| WOOD AND PAPER MODULE MATRIX |
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CONCEPTS |
READING AND WRITING |
ASSESSMENT |
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GETTING TO KNOW WOOD |
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• Wood is a resource that comes from different
kinds of trees and it can be conserved.
• Some woods are processed and transformed
by people.
• Wood is used for many everyday things.
• Wood has many observable physical
properties.
•Wood floats in water. Some kinds of wood
sink more easily than others.
• Wood absorbs water. |
• Science Resources: Wood and Paper, “The
Story of a Chair”
• Science Notebook: Students draw and
write about the properties of wood and how
it interacts with water.
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Teacher Observation
• Knows wood has observable physical
properties.
• Compares properties of wood.
• Knows wood is a resource that comes from
trees.
• Communicates observations orally and in
drawings.
• Incorporates new vocabulary.
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2. |
CHANGING WOOD |
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• Wood has many observable properties.
• Wood that is waterlogged sinks.
• Sanding can change the shape of wood.
• Sawdust can be recycled into usable wood.
• Gluing thin sheets of wood together produces
much stronger wood.
• Some objects occur in nature. Others are
made by people.
• Water left in the open evaporates into the air. |
• Science Resources: Wood and Paper, “Are You
a Scientist?”
• Science Notebook: Students draw and write
about ways to change wood and how to
make particle board and plywood.
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Teacher Observation
• Knows wood has observable properties.
• Knows that some objects occur in nature;
others are made by people.
• Communicates observations orally and in
drawings.
• Uses relative position words appropriately.
• Knows that water in an open container
evaporates.
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3. |
GETTING TO KNOW PAPER |
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• Paper has many observable properties.
• Many objects are made from paper.
• The properties of different papers determine
their use.
• People make paper from wood. Wood is a
resource that comes from trees. Resources
can be conserved.
• Water left in the open evaporates into the air. |
• Science Resources: Wood and Paper, “The Story
of a Box”
• Science Notebook: Students draw and
write about different kinds of paper, their
properties, and what happens when they get
wet.
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Teacher Observation
• Knows paper has observable properties.
• Compares properties of papers.
• Knows that paper is a resource that comes
from trees.
• Knows that many objects are made from
paper.
• Communicates observations orally and in
drawings.
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4. |
CHANGING PAPER |
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• New paper can be made from old paper.
• Recycling extends the use of trees and other
resources from the earth.
• The properties of recycled paper can be
compared to those of new paper.
• Objects can be made from paper.
• Water left in the open evaporates into the air.
• Water changes to a solid when it freezes and
to a liquid when ice melts. |
• Science Resources: Wood and Paper, “Land,
Air, and Water”
• Science Notebook: Students draw and
write about their experiences making
paper and recycling materials. |
Teacher Observation
• Knows that many objects are made from
paper.
• Knows that paper is a resource that comes
from trees and that recycling extends the use
of the trees.
• Knows that resources from Earth are used in
everyday life.
• Communicates observations orally and in
drawings.
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CONSTRUCTIONS |
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• Knowledge of the properties of wood, paper,
and fabric can be used to make useful or
artistic constructions.
• Paper containers we use every day began as
flat pieces of paper.
• Paper can be woven by using an under-over
alternating pattern.
• Some fabrics are woven. |
• Science Resources: Wood and Paper, “I Am
Wood”
• FOSS Science Stories: Fabric
• Science Notebook: Students draw and
write about their experiences making
things from wood, paper, and fabric.
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Teacher Observation
• Knows that paper is a resource that comes
from trees and that recycling extends the use
of the trees.
• Knows that resources from Earth are used in
everyday life.
• Communicates observations orally and in
drawings.
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