Name: STUDENT JOURNAL - STEMscopes Journals/4 - Explore Journal.pdfSTUDENT JOURNAL 1. Were all of the metal items magnetic? If not, which ones were not? Why do you think these items

© 2013-2014 Accelerate Learning - All Rights Reserved

STUDENT JOURNAL

Classifying MatterMatter and Energy

Name: Date:

Part 1: Volume

Vial 1 2 3 4 5 6

Mass (g)

State of Matter (solid, liquid, or gas)

What did the vial do in the bucket of water? (float, sink, stay in the middle)

Volume

Temperature of the water (C°):

1. Did the state of matter affect whether the vial floated or sank? Explain.

2. Did the mass affect whether the vial floated or sank? Explain.

1

4.5A_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 14.5A_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 1 12/9/13 1:46 PM12/9/13 1:46 PM

Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart 2: Attraction

Materials Physical

Properties Magnetic or

Non-Magnetic? Size (Length)

2


Sample



STUDENT JOURNAL1. Were all of the metal items magnetic? If not, which ones were not? Why do

you think these items were not magnetic?

2. Sort your items into groups. Items that Items that

How did the other members of your group sort the items?

3. Choose two of your tested items. Compare and contrast those two items using the Venn diagram. Make sure to think about their physical properties when comparing.

3


Sample


Changes from Heat Matter and Energy

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNALPart I: Adding Heat

Fill in the first two columns before adding heat. Fill in the last column after adding heat.

Item Current State of

Matter Predict Change

State of Matter After 5 Minutes

Ice

Chocolate Chips

Glue Stick

Gummy Candies

Marshmallows

Water

Draw 3 of the items before heating.

Item 1 Item 2 Item 3

Draw the same 3 items after heating.


5

4.5B_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 54.5B_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 5 12/9/13 1:46 PM12/9/13 1:46 PM

Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart II: Removing Heat

Predict what will happen when the heat is removed from each item.

Item Predict Change Change After

5 Minutes

Ice

Chocolate Chips

Glue Stick

Gummy Candies

Marshmallows

Water

Draw the same 3 items after removing the heat.


What happened when the heat was removed? Why?

6


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart III: Condensation

Why is there water on the outside of the bottle?

Draw the bottle of water as soon as

you get it.

Observations using a hand lens after

5 minutes

Observations from the paper towel

after wiping the side of the bottle

Is the water on the outside of the bottle the same as the water inside? Explain.

Where else could the water be coming from?

7


Sample

STEM_K.6CD_2.0_Explain_STEMscopedia_ENG.indd 30STEM_K.6CD_2.0_Explain_STEMscopedia_ENG.indd 30 11/18/13 8:31 AM11/18/13 8:31 AM

Sample


Mixtures Matter and Energy

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNALPart 1: Mix Water and Salt

1. What happened to the salt when it was mixed into the water? Record your observations.

2. What did you taste when you dipped your wood craft stick in the water? What does this tell you?

Part 2: Build and Separate Your Ocean

Complete the Venn diagram to compare how you separated the salt and water and the sand and water. Include the tools you used to separate and your obser-vations about their physical properties.

Salt and Water Sand and Water

9

4.5C_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 94.5C_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 9 12/9/13 1:46 PM12/9/13 1:46 PM

Sample


Mixtures Matter and Energy

STUDENT JOURNAL1. Which tools did you use to separate the rocks/gravel?

2. Which tools did you use to separate the “trash”?

3. What do you think would happen if you had mixed sugar with water instead of salt?

10


Sample


Forms of Energy Force, Motion, and Energy

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNALHow Can We Tell the Different Forms of Energy Apart?

Part 1: Forms of Energy (Boxes 1 and 2)

Item from Box 1 Form(s) of Energy Observed

How many forms of energy did each item use or produce?

How can you tell the different forms of energy apart?

11


Sample



STUDENT JOURNAL

Item from Box 2 Form(s) of Energy Observed

How do the items in box 2 compare to the items in Box 1?

Which item produces or uses the most forms of energy?

What other items could go in this box?

12


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart II: Foldable (Box 3)

Fold on the bold line and cut along the dotted lines. Choose an item from Box 3. Write the name of your item beside the words, “My Item.” Describe how your item uses or produces each form of energy under the flaps.

My Item:

Mechanical Energy

Electrical Energy

SoundEnergy

LightEnergy

ThermalEnergy

13


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart III: Find an Item

Choose an object to represent each form of energy. Draw a picture of the object. Describe what makes it different from the other objects in the way that it uses or produces energy.

Form of Energy Object Drawing of

Object How Is It

Different?

What are other examples of how we use energy in our daily lives?

Why is energy important?

14


Sample


STUDENT JOURNAL

Electricity, Conductors, and InsulatorsForce, Motion, and Energy

Name: Date:

How Does Electricity Flow?

Part 1: Circuit

Closed Circuit

Draw the arrangement of your circuit that made the bulb light. Label the parts in the circuit. This is called a Closed Circuit.

Open Circuit

Draw and explain an Open Circuit.

In the closed circuit, what keeps the light shining?

15

4.6BC_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 154.6BC_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 15 12/9/13 1:46 PM12/9/13 1:46 PM

Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart 2: Insulators and Conductors

List the objects you tested and circle the results.

Object Tested Conductor Insulator

Light stayed on Light turned off







Cup used for materials Light stayed on Light turned off

Name some other objects that you think might be conductors or insulators.

Explain.

16


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart 3: Electromagnet

Draw, label and explain your observations of the electromagnet.

First, draw what happened when you moved the electromagnet over the paperclips.

Now draw the compass as you move the electromagnet over it.

How many paperclips did the electromagnet attract?

What happened when you coiled your circuit wire around the spoon and closed the circuit?

Compare an electromagnet with a regular magnet.

17


Sample


Sample


STUDENT JOURNAL

Experimenting with Forces Force, Motion, and Energy

Name: Date:

Experimenting with Forces

Testable Question:

My Hypothesis: What do I predict will happen?

If

then .

Materials:

Procedure:

19

4.6D_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 194.6D_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 19 12/9/13 1:46 PM12/9/13 1:46 PM

Sample



STUDENT JOURNALData: Keep track of the information you collect here.

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average

Graph of Results:

20


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALConclusion

What did you discover? What did you learn? What does your data tell you?

I discovered

What do you still wonder?

I wonder

Draw a picture of your investigation and label the parts.

Describe at least two forces observed in your experiment.

Force 1:

Force 2:

Force 3:

21


Sample


Sample


Properties of Soil Earth and Space

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNALPart 1: Soil’s Physical Properties

Soil Sample Color Texture Can it be

formed intoa ball?

What type of sediment

is it?

1

2

3

4

23


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart 1: Soil’s Physical Properties (continued)

Sample Microscopic View Kind of Soil

1

2

3

4

Why do you think the earth samples are different colors?

24


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart 2: Soil Retains Water

Soil Type Starting Amount

of Water

Amount of Water That Dripped Out

of the Soil

*Water Retained

1.

2.

3.

4.

*To Find Water Retained: Starting Amount of Water – Amount of Water that Dripped Out Soil

Draw a picture of what you saw happen on the table below.

Soil 1 Soil 2 Soil 3 Soil 4

Which soil retained the most water? How do you know?

25


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart 3: Soil Supports Life

Count and record the number of sprouts each day.

Soil Type 1 Soil Type 2 Soil Type 3 Soil Type 4

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Day Four

Day Five

Which type of soil is best for growing plants, based on your data?

What stayed the same (the controlled variables) in this experiment?

26


Sample


STUDENT JOURNAL

Changes to LandEarth and Space

Name: Date:

What Processes Can Change Rocks?

Part I: Weathering

How many pieces of limestone are in your jar before shaking?

Draw one of the limestone pieces in the jar before shaking.

Time Spent Shaking(minutes)

Mass (grams) Difference in Mass (grams)

0

3

6

9

12

15

27


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALHow many pieces of limestone are in your jar after shaking?

Draw a picture of the activity and label where you saw weathering, erosion and deposition.

Explain why you put the labels where you did.

What happened to your limestone rock after shaking?

28


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart II: Wind

Individual Fanning Observations:

Before After

Group Fanning Observations:

Before After

29


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALHow did your mountain change? What did you observe that looked like erosion and deposition?

Compare the difference you saw when a little wind was added and a lot of wind was added.

What types of changes to the Earth’s surface are created when sediment is moved and deposited in a new location?

Think of different ecosystems. In what ecosystem do you think this kind of erosion and deposition happens the most. Why do you think that?

30


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart III: Ice

Before After

How does your mountain change? What are the processes being modeled?

Explain where you saw erosion and deposition being modeled in this activity.

How is our model different from what happens in nature?

31


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart IV: Water

Before After

How does your mountain change? What are the processes being modeled?

Explain where you saw erosion and deposition being modeled in this activity.

How is our model different from what happens in nature?

32


Sample


Resources Earth and Space

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNALHow Can We Classify Natural Resources?

In the game, what were the renewable resources? What does renewable mean?

In the game, what were the nonrenewable resources?

What does nonrenewable mean?

Draw 3 renewable resources. Draw 3 nonrenewable resources.

What does it mean to conserve? Why should we conserve resources?

33


Sample


Sample


Weather Earth and Space

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNALPart I: Weather Maps

For each city listed, tell whether the temperature will rise, fall, or stay the same.

City From Day 1 to Day 2 From Day 2 to Day 3

Houston

Austin

Dallas

San Antonio

Laredo

El Paso

Lubbock

1. According to your map key, what does each color on the map represent?

2. In what general direction are both fronts moving on the map?

3. What kind of weather could the warm front cause in Houston?

4. Using the data shown on your map key, predict how you think the weather in Houston will change by day 4?

35


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart II: Weather Data Chart

Keep track of the outdoor temperature, precipitation, wind direction, and weather conditions for 5 days.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Date

Time

Daily Conditions

Wind Direction

Precipitation

Temperature°C / °F

Prediction for Tomorrow

36


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart III: Past Weather Data

Use the Internet to research weather data from the year your teacher assigns.

Year: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Date

Daily Conditions

Wind Direction

Precipitation

High Temp °C / °F

Low Temp °C / °F

37


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart IV: Graph Data

Use the temperature data you collected from now and the year you researched to make a bar graph. Use either °C or °F.

Now 20 Now 20 Now 20 Now 20 Now 20

Date: Date: Date: Date: Date:

How are the temperatures of the past year you researched the same as or different from our current temperatures?

Tem

pera

ture

°

38


Sample


The Water Cycle Earth and Space

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNALPart I: Make a Water Cycle Model

1. Draw a picture of your group’s water cycle model.

2. Label where you see condensation, precipitation, and runoff.

How do you know that evaporation is happening?

3. What is the role of the Sun in the water cycle?

39


Sample


STUDENT JOURNAL

The Water Cycle Earth and Space

Part II: Water Cycle Diagram

1. Draw the water cycle and label where evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff occur.

2. Draw arrows to show how water moves through the water cycle.

Think about the water cycle game you played recently. Describe how you moved through the water cycle when you were a “drop of water.”

40


Sample


Patterns on EarthEarth and Space

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNALPart I: Seasons

How does daylight change over seasons?

Month and Day Sunrise Sunset Amount of Daylight

What patterns do you notice in the table above?

41


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALConstruct a line graph using your data table.

What is the relationship between the amount of daylight and the time of year?

Using the data you have collected from January through October, predict the amount of daylight we will have in November and December. Mark your prediction in red on the line graph. What information did you use to make your prediction?

42


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart II: Shadows

How do shadows change?

Using the data you collected, predict the time of day you would see the longest shadow. How do you know?

Using the data you collected, predict the time of day you would see the shortest shadow. How do you know?

Sam’s front yard is shaded in the morning. In the afternoon, Sam likes to play in his backyard because the front yard is too hot and has no shaded area. Why is the front yard shaded in the morning, but not in the afternoon?

43


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart III: Moon Phases: The Lunar Cycle

What makes the shape of the moon?

Shade the circle to show the dark areas of the Moon. Color the circle yellow to show the brightly lit parts.

Reminder: You represent the Earth. The “X” represents where you live on Earth. I am facing

toward the Sun.

My right shoulder is facing the Sun.

I am facing away from the Sun.

My left shoulder is facing the Sun.

Shade the shadow area and color the brightly lit area yellow.

Name the phase of the Moon.

Analyze the data above and draw what you predict the next 4 phases of the moon will look like. What is your reasoning? What is each phase called?

44


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart IV: Tides

Complete the Venn diagram to compare the two tides patterns.

Analyze the data you collected over the last two days and predict when the next high tide and low tide will occur.

Predict what would happen to the water level if Earth had no moon.

45


Sample


Sample


Producers, Consumers, and Food Webs Organisms and Environments

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNAL1. What was your role in the food web? Draw a picture of your character.

2. If you are the Sun, what do you provide? If not, what does the Sun provide for you?

3. If you are a carnivore, what do you eat? Who might consider you prey?

4. If you are herbivore, what do you eat? Who might consider you prey?

5. If you are an omnivore, what do you eat? Who might consider you prey?

6. If you are a producer, what do you need to make your own food? Who might eat you?

47

4.9AB_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 474.9AB_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 47 12/9/13 1:47 PM12/9/13 1:47 PM

Sample


Producers, Consumers, and Food Webs Organisms and Environments

STUDENT JOURNAL 7. What is a food web? How is that different from a food chain?

8. If a carnivore eats only meat, how does it depend on plants? How does it depend on the Sun?

9. If there were a fire in the forest you live in, how might that affect your life and what you eat/what eats you?

10. How does the amount of water in an environment affect a food web?

11. What happens in a food web if a part of the web is removed?

12. Draw and label one of the food chains you were a part of in the activity:

48

4.9AB_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 484.9AB_2.0_Explore_SJ.indd 48 12/9/13 1:47 PM12/9/13 1:47 PM

Sample


AdaptationsOrganisms and Environments

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNALPart 1: Plant Adaptations

Plant Structure (Part) Material Used to Model Structure and Reason for Choice of Material

Where Your Plant Might Survive and Why

Can any materials go with more than one plant?

49


Sample


AdaptationsOrganisms and Environments

STUDENT JOURNALPart 2: Bird Beaks

Draw each beak and record how many of each food type the beak was able to collect.

Draw Beak Fish Nectar (Yes or No) Seeds Raisins

Use the bird cards or bird books to find real birds with similar beaks to those modeled in the investigation and record below.

Model Beak Real Bird How is this beak uniquely suited

for the way the bird eats?

1. Which beak was able to pick up the most food? Why do you think this was possible?

2. Do you think beak type is related to bird size? Why or why not?

50


Sample


STUDENT JOURNAL

TraitsOrganisms and Environments

Name: Date:

How Can We Classify Traits and Behaviors as Inherited or Learned?

Part I: Traits Cards

Inherited TraitsHow do you know these are

inherited traits?

Learned BehaviorsHow do you know these are learned

behaviors?

What is the difference between inherited traits and learned behaviors? How can you tell the difference?

51


Sample


TraitsOrganisms and Environments

STUDENT JOURNAL

Part II: Student Traits

Color the boxes with inherited traits red and learned behaviors blue.

Has curly hair Has green eyes Plays an instrument

Has detached earlobes

Can do the moonwalk

Has blonde hair Is the tallest in the class

Has brown eyes

Can play cards Is right-handed Has dimples Can roll tongue

Has an allergy Has freckles Can write in cursive

Has a widow’s peak

Has attached earlobes

Has the right thumb over the

left when clasping hands

Has a cleft chin Can do a cartwheel

Is left-handed Can play basketball

Has brown hair Can speak another language

52


Sample


Life Cycles Organisms and Environment

Name: Date:

STUDENT JOURNALPart I: Observation of Life Cycles

Day 1: I notice…

Radish Lima Bean

Day 3: Illustrate and label your plant.

Day 3: I notice…

Radish Lima Bean

Day 7: Illustrate and label your plant.

Day 7: I notice…

Radish Lima Bean

What changes did you notice over time?

53


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPart II: Life Cycle Sort

Identify and illustrate the four life cycles.

1.

54


Sample



STUDENT JOURNAL2.

55


Sample



STUDENT JOURNAL3.

56


Sample



STUDENT JOURNAL4.

57


Sample



STUDENT JOURNAL1. How is the 1st cycle similar to the 2nd cycle?

2. How is the 3rd cycle different from the 4th cycle?

3. What do all the cycles have in common?

4. How is a human life cycle similar and different to one of the cycles above?

5. What changes did you notice over time in the life cycles?

6. What does the arrow between the adult and first stage of growth mean?

58


Sample



STUDENT JOURNALPick another animal and plant life cycle and illustrate them below.

How are the two cycles different?

How are the two cycles similar?

59


Sample

Documents

Name: STUDENT JOURNAL - STEMscopes Journals/4 - Explore Journal.pdfSTUDENT JOURNAL 1. Were all of the metal items magnetic? If not, which ones were not? Why do you think these items