Standard Course of Study :: Science

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More Than Just a Rainy Day--the Water Cycle: Students will identify water sources in the school environment in order to understand the origins of our water and to gain perspective about the students' place in the water cycle. Students will learn about the water cycle using a variety of resources and discover connections between the water cycle and the water that they use every day.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Development and Science); By Kelly This and Leigh Thrower.

Water cycle word study: Students will look at the written similarities in the words used to describe the water cycle (ex., evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, accumulation, condensation), focusing on suffixes and prefixes as a way to gain understanding of those terms. Students will group words by meaning and label a blank water cycle chart based on the categories for the groupings they create. This lesson is designed in conjunction with “More than just a rainy day—the water cycle.”; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Science); By Kelly This and Leigh Thrower.

How was the Grand Canyon formed?: In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about how the Grand Canyon was formed, focusing on how the process of erosion enabled its rock layers to be deposited. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Science and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Integrating literacy into the study of the Earth's surface: In this lesson that incorporates trade books, read-alouds, and dialogue journals, students are introduced to the bodies of water on the Earth's surface, including ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Rain: Friend or foe?: Students use their knowledge of rainfall, vegetation, and the slope angles of hillsides to make decisions, predict outcomes, and analyze the effects of certain events or practices. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); Provider: National Geographic

Social trade-offs: The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to make and evaluate decisions by weighing the benefits and drawbacks of each alternative. In the lesson, students practice the skill of decision-making through role-playing. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Splish, splash: Water's journey to my glass: This lesson will explore the hydrologic cycle and water's journey to our glass. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies and Science); Provider: National Geographic