| WATER PLANET MODULE MATRIX |
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SYNOPSIS |
CA SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS
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SOLAR SYSTEM |
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Students use solar system cards
to organize the Sun and other
bodies into a representation of the
system and categorize the bodies
in different ways, based on their
properties. Students learn how
gravity keeps planets in orbit. |
ES5a The Sun is the central and largest body
in the solar system and is composed
primarily of hydrogen and helium.
ES5b The solar system includes the planet
Earth, the Moon, the Sun, eight other
planets and their satellites, and smaller
objects.
ES5c The path of a planet around the Sun
is due to the gravitational attraction
between the Sun and the planet.
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I&E6a Classify objects in accordance with
appropriate criteria.
I&E6g Record data graphically and make
inferences based on those data.
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SWINGERS |
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Students experiment with
pendulums to learn the basics of
controlled experimentation, and
learn to identify independent,
dependent, and controlled variables.
They represent data with a two-coordinate
graph. |
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I&E6d Identify the variables in an investigation.
I&E6e Identify a single independent variable
and explain how to use it to answer a
question.
I&E6g Record data graphically and make
inferences based on those data.
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WATER VAPOR |
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Students experiment with water to
determine how temperature and
surface area affect evaporation.
They also investigate the conditions
that produce liquid condensation
and frost. |
ES3b When liquid water evaporates, it turns
into water vapor in the air and can
reappear as a liquid when cooled or as a
solid if cooled below the freezing point
of water.
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I&E6d Identify the variables in an investigation.
I&E6e Identify a single independent variable
and explain how to use it to answer a
question.
I&E6f Select appropriate tools and make
quantitative observations.
I&E6g Record data graphically and make
inferences based on those data.
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HEATING EARTH |
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Students learn about uneven heating
by monitoring the temperature of
water and soil in the sunshine. They
discover how uneven heating can
cause convection currents. Students
use syringes to investigate air
pressure. |
ES4a Uneven heating of Earth causes
convection currents.
ES4e Earth’s atmosphere exerts a pressure
that decreases with distance above
Earth’s surface, and it exerts this pressure
equally in all directions.
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I&E6c Plan and conduct a simple investigation
and write instructions.
I&E6d Identify the variables in an investigation.
I&E6f Select appropriate tools and make
quantitative observations.
I&E6g Record data graphically and make inferences based on those data.
I&E6h Draw conclusions from scientific evidence
and indicate whether further information
is needed to support a specific conclusion.
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WEATHER |
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Students inventory Earth’s water
and learn that the water cycle
redistributes water worldwide.
They investigate weather, learning
the causes and effects of severe
weather, and learn how to make
weather maps and use them to
forecast weather. |
ES3a Most of Earth’s water is present as salt water in the oceans.
ES3c Water vapor in the air moves from one place to another, can form fog or clouds, and can fall
to Earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
ES3d The amount of fresh water is limited; its availability can be extended by recycling and
decreasing its use.
ES3e Students know the origin of the water used by their local communities.
ES4b The ocean influences the weather and the water cycle plays a role in weather patterns.
ES4c Severe weather has different causes and effects.
ES4d Use weather maps and data to predict local weather. Weather forecasts depend on many
variables.
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