3-PS-Unit+Two

__Physical Science__
=**Learning Target: (Essential Question)**= How and why, if our water cycle is constant, are our ocean depths rising and falling?

**Standards:**
Explore the relationship between an organism’s characteristic and its ability to survive in a particular environment Classify organisms as thriving, threatened, endangered or extinct Describe how environmental factors change over time and their affect on plants and animals of an area Design a simple experiment to determine how the physical properties of matter can change over time and under different conditions Make predictions and conduct experiments about conditions needed to change the physical properties of particular substances Investigate phenomena that produce heat Associate the sun’s energy with the melting of an ice cube in a window Investigate different types of mixtures Describe different methods to separate the mixtures ** || Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alterative solutions || Estimating sums Input and output Elapsed time Telling time || Design a tool or a process that addresses an identified problem caused by human activity ||
 * ===**Science**=== ||
 * ** Construct a diagram to demonstrate how plants, animals and the environment interact to provide basic life requirements
 * ===**Technology/ISTE**=== ||
 * Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
 * ===**Math**=== ||
 * Measurement of temperature reading thermometers
 * ===**Engineering/Science**=== ||
 * Explain how different inventions and technologies impact people and other living organisms

Performance Assessment Project:
IceRubric-1.xls.html physical properties p. 285, mixing solids and water p. 297, Delta kits lesson 1 p. 13 What is a solid, Delta kit lesson 2, p. 19 What is a liquid, Delta kit lesson 3, p 27 what is gas (sessions 1-2 recommended), Delta kit lesson 4 melting ice p. 35, and Delta kit lesson 5 hurry up or slow down p. 41. ||
 * **Describe Project** - What will the student do or create to demonstrate knowledge acquired? ||
 * The students will create a device or method that enables ice to stay in a solid state for the longest possible period of time. ||
 * **Scaffolding** - What are you providing to make students successful? ||
 * We will provide technology, literature, world maps, and access to library, global concerns, and knowledge of animals living in Polar Regions. ||
 * **Materials** - What materials will you need to teach this unit? ||
 * We will need Delta kits, water, access to sinks, stopwatches, thermometers, light, and heat sources. ||
 * **Timeline** ||
 * Weeks 8-12 ||
 * **Rubric** ||
 * See attached. ||
 * **Supporting Activities for Unit**- What activities will be done throughout the unit to support the learning? ||
 * Activities will include