5th Grade Science -Technology Integration Ideas and Lesson Extensions
SCIENTIFIC METHOD	ALL	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Scientific Method PowerPoint. Access at server>shareserv> GUEST> Grade 5> Tech Specialist>Science>Scientific Method> scimeth.ppt	A complete set of lesson plans, websites and PowerPoint that introduces Scientific Method. WASL focus
SCIENTIFIC METHOD	ALL	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Inspiration template for the Scientific Method	This is one of the templates included with Inspiration. To use it, go to the File menu in Inspiration and select "Template..." In the dialogue box that opens choose Science. Scroll to Scientific Method and click the Open button. To delete the instruction box, click on it once and press the delete button on the keyboard.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD	ALL	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Matching Game	Match main terms and concepts of the Scientific method
SCIENTIFIC METHOD	ALL	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Explore Learning Gizmos	Explore Learning has Gizmos that focus on the Scientific Method. The Germination one is especially good.  Use the Exploration Guide as a whole group assignment then later allow for independent work.  It does a really good job of discussing vocabulary relative to the scientific method and taking them step by step through the idea of only changing 1 variable.
Variables	ALL	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Variables Jeopardy at server>shareserv>GUEST> Grade 5> Tech Specialist>Grade 5> Science>Variables Jeopardy	A review of the content learned in the Variables Kit
Variables	ALL	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Variables with Photos. Access at server>shareserv>Tech Specialist>Grade 5> Science>variables> VARIABLES_GUIDE.ppt	A great lesson where students take digital self portrait pictures then manipulate variables using a photo enhancing software i.e. Photoshop to create a changed picture.
Variables	ALL	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Design a Roller Coaster	Design a conceptual coaster using the physics concepts that are used to design real coasters. Decide the variables of height, shape and exit path.
Variables	Flippers	1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.2.2,, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3	Blasto the Subhuman Cannonball-Foss Web Game	Try to control the variables to launch Blasto the Subhuman Cannonball, so that he lands successfully in the net.
Variables	Flippers	1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.2.2,, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3	Ballistic Simulator	A virtual experiment is designed to let the students decide variables of muzzle velocity, gravitational potential and frictional drag.
Variables	Swingers	1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 3.1.1, 3.1.2	Pendulum Graph: Access at server>shareserv>GUEST>Tech Specialist>Grade 5> Science> Pendulum graph.xl	A template to fill out as students conduct the Foss Pendulum experiment in the Foss kit. The length column is filled out. Once the data is filled in then, click on the chart wizard and create a graph of the data.
Variables	Swingers	1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 3.1.1, 3.1.2	Forces in Action (Note: FIREFOX Browser ONLY)	An interactive website from the UK that helps students to plan a fair test by changing one factor while keeping other factors the same. Use measurements to draw conclusions and use scientific knowledge to explain them. Understand that friction, including air resistance, is a force that slows moving objects
Variables	Plane Sense	1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3	Different types of Levers	Shows the three classes of levers and an everyday example of how they are used.
Variables	Plane Sense	1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3	Catapult Challenge Simulator (Note: FIREFOX Browser ONLY)	This interactive 3D simulation allows students to work on the development of a virtual catapult. By adjusting many variables the students must create a catapult that is adjusted for distance, height, and strength. Students are given a budget of $1000 with which to complete the project. When the student is finished they are given their results and the chance to try again.
Variables	Plane Sense	1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3	Making an Airplane PowerPoint Directions. Access at server>shareserv> GUEST>Tech Specialist>Grade 5> Science>Airplanes> How to Make Airplanes.ppt	Directions for student made airplanes
Variables	Lifeboat	1.2.1, 1.2.2,1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3	Why boats float and elephants sink (buoyancy)	Good explanation of bouyancy and a short experiment to help with understanding.
Variables	Lifeboat	1.2.1, 1.2.2,1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3	Floating Log Gizmo- For extended you you will need to have students sign in.	Manipulate the length, radius and mass of a log floating in a pond (where the density of pond can be adjusted). Add additional blocks of mass to the log, and study the log as it sinks and floats under different conditions.
Variables	Lifeboat	1.2.1, 1.2.2,1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3	Buoyancy Explorer	Understand that friction, including air resistance, is a force that slows moving objects
Variables	Lifeboat	1.2.1, 1.2.2,1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3	Buoyancy – game	A game that plays with the idea of sink or float depending on the variables of density and buoyancy.
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Environments Webquest	This webquest is designed so that students can learn collaboratively in groups how all living things depend on the conditions in their environment. It is tied closely to the Foss Environments unit. Created by Jane O'Brien and Bob Stegner- TIS
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Food Webs	Four webs available to learn from. Students can match organisms to their correct category (omnivore, herbivore, producer, etc.) – then view the completed web. Good to do in pairs or as a class. As an additional activity students could make simpler food chain using one of the food webs. Their chains could be displayed as a poster or Inspiration documents. http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/ - accompanying information and activities.
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Energy Pyramids and Food Chains	On Photosynthesis; Food Chains starting with Photosynthesis; Energy in plants and animals; Our Friends the Plankton that do photosynthesis and the animals that eat them; how baleen whales skip a few steps to get closer to the phytoplankton level; how we humans manage to put ourselves into both marine and land food chains, and other extraordinary truths revealed.
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Food Chains and Webs	Information about food chains and webs. The site has an activity for students to create a food web which they can print out– possible assessment tool to see if they understand food chains and webs. Site also has brief tutorial (chain reaction activity) about what happens when one link in a food chain is taken away.
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Food Chain in the Temperate Forest Biome	Example of a food chain in a temperate rain forest biome to relate to the local area.
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Food Chains: Prey and Predator Game	Identify the Food Chains could be used as an activity or assessment. WASL focus
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Photosynthesis and Transpiration Made Easy	Explains photosynthesis and transpiration in easy language with simple diagram.
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	FT Exploring – Photosynthesis (Energy Flow and Transformation)	Very complete site that includes information on photosynthesis, food chains, energy flow, and energy changes – easy to read.
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Energy Quest – Interactive Energy Site	General information about energy, made for kids. Includes games.
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Forms of Energy	Details all forms of energy in a well-organized chart. Also has general energy games.
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Macleans School – Explaining Photosynthesis	Explains photosynthesis in easy language with diagram.
Environments	ALL	1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2	Fun with Food Webs- Game	Students make simple food chain using one of the food webs. For ecosystems, the major source of energy is sunlight. Energy from the sun passes from organism to organism in food webs. WASL focus
Environments	Brine Shrimp Hatching	1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.3.6, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2	Raising Salmon Eggs- webquest	Learn and understand the life cycle of salmon and what kind of environment they need to survive.  Learn the kinds of hazards that threaten salmon survival. Create a salmon fact book, using Kidspiration and PowerPoint
Environments	ALL	1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.3.6, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2	Salmon Challenge- game	Salmon Challenge is a game to help see how decisions help or harm our environment and our salmon. Students answer questions and Good choices will help the salmon grow big and strong and migrate to Puget Sound, bad choices will harm or kill the salmon.
Environments	Salt of the Earth	1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.3.6, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2	Acid Lake Game	An interactive online game at the Ecokids website. Students create a healthy lake environment by making decisions that effect the amount of ph in the lake.
Environments	Aquatic Environments	1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.3.6, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2	Salmon PowerPoint Access at server>shareserv>GUEST>Tech Specialist>Grade 5> Science>Salmon>salmonppt	This PowerPoint really focuses on Aquatic environments. Any salmon program at a school would be another good example of these skills.
Environments	Aquatic Environments	1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.3.6, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2	Acid Rain: Do you need to start wearing a rain hat?	Students learn what acid rain is, how human activity causes this and what steps they can follow to minimize this problem.
Environments	Aquatic Environments	1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.3.6, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2	Thirstin's Question and Answer Game	Interactive Game testing student knowledge about water that lets you match amounts of water to the correct everyday water usage item and lets you know instantly if you have the right answer.
Environments	Water Tolerance	1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.3.6, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2	Role of Plants in Water Filtration	This lesson plan examines the role of Plants in Water Filtration. It is a very simplified way to show whether plants will take up certain kinds of materials from water moving relatively quickly through their root systems.
Environments	Bugs and Beetles	1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.3.6, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2	Google Earth Endangered Planet Project	Students create placemarks with details about endangered species, one (or more) per continent after doing research at planetarkive.org.
Environments	Bugs and Beetles	1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.3.6, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2	American Museum of Natural History- New York City	Investigate endangered animals and endangered habitats, discover the causes of endangerment, learn how humans contribute to it, and find out what they can do to prevent it. Best of all, students can take an interactive tour of the museum's exhibition on endangered animals and habitats
Landforms	ALL	1.1.4, 1.2.2, 1.1.5,1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3	Access at server>shareserv>GUEST>Tech Specialist>Grade 5> Science> Landforms > Landform Exploration	Interactive Inspriation document with movies and websites for students to explore and take notes on. Created by Carrie Wandler BC
Landforms	ALL	1.1.4, 1.2.2, 1.1.5,1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3	Exploring your area with Google Earth	A downloadable lesson plan and activity using Google Earth that allows students to investigate their local area. They learn where they are in the world and identify and describe a range of physical and human features of their locality. Students then create their own map of their local area, highlighting local geographical landforms
Landforms	ALL	1.1.4, 1.2.2, 1.1.5,1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3	United Streaming Videos	United Streaming Videos that you can download to show the students *Earth Science: Earthquakes (20:00) *Earthquakes: Our Restless Planet (20:00) *Natural Phenomena: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Other Earth Movements (15:03) *Science Investigations Earth Science: Investigating the Earth's Formations (1:12:33) *What's Inside the Earth?: An Introduction to the Earth's Interior, Crust, and Mineral Resources (26:00) – Includes one Blackline Master
Landforms	Schoolyard Models	1.2.2, 1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.4	Blue Marble	NASA is pleased to share the newest in its series of stunning Earth images, affectionately named the “Blue Marble.” This new Earth imagery enhances the Blue Marble legacy by providing a detailed look at an entire year in the life of our planet
Landforms	Schoolyard Models	1.2.2, 1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.4	Terra Server	The TerraServer-USA Web site is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States. TerraServer is designed to work with commonly available computer systems and Web browsers over slow speed communications links. The TerraServer name is a play on words, with 'Terra' referring  to the 'earth' or 'land' and also to the terabytes of images stored on the site.
Landforms	Schoolyard Models	1.2.2, 1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.4	Satellite mapping- Use Google Earth or Google Maps	Get a bird's eye view of your school, playground, neighborhood etc. Make a contour map in Excel. Access at server>shareserv>GUEST>Tech Specialist>Grade 5> Science> Contour Maps > Contour Maps
Landforms	Erosion	1.1.4, 1.1.5,1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3	Dirtmeister Science Reporters	Dirtmeister Science Reporters – Erosion: Worksheet-like activity on erosion.
Landforms	Erosion	1.1.4, 1.1.5,1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3	Recycle Works	Recycle Works: Pictures of eroded areas.
Landforms	Erosion	1.1.4, 1.1.5,1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3	PBS Dragonfly TV	Cool video on sand dunes (wind erosion) and on cave formation (water erosion) and sink holes.
Landforms	Build A Mountain	1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.3.4, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.2.4	U.S. Geological Survey	Volcanoes – A Living Laboratory in the Curriculum section has some activity ideas. USGS Volcano Fact sheet has facts about all different volcanoes in the US and some from other places, this would be helpful for researching.
Landforms	Build A Mountain	1.1..4, 1.1.5, 1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3	Mt. St. Helens	Mt. St. Helens Web Site- Pictures, facts, history, links for this living volcano.
Landforms	Build A Mountain	1.1..4, 1.1.5, 1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3	Volcano World	Web site with links to lots of volcano information including li9nks, FAQ's, current eruptions, locators and much more
Landforms	Topography	1.2.4, 2.1.4	Explore Learning- Gizmos You need to have your class sign in	Reading Topographical Maps, Building Topographical Maps- Understand how topographic maps work by creating a three-dimensional landscape and observing the corresponding contour lines. See how mountains, depressions, valleys and cliffs are represented on topographic maps. Fill in the landscape with water to demonstrate that contours are lines of constant elevation. Also look for Earthquakes, Earthquake - Determination of Epicenter, Plate Tectonics
Landforms	Topography	1.2.4, 2.1.4	Foss Science Website	Aerial photography and Landforms jigsaw- Shows an animated movie of how aerial photography works. Then students can put together photographs of different landforms.