Monday

Weather Observations

Complete hands – on lab Town Lighters / Train Runners.  Various types of matter used to complete electrical circuits.  Discuss / compare / verify results.

Tuesday

Weather Observations

Review / finish up Town Lighters / Train Runners hands on lab.  Brainpop video:  Electricity.  Vocabulary builder sheet (front),  diagramming a circuit (back).  Students describe the concepts and illustrate.  Draw / label a complete circuit.  

Resources:  M Minds pgs. 83-84,  Fridays’ lab sheets, equipment.

Wednesday

Weather observations

Grade 4:  Unit 6: Electrical Energy.  Students complete 10-item daily grade over insulators,  conductors, load, switches, circuits (open / closed).  Students begin examining sound energy characteristics.  

Resources:  Red Science books,  sound energy lab activity sheets.

Thursday

Weather observations

SOUND ENERGY hands – on lab activities.  Students examine matter and the characteristics of sound INSULATORS and sound CONDUCTORS.  “Sound is caused by…VIBRATION!”  Discuss volume and pitch.   5 lab stations.

Resources:  Energy chart,  Lab materials ( glass bottles,  sand in the pans,  water in tub, etc…)

Friday

Weather observations

Finish up Sound Energy labs.  Introduce light energy / lab activities.  Brainpop video.  Using Energy Chart,  discuss characteristics of light energy.  Give simple,  whole group examples such as bikeriding at night in dark clothes vs light clothes. Compare REFLECTION / REFRACTION giving whole group examples.