Science


 * Animal Research Reports:

http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Login?ed=wb&tu=%2Fkids%2FHome

Current Studies:**
 * Adaptations of Living Things: changes in food, water, shelter, space
 * Properties of Matter; solid, liquid, gas.

This website is so cool! Zoom in on a soda can to see every microscopic detail down to the atoms! Activities, information and even videos are attached to each part of the “zoom” process.

http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/structure.html

Great website to do a virtual experiment with Matter - many activities available after experiment too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/gases.shtml

Properties of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas

What are the physical properties of matter?

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Graduate/TI/pages/LEWIS/matterweb.htm

States of matter Game:

http://www.scienceunleashed.ie/Games/States%20of%20Matter.swf

Scholastic: States of Matter

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/studyjams/matter_states/

Higher Level: Can you find some other states that we haven't discussed?

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html

1. Use physical properties to describe matter 2. Categorize/group objects using physical characteristics 3. Observe and describe the change to objects caused by heat, cold, or light.

Houghton Mifflin Text Book: Chapter 1, pp E4-13, E14-19, E20-29

Vocabulary: matter, physical property, solid, liquid, gas, atom, evaporation, volume, mass.


 * At home ideas!**

__State House__ Walk with your child around your home and find objects that are solids, liquids, and gases. Solids can include furniture and clothing, liquids can include condiments and juices in your refrigerator, and gases can include aerosol cans such as hair sprays and air fresheners. Encourage your child to describe the properties of each kind of matter and write down his or her observations in a notebook. __Liquid Lunch__ Together examine the properties of different liquids in your home and compare and contrast them. You can investigate liquids such as water, heavy cream, juice, glue, rubber cement, etc. Which liquids are thick? Which are thin? Which spread quickly on a surface? Which are clear? Which liquids are harmful (toxic) and which are healthy? Which things look solid, but can be turned into liquids? Encourage your child to write his or her observations and ideas in a Venn diagram, compare-and-contrast chart, or other graphic organizer.

Overview of Ecosystem Unit: Print this page for a GREAT study guide!

Where Living Things Are Found (B2) Ecosystems are dependent on both the organisms that live within them and on the temperature and rainfall of the area.

Lesson 1: What are Ecosystems? (B4) Lesson 2: What are Forest Ecosystems? (B12) Lesson 3: What are Desert Ecosystems? (B20) Lesson 4: What is a Grassland Ecosystem? (B26) Lesson 5: What are Water Ecosystems? (B32)




 * Some websites relating to our study:**

This site is directly from our text book: Check out 3 very different Ecosystems navigating through this site:

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_ecosystems/index.html

Ecosystems:

Identifying Trees: http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/tree/index.html

(Classifying living vs. nonliving things (both sites)

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/classify/living/quiz/livingqu.htm

http://www.saburchill.com/questions/lanlt001.html

Biomes and Ecosystems:

http://www.mbgnet.net/

Websites from earlier science units:

Weather: [|www.weatherwhizkids.com]