Science Tools Lesson Ideas
Fifth Grade
Brock Microscope
Concepts	GLE	Tool Activities
Matter	Recognize how changes in state (freezing/melting, condensation/evaporation) provide evidence that matter is made of particles too small to be seen	http://www.az-microscope.on.ca/history.htm History of the microscope http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/virtual/magnifying/index.html Increasing the magnification for closer look
Interactions Among Organisms	Recognize the major life processes carried out by the major systems of the plants and animals (respiratory, reproductive, transport/circulatory, excretory, response/nervous) (MAP does not access naming of organs within each system or explanation of the processes carried out by those systems) Health Note: Body Systems (circulatory, respiratory, and immune) will be taught in depth along with the AIDS curriculum after MAP testing toward the end of the year.
Double Pan Balance
Concepts	GLE	Tool Activities
Mixtures and Solutions	Describe and compare the masses of objects to the nearest gram by using balances	http://www.ohaus.com/input/media/opmanuals/SB_Man.pdf Inquiry Activity using Double Pan Balance http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ma9411.html Using gram masses and various objects http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=131 Shape relations and masses
Mixtures and Solutions/ Changes in the Earth’s Surface	Recognize that the mass of water remains constant as it changes state (as evidenced in a closed container)
	Recognize that the total mass of a material remains constant whether it is together, in parts, or in a different state
All Areas	Use a variety of tools and equipment to gather data (hand lenses, magnets, thermometers, metric rulers, rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, spring scales)
	Compare amounts/ measurements
Triple Beam Balance
Concepts	GLE	Tool Activities
All Units	Measure length to the nearest centimeter, mass to the nearest gram, volume to the nearest milliliter, temperature to the nearest degree Celsius, weight to the nearest Newton	http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=GCH202 Reading a Triple Beam Balance http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=131 Interactive Reading a Triple Beam Balance http://www.uark.edu/~k12info/teacher/workshops/AIMS-lessons/mini-metrics.pdf Metric Olympics and Mass Olympics II- Mass Activity
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