SUMMER WORKSHEET
1 Newton s Laws SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 1 Newton s Laws Check out Mosa Mack s mystery on Newton s Laws The Case of the Haunted Supermarket! LOOK Remember: Objects at rest tend to stay at rest; objects in motion, tend to stay in motion Look up. Believe it or not, you are observing some of Newton s Laws right now without even realizing it! Write two things you see that are being impacted by Newton s Laws. WHAT S HAPPENING? Example: The wind is blowing leaves on the tree. WHAT FORCES ARE INVOLVED? The wind is a force that pushes the leaves. The leaves would keep moving if it weren t for another force that pulls them back, the branch that they re connected to!
1 Newton s Laws SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 2 DO Do you have a jump rope? Start jumping! See if you can jump for 30-seconds in a row. Then, see if you can answer these questions: 1 What force was pushing you up? 2 What force was pulling you back down to the ground? 3 Draw a diagram of you jumping rope. Label the force responsible for pushing you up, and the force responsible for pulling you back down. MATCH Match the word with their definitions TERMS: Motion Force Gravity Friction DEFINITIONS: force that occurs when an object moves against another change in the position of an object over time anything that can change the state of motion of an object force that attracts an object towards the center of the Earth WRITE On a separate piece of paper, write a one-page story to finish this idea. It was my first camping trip and I was nervous. My giant backpack full of heavy supplies was finally getting comfortable on my back. My new boots weren t even that smelly yet. I was approaching the top of the trail when I looked up and saw a huge boulder tumbling straight towards me... What happens next? Include force and motion in your story.
12 Food Webs SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 3 od Webs: ANALYZE What is the last fruit or vegetable you ate? Food Webs Check out Mosa Mack s mystery on Food Webs The Case of the Hungry Frog! How does this fruit or vegetable grow? In the ground? Is it a root? Draw a sketch of how this fruit or vegetable grows. Where does this food get it s energy?
1 Food Webs 2 SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 4 In a food web, arrows that connect organisms (a living thing such as an animal or plant) show who eats who and how energy moves through an ecosystem. Find the krill on the food web. You ll see that there is an arrow that starts at the krill and points to a Blue whale. This means that the Blue whale eats the krill. Why is the arrow pointing towards the whale, though? Because that s the direction of energy transfer. The energy from the krill goes to the Blue whale when it s eaten. WORD SEARCH Circle the word NAME: DATE: ECOSYSTEM DECOMPOSER PREDATOR PRODUCER PRIMARY SECONDARY COMSUMER SUMMERRMGCVWSSJNPQPREDATORFQRSRVALFBZIMNIEOEOGRJCFGHMCDECOMPOSERAOUCOOKSMUDWRNCPNSSTEQKUYDETSJUYTCFPVARDUYWMSEBDIRZWMFRJMTHMHYGAEAAYLEEEVFONRUTHZXRMSPLeopard seal Elephant seal Penguin Krill Fish Seagull Blue whale Killer whale Squid Crab Seaweed Phytoplankton Zooplankton
12 Food Webs SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 What animals eat the penguin? What two animals does the fish eat? What would the Killer whale eat if there were no Elephant seal? If there were no krill, how would that impact Blue Whales? If there were no seaweed, how would that impact the squid? Which animal should the seagull try to avoid, unless he wants to be eaten? EXPLORE Go outside. Keep a journal of which animals you observe. A bird? A cat? An otter? Take note of what these animals eat and what could eat them! WRITE Continue your story from the previous section with the following story prompt. On a separate piece of paper, write a one-page story to finish this idea. Sitting atop Lookout Mountain I could almost see infinity. My trusty binoculars really helped me focus on the world around me. I watched a diligent hawk swoop down to the Crooked River and pluck a snake right off the forest floor! But that wasn t the only predator I saw at work that day What happens next? Include predator and prey in your story.
3 Earthquakes and Volcanoes SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 6 Earthquakes and Volcanoes Check out Mosa Mack s mystery on Earthquakes & Volcanoes The Case of the Quakin Cakes! DRAW Draw one illustration to illustrate each sentence. 1 1 Deep within the Earth it is so hot that some rocks slowly melt and become a thick flowing substance called magma. 1 Source: USGS.gov
3 Earthquakes and Volcanoes SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 7 2 Because it is lighter than the solid rock around it, magma rises and collects in magma chambers. 3 Eventually some of the magma pushes through vents and fissures in the Earth's surface. 4 A volcanic eruption occurs! WRITE Continue your story from the previous section with the following story prompt. On a separate piece of paper, write a one-page story to finish this idea. I feel the earth shaking under my boots! What s happening? What happens next? Include the words volcano and earthquake.
4 Weather SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 8 Weather Check out Mosa Mack s mystery on Weather The Case of the Wicked Wedding Weather! Is it just me, or is today a scorcher? Each day for the next week, track the weather. For each day: 1 ANALYZE Write in the daily high Day 1 Date: Today s High: Today s Low: Amount of Humidity: Your Sketch 2 3 4 Write in the daily low Write in the humidity Sketch what the sky looks like at 12:00 noon
4 Weather SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 9 Day 2 Date: Today s High: Today s Low: Amount of Humidity: Your Sketch Day 3 Date: Today s High: Today s Low: Amount of Humidity: Your Sketch Day 4 Date: Today s High: Today s Low: Amount of Humidity: Your Sketch Day 5 Date: Today s High: Today s Low: Amount of Humidity: Your Sketch Day 6 Date: Today s High: Today s Low: Amount of Humidity: Your Sketch Day 7 Date: Today s High: Today s Low: Amount of Humidity: Your Sketch To get this information, go to a weather website, such as weather.com and type in your city and state. You will see a box like this appear in the search results. "L" means the Low Temperature for the day. You'll get humidity information here. It will be a percentage. "H" means the High Temperature for the day.
4 Weather SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 10 DO At the end of Day 7, chart the daily high temperatures for each day of the week. TEMPERATURE 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 DAILY TEMPERATURES DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DRAW What trends do you notice from your chart? Is the line going up or down? What can the graph tell you about the week's weather? WRITE Continue your story from the previous section with the following story prompt. On a separate piece of paper, write a one-page story to finish this idea. It was a bright and sunny day. The sun shined warm rays into my one-person-tent aside from the occasional cloud that covered the sky and cooled my skin. My camping expedition is nearly complete and I hope the weather holds and the night is dry. Another night of rain would be a calamity What happens next? Include humidity and storm in your story.
5 Chemical & Physical Changes SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 11 DO Chemical & Physical Changes Check out Mosa Mack s mystery on Chemical & Physical Changes The Case of the Kitchen Chaos! You must be with an adult when boiling the water below. Cook It Up! Let s make some mac and cheese with an adult who can supervise. You do like mac and cheese, right? Let s boil some water and see what happens. OBSERVE What do you notice about the water as it boils? Draw three sketches. 1 Sketch the water before it boils. 2 Sketch the water right before it boils. What do you notice is happening at the bottom of the pot? 3 Sketch the water after it boils. After you add the macaroni, answer this question: 4 What is the water doing to the macaroni? 5 Do you think this is a physical or chemical change?
Chemical & Physical Changes 5 SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 12 PHYSICAL CHANGE PRODUCT CHEMICAL REACTION REACTANT SCIENCEEPHYSICALJZUERZHFVCBFERQYEFANRHRQGNMRAFMBPEYFOTFACCHUAMVWQDYTTEDCWIXUYGLZINTYPCHANGEKOAGPXAXQUKSANJLYYLNQDJOTBLYFSCIENCENSGZIKKVGTYDVPRODUCTRSWPWRITE Continue your story from the previous section with the following story prompt. On a separate piece of paper, write a one-page story to finish this idea. What happens next? Include physical change and chemical reaction in your story. Day 79. It s very cold now. It will be easier to cross the river once it freezes. WORD SEARCH Circle the word NAME: DATE:
Answers 6 SUMMER WORKSHEET Page 13 Answers EPHYSICALJZUERZHFVCBFERQYEFANRHRQGNMRAFMBPEYFOTFACCHUAMVWQDYTTEDCWIXUYGLZINTYPCHANGEKOAGPXAXQUKSANJLYYLNQDJOTBLYFSCIENCENSGZIKKVGTYDVPRODUCTRSWPMotion Force Gravity Friction force that occurs when an object moves against another change in the position of an object over time anything that can change the state of motion of an object force that attracts an object towards the center of the Earth TERMS: DEFINITIONS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 RMGCVWSSJNPQPREDATORFQRSRVALFBZIMNIEOEOGRJCFGHMCDECOMPOSERAOUCOOKSMUDWRNCPNSSTEQKUYDETSJUYTCFPVARDUYWMSEBDIRZWMFRJMTHMHYGAEAAYLEEEVFONRUTHZXRMSP1 2 The force of your muscles against the floor. Gravity Page 1 Page 4 Page 5 Page 12 Leopard seal and killer whale Zooplankton & krill More penguins and leopard seals If there were no krill, the Blue whales would starve. The crab eats seaweed, and the squid eats the crab. If there were no seaweed, crab would starve. If there were no crab, squid would starve. The leopard seal