SciencePlan01


 * Science Plan for August (45-minute periods)**


 * Week of August 19th**

Thursday--Getting Started
 * Pass/Play Cards; Bathroom sign-out--pm (5)
 * Seating (including "switch" seating for collaborative morning class) (15)
 * Label Science section in the three-part spiral (5)
 * Introduce Playground Safety Rules and have students write them into their spirals; have printed copies available for IEP students (10)
 * Introduction to Laptop Training (10)

Friday--Do you know the playground safety rules?
 * Review Playground Safety Rules and assign drawing assignment (5)
 * Laptop/practice (1/2 of the class) and Playground Safety worktime (15/15)
 * Pass out and label Interactive Science books (10)


 * Week of August 26th**

Monday--How do I know if my seeds will sprout? What do plants need to grow?
 * Share Playground Safety Drawings in small groups (5)
 * Hair in my Dirt, Episode One (5)
 * Laptop practice (other 1/2 of the class) (20) (Assign "Computer Technicians")
 * Seed Germination inquiry--prepare seed bags; discuss what plants vs seeds need to grow (15)
 * //Construct compost bins during specials time.//

Tuesday--What do seeds need to grow?; How is //loving// nature different from //understanding// nature?
 * Hair in my Dirt, Episode Two (5)
 * Fall Garden: preparation/discussion (25)
 * Draw the plant life cycle (15)
 * Glue screen onto compost bins during specials

Wednesday--What is succession? How many trees are in the AESA?
 * Hair in my Dirt, Episode Three (5)
 * Playground Safety Quiz (5)
 * AESA Tree Survey and student-made Student Page (35)

Thursday
 * Hair in My Dirt, Episode Four (5)
 * Seed germination inquiry--Check on seed bags and investigate with hand lenses and document camera; record observations and a drawing in science spiral (20)
 * Pass back playground safety quizzes (5)
 * Distribute Interactive Science books, label, and preview book (10)

Friday
 * Hair in My Dirt, Episode Five (10)
 * @AESA Hypotheses and share historical photos on wiki; Succession music video; Discuss (no) trees on the playground; Share Sept 1996 poster (15)
 * Begin ISB Chapter One: The Nature of Science (skip p. 4 for now). Discuss introductory pages and model question completion on pp. 3-6 (15).
 * Discuss animated science skills posters (observe, classify, create...) in connection with ISB p.3, then display posters in room (5)

Add to next week...


 * Fall Garden--Plant and compost (teachers will water after school or at recess as needed) (30)
 * Share Compost Hypothesis totals (2)
 * Fall Garden Student Page (15)
 * ** Other ** : Water garden AM and PM
 * Share Fall Garden Hypothesis totals (2)
 * Introduce Compost Inquiry; create hypotheses (15)
 * Continue The Nature of Science, chapter one (complete skipped page?)
 * Share AESA results