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TK/Kindergarten 2024-25 |
Sept 12,
Thursday
10:30-11:15 am
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Carnivores,
Herbivores and Omnivores
Guiding Concepts:
I nvestigate
how teeth are used to identify the eating habits of different
animals including humans. Compare and contrast different teeth
of each group.
NGSS LS1-1.
Use observations to describe patterns of what plants
and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Worksheets:
Counting Teeth |
Jan 28,
Tuesday
10:30 - 11:15 am
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Pushes
and Pulls (Forces)
Guiding Questions
• What happens when you push or pull on an
object?
• How can you make an object move faster or in a
different direction?
NGSS Standards
K-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the
effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes
and pulls on the motion of an object.
K-PS2-2. Analyze data to determine if a design solution
works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object
with a push or a pull.*
WORKSHEET
(Paper airplane)
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April 8,
Tuesday
10:30 am- 11:15 am
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WEATHER PATTERNS
Guiding Questions
What is the weather like today and how it is different from
yesterday?
Can I predict
tomorrow’s weather?
What happens when
the Sun shines on different objects?
How can I protect
myself from the sunlight? What is severe weather?
NGSS Standards
K-ESS2-1.
Use and share observations of local weather conditions to
describe patterns over time.
K-PS3-1.
Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s
surface.
K-PS3-2.
Use tools and materials provided to design and build a structure
that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on Earth’s
surface.*
K-ESS3-2.
Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather
forecasting to
prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
WORKSHEETS:
Cloud Chart;
Water Cycle Wheel;
Water Molecule
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First Grade
2024-25 |
Sept 17, Tuesday
10:15-11:15 am
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Plant and Animal Defenses
Guiding Questions.
How can we
tell different types of plants and animals apart?
How do these differences help the plants and animals survive?
NGSS
1-LS1-2. Read texts and use media to determine patterns in
behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive. Examples of patterns of behaviors
could include the signals that offspring make (such as crying,
cheeping, and other vocalizations) and the responses of the
parents (such as feeding, comforting, and protecting the
offspring).]
LS1.A: Structure and Function All
organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body
parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect
themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take
in food, water and air. Plants also have different parts (roots,
stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow.
(1-LS1-1)
Worksheet
Camoflague
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Jan 23,
Thursday
1:15 - 2:15 pm
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Light
Guiding Questions:
● What
causes shadows? ● What happens when there is no light?
NGSS
1-PS4-2. Make observations to construct an evidence-based
account that objects in darkness can be seen only when
illuminated.
1-PS4-3. Plan and conduct investigations to determine the
effect of placing objects made with different materials in the
path of a beam of light.
WORKSHEET
shadow
puppet
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April 17, Thursday
10:15-11:15
am
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SPINNING EARTH IN SPACE
Guiding Questions
What objects
are in the sky and how do they seem to move? When
will the Sun set tomorrow?
How does the Moon’s appearance change over each month?
NGSS
1-ESS1-1.
Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe
patterns that can be predicted.
1-ESS1-2.
Make observations at different times of year to relate the
amount of daylight to the time of year.
WORKSHEET:
Moon bookmark |
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Second Grade
2024-25 |
Sept 26,
Thursday
10:15-11:15 am
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Biodiversity of the East Bay Hills
Guiding Questions:
What is the diversity of living things within different habitats and how do they develop a food web? Many animals live in the East Bay Hills in the eastern part of Union City and Fremont. The mammals, reptiles, birds, and invertebrates will be emphasized.
NGSS Standards:
Science: 2-LS4-1 Make
observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity
of life in different habitats. 2-LS4.D Biodiversity and
humans. There are many different kinds of living things in
an area and they exist in different place on land and water
Worksheets:
East Bay Hills Organisms
Butterfly worksheet
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Feb 13,
Thursday
1:15 - 2:15 pm
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Properties of Materials
Guiding Questions:
How can we describe different materials? •
How are materials similar and different from one another? • What
sort of changes can happen to materials? • How do the properties
of the materials relate to their use?
NGSS
2-PS1-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and
classify different kinds of materials by their observable
properties.
2-PS1-2. Analyze data obtained from testing different
materials to determine which materials have the properties that
are best suited for the intended purpose.*
2-PS1-3. Make observations to construct an evidence-based
account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be
disassembled and made into a new object.
2-PS1-4. Construct an argument with evidence that some
changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some
cannot.
WORKSHEET (periodic
table) (element
book template)
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March 13Thursday
10:15-11:15 am
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LANDSCAPE CHANGES
Guiding Questions:
What evidence do natural processes leave
behind as they shape the Earth?
How do the material properties of rocks affect what happens to
them in landscapes?
NGSS
2-ESS1-1.
Use information from several sources to provide evidence that
Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
2-ESS2-1.
Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or
water from changing the shape of the land.*K-2-
ETS1-2. Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or
physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it
function as needed to solve a given problem
WORKSHEET:
Shaping surface of Earth |
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Third Grade
2024-25
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October 8,
Tuesday
10:15-11:15 am
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Forces
Guiding
Questions • What happens when several different forces push or
pull an object at once? • How can an object be pushed or pulled
but not move? • What do we need to know to predict the motion of
objects? • How can some objects push or pull one another without
even touching?
NGSS
3-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide
evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the
motion of an object.
3-PS2-2. Make observations and/or measurements of an
object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used
to predict future motion.
3-PS2-3. Ask questions to determine cause and effect
relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two
objects not in contact with each other.
WORKSHEET (helicopter)
(link
to how to make jacob's ladder) |
Feb 6,
Thursday
1:15-2:15 pm
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Surviving in Different
Environments
Guiding
Questions
How
does the environment affect living organisms?
How do organisms’
traits help them survive in different environments?
What happens to organisms when the environment changes?
NGSS
3-LS3-2.
Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can
be influenced by the environment.3-LS4-1.
Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide
evidence of the organisms and the environments in which
they lived long ago.3-LS4-3.
Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular
habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive
less well, and some cannot survive at all.3-LS4-4.
Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem
caused when the environment changes and the types of
plants and animals that live there may change.*
WORKSHEET:
Mesozoic
Diorama
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May 1, Thurs
1:15 - 2:15 pm |
OHLONE CULTURE AND CERAMONIES
Guiding Questions:
How did the Ohlone live and prosper for thousands of years? What
did they eat? How did they build their homes? What plant could
be used for food and musical instruments?
Social
Studies
The Ohlones would gather
food. They used the native plants like coast live oak to
eat acorns; tules to make boats and homes; and elderberry to
make food and musical instruments.Students
will learn about the native vegetation that allowed them to live
and prosper for thousands of years and some of their ceramonies
which food would be part of a celebration.
Worksheets:
Headband |
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Fourth Grade
2024-25 |
November 5,
Tuesday
10:15-11:15 am
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Vision and Light
Guiding Questions • How do the internal and external structures
of animals help them sense and interpret their environment? •
How do senses help animals survive, grow, and reproduce? • What
role does light play in how we see?
NGSS
4-LS1-2.
Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of
information through their senses, process the information in
their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
4-PS3-2.
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be
transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and
electric currents.
4-PS4-2.
Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects
and entering the eye allows objects to be seen
WORKSHEET (perception)(background
on experiment)(nervous
system) |
February 25,
Tuesday
10:15-11:15 am |
California Nursery and the Rancho ERA
Guiding Questions
Students will learn about Rancho Era starting with cattle
herding and transitioning to agriculture. Students
will explore the Vallejo Adobe, built for the vaqueros and later
used for storage as the Vallejo family used the land (river and
soil) to create a successful wheat business.
HISTORY/NGSS
California: A changing State, From
Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
WORKSHEET:
Designing Branding Iron |
April 15, Tuesday
1:15 - 2:15 pm
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SCULPTING LANDSCAPES
Guiding Questions
How do water,
ice, wind, and vegetation sculpt landscapes? What
factors affect how quickly landscapes change? How are
landscape changes recorded by layers of rocks and fossils?
How can people minimize the effects of changing landscape on
property while still protecting the environment?
NGSS
4-ESS1-1.
Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils
in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a
landscape over time.4-ESS2-1.
Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the
effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice,
wind, or vegetation.4-ESS2-2.
Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of
Earth’s features.4-ESS3-2.
Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of
natural Earth processes on humans.*
WORKSHEET:
Fault paper model |
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Fifth Grade
2024-25 |
October 29, Tuesday
10:15-11:15 am
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Patterns in the Nighttime Sky
Guiding
Questions
How
far away are the stars?How can we tell?
What trends and patterns are there in the movement of the Sun
and stars?
NGSS5-PS2-1.
Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by
Earth on objects is directed down. (Sample
Assessment and
Answer Key)5-ESS1-1.
Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and
stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth.5-ESS1-2.
Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily
changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and
the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky
WORKSHEET:
Star Finder;
Ursa Dial |
Feb 20, Thursday
1:15 - 2:15 pm
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Matter
Guiding
Questions
• What causes different materials to have
different properties? • How do materials change when they
dissolve, evaporate, melt, or mix together? • What are the
differences between solids, liquids, and gases?
NGSS
5-PS1-1.
Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too
small to be seen.
5-PS1-2.
Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless
of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or
mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.
5-PS1-3.
Make observations and measurements to.
5-PS1-4.
Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two
or more substances results in new substances.
WORKSHEET (making
borax crystals)
identify materials based
on their properties |
May 8,
Thursday
1:15 - 2:15 pm
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TULE PONDS - HOW DO YOU CLEAN WATER
Guiding
Questions
How can we represent systems as complicated as the entire planet? Where does my tap water come from and where does it go? How much water do we need to live, to irrigate plants? How much water do we have? What can we do to protect Earth’s resources?
NGSS
5-ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes Nearly
all of Earth’s available water is in the ocean. Most fresh water
is in glaciers or underground; only a tiny fraction is in
streams, lakes, wetlands, and the atmosphere. (5-ESS2-2)
WORKSHEET:
Chemistry of Aquatic Systems
Periodic Table (online)
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