Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Week of October 24 - 28

This week 5th graders will continue their investigations in the Variables unit.  We will be exploring variables and catapults.  Look under the 5th grade tab for information on the catapult project.
Pam from the Dodge Nature Center will also be her on Tuesday.  She is bringing in spiders for the students to observe.

6th Graders will focus on States of Matter.  Students will understan:
A. Structure of Matter
The student will understand that objects can be sorted and classified based on their properties.
2. The student will classify a substance as a solid, liquid or gas.
3. The student will know that solids have a definite shape and that liquids take the shape of their container.
4. The student will observe that water can be a solid or liquid and can change from one state to the other.
The student will know that heating and cooling may cause changes to the properties of a substance.
1. The student will observe that heating and cooling can causes changes in state.
2. The student will describe the changes in the properties of a substance when it is heated or cooled.