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Oien - Science 1 (Section Tues 2)

Instructor
Mrs. Amy Oien
Department
Science
Terms
2019-2020 School Year


Assignment Calendar

Course Description

 

Class Title:

Science 1

Code:

E210

Text:

Various Resources

Rating:

1

Prerequisite:

None

Grade:

3-4

Fees:

None

Max:

15

Can be repeated? Yes

Description: Come explore the exciting world of science! Science for the elementary grades will be all hands-on and inquiry-based. Topics will be studied in units from life science, earth science, physical science, and engineering at a grade appropriate level. Students will make models, conduct investigations, and learn to think and talk like scientists as they construct scientific explanations backed by evidence collected during investigations. They will be inspired by stories of famous scientists during each unit.

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Upcoming Conferences

I will not be available during Mon-Weds conferences, as I will be accompanying students on the Mountain Lab School overnight field trip.  If you wish to speak with me, I will be available during Thursday and Friday's conferences, or you can email me and we can set up a time to talk.  
If I do not contact you, rest assured your child is doing just fine in robotics and science, but please feel free to come chat with me on Thurs or Fri. during conferences if you want to see what they've been up to.

First week in Science

We've had a great week so far, learning about how scientists work together to solve problems and discover how things work. We're practicing being scientists by recording our observations, making claims backed up by evidence from our observations and communicating our results with each other. Our first investigation involved working as a science team to come up with a claim about what was on the bottom of a "Mystery Cube".
 
We will spend the first 3 weeks learning basic science concepts, including the following terms:
  • Hypothesis- an explanation that can be tested
  • Prediction -What you think will happen based on past observations and experiences
  • Properties- traits of a material that can be measured- size, shape, color, odor, texture, temperature, etc.
  • Variables- factors that may affect the outcome of an experiment. A good experiment only changes one variable at a time, so we know how each factor affected the outcome.
  • Observe- using the senses to learn about something
  • Data -observations, measurements
  • Scientific claim- Statement that answers the original question
  • Evidence- Data that supports your claim- observations or results of experiments. Not just information acquired from other’s experiences.
  • Reasoning- explanation that connects your claim to the evidence that supports it
In 3 weeks, Science 1 students will start learning about our Senses, and Science 2 students will learn about Human Organ Systems, focusing on the Brain and Nervous system.