Terrestrial Environments

Students will begin the Terrestrial Environment lab.  Students will plan for their terrariums by making a map. Students will discuss gardens and terrariums. Students will learn about germination, biotic, abiotic, and environmental factors within their terrariums.

CW - Terrestrial Environment Lab and create Terrarium Map       HW-none 

Students will make observations of terrariums day 1 and record their data.  Students will read about Plant Survival in Science books, pages 18-27. Students will complete the worksheet Plant Survival.   Students will focus on the parts of a plant - root, stem, and leaf.

CW - Observations over terrariums and worksheet.           

HW-From Plant to Seed to Plant worksheet

Students will watch a video about the parts of plants and take notes.  They will label the parts of a plant using diagrams.  Students will write the vocabulary words in their science spirals.

CW-Labeling parts of plant and flower, vocabulary words   HW-Parts of plant and flower

Students will make observations of terrariums day 2 and record their data.  Students will listen to the book How Seeds Travel by Jane Moncure.  Students will discuss different ways that seeds travel and take notes on the different types of travelers. They will also read an article titled How Do Seeds Scatter and Grow?; students will highlight important facts in the article. 

CW-Poster showing the 4 types of travelers and article   HW-Seed Traveler's Poster and and worksheets .

Students will make observations of terrariums day 3 and record their data. Students will read pages 30-39 Making Food in their science books.   Students will add photosynthesis and respiration to their plant vocabulary page and complete worksheet Making Food. 

CW - Observations of terrariums, worksheet Making Food.  HW- Making Food worksheet

Students will observe their terrariums and record their data.  Students will watch a video titled "Water Cycle and Clouds", they will take notes and answer questions on worksheets from the video.    Students will create a water cycle using pages 126-127.  They will label, draw, and color a diagram of the water cycle. 

CW - Observations over terrariums, The Water Cycle and Clouds video worksheets and  water cycle diagram.  

HW-Water Cycle and Clouds worksheets due  and Water Cycle diagram                        

Students will observe their terrariums and record their data.  Students will read Clouds of Water and Ice pages 120-129 in their science books.  Students will write water cycle vocabulary words and complete worksheets about the water cycle.

CW-Observations of terrariums and read Clouds of Water and Ice, begin working on worksheets.

HW-Clouds of Water and Ice