1. Pan American Academy Charter School 2010‐2011
PYP Week 6 Plan
Central Idea: How have people affected the world with mixtures and solutions?
Week of: March 7 ‐ 11 Grade : 5
Objectives: Assessment: Lines of Inquiry:
How will I know my students have met my • What line(s) of inquiry will I be focusing
SWBAT Determine different objective? on?
concentrations of certain material in
Teacher Observations (Informal notes on • What happens when a solution
different mixtures.
students progress) is made with water and 2
different solutes?
SWBAT be able to investigate and Assessment Charts (Investigations 3 and
4) • How do you know when a
create properties of chemical
Student response sheets 13, 15, 22 and chemical reaction has occurred?
reactions.
16. • Can products of a chemical
reaction be separated for
SWBAT create and plan to present
further study and for what
their own investigation to the class
purpose?
as a culminating project.
• Why do chemicals and reactants
play an important role in our
everyday lives.
• Investigation 4
PA Standards: Transdisciplinary Connections:
How will I integrate Language Arts, Math, Science
3.2.4.A4: Recognize that or Social Studies?
combining two or more
• What will I need to do to develop the
substances may make new Reading: Students will read, “Ask a line of inquiry?
materials with different Chemist and The Periodic Table. And
properties. learn in more depth the job of a chemist. • I will need to provide
information’s to help them
3.2.5.a6: Design and conduct a History: Students will also learn about understand the concepts of
scientific investigation and the history of rubber and its many uses. concentration and chemical
understand that current reactions..
scientific knowledge guides Math: Problem of the week. • I will need to provide materials
scientific investigations. that they can compare as
Writing: Students will continue writing processes for concentration and
their scientific process on their own chemical reactions.
mixture. Their thinking process will • I will provide experiences that
Profiles/Attitudes: include observations made in class, will lead them to continue
organizing their information and relating inquiring about solubility and its
Creativity and Curiosity it to what they learned. processes.

2. Concepts and Transdisciplinary Inquiry activities and/or provocation: Materials/Resources:
Skills: • What BIG things are happening this What materials or resources will I need? Field
What concepts & skills will we focus on? week? Trips? Guest speakers? Etc?
• Complete investigation 4.
Making Inferences • Creating chemical reactions. Balance and mass sets.
• Students will discuss and observe Funnels and filter paper.
reactions of different chemicals. 120ml bottles and syringes.
Main Ideas/ and details • Students will also prepare for their own Different chemicals. (Calcium chloride and
investigations. baking soda)
Questions:
What DEEP questions will I ask? Students will make a list of the materials they will
need to complete their own investigations for
Why do chemicals play an important role in presentation.
our everyday lives?
Why should we study chemicals and how
they react with one another?
How does this help us understand how
chemicals and their solutions have affected
our society?
Notes: