5th Grade Science-SGE: 2014

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Our Solar System

You and your partner are responsible for the part of the solar system that was assigned to you.

(Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Asteroid Belt, Kieper Belt, Sun)

You need to find for your assigned part of the Solar System:

1. What it is made of?

2. The diameter of it? or average diameter if you are assigned one of the belts?

3. Where is it located in our solar system?

4. Average temperature

5. Is there water or ice?

6. Does it have a satellite orbiting it? If so, how many and what are their names?

7. Have we used space technology to explore it? If so, what have we used?

8. Three interesting facts that have not already been answered in the previous questions.

ONLY USE THE LINKS BELOW!! IF YOU ARE FOUND ON A WEBSITE THAT IS NOT LISTED BELOW, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR IPAD PRIVILEGES AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO ON THIS ASSIGNMENT!!!

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet.html

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm

http://nineplanets.org/

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/

http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMF8WVLWFE_OurUniverse_0.html

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=KBOs&Display=Kids

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/academy/lesson110_assignment1_6.htm

http://kids.nineplanets.org/asteroid.htm

Sunday, February 9, 2014

The Carbon Cycle and the Nitrogen Cycle

Directions:

You will fold your paper in half. On one side of your paper, you will research the carbon cycle. On the other side of your paper, you will research the nitrogen cycle. Please find and answer the following questions using the websites and resources below.

1. Briefly describe the cycle using at least three sentences.

2. How does the cycle effect the earth?

3. How does the cycle work?

4. If the earth did not have this cycle, what would happen?

5. List three interesting facts you found about the cycle.

6. Draw a diagram of how the cycle works.

Carbon Cycle: page 396-397 in your Science Textbook

http://epa.gov/climatestudents/basics/today/carbon-dioxide.html

http://www.columbia.edu/~vjd1/carbon.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFE9o-c_pKg

Nitrogen Cycle: page 398-399 in your Science Textbook

http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles7.htm

http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/em05_pg20_nitrogen/em05_pg20_nitrogen.swf

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/N/NitrogenCycle.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lapu6k0WDIQ

Sunday, February 2, 2014

EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOS

You are to chose one volcano and one earthquake.

1. Where was the volcano or earthquake?

2. When did the earthquake or volcano happen?

3. How did the earthquake or volcano change area around it?

4. How did the earthquake or volcano change life for the people who lived in the area?

5. Were there any warning signs before the volcano or earthquake?

6. List three interesting facts about each.

Fold your paper in half. On one half you will answer the questions about the earthquake you picked. On the other side you will answer questions about the volcano you picked.

Please work neatly.

Earthquakes:

San Francisco Earthquake: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/index.php

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-san-francisco-earthquake

http://www.history.com/topics/san-francisco-earthquake-of-1906/videos#the-science-of-earthquakes

Japan's Great Earthquake: http://earthquakefacts.net/japanese-earthquake.html

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-japan-earthquake-of-1923-1764539/
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/12/134494087/Deadly-1923-Quake-Changed-Japan-Forever

Haiti Earthquake: http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753355

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=705

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/may/31/haiti-earthquakes-schools-trauma

Volcanoes:

Mount Vesuvius: http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/pompeii.php