Science Fair Project

It's that time again!!! For fifth grade your project will need to have a hypothesis (If I _______________, then _____________.) and an independent variable (I change).

Use these links to find ideas.

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/landing-project-ideas.shtml?gclid=CKKW3KT5tLsCFUMV7AodTzQAtA

http://www.education.com/science-fair/fifth-grade/

http://www.experiland.com/html_browse/grades5-6_1.htm

http://www.free-science-fair-projects.com/Science-Fair-Projects-Search.aspx?Grade=1&Category=All

Changes to the Earth's Surface

http://www.ready.gov/natural-disasters

http://www.weather.com/glossary/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4588149.stm

http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/curiosity-corner/earth/natural-disasters/how-landslides-work

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0071-landslides.php

http://www.kidsdiscover.com/spotlight/caves-for-kids/

http://www.soils4kids.org/about

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters

 http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-53929/How-the-Rocky-Mountains-were-formed

http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/mountain_geology.php

W.E.D.

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthprocesses/weathering.html

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/photos/weathering-erosion-gallery/#/baffin-island_832_600x450.jpg

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0060-weathering.php

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/environment_earth_universe/rock_cycle/revision/1/

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/rivers/change_river/pg_06.shtml

Fossil Fuel Formation Resources

http://ecolicious-baby.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html

http://www.undergroundcoal.com.au/outburst/images/factor_coal_rank.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JEXy-XgzwjwJ3g5E0rT0JQEmRxdTRj9TgAxl7AtBdfkoxXvDN64_sqKDA_VaNAErmd2JcniTZ0K5_brMfr2Kt8D13u3ofgueB6Cdgms_gBcQkjtQrA62KhmjeDGfNhxvXVaIXyJDcOY/s400/How+Coal+is+Formed.jpg

http://moodleshare.org/pluginfile.php/4034/mod_page/content/1/Week_11_Resources/oil_formation.png

https://vle.whs.bucks.sch.uk/file.php/5790/images/oilNaturalGasFormation-L.jpg

http://www.oringcngfuelsystems.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/oil-Natural-Gas-Formation-L.jpg

https://www.google.com/search?q=formation+of+coal&client=firefox-a&hs=zwZ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=5fGAUumbJoKh2gXhtIDYBA&ved=0CCwQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=576#q=how+does+natural+gas+and+oil+form&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=TuMWL1SdztjDiM%3A%3BDtbcGhUpIU7nqM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmedia.tiscali.co.uk%252Fimages%252Ffeeds%252Fhutchinson%252Fency%252F0008n103.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.talktalk.co.uk%252Freference%252Fencyclopaedia%252Fhutchinson%252Fm0023673.html%3B500%3B350

Online Resources

http://www.brainpop.com/

http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/science/index5.html

http://reekoscience.com/glossary.aspx

http://www.seymoursimon.com/index.php/science_dictionary/

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/energy/ecostats/

http://tiki.oneworld.net/energy/energy3.html

Science Games Website

Hit up this website for realz!

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new

Unit 2: Force, Motion, and Energy

As you are making your presentation, here are a few things to include:

Force:

At least three everyday examples: Swings, Teeter totter, Tug o' War, Bicycle, etc.

Energy:

How does energy change into useable forms? Flashlights, Pencil Sharpeners, Bikes, Hair Dryers, Toasters, etc.

Motion:

Give examples of each of the three laws. Film them. Remember to make them easy enough for a third grader to understand.

Also, what is a simple machine? How do they work? 

Gravity and Friction:

What would life be like with less gravity? More gravity?

How does friction affect our everyday lives? Does it make sense to increase or decrease friction on the bottom of your shoes or on tires? What are some other examples of friction? Brakes, street surfaces.

What would life be like without friction??

I will be using the best of these to create an iBook. Do your best!!!

Matter Matters!!

Okay, you will be working with your group today to define four words that we are still struggling with. Mass, Volume, Density, and Matter (the phases and particle arrangements). You need to draw, describe, and label your poster. Remember to use this as an opportunity to prepare for the test on Friday. Please use the following resources:

https://www.cinchlearning.com/g_login.html?lo=1&rid=7&lsid=7031547

http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/science/index5.html

http://reekoscience.com/glossary.aspx

http://www.seymoursimon.com/index.php/science_dictionary/

http://www.brainpop.com/

You can use the brainpop app and the Cinch app on the Ipads!!

Vocabulary for our book

Uni-

Bi-

Tri-

Quad-

Quin-

Plot-

Conflict-

Setting-

Resolution-

Conclusion

Counselor-

Confidence-

Tint-

Anticipation-

Dumbfounded-

Bewilder-

Vocabulary Station

http://dictionary.reference.com/

http://thesaurus.com/

Electricity!!!

http://www.jimsdestinations.com/elebas3.htm

http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/curiosity-corner/science/how-do-electric-circuits-work

http://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/circuits

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/energy_electricity_forces/electric_current_voltage/revision/4/

Droopy Drawers

For your presentation you may use photos from:
http://www.flickr.com/commons

Last Project

Last Project

Here is a list of questions that you must answer on your presentation.

1.     What were you afraid of before fifth grade started?

2.     What was your favorite thing about fifth grade?

3.     What was the biggest difference between fifth grade and fourth grade?

4.     What is the hardest thing you learned in Math? How did you get good at it?

5.     What is the hardest thing you learned in Science? How did you get good at it.?

6.     What is the hardest thing you did in Reading/Writing? How did you get good at it?

7.     What is the best way to do well in fifth grade?

       8.       What will you miss most about Blake Manor Elementary?

Last Project

It's the last few weeks and we need to get the fourth graders ready to be fifth graders. Your job will be to create a presentation that will explain to them how to be successful in fifth grade. What are the things that you learned this year that were hard?? How did you learn them?? What were strategies you learned?? What are they? If you could get into a time machine and visit yourself last year, what would you tell yourself? How would you explain to pass fifth grade? Be original!!! Have fun, and we will miss you!!!!

Plants and Animals

Ecosystem
Food Web
Food Chain
Photosynthesis
Learned Behavior
Inherited Trait
Adaptation
Niche

Matter

You will need to include matter in your project. You will need to explain and define the following concepts:

State of Matter
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Density
Mass
Volume
Insulator
Conductor
Evaporation
Boiling Point
Melting/Freezing Point
Mixture
Solution
Electricity

IBook

The words below are the ones that need to be included in your book. Remember, this needs to be ORIGINAL!! You cannot cut and paste things from the internet!! You need to explain these concepts!! You will be adding to this book throughout the next month.

Words and concepts to be included:
Delta
Canyon
Sand Dune
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition

Volcano
Earthquake
Tsunami
Landslide
Hurricane
Tornado ( remember, tornadoes DO NOT form every time warm and cold air meet. They form when that happens and other variables are present)

Do your best and be creative!!!

LInks for Earth, Moon, and Sun

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/dictionary.htm

http://www.cinchlearning.com/g_login.html

Scenarios!

There has been a global tragedy and the world’s power grid has been neutralized.  There is no more energy available from fossil fuels. You and everyone in the world are without power.  The government has collapsed and local villages have emerged. You have been appointed leader of your village. You live in a village on the side of a mountain. Your terrain is very hilly and there are many trees. There is a river flows down from the mountain through the middle of the village. Your first job is to secure a power source for your community. Without it you will perish.

There has been a global tragedy and the world’s power grid has been neutralized.  There is no more energy available from fossil fuels. You and everyone in the world are without power.  The government has collapsed and local villages have emerged. You have been appointed leader of your village. You live in a village with fertile soil that receives ample sunlight and rain. Much of the food that was consumed in the United States was grown in this area. Your first job is to secure a power source for your community. Without it you will perish.

There has been a global tragedy and the world’s power grid has been neutralized.  There is no more energy available from fossil fuels. You and everyone in the world are without power.  The government has collapsed and local villages have emerged. You have been appointed leader of your village. You live in a village that is located in a very flat area with an arid climate. There are few plants and not many trees. The topsoil has been eroded away. It’s very sunny and hot there. Your first job is to secure a power source for your community. Without it you will perish.

There has been a global tragedy and the world’s power grid has been neutralized.  There is no more energy available from fossil fuels. You and everyone in the world are without power.  The government has collapsed and local villages have emerged. You have been appointed leader of your village. You live in a village that is located in a very sandy area with an arid climate. There is little precipitation. There are few plants and not many trees. It’s very sunny and hot there.  Dust storms occur here. Your first job is to secure a power source for your community. Without it you will perish.

There has been a global tragedy and the world’s power grid has been neutralized.  There is no more energy available from fossil fuels. You and everyone in the world are without power.  The government has collapsed and local villages have emerged. You have been appointed leader of your village. You live in a village that is located on a fault line. Earthquakes occur in this area. There is a geyser located close by and a hot spring. It is a mountainous region.  Your first job is to secure a power source for your community. Without it you will perish.

Welcome Back!!!!

I trust everyone had a good break. I myself conducted multiple experiments on the golf course. However, there were too many variables. My conclusion is that I must work harder in order to beat Tiger Woods.

We will be studying the Earth, our home sweet home. The Earth has many cycles. We learned about some of them within Ecosystems, but this is just a small piece of the puzzle. Remember that some changes on Earth happen so slowly, that you would not be able to notice it. For example, the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon took millions of years to look the way it does now, and it is not finished. It is still changing. Our job will be to figure out what causes the changes on Earth. Some are fast and obvious, while others are slow.

The first thing we are going to look at is renewable and alternative energy sources.