1. Cycle 4 Line of Inquiry Objectives Assessment Transdisciplinary Focus Writing Focus
Connection Skill/Strategy
Week 1 How do substances go together and how can Making Inferences Ongoing Investigation Journal
they be taken apart?
Day 1 -2 Introduction SWBAT discover that
Investigation 1 Separating water and salt make a
Mixtures special king of Social Studies- Students will Cause and Effect Tell what happens if you add
Teacher Observation
Day 3 Part 1 - Mixing and learn about salt and elements water to a c cup containing dry
mixture, a solution, Informal notes
separating mixtures of the Dead Sea. materials? Explain.
which cannot be Assessment Chart
Time:50 min
How can a mixture be separated with a filter.
separated?
What would be the
purpose of separating a
solid from a mixture.
Part 2 - Separating a Salt SWBAT separate salt Students explain their Reading Comparing and Discuss and share ideas students
Day 4
Solution from water in a solution understanding of the Read a Mixtures and solutions Contrasting have written.
and compare the total concepts of mixture and (Refer to FOSS pg.2 -3
Describe how can a mass of a mixture to the solution - Response Science Stories How would you explain mixtures
solution be separated?
mass of its parts. sheet - Separating and solutions to another student.
Mixtures Time:50 min Give two examples to support
your answer.
2. Part 3 - Observing crystals SWBAT explain how Teacher Observation Reading Cause and Effect Tell how a mixture is separated.
Day 5
salt crystals left when Informal notes Read A Salty Story pg.4 - 5 of Give at least two examples.
Identify how we can the water in a salt Assessment Chart - FOSS Teacher Kit
determine the shape and Time:40 min
pattern of a salt crystal? solution has Investigation 1
evaporated.
Part 4 - Separating a Dry SWBAT separate a dry Teacher Observation Reading Response Sheet - Separating
Day 6
Mixture mixture (gravel, powder, Check procedures that Read Earth Elements pg.6-7 Mixtures- Students write and
and salt) using students plan to share responses.
How can you separate a techniques of filtering separate a mixture Time:40 min
dry mixture of gravel,
powder, and salt? and evaporating. Assessment Chart -
Investigation 1
Week 2 Making Inferences
Day 7 -8 Introduction
Investigation 2 Reaching
Saturation
Part 1 - Salt Saturation Reading
Day 9
Read Decompression Sickness
pg.. 8 -9
Time:30 min
Part 2 - Citric Acid Reading
Day 10
Saturation Read Sour Power pg.. 10-11
Time:30 min
Day 11 Part 3 - The Saturation
Puzzle
3. Day 12 Part 4 - Comparing the
Crystals
Week 3 Students performing own Main Idea and
experiments Details
Day 13 Self Reflection, Analysis
- 17 and Assessment
Week 4 Main Idea and
Details
Day 18 - Introduction
19 Investigation 3
Concentration
Day 20 Part 1 - Soft-Drink
Recipes
Part 2 - Salt Concentration Reading
Day 21
Read Grow Your Own Crystals
pg..12 -13
Time:30 min
Part 3 - Mystery Solutions Reading
Day 22
Read The Air You Breathe pg..
14 -15
Time:30 min
4. Week 5 Review Making
Inferences and Main
Idea and Details
Day 23 Introduction
Investigation 4 Fizz Quiz
Part 1 - Chemical Reading
Day 24
Reactions Read What a Reaction! pg.. 16
- 17
Time:30 min
Part 2 - Reaction Products Reading
Day 25
Read Ask a Chemist pg.. 18 -
19
Time:40 min
Part 3 - Reaction in a Zip Reading
Day 26
Bag Read The Metals and The
History of Rubber pg.. 20 - 23
Time:30 min and 30 min
Day 27 Part 4 - Choosing your
own investigation
Week 6 Authors Purpose
and Perspective
Day 28 Presenting your own
investigation
Day 29 Presenting your own
investigation
