SCIENCE FUN AND FACTS

The grade 5's were creating SLEEM for science class today. This project will take place over the next few days and will culminate in the grade 5 class testing their MATERIAL CREATION AND HANDLING expertise. The grade 5's AND grade 6's will also be having a quiz Wednesday to wrap up the unit on Matter.

QUIZ FOCUS:GRADE 5

• BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE REVERSIBLE (PHYSICAL) AND NON-REVERSIBLE (CHEMICAL) CHANGES
• DISCUSS THE RESULTS THAT WE CONDUCTED IN THE CLASSROOM (VINGEGAR AND PENNIES, RAISINS IN BAKING SODA AND VINEGAR ETC)
• KNOW THE STATES OF MATTER AND BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE THEM (SOLID, LIQUID GAS)
• KNOW THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STATES OF MATTER (EX. LIQUID TAKES SHAPE OF CONTAINER, VOLUME OF LIQUID DOES NOT CHANGE)
• DISCUSS SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CONDENSATION, EVAPORATION, MELTING, FREEZING ETC.
• UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS TO BE ADDED OR REMOVED TO CREATE OF CHANGE OF STATE IN MATTER
• DEFINE MATTER

QUIZ FOCUS:GRADE 6

• KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INSULATORS AND CONDUCTORS
• BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE ENERGY TRANSFORMATION (EX. PLUG LIGHT IN TO WALL, THIS IS ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO LIGHT AND HEAT ENERGY
• DRAW SYMBOLS FOR A LIGHT, A BATTERY, A SWITCH, AND AN LED LIGHT
• NAME DIFFERENT TYPES OF SWITCHES
• BE ABLE TO DRAW A PARALLEL AND SERIES CIRCUIT
• BE ABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH A CIRCUIT THAT IS NOT WIRED PROPERLY
• DESCRIBE SOME DISCOVERIES IN THE HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY
• IDENTIFY RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES