I looooooooove Science.... and these just so happen to be two incredible units! Grade 5s will learn about the Human Body and the interrelations between systems. Grade 6s are starting to learn about Biodiversity and the connectedness of life on Earth. The coolest part? Mrs. Jorgensen and I have planned a HUGE (and super fun!) interrelations and connections whole-class inquiry between the Grade 5s and Grade 6s that will connect their Science learning with French (oral and written), English (oral and written), and Visual Arts. Stay tuned for information on this (or ask your child!!). First, let's talk about Science centres. We've done one rotation of these before, back in the fall, when the 5s were learning about Energy and the 6s were learning about Electricity. These are an amazing way to build the knowledge, skills, and ideas of a unit before going into inquiry mode and expanding on these ideas.
GRADE 5 CENTRES: (If you're a Grade 6 Parent, keep scrolling!) Centre 1: mini-inquiry on a topic of student choice, and how it relates to the health of the systems of the body. They might choose from a list of topics related to smoking, sun, Type 2 Diabetes, cardiac diseases, allergic response, and more! Centre 2: as mentioned above, students get to read with me. At this particular centre, we learn about the Respiratory System. Centre 3: students match up organs and their definitions. They learn about the function of each. This will also be reviewed with Mrs. Jorgensen!
GRADE 6 CENTRES:
Centre 2: Students read with me about Biodiversity, and then read independently a non-fiction article about bees. We discuss reading strategies: learning unknown words, non-fiction text features, inferencing, and more! Centre 3: Students learn about animal taxonomy and order animals by their traits. Centre 4: Students work through a mystery about an animal that couldn't be classified, and learn more about classification. Centre 5: Students take a peek at videos and games about biodiversity and different types of plants and animals. Centre 6: Students explore why we don't need to clean ponds, but do need to clean aquariums by playing a game. They get to see why all animals and plants are important to an ecosystem. Centre 7: Students create an artistic museum display of an ecosystem of their choice. They share their knowledge on biodiversity between species, within species, and within an ecosystem. Centre 8: Students learn about invasive species, and create a Pixton comic to tell the story of an Ontario invader.
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