Skill	Objectives	Processing Skill	Vocabulary	Connections, Activities	Resources
Science Inquiry Processing Skills Problem Solving Reference Skill Safety Activities and Tools Energy and Its Transformation/Heat Heat Energy Motion/Force/Machines The Living World/ Living Things Living Things/Animals Earth History Earth Material/Physical Geology Magnetism Space/Astronomy Space/Astronomy	S.3.1 Asks questions S.3.2 Classifies objects and events S.3.3 Communicates with others S.3.4 Makes inferences and predictions S3.5 Uses estimation and measurement S.3.6 Uses evidence to construct explanations S.3.7 Makes sketches and diagrams to explain ideas S.3.8 Organizes data into tables and charts to interpret and formulate simple hypotheses S.3.9 Uses encyclopedias, science reference magazines, books and other media to obtain information related to science concepts S.3.10 Identifies and practices accepted safety procedures in manipulating science materials and equipment S.3.11 Actively engages in the learning process via hands on/minds on science activities and experiences S.3.12 Use appropriate tools to collect and analyze data and solve problems S.3.13 Identifies and explores sources of heat energy S.3.14 Identifies heat as a form of energy S.3.15 Describes heat and movement of heat S.3.16 Identifies and discusses alternative heat sources S.3.17 Identifies and demonstrates forces S.3.18 Identifies and compares simple machines and how they work S.3.19 Explains and illustrates how machines help people S.3.20 Recognizes and describes basic life processes S.3.21 Identifies the cell as an important unit of structure in living things S.3.22 Recognizes and describes how traits are passed from parents to offspring S.3.23 Recognizes and describes a variety of plant and animal life cycles S.3.24 Identifies the characteristics of the main group of vertebrates S.3.25 Respects and values all forms and stages of life S.3.26 Values natural resources S.3.27 Exhibits concern about global problems: hunger, disease, pollution, energy S.3.28 Discuss how fossils are formed S.3.29 Identified and compares similarities and differences in fossils S.3.30 Identified and describes the general characteristics of minerals S.3.31 Compares and contrasts rocks and minerals S.3.32 Compares various soils S.3.33 Classifies rocks according to the manner in which they are formed S.3.34 Knows the primary groups of rocks S.3.35 Knows that characteristics of rock types are a direct result of how they are formed S.3.36 Identifies properties of magnets S.3.37 Knows that the Earth revolves and rotates simultaneously. S.3.38 Knows that the tilt of the Earth causes seasons S.3.39 Describes the physical features of the moon S.3.40 Names the phases of the moon S.3.41 Knows that the sun is the center of the solar system S.3.42 Lists the names of the planets in the solar system S.3.43 Defines Constellations	Observing Classifying Identifying Questioning Measuring Recording Observing Identifying Identifying Observing Identifying Measuring Recording Questioning Making inferences Predicting Interpreting Data Observing Questioning Making Inferences Predicting Interpreting Data Identifying Classifying Identifying Classifying Questioning Making Inferences Predicting Interpreting Data Identifying Interpreting Data Making Inferences Identifying Interpreting Data Questioning Interpreting Data Classifying Making Inferences Questioning Interpreting Data Observing Classifying Identifying Generalized Questioning Researching Identifying Identifying Observing Classifying Making Inferences Identifying Observing Classifying Making Generalizations Identifying Classifying Oberserving Making Generalizations Identifying Classifying Observing Classifying Classifying Classifying Identifying Making Generalizations Making Inferences Observing Predicting Experimenting Identifying Observing Making Generalizations Making Inferences Observing Making Inferences Predicting Interpreting Data Observing Drawing Conclusions Interpreting Data Observing Identifying Interpreting Data Identifying Observing Interpreting Data Identifying Identifying	question record observe predict estimate measure encyclopedia magazine media reference safety equipment problem science tools measure scale meter stick centimeter heat energy fire electricity heat energy ice water conduction convection radiation synthetic fuels geothermal energy nuclear energy solar energy Forces Push Pull Friction simple machine lever pulley wheel inclined plane simple machines work organism life processes food waste response breathing digestion oxygen cell cell model cell diagram groups of cells trait inherited life cycle fish amphibians reptiles birds mammals Value Natural resource hunger disease pollution energy recycle conservation erosion endangered extinct fossil extinct mineral rock mineral soil sand clay igneous metamorphic sedimentary magnet attract repel north pole south pole axis revolve rotate orbit direct rays indirect rays tilt seasons equator moon craters gravity satellite phase new moon first quarter full moon last quarter star solar system corona sunspot orbit planets inner planets outer planets constellation star	math sorting activity Art Draw or paint illustrations to show what would happen if a big meteorite hit the Earth Art Students illustrate science terms with drawings that will remind them of the words’ meanings Use a battery, wire, foil and small bulbs to make light. Test movement of heat through a solid (spoon) in hot water. Test and observe movement of heat through a gas or liquid (such as a bottle capped with a balloon placed in hot water). Use a spring scale to measure the strength of pulls on different objects Cover a wood block with sandpaper. Compare how fast it slides down a ramp or board with a plain wood block or one with tacks nailed into the side of it. Compare simple machines and how well they do a task. Use a pulley and included plane to move something. Identify how carts, handtrucks and bicycles help people do work. Observe caterpillars change into butterflies. Observe actual cells under a microscope. Observe cell models, diagrams, groups of cells Color code diagrams with parts of cells. Compare and contrast plant and animal cells using microscopes or videoscopes. Make a list of inherited vs. learned traits. Identify inherited traits. Art Illustrate the life cycles of a chicken Begin a recycling center in the classroom. Use a squirt bottle, a hair dryer and frozen water in a bottle to demonstrate the effects of erosion on soil. Construct a replica of fossil from plaster. Identify where fossils are formed and how they are uncovered. Using pictures, compare various fossils to each other and the original organism. Compare fossils to modern organisms. Float Test Bubble Test (with vinegar) Streak Test Streak Test Bubble Test (with vinegar) Use vinegar drops to determine whether or not a rock contains calcite Scratch a rock with a fingernail, penny or nail to determine hardness Float rocks in water to determine density Language Arts Have students find the word “magnet” in other words (ex. magnetic). Have a mixed bag of magnetic and nonmagnetic objects. Predict which items will be attracted to a magnet. Test your prediction. Use enriched cereal and a magnet in a plastic bag together to show that the cereal really does contain iron. Math Graph results of items that are attracted to a magnet. Math Have children figure out how many times Earth has rotated during their lifetimes. (X age by 365) Make a list of living things that indicate seasons. For example: flowers in spring, insects in summer, falling leaves in fall, fewer animals in winter Drop marbles into flour from different heights to form craters Use a volleyball and a flashlight in the center of the room. Draw the shape of the lighted part of the ball from different places in the room. Make a model of the solar system using a clay sun and planets placed in nine concentric circles around the sun. Social Studies Research the origin of planet names from Greek and Roman mythology. Use a cardboard tube covered with construction paper at one end. Punch holes in the paper and shine a flashlight through it to project the picture on the wall.	math textbook AIMS Ranger Rick National Geographic World of Science Your Big Backyard Science Magazine The Science Book of Energy Ardley, Neil Burning and Melting Lafferty, Peter Machines That Build Fisher, Whit How Things Work Ardley, Neil Make It Work! Machines Haslam, Andrew Insect Lore catalogues Ranger Rick’s Nature Scope: Incredible Insects National Wildlife Federation, 1998 Butterfly Center at Callaway Gardens Claws and Wings and Other Neat Things: Animals and Their Special Body Parts Mattern, Joanne Rosie, A Visiting Dog’s Story Clamenson, Stephanie Zoo Atlanta Field trip to mines to dig for fossils. Let’s Go Rock Collecting Gans, Roma The Magic Schoolbus: Inside the Earth Cole, Joanna Incredible Earth Clifford, Nick www.Rockhound.com Electricity and Magnetism Gardner, Robert I Didn’t Know the Sun Was a Star and Other Amazing Facts About the Universe Petty, Kate One Small Square; The Night Sky Silver, Donald