Week/

Month

Content

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

Performance Standards Addressed

Sept.

·         Apples

·         Seasons

·         Ongoing/Continuous Science Stations

·         Recognize that some plants and people provide food and grow from seeds

·         Observe changes in environment

·         Teacher observation

·         Student assessment

·         Question and answer

·         IB 1

·         IVG 1

Oct.

·         Human Body

·         Seasons

·         Science Stations (Spiders)

·         Explain that bones and organs make up the body

·         Continue observing environmental changes

·         Learn characteristics of spiders

·         Student exploration

·         Teacher observation

·         Question and answer

·         IVB

·         IIIB 1

Nov.

·         Animals Prepare for winter

·         Science Stations (Bears)

·         Explain effects of seasonal weather on plants and animals

·         Learn characteristics of bears

·         Bear Journal

·         Question and answer

·         Teacher observation

·         IIIB 1

·         IVB

Dec.

·         Intro to Weather

·         Day and Night

·         Explain effects of seasonal weather and environmental changes

·         Question and answer

·         Teacher observation

·         IIIB 1

Jan.

·         Dinosaurs

·         Seasons/Weather

·         Ongoing Science Stations (Water Experiments)

·         Whales, wolves

·         Volcanoes

·         Weather (cont)

·         Recognize different kinds and characteristics of dinosaurs, whales, and wolves

·         Recognize temperature and weather conditions

·         Observe sinking and floating

·         Observe demonstration of volcanic action

·         Question and answer

·         Student assessment

·         IVB

·         IIIB 1

·         IB 1

Feb.

·         Shadows

·         Ongoing Science Stations (Ocean Life)

·         Octopus, Ostrich, Gorillas

·         Greenhouse

·         Weather-Ongoing

·         Discuss how shadows are formed

·         Recognize various forms of ocean life (shells, sea turtles)

·         Recognize characteristics of octopi, ostriches

·         Recognize Characteristics of Rain Forest

·         Question and answer

·         Student assessment

·         IB 1

·         IVB

Mar

·         Goldfish, guppies, guinea pigs

·         Recognize difference between goldfish and guppies. Identify parts of fish

·         Assume responsibility of caring for fish

·         Recognize characteristics of guinea pigs and elephants

·         Discuss how people’s actions affect our environment

·         Student Exploration

·         Manipulative Work

·         IVB

·         Elephants

·         Recognize attraction/repelling forms of magnets

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·         Ecology

·         Magnets

·         Weather and Seasons (ongoing)

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·         IIIB 1

·         IB

Apr

·         Crystal Garden

·         Koala Bears and Kangaroos

·         Tornado Safely

·         Yarn Demo

·         Earth Day (by MN West Students)

·         Trees (by Conservation Dept.)

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·         Observe changes of chemical reaction

·         Recognize marsupials

·         Learn proper safely procedures for tornadoes

·         Observe fiber from various animals spun into yarn

·         Endangered MN animals

·         Plant tree seed, care for and observe growth

·         Teacher observation

·         Question and answer

·         Student demonstration

·         IVB

·         IIIB 1

·         IB 1

May

·         Plants

·         Bees, Butterflies

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·         Plant seed and describe how a plant grows and its needs

·         Observe characteristics of bees and butterflies

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·         Student Participation

·         Question and answer

·         Teacher observation

·         IB 1

·         IVB