September 27th – October 1st,  2021

TEKS:  5.1,  5.2,  5.3  5.9,  5.10

 

Monday

Weather / Bean Plant Observations

Review Life Science concepts taught thus far:  Parts of an ecosystem – living / nonliving,  consumers,  producers,  decomposers,  scavengers,  prey,  predator,  inherited traits,  learned behaviors,  functions of structures on organisms.  

Resources:  Science lab folders,  Brainpop.

 

Tuesday

Weather / Bean Plant Observations

Continue Life Science concepts review from Monday.  Look over labs,  observations,  sketchings.

Resources:  Science lab folders,  Brainpop.  

 

Wednesday

5th Grade Science September Checkpoint Assessment.  Students will complete a 20 question assessment over Life Science concepts covered thus far.  Students will NOT be allowed to use lab folders.

 

Thursday

5th Graders continue the Science September Checkpoint Assessment from Wednesday.  

This will count at GRADE #8 for the First Nine Weeks.  This is a formal assessment.  No corrections will be allowed to bring up the student’s grade.  We will,  however , discuss the questions to help students understand why they “missed what they missed”.

Friday

Weather / Bean Plant Observations

Wrap up 5th Grade Science September Checkpoint Assessment from Tuesday / Wednesday.  Begin Examining the concept of Overpopulation in an Ecosystem.