Week OF: February 6- February 10
DATE
Monday
February 6,
2012
BrainPOP
review
GRADE: 5th
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
2.01 Identify and analyze forces
that cause change in landforms
over time including.
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Water and Ice.
Wind.
Gravity
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Canyons,
Valleys and
Meanders
2.01 Identify and analyze forces
that cause change in landforms
over time including.
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Water and Ice.
Wind.
Gravity
2.03 Discuss and consider the
wearing away and movement of
rock and soil in erosion and its
importance in forming:
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Canyons.
Valleys.
Meanders.
Teacher: A. Bailey
STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
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Tuesday
February 7,
2012
SUBJECT: Science
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(Engage) Morning Work- Students will copy and answer the Instant
Science questions on Goal 2.
(Explain) Teacher and student will reread the story “The Story of
Mount Shasta.” Teacher and students will review the key concepts of the
story and review the discussion questions.
(Exploration) Students will watch BrainPOP video “Erosion” and
“Weathering” and “Deposition.” Teacher and students will review the
assessment questions as a class.
(Evaluation) Students will create and complete a chart explaining the
differences. Students will complete a sequence chart putting each term
in order.
(Extension) Teacher and students will review vocabulary.
Homework- Homework Packet and Social Studies pages.
Engage) Morning Work- Students will copy and answer the Instant
Science questions on Goal 1 (Ecosystems).
(Explain) Teacher and students will read and discuss pages 79-83 in
the “Passing the NC Science EOG” book. Students will use a chart
provided by the teacher to chart and explain the difference of the
wearing a way of rocks and soil that creates landforms.
(Exploration) Teacher and students will watch videos segments from
Discoveryeducation.com entitled “River flight: to the open sea”.
Teacher and students will discuss videos.
(Evaluation) Students will answer the 5 questions from page 84 in
the “Passing the NC Science EOG” book.
(Extension) Teacher and students will review last week’s homework
packets.
EVALUATION
ASSESSMENT
Class Participation
Discussion
Questions
Class Discussion
Class Participation
Discussion
Questions
Class Discussion
Research
RESOURCES
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Brain Pop
Story: “The
Story of
Mount
Shasta.”
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“Passing
the NC
Science
EOG” book
Discoverye
ducation.co
m
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Wednesday
February 8,
2012
Vocabulary
Quiz
Tributaries.
2.03 Discuss and consider the
wearing away and movement of
rock and soil in erosion and its
importance in forming:
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Canyons.
Valleys.
Meanders.
Tributaries.
2.04 Describe the deposition of
eroded material and its importance
in establishing landforms including:
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Thursday
February 2,
2012
Landforms
Lab
Friday
February 3,
2012
Human
Causing
Changes
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(Engage) Morning Work- Students will create word charts (Frayer
Models) for any two of their vocabulary words.
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(Explain) Teacher and students will complete a chart identifying
the difference in deltas, floodplains, tributaries, meanders, valleys
and canyons by using the information found in “Passing the NC
Science EOG” book pages 79-83.
(Exploration) Teacher and students will answer “pre-quiz” questions
from ClassScape.org.
(Evaluation) Students will take a vocabulary quiz on the vocabulary
and information learned in Goal 2.
(Extension) Students will review the answers and vocabulary.
Students will copy new vocabulary words.
Class Participation
Discussion
Questions
Class Discussion
Research
Vocabulary Quiz
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Deltas.
Flood Plains.
Goal 2 Lab
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Lab Information Attached
Class Participation
Discussion
Questions
Class Discussion
2.07 Discuss and analyze how
humans influence erosion and
deposition in local communities,
including school grounds, as a result
of:
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(Engage) Morning Work- Morning Work-Students will complete
worksheet to review Goal 3 (Weather).
(Explain) With a partner, students will read pages 93-96. Teacher
and students will discuss information and list differences.
(Exploration) Teacher and students will watch videos from
discoveryeducation.com called “logging” “deforestation” and
“reforestation”.
(Evaluation) Students will write and illustrate a letter to a local logger
urging them to stop logging and will list reasons why it causes changes
to the land.
Morning Work
Class Participation
Discussion
Questions
Class Discussion
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ClassScape.
org
“Passing
the NC
Science
EOG” book
Clearing land.
Planting vegetation.
Building dams
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Land and
Water Lab
Story: “The
Story of Mount
Shasta.”
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(Extension) Read and share letters.
Teacher’s Signature__________________________
Modifications
Collaboration among peers
Teacher modeling
Adherence to all I.E.Ps - P.E.Ps - 504s
Teacher support and monitoring
Technology
Smartboard/ Elmo
Principal’s Signature: _________________________
Literacy Strategy(ies)
Reading (Summarizing)
Academic Vocabulary
Peer Reading
Writing & Grammar
Note Taking Skills
Summarizing
Teacher created charts