Light

TEKS: 5.6C Demonstrate that light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object or
travels through one medium to another and demonstrate that light can be reflected such as
the use of mirrors or other shiny surfaces and refracted such as the appearance of an
object when observed through water.

Teachers:

Use the Flipchart pages 1-8 Reflection and Refraction
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Students complete the stations 30 minutes
o Mirrors
o Light refraction using water
o Telescopes
o Mirage plates

STAAR questions read aloud- 5 minutes

Flipchart pages 9-26 If you have extra time.
Clean-up 5 minutes

Setting up stations:
1. Go to http://springbranchisd.stemscopes.com/login
2. Username: / Password:
3. Look for red boxes on the top part of the screen. Click on the second one scopes
4. You will have a search box. Type the word refraction and click on the magnifying
glass
5. A light lesson will show, click on the blue button Go
6. You will see a menu on the left, click on Setup Video
7. You will do parts 1reflection and refraction. For the telescope we will build up
ones that I currently have instead the ones the ones in the video.




Physical properties of matter
TEKS: 5.5A Classify matter based on physical properties, including mass, magnetism,
physical state (solid, liquid, and gas), relative density (sinking and floating), solubility in
water, and the ability to conduct or insulate thermal energy or electric energy.

Teachers:


Rotations 25 minutes
o Hand Boiler
o Fortune Fish
o Magic tiles
o Sad/happy ball
o Energy balls
5
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grade review flipchart 25 minutes
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STAAR questions-read aloud- 5 minutes
Clean-up 5 minutes





Density

TEKS:5.5A Classify matter based on physical properties including: mass, magnetis
m, physical state (solid, liquid, and gas), relative density (sinking and oating)
solubility in water, and the ability to conduct or insulate thermal energy or electri
c energy
Teachers:
Flipchart density as a brief review 10 minutes
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1. Set: Teacher demo Steel sphere s 10 minutes
2. Beads mixture: 20 minutes
3. Extra if you have time:
a. Other videos:
http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/phy03_vid_zbubble/
http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/phy03_vid_zoil/
4. Think Aloud STAAR questions: 5 minutes
5. Clean up save the beads: 10 minutes
6. Switch : 5 minutes


Moon phases using Oreo cookies

TEKS: 4.8C Collect and analyze data to identify sequences and predict patterns of
change in shadows, tides, seasons, and the observable appearance of the Moon over time.

Teachers:

1. Moon review flipchart slides 1-6 (on server): 10 minutes
2. Oreo cookies moon: 20 minutes
3. Flipchart slides 7-12 10 minutes
4. Taks Questions as a group: 5 minutes
5. Clean up: 10 minutes
6. Switch : 5 minutes