FIFTH GRADE
Schedule Room 214
Monday @ 8:15, Thursday @ 2:00, Friday @ 1:00
Schedule Room 216
Monday @ 9:15, Thursday @ 1:00, Friday @ 10:30
CLASS 1 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Science To Brag About
Students will look at a variety of science disciplines and determine their branch.
CLASS 2 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
Completing Science To Brag About
Students will look at a variety of science disciplines and determine their branch.
Theme 17 Metamorphosis: Undergoing A Metamorphosis
Students will learn about animals that metamorphose and the different stages involved.
HW: THEME 17 VOCABULARY
CLASS 3 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Continuing Theme 17 Metamorphosis: Undergoing A Metamorphosis
Students will learn about animals that metamorphose and the different stages involved.
CLASS 5 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Theme 18 Evolution: Life On Earth
Students will learn how life developed on Earth with a few examples.
HW: THEME 18 VOCABULARY
CLASS 6 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Completing Theme 18 Evolution: Life On Earth
Students will learn how life developed on Earth with a few examples.
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (Theme 17 and 18 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 7 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Theme 19 Activity: Playing Hide-and-Seek With Light
Students will understand that plants need light and that different varieties of plants need different quantities of light.
Theme 19 Energy of Living Things: How Do Plants Eat
Students will learn about the principal needs of plants and the principles of photosynthesis.
HW: THEME 19 VOCABULARY
BRING TWO PLASTIC YOGURT CONTAINERS OR SIMILAR
(one approximately 1 kg and another approximately 100 grams)
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (Theme 17 and 18 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 8 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Class review of Theme 17: Metamorphosis and Theme 18: Evolution
Completing Theme 19 Energy of Living Things: How Do Plants Eat
Students will learn about the principal needs of plants and the principles of photosynthesis.
BRING TWO PLASTIC YOGURT CONTAINERS OR SIMILAR
(one approximately 1 kg and another approximately 100 grams)
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (Theme 17 and 18 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 9 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Theme 17: Metamorphosis and Theme 18: Evolution TEST
BRING TWO PLASTIC YOGURT CONTAINERS OR SIMILAR
(one approximately 1 kg and another approximately 100 grams)
CLASS 10 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
Theme 20 Plant Reproduction: How Do Plants Reproduce?
Students will make the distinction between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction. Students will discover the principal methods of asexual reproduction.
HW: THEME 20 VOCABULARY
BRING TWO PLASTIC YOGURT CONTAINERS OR SIMILAR
(one approximately 1 kg and another approximately 100 grams)
CLASS 11 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Continuing Theme 20 Plant Reproduction: How Do Plants Reproduce?
Students will make the distinction between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction. Students will discover the principal methods of asexual reproduction.
BRING TWO PLASTIC YOGURT CONTAINERS OR SIMILAR
(one approximately 1 kg and another approximately 100 grams)
CLASS 12 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Returning Theme 17: Metamorphosis and Theme 18: Evolution Test
Completing Theme 20 Plant Reproduction: How Do Plants Reproduce?
Students will make the distinction between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction. Students will discover the principal methods of asexual reproduction.
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 (Theme 19 workbook and textbook pages)
BRING TWO PLASTIC YOGURT CONTAINERS OR SIMILAR
(one approximately 1 kg and another approximately 100 grams)
CLASS 13 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016
TomatoSphere Activity
Students will plant tomato seeds, which are either from a control group or from a group that is "primed."
Theme 20 Activity: Clones are Among Us!
Students will see that cloning is a reproductive technique, commonly used for plants. Students will plant a piece of a potato with buds and observe the changes as it grows.
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 (Theme 19 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 4 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Completing Theme 17 Metamorphosis: Undergoing A Metamorphosis
Students will learn about animals that metamorphose and the different stages involved.
CLASS 14 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016
Class review of Theme 19: Energy of Living Things
Theme 21 Biotechnology: The Wonders of Biotechnology
Students will learn about biotechnology and a few applications of biotechnology.
HW: THEME 21 VOCABULARY
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 (Theme 19 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 16 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016
Continuing Theme 21 Biotechnology: The Wonders of Biotechnology
Students will learn about biotechnology and a few applications of biotechnology.
CLASS 17 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016
Returning Theme 19: Energy of Living Things and Theme 20: Plant Reproduction Test
Completing Theme 21 Biotechnology: The Wonders of Biotechnology
Students will learn about biotechnology and a few applications of biotechnology.
CLASS 26 - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Theme 1 Activity: Hard as Nails!
Students will learn a method for determining the hardness of materials and to realize that not all hard objects have the same hardness.
Completing Theme 1 Hardness: That's Hard! Hard as ...
Students will learn how to distinguish between flexibility, tenacity and hardness. Students will discover a method of comparing the hardness of one material with that of another.
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (Theme 23 and 24 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 25 - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Theme 1 Hardness: That's Hard! Hard as ...
Students will learn how to distinguish between flexibility, tenacity and hardness. Students will discover a method of comparing the hardness of one material with that of another.
HW: THEME 1 VOCABULARY
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (Theme 23 and 24 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 24 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Returning Theme 21: Biotechnology and Theme 22: Plant Motion Test
Completing Theme 24 Air Pollution: I Have a Right to Breathe Clean Air!
Students will discover the causes of air pollution and some of the ways to fight air pollution.
HW: THEME 24 VOCABULARY
CLASS 23 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2016 ... HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Theme 24 Activity: What Is Hiding in the Air?
Students will understand and realize that air contains dust.
Theme 24 Air Pollution: I Have a Right to Breathe Clean Air!
Students will discover the causes of air pollution and some of the ways to fight air pollution.
CLASS 22 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016
Theme 21: Biotechnology and Theme 22: Plant Motion TEST
Completing Theme 20 and Theme 22 Activities - Plant observations
CLASS 21 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016
Class review of Theme 21: Biotechnology and Theme 22: Plant Motion
Completing Theme 23 Animal Adaptation: Adaptation: A Question of Survival
Students will learn about adaptation and discover a few means of adaptation used by animals.
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 (Theme 21 and 22 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 20 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016
Theme 23 Animal Adaptation: Adaptation: A Question of Survival
Students will learn about adaptation and discover a few means of adaptation used by animals.
HW: THEME 23 VOCABULARY
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 (Theme 21 and 22 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 19 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016
Theme 22 Activity: Clever Roots
Students will realize that roots of a plant tend to grow downwards. This reaction, caused by gravity, is known as geotropism.
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 (Theme 21 and 22 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 18 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2016
Theme 22 Plant Motion: Plants That Move
Students will learn about plant motion and discover what influences plant motion.
HW: THEME 22 VOCABULARY
PRACTICE FOR CARIBOU MATH CONTEST @ WWW.CARIBOUTESTS.COM - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19
(for students who have opted to write the contest)
CLASS 15 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016
Theme 19: Energy of Living Things TEST
CLASS 27 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Class review of Theme 23: Animal Adaptation and Theme 24: Air Pollution
Theme 2 Activity: To Rust or Not to Rust
Students will determine the materials that can rust.
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (Theme 23 and 24 workbook and textbook pages)
CLASS 28 - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2016 ... REMEMBRANCE DAY
Theme 23: Animal Adaptation and Theme 24: Air Pollution TEST
CLASS 29 - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Completing Theme 2 Activity: To Rust or Not to Rust
Students will determine the materials that can rust.
Theme 2 Rust: Oh No, Rust!
Students will discover what rust is and various ways to prevent rust.
HW - THEME 2 VOCABULARY
PRACTICE FOR CARIBOU MATH CONTEST @ WWW.CARIBOUTESTS.COM - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
(for students who have opted to write the contest)