CURRICULUM MAP

School:

Central/Liberty

Teacher(s):

Grade/Level: 5

Discipline:

Microworld

Year:

Day 1

Day 2

Days 3-4

Day 5

Days 6-7

Content

Theme

Topic Area

Magnifiers

Scope it Out

Spore Prints

Life in a Water Drop

Dust Detective

Outcomes

Essential

Questions

LWDAT discover how magnifiers make things appear larger

LWDAT use a microscope and prepare a slide.

LWDAT examine mushrooms and their spores.

LWDAT observe tiny organisms found living in fresh water.

LWDAT collect dust particles from a variety of environments and observe what they are made of.

Skills

NJCCCS 5.1 C

5.5 C 1

NJCCCS 5..1 B 1

5.5 B

NJCCCS 5.10 B

5.1 C

Assessment

Activity Journal p. 3

Activity Journal p. 4

Activity Journal p. 5

Activity Journal p. 10

Activity Journal

p.13

Key Resources

Harcourt Science

Science in a Nutshell

Harcourt Science

Science in a Nutshell

Harcourt Science

Science in a Nutshell