5th grade Instructional Guide

GRADE5 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 3: Earth’s Interactive Systems

Module: Earth’s Water System Lesson 1: Water Distribution on Earth Lesson 3: Effects of the Hydrosphere

Module: Earth’s Other Systems Lesson 1: Effects of the Geosphere Lesson 2: Effects of the Atmosphere Lesson 3: Effects of the Biosphere STEM Module Project: Design a Rainwater Collection System

● Fresh Water ● SaltWater ● Deposition ● Erosion ● Floodplain ● Hot spot

● Airmass ● Climate ● Weather ● Deforestation ● Endangered extinct

SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building

● Utilize ACT (Access Complex Text) and EL Support in Curriculum ● Make connections each day to the phenomenon. ● Explicitly teach the CER model to students for explaining phenomenon. ● Utilize the Leveled Library for additional background reading about content. ● Utilize the STEM career connections and other activities found in the Elaborate portion of the lesson.

Extension

MATERIALS NEEDED

● Clay ● Spray bottle ● Water ● Piece of cardboard ● Aluminum foil ● Clear plastic bin ● Two measuring cups ● Four cups of warm water ● Four cups of cold water

● Phenomena Posters ● Vocabulary Cards ● Graph Paper ● Colored Pencils ● 4 small aluminum pans ● 250 mL measuring cup and water ● Dirt ● Sand ● Gravel ● Small rocks ● Any textbook ● Plastic tray or container

● Red food coloring ● Blue food coloring

WONDERS CONNECTIONS

ENVISION CONNECTIONS