5th Grade Teachers
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September-December

Day 1………………………..Introduce the Unit
Keys to Identification Activity 

Day 2-4……………………...Schoolyard Survey (4 stations)                                                                                               

Day 5………………………..Trip to Holden (Public Garden)
Forest (Native Ecosystem)/ Field Survey 

Day 6………………………..Time Travel: Class research using Time Travel papers on history of native Ecosystem at Holden (Northeastern Ohio).

Day 7………………………..Comparing Ecosystems: Analyze data from Holden –Then and Now checklist. Write paragraph comparing Schoolyard /Forest (Native Ecosystem)/ Field. How and why it changed (student worksheet).

Day 8………………………..Pillbug Behavior (student worksheet)

Day 9………………………..What Happened on the Mountain?

Watch Fire Mountain: The Eruption and Rebirth of Mount St. Helens (Eruption, minutes 19:50-28:08) 

Day 10………………………Class research on Mount St. Helens

Day 11………………………Watch Fire Mountain: The Eruption and Rebirth of Mount  St. Helens (Plants and Animals, minutes 36:55-47:55)

Day 12………………………Students share results of Mount St. Helens Study Who Lived? Who Died? Who Came Back? (group page) Who Lived? Who Died? Who Came Back? Chart                

Day 13………………………Collect Soil for “Seed Bank” study

Day 14………………………Start thinking about action plan (poster, video, presentation-“How Humans Impact our Neighborhood, City or School.”)

Day 19 ……………………...Analyze “Seed Bank” Soil

Day ?......................................Action Project

January / February (before classroom visit)
Activity
Begin reading Rachel Carson: Pioneer of Ecology

February
Classroom Visit

March (after classroom visit)
Activity
Finish Reading Rachel Carson: Pioneer of Ecology

April / May (before visit to Holden)
Video
Watch Stream Keepers Video
Activity
Read Audubon Adventure: “Real-Life Dragons and Damsels”
Complete student assessment worksheet “Real-Life Dragons and Damsels” (journal page)
Read Audubon Adventures “Waterbirds”
Complete student assessment worksheet “Waterbirds” (journal page)
Complete Identify Me- Creating a Field Guide (bring stream organism binder on field trip)
Complete Macro Mania     

May (bring stream organism binder and lunches to Holden; divide class into four groups) 

May / June (after Holden visit)
Growing Students and Science Family Day TBA