5th Grade Science Assignments
- Instructor
- Ronnie Lopezcepero
- Term
- 2019 - 2020 Academic Year
- Department
- Elementary School
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Today, students started with Mr. R. Lopezcepero. Students had time to introduce themselves and I probed their knowledge of the topics covered with their previous substitute teacher. They will continue with me (Mr. Lopezcepero) until Ms. Trickett's return.
The fifth-grade students reviewed and explored the role of decomposers in ecosystems (page 52). We watched a video timelapse of mushrooms and other types of fungi and their roles in the ecosystem. FUNGI TIMELAPSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us79TMh5Dkk
We also explored "Why Mushrooms Are Awesome", as a way to gain their interest in the topic using visual and auditory learning before we talked about the topic.
WHY MUSHROOMS ARE AWESOME - BIOLOGY FOR KIDS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us79TMh5Dkk
Important vocabulary :
The fifth-grade students reviewed and explored the role of decomposers in ecosystems (page 52). We watched a video timelapse of mushrooms and other types of fungi and their roles in the ecosystem. FUNGI TIMELAPSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us79TMh5Dkk
We also explored "Why Mushrooms Are Awesome", as a way to gain their interest in the topic using visual and auditory learning before we talked about the topic.
WHY MUSHROOMS ARE AWESOME - BIOLOGY FOR KIDS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us79TMh5Dkk
Important vocabulary :
1. Decomposer
2. Fungi
3. Bacteria
2. Fungi
3. Bacteria
Students previewed question two from page 50 of the book where they wrote about a question they have about decomposers and the role of mushrooms in the ecosystem.
For our Science Probe and lab, we are going to investigate how bread and bananas decompose over time. HOMEWORK: Students should bring a slice of bread, piece of fruit (ex. banana), in a ziplock bag for tomorrow. We will leave some bread in the freezer and others in a hotter setting over Thanksgiving break to compare safely once we get back on December 2nd. We will also look at some premade microscopic slides related to the topic when we come back from Thanksgiving break.