Fifth+Grade

Believe it or not, many things can be explained by physics. Learn how Newton's laws of force and motion apply to common objects as well as satellites orbiting the Earth. Rotational inertia, center of gravity, potential and kinetic energy are just a few of the concepts covered in this "moving" class.
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 * **5-1 NEWTON IN SPACE**:

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[|Whizzball] || The Milky Way is 100,000 light years in diameter and home to billions of stars. Study the planets and all other objects within our solar system, as well as the constellations that can be seen in they sky at the time of your visit. A visit to our planetarium will show students how constellations are mapped out and how to identify them on any given night.
 * **5-2 WHAT'S IN A GALAXY**

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//**INSTRUCTOR:**// Students will use Sky in Google Earth to interactively view the night sky including planets, constellations, and galaxies from Earth..
 * 1) Click on the Sky icon to switch between Google Earth and Sky.
 * 2) Explore the night sky by clicking on objects to find more information.
 * 3) To search, type the name of the object you want to find in the Search panel. || [|Links]



|| This is a hands-on class in which students will trace the electrical system from the power company (provider) to the home (user). Students will work with various instruments to calculate electrical energy usage and consider methods of conserving energy. Students will be "charged up" when they put together a simple circuit and test various conductor and nonconductor materials.
 * **5-3 ENERGY - TO HAVE AND TO HOLD**

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|| Students will explore the basic properties of solids, liquids, and gases in this beginner chemistry class. Test various materials and determine whether or not they dissolve; have fun with mixtures and solutions; and perform various other experiments in our chemistry lab. Your future chemists will be sure to enjoy this hands-on learning experience.
 * **5-4 KIDS AND CHEMISTRY**

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After exploring several websites and resources on chemistry, students can create a Wordle of important vocabulary words learned through the hands-on sessions and resources. ** NOTE; The print feature does not work. You will need to take a screen shot or print the screen. ** || Need Links

[|Wordle] || Our 600-gallon touch tank provides a fantastic hands-on learning experience about the many species that inhabit the Gulf of Mexico. Stingrays, spider crabs and starfish are some of the creatures students will be able to touch. In addition, the use of a Coastal Enviroscape will help to illustrate the point and non-point pollution effects in our irreplaceable marine environments.
 * **5-5 MARINE SCIENCE**

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 * **5-6 WEATHER PREDICTION**

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INSTRUCTOR After watching a BrainPop video on the Water Cycle, students will use Make Beliefs Comix to create a comic strip explaining the Water Cycle. || Need Links ||