June 2017 Monday – Friday Grades 3-5 Science Calendar Physical Science: This month you will focus on the different states of matter. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 19 20 21 23 23 Start of Summer Break Activity Visit your local library and check out Visit the link below and watch the Magic Matter is all around us. Use the Matter exists in more than one state. Calendar a book to read about the states of School Bus show about Matter: link below to learn about matter. Review the states of matter by using the matter Don’t forget to click on the links link below. Remember to take the quiz at Visit your local library to check out and take the quiz. the end of the activity. a book to read about the states of matter. For a sweet summer treat, click on the link below and complete the activity titled Solid to Liquid to Solid. 26 - 27 28 29 30 Find out what properties cause liquids to form layers. With a parent/guardian, you will need a Complete the activity by visiting The physics of motion are all about forces. Materials: corn syrup, dishwashing liquid, water, red food coloring, corn oil, large container. Rub your hands together the link below: Learn about forces and motion using the cup, small paper clip, tiny piece of Styrofoam, and a piece of rubber band. and feel the heat of their palms. Get an ice following link . What to do: Pour in each liquid in the order they are listed in the materials. cube to hold in your hands and hold your Observe that the liquids form layers. Gently drop in a small paper clip. hands over the container. Once all the ice Remember to take the quiz at the end and Watch until it stops sinking. Next, drop in a piece of Styrofoam. Wait until it cubes have melted from the heat of your motion in action. stops. Then drop in the rubber band. hands. Answer the following questions in your journal. In your journal, answer the following Based on your observations, which liquid has the highest density? The questions: lowest density? How do you know? Provide an explanation. What happened to ice cubes? Why did the ice cubes melt?
June 2017 Monday – Friday Grades 3-5 Science Calendar Physical Science: This month you will focus on the different states of matter. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 19 Start of Summer Break Activity Calendar Visit your local library to check out a book to read about the states of matter. 20 Visit your local library and check out a book to read about the states of matter 21 Visit the link below and watch the Magic School Bus show about Matter: 23 Matter is all around us. Use the link below to learn about matter. Don’t forget to click on the links and take the quiz. 23 Matter exists in more than one state. Review the states of matter by using the link below. Remember to take the quiz at the end of the activity. For a sweet summer treat, click on the link below and complete the activity titled Solid to Liquid to Solid. 26 - 27 Find out what properties cause liquids to form layers. Materials: corn syrup, dishwashing liquid, water, red food coloring, corn oil, cup, small paper clip, tiny piece of Styrofoam, and a piece of rubber band. What to do: Pour in each liquid in the order they are listed in the materials. Observe that the liquids form layers. Gently drop in a small paper clip. Watch until it stops sinking. Next, drop in a piece of Styrofoam. Wait until it stops. Then drop in the rubber band. Answer the following questions in your journal. Based on your observations, which liquid has the highest density? The lowest density? How do you know? Provide an explanation. 28 With a parent/guardian, you will need a large container. Rub your hands together and feel the heat of their palms. Get an ice cube to hold in your hands and hold your hands over the container. Once all the ice cubes have melted from the heat of your hands. In your journal, answer the following questions: What happened to ice cubes? Why did the ice cubes melt? 29 Complete the activity by visiting the link below: 30 The physics of motion are all about forces. Learn about forces and motion using the following link . Remember to take the quiz at the end and motion in action.
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