Course Overview:
The Elementary Science K-5 courses will spark curiosity in students and build a solid foundation in concepts across many types of sciences including Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science. Students will engage in science and engineering practices by asking questions, defining problems, developing and using models, planning and conducting investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, using mathematics and informational technology, constructing explanations, designing solutions, engaging in scientific arguments using evidence, and communicating results. A framework of active student learning supports and allows students to engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate throughout all courses. This dynamic format will help students build their own understanding from experiences and new ideas in order to facilitate a better understanding of the world around them.
Required Materials:
Student-Supplied Resources:
- Printer
- Disk space on your computer as well as external device to back up your files (flash drive, external hard drive, CD–Rom, etc.)
- Cell phone to take photo of student's work or scanner to scan student's work
- Science Notebook (three-ring binder)
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Scissors
- Crayons and colored pencils
- Glue
- Tape
- Ruler
- Printer paper
- Multi-colored paper
Module Specific Materials:
Module 1
- Towel
- 10 small household items
- Food coloring
- Q-Tips
- Liquid soap
- milk
- Plate
- Paint
- Shoe
- 8 containers you cannot see into (cardboard boxes, plastic eggs, etc.)
- Sand
- Marbles
- Beads
- coins
- Magazines
- Blindfold
- Milk jug
- Elastic bands
- Newspaper
- Potato
- Household food items
Module 2
- Different sized blocks
- Newspaper
- Glass jar
- Playdough
- 4 black beans
- 2 unlabeled jars
- 4 green peas
- Marble
- Stapler
- Sand
- Hole punch
- Straws
- Pipe cleaners
- Popsicle sticks
- Paint
- Paint brushes/sponges
- Cotton balls
- Glitter
- Ribbon
- Cardboard
- Magazines
- Egg cartons
- Plastic lids
- Sugar
- Salt
- 5 mystery items
- Empty box or bag
- Cookie cutters
- Rolling pin
Module 3
- 8 objects with different textures
- 8 different colored items
Module 4
- Balloon
- Speaker
- Toilet paper roll
- Plastic cup
- Beads or rice or beans
- Shoebox
- A flat surface
- Salt
- Wax paper
- Cooking pot
- Elastic bands
- Sticks
Module 5
- Toy car
- Books or cushions
- An object with wheels
- String or rope
- Plastic bag
- Start/finish line
- A toy you can drop
Module 6
- Straw
- Rope or string
- Plastic bottles, cans, or containers
- Stick
- Rolled up towels or pool noodles
- Water bottles
- Books
- Cans
- Toy cars
- Ping pong ball or paper clip
- Toy blocks
- Basket or clothes hanger
- Ball or rolled up socks
- Cup
- Ice cubes
- Salt
- Coins
- Toys on wheels
- Marbles
- Dominoes
- Toilet paper roll
Module 7
- Small, light object
- 2 objects safe to drop
- Paint
- Objects to make a tower
- Paint brushes
- Cup with water
- Canvas
- Tissue paper
- String
- 1 quarter (or small weighted objects)
- Small object to put on top of water
Module 8
- Containers
- Colored beads
- Recyclable materials
- Containers of soil
- Water
- Googly eyes
- Proper walking shoes
- Glass
- Pipe cleaners
- modeling clay
- Flashlight
- Outdoor clothes
Module 9
Module 10
Module 11
- Modeling clay (green, yellow, brown, red)
- Clipboard
- Small digging shovel
- Toothpicks
Free Downloads:
- Java
- Windows Media Player
- Apple iTunes
Syllabus:
Module 01: The Senses
- 01.00 Module One Pretest
- 01.01 The Five Senses
- 01.02 What is that I see?
- 01.03 What is that I feel?
- 01.04 What is that I hear?
- 01.05 What is that I smell?
- 01.06 What is that I taste?
- 01.07 Module One Review And Discussion-Based Assessment
- 01.08 Module One Assessment
Module 02: Using The Five Sense
- 02.00 Module Two Pretest
- 02.01 Camping With Friends
- 02.02 Keeping Score
- 02.03 Exploring With My Senses
- 02.04 Building A Campfire
- 02.05 Camping Crafts
- 02.06 Hunting For Treasures
- 02.07 Time To Go Home
- 02.08 Module Two Review And Discussion-Based Assessment
- 02.09 Module Two Assessment
Module 03: Properties Of Objects
- 03.00 Module Three Pretest
- 03.01 Sally Sorter
- 03.02 Crafts With Sally
- 03.03 Colorful Sorting
- 03.04 Hot or cold, behold!
- 03.05 Sorting By Weight
- 03.06 Feel it! Sort it!
- 03.07 Module Three Review And Discussion-Based Assessment
- 03.08 Module Three Assessment
Module 04: Sound
- 04.00 Module Four Pretest
- 04.01 Did you hear that sound?
- 04.02 Good Vibrations
- 04.03 Let's Make Music
- 04.04 Feel The Sound
- 04.05 Module Four Review And Discussion-Based Assessment
- 04.06 Module Four Assessment
Module 05: Motion Of Objects
- 05.00 Module Five Pretest
- 05.01 Get Into Motion
- 05.02 Speeds Of Movement
- 05.03 Ready, set, go!
- 05.04 Investigating Movement
- 05.05 Reporting On Movement
- 05.06 Module Five Review
- 05.07 Module Five Assessment
Module 06: Pushes And Pulls
- 06.00 Module Six Pretest
- 06.01 Where is that?
- 06.02 Making Objects Move
- 06.03 Let's move it!
- 06.04 Fast and slow, away we go!
- 06.05 Test It Out
- 06.06 Everyday Pushes And Pulls
- 06.07 Module Six Review And Discussion-Based Assessment
- 06.08 Module Six Assessment
Module 07: Gravity
- 07.00 Module Seven Pretest
- 07.01 Why is it falling?
- 07.02 Free Falling
- 07.03 Spot The Supports
- 07.04 Researcher For A Day
- 07.05 Finding A Force
- 07.06 Alien Invasion
- 07.07 Module Seven Review And Discussion-Based Assessment
- 07.08 Module Seven Assessment
Module 08: Day And Night Sky
- 08.00 Module Eight Pretest
- 08.01 Good Morning
- 08.02 Good Night
- 08.03 Like Night And Day
- 08.04 Dark And Light Sky
- 08.05 After Every Night Comes Day
- 08.06 The Big, Yellow Circle In The Sky
- 08.07 The Sun Is Shining
- 08.08 My Day, Sunrise To Sunset
- 08.09 The Moon, Earth's Night Light
- 08.10 The Moon At Night
- 08.11 Space rocks!
- 08.12 Where did the moon go?
- 08.13 Making Models
- 08.14 Module Eight Review And Discussion-Based Assessment
- 08.15 Module Eight Assessment
Module 09: Size and Distance
- 09.00 Module Nine Pretest
- 09.01 Big Or Small
- 09.02 Shrinking Sky
- 09.03 Look At This Space Stuff
- 09.04 Sizing Up Stars And Sun
- 09.05 Near And Big, Far And Small
- 09.06 My View From The Ground
- 09.07 Who is really bigger?
- 09.08 Sun, The Closest Star
- 09.09 Module Nine Review And Discussion-Based Assessment
- 09.10 Module Nine Assessment
Module 10: Animals
- 10.00 Module Ten Pretest
- 10.01 Animals, animals, everywhere!
- 10.02 Animals Are Alike
- 10.03 Spot The Difference
- 10.04 Sticking Together
- 10.05 Fly, Swim, And Slither
- 10.06 Alike But Different
- 10.07 Animal Differences
- 10.08 Animal Look-Alike
- 10.09 Module Ten Review And Discussion-Based Assessment
- 10.10 Module Ten Assessment
Module 11: Plants
- 11.00 Module Eleven Pretest
- 11.01 Seeing Green At The Zoo
- 11.02 From Seed To Stem
- 11.03 How are they different?
- 11.04 How are they alike?
- 11.05 Sort it! Plant it!
- 11.06 These plants look alike!
- 11.07 These plants look different!
- 11.08 Plants can be models, too!
- 11.09 Module Eleven Review
- 11.10 Module Eleven Assessment
Module 12: Animals and Plants
- 12.00 Module Twelve Pretest
- 12.01 Plants And Animals Are Alike
- 12.02 We are different as can be!
- 12.03 Real or imaginary?
- 12.04 Walking, Talking Plants
- 12.05 Walking, Talking Animals
- 12.06 Module Twelve Review And Discussion-Based Assessment
- 12.07 Module Twelve Assessment
