Pan American Academy Charter School 2010-2011PYP Weekly Plan – Week 2

Central Idea: How have people positively affected the world with mixtures and solutions? Week of: Jan 31- Feb. 4 Grade : 5Objectives:SWBAT explain how and why certain substances can be separated with screens and filters.

SWBAT identify substances that make a special kind of mixture, (salt and water, etc)

During Investigation 2:SWBAT Identify the saturation limits of salt, citric acid and water.

Assessment:How will I know my students have met my objective?

Observations (Informal notes on students progress) Assessment Charts Students sheets 6 and 7.

Lines of Inquiry:What line(s) of inquiry will I be focusing on?

How and why do substances go together and how can they be taken apart?

How and why does saturation occurs and what are its limits.

During investigation 2: How can we determine the limits of

saturation for salt, citric acid and water?

PA Standards:3.2.4.A4: Recognize that combining two or more substances may make new materials with different properties.

3.2.5.a6: Design and conduct a scientific investigation and understand that current scientific knowledge guides scientific investigations.

Transdisciplinary Connections:How will I integrate Language Arts, Math, Science or Social Studies?

During PYP Shared Reading the students will read, “Decompression Sickness” pages 13 – 17.

During Social Studies: Students will learn and discuss the works of Washington Roebling.

What will I need to do to develop the line of inquiry? Explain differences.

I will need to provide information’s to help them understand the concepts of saturation.

I will need to provide materials that they can compare as processes for solubility.

I will provide experiences that will lead them to continue inquiring about solubility and its processes.

Profiles/Attitudes:Critical Thinkers/ KnowledgeableEnthusiasm/ CooperationConcepts and Transdisciplinary Skills:What concepts & skills will we focus on?Making inferencesMain Idea/Details

Inquiry activities and/or provocation: What BIG things are happening this week?

The students will continue to make mixtures or water and solid materials (salt, gravel, and

Materials/Resources:What materials or resources will I need? Field Trips? Guest speakers? Etc?Internet for investigation.Kool-aid, baking soda, calcium

diatomaceous earth) and separate the mixtures with screens and filters.

During investigation 2 the students will identify the unknown material after using the property of solubility.

chloride, citric acide, kosher salt, diatomaceous earth, and gravel.

Questions:What DEEP questions will I ask?I will ask them to make predictions of the reactions that will occur when they begin to combine mixtures and solutions. I will also ask them why they think certain reactions will occur as they predict.

Notes:Waiting on call back from the Whitaker Museum on Harrisburg.