5th Grade Science & Social Studies
Mrs. Hatcher & Mr. Fletcher
Date 4/23/12
Focused Standard: All SLEs over rocks, minerals and the rock cycle
Materials and Equipment: study guide, textbook
Instructional Strategies Students will complete study guide over the Minerals, Rocks and Rock
Cycle unit. Students will also do the Chapter 7 Review on pgs. 240-241 in the textbook
Vocabulary Words:
Word 1
Word 2
Homework:
Yes {X } Study for quiz
No { }
Social Studies:
Focus
5th Grade Science & Social Studies
Mrs. Hatcher & Mr. Fletcher
Date 4/24/12
Focused Standard: All SLEs over minerals, rocks, and the rock cycle
Materials and Equipment: quiz
Instructional Strategies Students will take a quiz over the Minerals, Rocks and Rock Cycle Unit.
Vocabulary Words:
Word 1
Word 2
Homework:
Yes { }
No {X }
Social Studies:
Focus
5th Grade Science & Social Studies
Mrs. Hatcher & Mr. Fletcher
Date 4/25/12
Focused Standard: ESS 9.5.1 Explain and give examples of how physical evidence from fossils
support her theory that earth has changed over time
Materials and Equipment: science textbook
Instructional Strategies Students will partner read Chapter 8 Lesson 1 What Do Fossils Show
About Earth’s History? on pgs. 246-253 and answer the questions in the lesson. Students will
also answer the questions in the Reading Review at the end on the lesson.
Vocabulary Words:
Word 1 fossil
Word 2 mold
Homework:
Yes { }
No {X }
Social Studies:
Focus
5th Grade Science & Social Studies
Mrs. Hatcher & Mr. Fletcher
Date 4/26/12
Focused Standard: ESS 9.5.1 Explain and give examples of how physical evidence from fossils
support her theory that earth has changed over time
Materials and Equipment: Brain Pop video on fossils, Sciencesaurus books
Instructional Strategies Students will watch Brain Pop video on fossils and do the quiz. Students
will also read pgs. 198-199
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS ARE DUE TODAY
Vocabulary Words:
Word 1 cast
Word 2 imprint
Homework:
Yes { }
No {X }
Social Studies:
Focus
5th Grade Science & Social Studies
Mrs. Hatcher & Mr. Fletcher
Date 4/24/12
Focused Standard: ESS 9.5.2 Analyze fossil record evidence about plants and animals that lived
long ago
Materials and Equipment: science textbook
Instructional Strategies Students will partner read Chapter 8 Lesson 2 How Are Fossils like
Today’s Living Things? pgs. 256-261 and answer the questions in the lesson. Students will also
answer the questions in the Reading Review at the end of the lesson.
Vocabulary Words:
Word 1 paleontology
Word 2 index fossil
Homework:
Yes { }
No {X }
Social Studies:
Focus