Science | Student-Led Lessons Assignment Due Wednesday, 1/29 (at the end of class)

Part 3: Google Slides Presentation Create a Google Slides presentation for your topic. Be sure to address ALL the information included for your topic in your presentation. Recommended Resources (all are available on my classroom website)

● Former student-created presentations ● Science Fusion ● Brain Pop ● Study Jams ● Your Science textbook

Do’s and Don’ts

● Slide 1: Title Slide ○ Include your topic as the title ○ Include your name ○ In the top left corner, include what grade level your presentation is intended for

● Slide 2: Objectives Slide

○ By the end of your lesson, what important information will students know?

● Remember, your entire presentation is expected to be created with your intended grade level in mind.

● Your vocabulary should be included throughout your presentation when appropriate. Do not

have a separate vocabulary section.

● There is no set number of slides; you may include as many or as little as you like.

● Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization count toward your grade.

● Your overall presentation should flow and be easy to follow.

Plant and Animal Adaptations ○ What is an adaptation? A characteristic that helps a living thing survive in its habitat ○ What is a physical adaptation? A difference in the bodies of plants and animals

■ Provide examples, including camouflage and mimicry ○ What is a behavioral adaptation? Instinct vs learned behaviors

■ Instincts = Behaviors that animals know how to do without being taught ● Examples: Babies do not have to be taught how to cry. Spiders are

not taught how to spin webs. ■ Learned

● Examples: A lion cub learns how to hunt by watching its mother. A raccoon learns to wash food by watching other raccoons.

● Include migration, hibernation, and differences in life cycles (tadpoles and adult frogs live in different places and eat different foods, so they don’t compete with each other for survival)

○ Compare and contrast complete and incomplete metamorphosis. Include the life cycles of a frog and a butterfly for complete metamorphosis, and include the life cycles of a grasshopper and a roach for incomplete metamorphosis.

○ Bird beaks are adapted to the food the bird eats.

○ Provide examples of plant adaptations for each environment (temperate, desert,

polar, rainforest, grasslands, etc.): ■ Most trees in temperate forests are deciduous. Their leaves change color in

the fall. They lose their leaves before winter begins to help prevent water loss in the cold, dry air. Before the leaves fall, deciduous trees pull important nutrients from the leaves into the trunk and stems.

■ Desert plants have waxy stems and tiny leaves so they can reduce water loss.

■ Conifer vs deciduous ■ Because rivers and streams flow, plants that live in them must have

adaptations that keep them from floating away.

Food Chains & Food Webs ○ What is a food chain? A food chain is the path by which energy passes from one

living thing to another. ○ What are the parts of a food chain? ○ What is a food web? Food webs are a network of food chains. ○ What are the parts of a food web? ○ Compare and contrast food chains and food webs.

○ What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis? ○ The sun is Earth’s primary energy source. ○ How is energy passed in a food chain?

○ Explain interdependence and symbiotic relationships.

Layers of the Earth / Plate Tectonics ○ Describe each layer of the Earth:

■ Crust- Ocean & continent ■ Mantle- Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere ■ Core- Outer & inner

○ Plate Tectonics

■ According to the theory of plate tectonics, the lithosphere is broken into

plates. These plates move in different directions and at different speeds on the asthenosphere, creating various interactions at the plate boundaries.

■ Briefly explain the 3 types of plate boundaries, including what they cause: ● Convergent- Two plates colliding into one another ● Divergent- Two plates moving apart ● Transform- Two plates sliding past one another

Eclipses / Moon Phases ○ What is a solar eclipse? Include a diagram. ○ What is a lunar eclipse? Include a diagram. ○ What is a moon? ○ How long does it take the moon to complete its phases? ○ What are the phases of the moon? Include a brief description of each. Include a

diagram. ○ What does waxing mean in relation to the moon phases? ○ What does waning mean in relation to the moon phases?

Rock Cycle ○ What is the rock cycle? ○ Explain how igneous rocks form and provide examples. Also include:

■ Igneous rocks form when magma cools and hardens. They can form underground or on Earth’s surface. When molten rock cools slowly, the crystals are bigger. When it cools quickly, it has small crystals or no crystals.

○ Explain how sedimentary rocks form and provide examples. Also include: ■ Rocks are worn away by wind, water, or ice. These sediments are carried

and deposited in other places. Over time, they pile up in layers and are cemented together to form sedimentary rocks.

■ Fossils are mainly found in sedimentary rocks. ○ Explain how metamorphic rocks form and provide examples. Also include:

■ Metamorphic rocks form when rock is changed by heat and pressure.

Minerals ○ What are minerals? ○ What properties are used to determine the type of mineral? Include:

■ Color ■ Luster- The way a mineral’s surface reflects light; Luster can be metallic or

nonmetallic (dull, glassy, pearly, or waxy) ■ Streak- The color of the powder left behind when you rub a mineral against

a streak plate ■ Density ■ Hardness ■ Cleavage ■ Fracture

○ What is Mohs Hardness Scale? Students are expected to be able to use the scale to compare minerals (see below).

Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition ○ What is weathering? ○ What is erosion? ○ What is deposition? ○ How can we differentiate among the three?

The Structure of Living Things ○ What is the circulatory system? Identify and explain the purpose of each: heart,

blood, and vessels ○ What is the respiratory system? Identify and explain the purpose of: Lungs ○ What is the immune system? ○ What is the skeletal system? Identify and explain the purpose of: Bones ○ What is the muscular system? Identify and explain the purpose of: Muscles ○ What is the digestive system? Identify and explain the purpose of each: Esophagus,

stomach, small intestine, and large intestine ○ What is the nervous system? Identify and explain the purpose of each: Brain, spinal

cord, and nerves ○ What is the bladder? ○ What are the kidneys? ○ What is the pancreas? ○ How does the body stay cool? ○ Skin is the largest organ of the human body.

Forms of Energy ○ What is energy? Energy is the ability to cause motion or create change. Energy

can’t be created or destroyed. There are 2 main categories of energy: potential and kinetic. (Include graphic organizer similar to the one below.)

○ What is potential energy? ○ What is kinetic energy? ○ What is mechanical energy? ○ Briefly describe sound energy. Also include:

■ Sound energy is carried as waves in vibrating matter. ○ Briefly describe thermal energy. Also include:

■ Thermometers measure thermal energy. ■ The more thermal energy an object has, the greater its temperature.

○ Briefly describe light energy. Also include: ■ Light energy can travel through space. It can also pass through air and

glass. ■ Light energy travels as waves. ■ You can see light energy. You can see some objects when light reflects off

them and enters your eyes. ○ Briefly describe electrical energy. Also include:

■ Electrical energy is energy caused by the movement of electric charges. When you use electricity, you are using electrical energy. In other words, if it’s plugged in, it’s electrical energy.

○ Briefly describe chemical energy. Also include: ■ Chemical energy is energy that is stored in matter and that can be released

by a chemical reaction. ■ Examples:

● Cars use chemical energy -- gasoline ● A flashlight uses the chemical energy stored in a battery to produce

light. ○ What is energy transformation? Energy transformation is when energy can

change from one form to another. ■ Examples:

● Electrical energy changes to light energy in a flashlight. ● Electrical energy changes to thermal energy in a toaster or a stove. ● When your body needs energy, it breaks down food and releases

potential chemical energy from it. If you use that energy to run or jump, it changes into kinetic energy. Your body also uses chemical energy stored in food to produce thermal energy. This keeps your body at a steady temperature.

● Musicians use mechanical energy to play instruments. The instruments make sound energy that we hear as music.

Atoms ○ What are atoms? Atoms are the building blocks of matter. Atoms are made up of 3

types of particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Include a diagram of an atom similar to the one below:

○ Protons have a positive charge (+1). Electrons have a negative charge (-1).

Neutrons are neutral and have no charge. ■ When an atom has an equal number of protons and electrons, the atom has

no charge because the positive charges and negative charges cancel each other out.

○ Atoms can gain or lose electrons. This can change the overall charge of an atom. Include picture examples of this.

○ How do charges interact with one another? Particles with the same charge repel. Particles with opposite charges attract one another. Include a diagram of this.

○ What is static electricity? Static electricity is the build up of electric charge on an object. Objects with opposite electric charges attract each other. Objects with the same charge repel each other. A charged object can attract a neutral object. For example, if you rub a balloon on your hair, the balloon picks up extra electrons, and it now has a negative charge. When you bring the balloon near a wall, electrons on that part of the wall are repelled and move away. This leaves a positive charge at the wall, and the balloon sticks!

○ What is electrostatic discharge? As you walk across a carpet, electrons move from the carpet to you. Because electrons repel each other, they spread out all over your body. When you touch something, the electrons jump from your finger to the object. This jumping is called an electrostatic discharge. You feel it as a tiny shock. Lightning is another example of electrostatic discharge.

Working with Electricity ○ What is an electric circuit? What are the parts of a circuit? Include a labeled

diagram, with an explanation of each part (What is the purpose of each?). Include more than one example of a load.

○ Is a switch required in an electric circuit, or is it optional? ○ Closed circuit vs open circuit ○ Series circuit vs parallel circuit -- Include several examples of each -- Be able to

talk about the flow of electricity for each ○ What are conductors and insulators? Include multiple examples of each.