Gr5 Science- Simple Machines unit. PHYSICAL SCIENCE (GR. 5)
Ray’s Gr 5 Simple Machines unit.
Fall 11- under construction.- Feel free to help improve this! Can you speak another language? Let me know at ray.myrtle (at) gmail.com I want to produce other language versions of the lessons so that ESL & parents with limited English can understand the material- some of this is just materials and ideas ‘parked here’.
Let me know so that you can tape another language version of
the lessons… Eventually I’ll post them here…
See version for my class that the students see at http://bit.ly/BC5Smach
Simple Machines – Unit Plan.docSimple Machines – Lessons (entire).doc
http://allharley.ru/bicycle/h/3668.jpg Bike Diagram (for final test)
Bike image;
Use the wagon as a simple machines quiz. (find the simple machines)- Didn’t work too well. Need a better one.
LEVER POSTER CRITERIA:
READ ALL OF THE CRITERIA (rules) BEFORE YOU START!
Content (What you need to include):Include all the 5 parts of the scientific method:1. Hypothesis: means: What do you think will happen?You can also use a question: What are we trying to find?– for example: How far are paper clips from the fulcrum when the lever is balanced?2. Materials: Exactly what things did you use? List them.3. Method: (this part is optional) Describe EXACTLY how you did the experiment. Write out each step so someone could copy exactly what you did and get the same results as you did. Use diagrams to help make it clear.4. Results: This is the measurements and other observations you made during the experiment.
5. Conclusions: Explain what happened. Looking at the results, what patterns do you see?
Give the three best 3 reasons why some results might be different. |
Presentation (How your poster looks): See the examples on the board
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Rubric: A chart that tells you how the poster will be evaluated and helps you know what to do.
Required– what you have to do.
Organization– The order of things or where you put things on the page so that the reader can easily understand what you did
Criteria: the ‘rules’ you have to follow for the poster
Lever poster rubric
Poster Rubric2 |
(NF) Not Yet Finished |
(2) Minimally Meets |
(3) Meets |
(4) Fully Meets |
(5) Exceeds |
Content- The ideas and information you have to include. |
Missing two of the 5 sections. Major missing pieces – graph, data table, diagrams. Major difference from real experiment |
All 4 required sections. Important pieces may be missing or incorrectData table and conclusion attempted but may not be complete |
Minor pieces missing, or differences from the real experiment, but major structures there. Data complete but conclusion may not be complete |
All 4 required sections complete, eg. Data and Graph labeled and complete. Logical conclusion, & errors.may have small errors. |
All 5 sections complete. Clear understanding of pattern. Thoughful examples of errors- may include ways to eliminate them. Evidence of additional thinking or knowledge. |
Presentation- How you organize the poster so it is easy to understand. |
Did not follow criteria Organization difficult to follow Writing difficult to read. Diagrams not completed. Most title, labels are missing. |
Did not follow all criteria. Organization difficult to follow Writing may be difficult to read. Diagrams not completed. Some titles or labels missing. |
Most important criteria followed. Organization may be hard to follow in some parts. |
Important criteria followed. Organization clear in most parts. |
Criteria followed. Additional features may be present. |
Here are some ideas I’m playing with about the final test..
Simple Machines Quiz1c.doc