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Fifth Grade Technology Integration Resources - Science
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Trimester Two Units of Study
Light | Earth, Moon, Sun

Skills and Concepts: Light	1. Light is a form of energy that travels in a straight line and can be reflected by a mirror, refracted by a lens, or absorbed by objects. 2. The sense organs perceive stimuli from the environment and send signals to the brain through the nervous system. 3. Humans have the capacity to build and use tools to advance the quality of their lives.
United Streaming Resources	Magic School Bus Gets a Bright Idea Basics of Physics: Exploring Light and Color The Eye: Structure and Function
SmartBoard/SmartNotebook Resources	Light Light Gallery
Keynote Presentations and Resources	Light Optical Illusions
Internet Resources	How Stuff Works Concave Mirrors How We See Things The Mirror Game Optics Workbench Physical Processes Reflection of Light Refraction and Refractive Errors Quia Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Optics for Kids Photography and Cameras A Big Look at the Eye How Your Eyes Work Light Vocabulary Crossword Canada Science and Technology Museum ThinkQuest Magic Factory KidPort Light Reflection See All You Can See Eye Diagram
KidPix Activities	Draw and label parts of the eye
Kidspiration/Inspiration Activities	Create diagram showing steps of light going through eye
Graph Club Activities
Keynote Activities	Vocabulary Riddles: Lesson Plan Light Integration Project (Scroll down to extension)
Pages Activities
Word Processing Activities
Classroom Suite Activities
Other

Skills and Concepts: Earth, Moon, and Sun	5..3 - Most objects in the solar system are in a regular and predictable motion. The positions of the Earth and moon relative to the sun explain the cycles of day and night, and the monthly moon phases. B22. Explain the cause of day and night based on the rotation of Earth on its axis. B23. Describe the monthly changes in the appearance of the moon, based on the moon’s orbit around the Earth.
United Streaming Resources	TLC Elementary School: The Story of the Solar System Closer Look at the Moon, A: Space Science Series Seasons of the Year TLC Elementary School: The Moon and Beyond What Is an Orbit? Our Home in Space The Reasons for the Seasons Magic School Bus: Out of This World
SmartBoard/SmartNotebook Resources	Moon Phases Moon Phases 2
Keynote Presentations and Resources	Earth and Moon Phases of the Moon Day & Night The Earth & Beyond The Moon
Internet Resources	Moonlight Madness Phases of the Moon Star Child Science Monster, the Earth Science Monster, the Sun Science Monster, the Moon Nova Hubble Space Telescope More Hubble NASA for Kids Earth, Sun & Moon Demo Earth, Sun, Moon Thinkquest The Earth’s Moon Moon Phases Sun, Earth, and Moon in Motion Science Zone > Sun, Moon & Earth BBC, The Earth BBC, The Moon BBC, The Sun Phases of the Moon Demo Zoom Astronomy from Enchanted Learning Science Online, Earth and Universe Seasons Why Seasons Change Reasons for the Seasons BBC Lunar Eclipse BBC Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipses for Beginners Solar Eclipses for Beginners Seasons, Earth, Moon and Sun Gizmo
KidPix Activities
Kidspiration/Inspiration Activities	Assured Experience: Moon Phases
Graph Club Activities
Keynote Activities
Pages Activities
Word Processing Activities
Classroom Suite Activities
Other

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