| WATER
MODULE MATRIX |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY
EXTENSIONS |
FOSS
SCIENCE STORIES |
TECHNOLOGY/HOME
CONNECTION |
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1. |
WATER
OBSERVATIONS |
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Language
Extensions
• What are raincoats?
• Discuss water uses.
Math Extensions
• Problem of the week.
• Weigh water.
• Measure water drops.
Music and Science Extensions
• Listen to water music.
• Study movement of water through earth.
• Run water through a maze.
• Capture raindrops. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• A Report from the Blue Planet
• Surface Tension
• Which Way Does It Go? |
www.fossweb.com
Check the FOSS website for interactive simulations, to write
questions to a scientist, for teaching tips, and to talk with
other classes using FOSS.
Home/School Connection: Students investigate surface tension.
They make a paper water strider move across water, find out
how many paper clips they can fit in a full glass of water,
and float a berry basket.
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2. |
HOT
WATER, COLD WATER |
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Language
Extension
• Describe icy worlds.
Math Extension
• Problem of the week.
Social Studies and Science Extensions
• Calibrate a thermometer.
• Research ice in warm and cold climates.
• Freeze salt water.
• Compare density of salt and plain water. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• The Pond
• Ice Is Everywhere
• Ice History |
Home/School
Connection: Students
find out how much water food preparation requires. |
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3. |
WATER
VAPOR |
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Language
Extension
• Research recycling water.
Math Extensions
• Problem of the week.
• Measure and graph surface area.
Social Studies and Science Extensions
• Research water storage and delivery systems.
• Investigate how humidity affects evaporation. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• Wet and Dry Places
• Evaporation and Condensation
• The Water Cycle |
Home/School
Connection: Students consider how evaporation keeps their bodies
cool. They find out about humidity and the effect it has on
evaporation and the weather. |
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4. |
WATER
WORKS |
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Language
Extensions
• Investigate local water.
• Write raindrop stories.
Math Extensions
• Problem of the week.
• Graph water use.
Science Extensions
• Get the salt out.
• Test aquarium water. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• Water: A Vital Resource
• The Power of Water
• Ellen Swallow Richards: The First Ecologist
• Moon Dreams |
Home/School Connection: Students will need extra time at
home to work on presenting their project to the class.
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