What can air do? Air Is There balloon cotton ball feather flex straw foam ball piece of paper plastic bag Investigation 1: Exploring Air No. 1 Notebook Master
Parachutes How does a parachute use air? Investigation 1: Exploring Air No. 2 Notebook Master
1. What is matter? Matter Review Questions 2. What are the three states of matter? Investigation 1: Exploring Air No. 3 Notebook Master
What Is All around Us? Review Questions 1. Where is air? 2. What is wind? 3. How do you know air is there? Investigation 1: Exploring Air No. 4 Notebook Master
Pushing on Air What happens when air is pushed into a smaller space? Investigation 1: Exploring Air No. 5 Notebook Master
Air and Water How can water be used to show that air takes up space? Investigation 1: Exploring Air No. 6 Notebook Master
Balloon Rockets How can compressed air be used to make a balloon rocket? Investigation 1: Exploring Air No. 7 Notebook Master
Thermometer Picture C Cut this part out. Investigation 2: Observing Weather No. 8 Notebook Master
Thermometer Picture F Cut this part out. Investigation 2: Observing Weather No. 9 Notebook Master
Cloud Observations Collect and record information about clouds. Draw two clouds you see. Tell about them in words. 1. 2. 3. Compare. How are clouds alike? How are clouds different? Investigation 2: Observing Weather No. 10 Notebook Master
What Is the Weather Today? Review Questions 1. What is weather? 2. What weather have you observed? 3. Think about the weather today. Is the air hot or cold? Is it windy? Rainy? Cloudy? Investigation 2: Observing Weather No. 11 Notebook Master
Water in the Air Review Questions 1. What happens to puddles when the Sun warms the ground? 2. How do clouds form? 3. What do we call rain falling from clouds? 4. What is the water cycle? Investigation 2: Observing Weather No. 12 Notebook Master
Where Is Water Found? Review Questions 1. How is the water in lakes and rivers different from the water in the ocean? 2. How does the water in ponds and lakes compare to the water in rivers and streams? 3. Look at the pictures on page 86. Compare the properties of the water. 4. Where is fresh water found in your community? 5. Where is salt water found in your community? On a blank page in your notebook, draw what you see at a natural source of water in your community. Investigation 2: Observing Weather No. 13 Notebook Master
Weather and an Anemometer Measure and record. How strong is the wind today? Investigation 3: Wind Explorations No. 14 Notebook Master
Weather and a Wind Vane What does a wind vane tell us about the wind? Investigation 3: Wind Explorations No. 15 Notebook Master
Understanding the Weather Review Questions 1. What is a meteorologist? 2. What does a meteorologist do? 3. Why is it important to know the weather? Investigation 3: Wind Explorations No. 16 Notebook Master
Changes in the Sky Review Questions 1. When you look up at the sky, what do you see? 2. Think about the Sun in the sky. Do we see the Sun in the same place all day? 3. The Moon looks different at different times. Tell about the changes. Is there a pattern? Investigation 4: Looking for Change No. 17 Notebook Master
Seasons Review Questions 1. What changes the most from season to season? 2. Each day we choose what to wear. We choose what to do. We choose how to travel. Why is it important to know the weather and the season? 3. What do animals do in different seasons? What did the animals do in fall, winter, and spring? What do you think they would do in summer? Investigation 4: Looking for Change No. 18 Notebook Master
Getting through the Winter Review Questions 1. Weather is part of a living thing s environment. Tell about some changes in weather that can affect living things. 2. What do many plants do in the winter? 3. What does hibernate mean? What are some animals that hibernate? 4. Do all animals hibernate? If not, what do they do? Investigation 4: Looking for Change No. 19 Notebook Master
Rock Sorting How are river rocks the same? I sorted the rocks into groups using the property of Investigation 5: Properties of Matter No. 20 Notebook Master
Rock Record What are the properties of schoolyard rocks? Tell about their shape, size, texture, color, and weight. This rock is Questions I have Investigation 5: Properties of Matter No. 21 Notebook Master
Exploring Rocks Review Questions 1. Describe the rock you were thinking about. 2. What did the story tell you about rocks that you already knew? 3. What did the story tell you about rocks that was new to you? 4. Where do we find rocks? 5. What are some properties of rocks? Investigation 5: Properties of Matter No. 22 Notebook Master
Changing Properties 1. How do properties of materials change when they are heated? How do properties of materials change when they are cooled? 2. You heated ice, margarine, and chocolate. Then you let them cool to room temperature. Compare. Tell about what happened to each one. 3. When a solid changes to a liquid, we say it. 4. When a liquid changes to a solid, we say it. 5. To change a solid to a liquid, you make it. 6. To change a liquid to a solid, you make it. Investigation 5: Properties of Matter No. 23 Notebook Master
Comparing Solids and Liquids Review Questions 1. What are properties? 2. Tell about the properties of solids. 3. Solids can be flexible. What solids in our classroom are flexible? 4. Tell about the properties of liquids. 5. Classify. Is milk a solid or a liquid? Is wood a solid or a liquid? Investigation 5: Properties of Matter No. 24 Notebook Master
Heating and Cooling Review Questions 1. Tell about how solids change into liquids. 2. Tell about how liquids change into solids. 3. The ice in the picture on page 146 is changing. It is melting. Why? 4. Melting changes the physical properties of ice. How could you change paper? How could you change wood? Investigation 5: Properties of Matter No. 25 Notebook Master
Measuring and Comparing Liquids 1. Dip the beaker in the pitcher of water to fill it with water. Pour one full beaker of water in each container. 2. Draw the level of the water in each container and compare. 3. Find out how many full beakers it takes to fill each container. Tripour beaker 1/2 L container Plastic cup Investigation 5: Properties of Matter No. 26 Notebook Master
Resources Review Questions 1. Trees are a natural resource. What human-made resources come from trees? 2. Gravel and sand are natural resources. What humanmade resources come from them? 3. Look at pages 156 157. What are the natural resources? What are the human-made resources? 4. How can we conserve natural resources? Investigation 5: Properties of Matter No. 27 Notebook Master
Everyday Uses of Magnets We use magnets every day. On the computer you observed magnets in the kitchen. Magnets are used in other ways, too. Tell about five ways magnets are used. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Investigation 5: Properties of Matter No. 28 Notebook Master
Plan and Conduct Your Own Investigation A 1. I want to learn more about 2. Focus question I predict that 3. Tools I will use. (Include safety equipment. Mark things you will be able to recycle or reuse.) Investigation 5: Properties of Matter No. 29 Notebook Master