Directions:
1. Listen to the leader read the task sheet.
2. Gather your materials.
3. Go to my website and click on Rotations for Week of April 2 nd and click on the link for You Tube-Farmer Video-Crop Yield.
4. Watch Part I, Part II and Part III.
5. Complete the Farmer John Area & Crop Yield worksheet.
6. Turn your completed work into the rotation basket when done.
Materials:
Computer
Farmer John Area & Crop Yield Worksheet
Pencil
Standards:
Math
5.5.3
Use formulas for area of rectangles and triangles to find the area of complex shapes by dividing them into basic shapes.
5.2.1
Solve problems involving multiplication and division of any whole numbers
Language Arts
5.7.12
Give precise directions and instructions.
NOISE LEVEL 1

Here is the measurements of the farmland you need to find the yield of using the formula from the videos.
Estimated Yield of farmland _______________________

NOISE LEVEL 1
Directions:
1. Listen to the leader read the task sheet.
2. As a group, read pages A44 through A47.
3. Complete worksheet pages 29 & 30.
4. Put your work in the rotation basket when done.
5. Watch the video on plant tropism on the classroom ipad at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLYOBi5ga
Vs
Materials
Science textbook
Pencil
Worksheet pages 29/30 iPad
PBL Connection: Irwin Gardens & P2P PBL
Standards
5.RI.10 Read and comprehend informational text.
EL.5.2.1 Use features of informational text, such as graphics, charts, diagrams, illustrations, etc. to find information and support understanding.

NOISE LEVEL 1
Materials
Pencil
Journal of
Knowledge
Science textbook
Science worksheet pages 51/52
Sc 5.4.3 Observe and explain that some organisms are made of a collection of similar cells that benefit from cooperating.
Sc 5.4.7 Explain that living things, such as plants and animals, differ in their characteristics, and that sometimes these differences can give members of these groups (plants and animals) an advantage in surviving and reproducing.
1. Listen to the Station Manager read the task sheet.
2. Gather your materials.
3. Each team member will read (Jigsaw) and take notes in their Journal of Knowledge on a different section of the chapter and be prepared to share out what you learned:
1. How do seed Plants Differ? Pages A68 and A69
2. What is the Life Cycle of a Conifer? Pages A70
3. What are Angiosperms? Page A71
4. What are Cotyledons? Page A72
4. Share your notes from your section with the group.
5. With a partner complete worksheet pages.
6. Turn your work into the rotation basket when done.
Extension Activity: Write a reflection on this project in your Journal.
Project Connection
Project Greenhouse
Irwin Gardens/P2P
What will happen if…
I don’t get it.
I didn’t finish.
Road Block
Go to workshop
You have more time during workshop.
I’m ready to be a master.
Great! During workshop you may try the Masters Test for this skill.

NOISE LEVEL 1 ½
Project Connection: Irwin Gardens/P2P
Materials
Hands-on Science Chart
Pinto beans
Hand lenses
Paper towel
Science trays
Highlighter
The Seed Story worksheet
Directions
1. Listen to the leader read the task sheet.
2.
Read “The Seed Story” together as a group.
3. Highlight the seed vocabulary while reading.
4. Complete the The Seed Story worksheet.
5. Follow the directions for the Hands-On Science: Seeds. (You will start with taking the beans out of the jar and drying them.) Each person will dissect their own beans.
6. Complete the seed dissection and locate the parts of the seed.
7. Clean your work space. Put your rotation work in the basket when done.
Standards
5.L.4.a. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
SC 5.2.7 Read and follow step-by-step instructions.

5.W.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.
b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
1. Listen to leader read task sheet.
1. Begin by looking at your objectives for this week. Here are a list of priorities you should have on your Weekly Objectives. Write your goals on goals chart. All items should be saved on the S drive
Presentations for P2P Project to get help
Geometric Landscape Design
Vocabulary test for this week
Passport to Reading
CHD Report
Incomplete Station Work
3. If you are struggling with a skill please write it on a post-it and place on Parking lot.
4. When there is only 5 minutes left record what you accomplished on your Weekly
Objectives and goal chart during the station.
Materials
Needed
Laptop
Passport to
Reading
Pencil