Science
Waves
Animal Structures
Earth Systems
Force and Motion
Energy: Conversions
Energy: Collisions
Websites to explore solutions to the egg restraint problem
Animal and Plant Adaptations
Science and Technology
8.1.B.a, 8.1.C.a, and 8.2.A.a
Landforms
Landforms Jigsaw
5.2.A.b
5.2.A.b
Ecosystems
Ecosystems Jigsaw
4.1.A.b
4.1.A.b
Students are divided into home groups of 4. In each home group, there is one expert on each ecosystem (rainforest, desert, wetlands, grasslands). Note to teachers: you can modify the ecosystems researched based on the size of your groups. The students then divide into expert groups to complete the recording page (available at the link below through teacherspayteachers.com). After research is complete, students return to their home groups and share their findings. For accountability, students fill in the chart (also available through the TpT link) for all the ecosystems.
Electricity
1.2.A and 8.1.A
Force and Motion
Friction Experiment
2.2.A.c and 7.1.C.a-b
2.2.A.c and 7.1.C.a-b
How does the material on the ramp affect the distance the object traveled? As a class, we tested 6 different materials: construction paper, fabric, waxed paper, tissue paper, sand paper, and plastic grocery sacks. Students posted their hypothesis on TodaysMeet: which material did they think would cause the object to move the farthest distance and which would cause the objects to move the shortest distance? Students were then divided into groups of three to test their hypotheses. Each group tested three materials and recorded their own data on a spreadsheet. We then compared the data that each group collected and drew conclusions based on the data.
Using Science Tools
Graphing and Data Analysis