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HTWW Letter 16-17

This document outlines a unit plan focused on materials and their properties. Students will learn about different materials like glass, wood, and plastic through hands-on exploration and investigation of their characteristics. They will develop scientific vocabulary to describe observations and experiments. The unit incorporates various subjects, including math to measure and collect data, and language arts to research materials and communicate findings. The goal is for students to understand how materials are used for different purposes based on their forms and functions.

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HTWW Letter 16-17

This document outlines a unit plan focused on materials and their properties. Students will learn about different materials like glass, wood, and plastic through hands-on exploration and investigation of their characteristics. They will develop scientific vocabulary to describe observations and experiments. The unit incorporates various subjects, including math to measure and collect data, and language arts to research materials and communicate findings. The goal is for students to understand how materials are used for different purposes based on their forms and functions.

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How The World

Works

Central Idea

Materials are used for dierent


purposes according to their
proper4es.

Transdisciplinary Learning

Mathema)cs
Measurement:
Capacity, mass

Data
Handling: Reading graphs and tables in non-c4on

texts.
Crea4ng graphs and tables to use in our wri4ng.


Language
Arts

Reading:

N
on-c4ons textsfeatures of, reading strategies

including
determining importance and ques4oning,

connec4ng to wri4ng non-c4on texts

Wri4ng: Non-c4on texts (All About books)
Viewing and Crea4ng: Viewing non-c4on texts, crea4ng

own non-c4on texts

Listening and Speaking: Communica4ng
research and new
learning, listening to informa4on,
a
sking
ques4ons

Lines of Inquiry

(Examples)

Unit Vocabulary

1. Using precise vocabulary like a scien4st (FORM)


2. Proper4es of materials (FORM)
3. Materials and their uses (FUNCTION)
Describe
Inves4gate
Predict
Apply
Suggest
Reect
Iden4fy
Es4mate
Explain
Float
Sink

Transparent
Opaque
Glass
Wood
Plas4c
Wool
Shiny
Rough
Smooth
Thick
Thin
Etc.

Essential Elements
Knowledge
Students will increase
their knowledge of
materials and their
proper4es. Students
will develop an
understanding of how
humans manipulate
materials for various
uses.

Scientific
Elements
Use scien4c
vocabulary to explain
their observa4ons and
experiences

Make and test
predic4ons

Interpret and evaluate
data gathered in order
to draw conclusions


Disciplinary
Learning

Language Arts
Mathema)cs

Word Study:
Knowledge:
Students con4nue
Place V alue
Basic Facts
Order and
Sequence
Pa^erns
Strategy:
Addi4on and
Subtrac4on
Mul4plica4on
and Division

to learn word
pa^erns to
develop their
spelling skills.
Addi4onally, they
will con4nue to
grow their bank of
high frequency
words (SNAP
words).

Important Dates
January 27: Three Way Conferences
February 13: No school for students
February 20-24: No School

Skills

Communica)on:
Expressing opinions and sta4ng
facts, sharing research,
recording informa4on and
observa4ons, interpre4ng and
analyzing experiments,
construc4ng texts

Research:
Asking ques4ons that can be
researched, using senses to
no4ce relevant details, gathering
data, describing and recording
observa4ons, sor4ng and
categorizing informa4on,
drawing conclusions

Learner Profile,
Attitudes, and
Students will have an
Mindset
opportunity to use
*Inquirer
the design cycle.
*Knowledgeable
Ac4on will come from *Thinker
*Curiosity
the students.
Action

*Crea4vity
*Commitment
*Wonder
*Persistence
*Flexibility
*Independence
*Commitment
*Resilience

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