List the planets & describe their major characteristics.		Instruct students to list the planets in order of their distance to the sun & then in order of their size from smallest to largest. Special Education: - Use a concrete model.	Teacher grading of lists.	Text, pp. 446-449
UNIT IV – THE HUMAN BODY
A. The Skeletal System à Identify the functions & organs of the skeletal system.	5.6	Research to answer the question –"what different kinds of bones & joints do we have?"	Thought questions on activity sheet.	Appendix, p. 10
B. The Muscular System à List 3 kinds of muscle tissue, locate involuntary muscles in the body & describe how muscles move bones.	5.6	One important aspect of muscle function is that of warming up & cooling down before & after exercising. The worksheet in the Appendix provides the student with an opportunity to record his/her methods.	Appendix, p. 10b	Appendix, pp. 10a-10b
UNIT I – LIFE SCIENCE
C. The Nervous System à Identify & describe the parts & functions of the brain & spinal chord.	5.1 5.2 5.6	Play "The Nervous Game." Using the model on p. 10c of the Appendix, either duplicate the diagram on a tagboard or on the chalkboard. If tagboard is used, make up index cards with each of the terms given. Attach tape to the back of each card. Divide the class into teams. Using the relay race format, have students attach the index cards in the appropriate box. If the chalkboard is used, the students write the term in the appropriate box.		Appendix, p. 10d
D. The Endocrine System à Recognize the endocrine glands & how hormones control the body.	5.6	Play "What Am I?" using the information on p. 10e of the Appendix, assign each group of students a gland for which they are to provide a description & the functions. The class identifies the gland.	Teacher observation	Appendix, p. 10e

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