5th grade Instructional Guide

GRADE5 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 3: Earth’s Interactive Systems

Module: Earth’s Water System Lesson 1: Water Distribution on Earth Lesson 3: Effects of the Hydrosphere

Module: Earth’s Other Systems Lesson 1: Effects of the Geosphere Lesson 2: Effects of the Atmosphere Lesson 3: Effects of the Biosphere STEM Module Project: Design a Rainwater Collection System

TIME: 65 Min

LESSON 2: Effects of the Atmosphere

LESSON PACING LEARNING INTENTIONS & SUCCESS CRITERIA ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

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● Pieceof cardboard ● Aluminum foil ● Clear plastic bin ● Two measuring cups ● Four cups of warm water ● Four cups of cold water ● Red food coloring ● Blue food coloring

Explore

30 min Learning Intention:

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I am learning to model what happens when two air masses meet.

Success Criteria: I’ll know I have it when I can infer which two systems had interactions in the inquiry activity

Explain

35 min Learning Intention:

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I am learning about Earth’s atmosphere, weather events, and climate.

Close Reading

Success Criteria: I’ll know I have it when I can summarize what I read using complete sentences and academic language in my science notebook. Learning Intention: I am learning to elaborate about the effects of the atmosphere.

Expand (Optional)

15min. Per section

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