Grade 5
Week Twenty-One Lessons
This week we will be reviewing, testing , and goal setting! Make the review fun and the memories will stick! Unit Test reviews are just as important throughout the year. The goal is not to memorize for the test, but to refresh their memory and help make those memories permanent.
TEKS/ Standards:
(A)differentiate between weather and climate; Supporting Standard
(B) explain how the Sun and the ocean interact in the water cycle; Supporting Standard
(C)demonstrate that Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours causing the day/night cycle and the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky; and Readiness Standard
(D)identify and compare the physical characteristics of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Supporting Standard
Materials:
Science Wall Complete each day with your choice of word wall words.
Earth and Space Interactive Science Notebook
Science and Literacy Weather vs. Climate
Science and Literacy Water Cycle
Science and Literacy Moon Phases
Science and Literacy Sun, Earth, and Moon Interactions
Science and Literacy Comparing the Sun, Earth, and Moon
Lesson Ideas:
(Monday – Tuesday) Review using games and activities for the test
Review activities: quick writes for students to show you what they know, quizzes, games, review the labs they have completed, study their science notebooks with a partner.
(Wednesday) Administer the test
(Thursday – Friday) Go over the test and set goals for future tests.
Lesson Notes
I grade tests without marking the correct answer. The students use a pen or colored pencil to review the test when we go over it as a class. They write down the explanations we have for each test question.