2016 Summer Science Calendar Grades 3-5. Prince George s County Public Schools Office of Academic Programs Department of Curriculum and Instruction

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1 2016 Summer Science Calendar Grades 3-5 Prince Gerge s Cunty Public Schls Office f Academic Prgrams Department f Curriculum and Instructin

2 Nte t the Student Expectatins: Gather data frm many different frms f scientific investigatins. Identify and cmpare prperties, lcatin and mvement f celestial bjects in ur slar system. Prvide evidence t supprt the fact that matter has bservable and measurable prperties. Identify and describe ways in which heat can be prduced. Prvide evidence frm investigatins t identify prcesses that can be used t change physical prperties f materials. Explain that the changes in the mtin f bjects are determined by the mass f an bject and the amunt f the frce applied. Yu will need a science jurnal t recrd yur respnses. The science jurnal will be used t recrd explratin ideas, data, labeled graphs, newspaper clippings, and persuasive/writings and stries. Students can use a cmpsitin bk r create their wn jurnal by using the materials and directins belw. Use the fllwing materials t create yur jurnal: cnstructin paper magazines (cllage material) ntebk paper (3-hle) scissrs single r 3-hle punch fasteners (yarn, ribbn, brads, r rings) ruler tape Fllw the prcedures t create yur jurnal: Use cnstructin paper t make a frnt and back cver fr yur jurnal. Cut the paper 23 cm wide by 30 cm lng. Place a piece f 3-hle ntebk paper ver the frnt and back cvers and trace the three hles with a pencil. Use a hle puncher t punch ut the hles yu traced. Sandwich a stack f 3-hle ntebk paper between the frnt and back cvers f the jurnal and fasten the papers tgether. Create the frnt and back cver f yur science jurnal. Use yur creative skills t draw a picture r create a cllage f things that relate t science.

3 June 2016 Mnday - Friday This mnth yu will fcus n the states f matter. Mnday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 20 Last Day f Schl fr Students! 21 Visit yur lcal library and check ut a bk t read abut the states f matter. 22 Visit the link belw and watch the Magic Schl Bus shw abut Matter: 23 Matter is all arund us. Use the link belw t learn abut matter. Dn t frget t click n the links and take the quiz Matter exists in mre than ne state. Review the states f matter by using the link belw. Remember t take the quiz at the end f the activity Find ut what prperties cause liquids t frm layers. Materials: crn syrup, dishwashing liquid, water, red fd clring, crn il, cup, small paper clip, tiny piece f Styrfam, and a piece f rubber band. What t d: Pur in each liquid in the rder they are listed in the materials. Observe that the liquids frm layers. Gently drp in a small paper clip. Watch until it stps sinking. Next, drp in a piece f Styrfam. Wait until it stps. Then, drp in the rubber band. Answer the fllwing questins in yur jurnal. Based n yur bservatins, which liquid has the highest density? The lwest density? Hw d yu knw? 29 With a parent/guardian, yu will need a large cntainer. Rub yur hands tgether and feel the heat f their palms. Get an ice cube t hld in yur hands and hld yur hands ver the cntainer. Hld until all the ice cubes have melted frm the heat f yur hands. In yur jurnal, answer the fllwing questins: 1. What happened t ice cubes? 2. Why did the ice cubes melt? 30 Cmplete the activity by visiting the link belw: atter.htm Fr a sweet summer treat, click n the link belw and cmplete the activity titled Slid t Liquid t Slid. JULY 1 The physics f mtin are all abut frces. Learn abut frces and mtin using the fllwing link Remember t take the quiz at the end and mtin in actin. ages/6_7/frces_mvement_whatnext.shtm l Tuesday, August 23, 2016: All students return t schl.

4 July 2016 (Cntinued) Mnday - Friday This mnth yu will fcus n Frce, Mtin and Energy. Mnday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 4 5 In yur jurnal, write a pem abut frces and mtin. 6 7 Use what yu knw abut the physics f mtin t design a rller caster. Draw yur design in yur science jurnal. 8 Take a trip with yur family t Six Flags America. The address is: Als, check ut and Central Avenue Gravity is a frce. Learn abut build a virtual rller caster. Mitchellville, MD gravity with Tim and Mby. Cmpare yur designs Simple machines make wrk easier fr us by allwing us t push r pull ver increased distances. Review the six types f simple machines by clicking n the name. Then, cmplete each activity. Use the fllwing link: 18 Draw a picture in yur jurnal shwing hw an inclined plane makes wrk easier. 25 Click the link belw t learn abut different types f energy. icity/types_f_energy.cfm 19 Health in Science Many jints in yur bdy wrk like simple machines. Yur knee and elbw jints are like levers. Think f tw activities in which the knees r elbws act as levers t d wrk. Recrd yur answer in yur jurnal. 26 Energy is the ability r pwer t wrk r make an effrt. Review the frms f energy by using the link belw. Remember t take the quiz at the end f the activity Use this link, t learn mre abut simple machines. 20 Visit the fllwing link and cmplete activities at: Frces & Energy: Mve It ci/ 14 Answer the fllwing questins in yur science jurnal. If tw pulling frces applied t an bject are in the same directin, wuld the frces be added tgether r subtracted? Explain Visit: Every 3 rd Friday f the Mnth is Target $2 Family Fun Night at Prt Discvery Children s Museum 35 Market Place, Inner Harbr 4 p.m. / Use phtgraphs frm magazines t create a cllage abut Newtn s first law f mtin. Try t find as many examples as pssible that illustrate things that are in cnstant mtin r at cnstant rest Static Pwer: Is it pssible t separate a mixture f salt, sugar, and pepper using static electricity? Materials: Sugar, Salt, Pepper, Plastic Cmb, and a Piece f Wl What t d: Strke the cmb with wl t give it an electric charge. Put small amunts f sugar, salt, and pepper n a plate. D nt mix them tgether. Beginning a few inches abve the plate, mve the cmb clser t the particles. Observe t see if ne type f particle reacts befre the thers. Recrd yur bservatins in yur jurnal. Repeat the experiment with all particles. Answer the fllwing questins in yur jurnal: Are the particles attracted t the cmb at different heights abve the plate? Can yu separate a mixture f salt, sugar, and pepper using static electricity? 29 Visit the Maryland Science Center at Baltimre Inner Harbr 601 Light St, Baltimre, MD Fr prices and hurs: Tuesday, August 23, 2016: All students return t schl.

5 1 Sund waves lse energy as they travel. Learn abut the interactin f sund waves using this link: August 2016 Mnday - Friday This mnth yu will fcus n sund and space. Mnday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Learn hw changing the rate f vibratin can vary the pitch f a sund. Astrnmy is the study f space. As a Materials: Cardbard pencil bx (withut a lid), rubber bands (different junir astrnmer, learn abut this thicknesses and lengths), wden dwel, ruler, and yur science jurnal. exciting field using this link What t d: Arrange the assrted rubber bands frm thinnest t thickest. Place the rubber bands in rder (n the bx) frm thinnest t thickest. Pluck each rubber band, make bservatins, and recrd yur findings n ntebk paper. Place a ruler (n its edge) acrss the pencil bx t frm a bridge. The rubber bands will becme tighter as they are pressed dwn. Pluck each rubber band; then, bserve and recrd yur findings. Mve the ruler "bridge" ff center t the left r t a diagnal psitin s that ne side f each rubber band is shrter than the ther side. Pluck each rubber band, bserve, and recrd yur findings. Answer the fllwing questins in yur jurnal: Des each rubber band prduce the same sund withut the bridge in place? Why r why nt? 5 Everything in the Slar System rtates arund the sun. Review the slar system using the fllwing link. Remember t take the quiz at the end. 8 Review what makes up a Galaxy by ging t link belw t guide yu: In yur jurnal, write dwn five interesting facts abut the link yu bserved abve. 9 Watch a vide abut day and night: m/sciencevides/grade_1/day-andnight-explanatin-fr-kids 10 Investigatin Activity: 1) Drp a bk and a tissue, 2) a pencil and a sheet f paper, 3) a she and a she string frm the same height at the same time. Recrd yur bservatins abut each pair, and what falls t the flr first, in yur jurnal. 11 As earth spins, sunrise ccurs gradually acrss the United States. Find ut hw this natural event influenced the inventin f different time znes. Recrd yur research in yur jurnal. 12 Plan a trip t the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center t visit the Shuttle Discvery lcated at Air and Space Museum Pkwy Chantilly, VA Free Admissin Tuesday, August 23, 2016: All students return t schl.