Science/Social Studies
We will be alternating units between Science and Social Studies. We will do one unit of Science and then one unit of Social Studies so that we can achieve a deeper level of understanding in each subject.
Social Studies 3/23 - 4/17
Unit E "The Marketplace"
Chapter 1 - 4
* Goods and Services- Distinguish between goods and services. Understand the concept of exchange and the use of money to purchase goods and services.
*Jobs People Do- Identify the kinds of work that people do in a community.
Understand why people work. Compare and contrast work for pay and volunteer work.
Buyers and Sellers- Understand ways people trade money for goods and services. Recognize the purpose of saving and ways to save money. Identify examples of markets children experience in their everyday lives.
*Working in a Factory- Trace the sequence in a manufacturing process. Determine the resources needed to produce a good.
Labs:
3/27 - Strong Shapes - Students use marshmallows and toothpicks to construct a "house" that will stand by itself.
4/3 - Raisin the Limit! - Students will estimate how many raisins are in a box of Raisin bran cereal, then in small groups the students will count the amount of raisins and compare the amounts of each box with each other.
4/17- Which is Strong?- Students build paper structures and determine which shapes are strongest.
Social Studies 3/23 - 4/17
Unit E "The Marketplace"
Chapter 1 - 4
* Goods and Services- Distinguish between goods and services. Understand the concept of exchange and the use of money to purchase goods and services.
*Jobs People Do- Identify the kinds of work that people do in a community.
Understand why people work. Compare and contrast work for pay and volunteer work.
Buyers and Sellers- Understand ways people trade money for goods and services. Recognize the purpose of saving and ways to save money. Identify examples of markets children experience in their everyday lives.
*Working in a Factory- Trace the sequence in a manufacturing process. Determine the resources needed to produce a good.
Labs:
3/27 - Strong Shapes - Students use marshmallows and toothpicks to construct a "house" that will stand by itself.
4/3 - Raisin the Limit! - Students will estimate how many raisins are in a box of Raisin bran cereal, then in small groups the students will count the amount of raisins and compare the amounts of each box with each other.
4/17- Which is Strong?- Students build paper structures and determine which shapes are strongest.