{"id":4120,"date":"2020-10-07T10:10:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T14:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=4120"},"modified":"2024-11-05T11:23:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T15:23:23","slug":"level-1a-science-year-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/science\/level-1a-science-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Level 1A – Science – Year 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

MATTER AND THE MARVELS OF SCIENCE<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n

MATTER AND THE MARVELS OF SCIENCE:<\/b>
\n<\/b>A year\u2019s study of the nature of matter, the vastness of space, and the minuscule marvels that make up our world. Students will study solids and liquids, changes in matter, the constellations in the night sky, and learn about microscopes and magnification while exploring aspects of nature too small to be seen with the naked eye.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Time requirement:<\/b> Two weekly lessons of approximately 30 minutes. Usually this will consist of one reading and one or more hands on explorations\/activities. Readings are to be read and narrated. Additionally, students can begin recording illustrations, diagrams, and more in a science journal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teacher involvement:<\/b> You will need to work with your child for these lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Home Science Adventures<\/b> kits are scheduled as the Exploration lessons for 2 terms this year. They include all needed materials as well as lesson instructions and help make science activities open and go.<\/span><\/p>\n

Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding <\/b>by Bernard Nebel<\/span>
\n<\/span>This course covers the concepts in his\u00a0 A – NATURE OF MATTER thread. The book offers further activities and guidance for educators in developing scientific inquiry regarding these concepts with students. The Home Science Adventure Kits are very user friendly, but if followed closely, the BFSU recommended activities can potentially take the place of the scheduled activity kits if you choose. An inexpensive non-printable PDF is available <\/span><\/i>on the Outskirts Press <\/i><\/b>website<\/i><\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

WHAT IS MATTER?<\/b><\/p>\n

Key Texts:<\/b><\/p>\n

Solids and Liquids<\/b><\/a> by David Glover\u00a0Note: for the bottle rocket activity on p. 11, you may find baking soda more effective than baking powder.<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span>Mater Amabilis Fairy-Land of Science Reader<\/b><\/a> (pdf)<\/span>
\n<\/span>*<\/span>What’s Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew? (Wells of Knowledge Science Series)<\/b> <\/a>(Wells)<\/span>
\n<\/span>*<\/span>Air Is All Around You <\/b>(Branley)<\/span>
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\n<\/span>*<\/span>These books are only scheduled for one reading.<\/span><\/i>
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\n<\/span>Highly Recommended:<\/b>
\n<\/b>These books are excellent picture book substitutes for\/supplements to <\/span><\/i>Solids and Liquids. <\/span>You can use the program without them, but they are worth hunting down inexpensive used copies or requesting them from your local library, even if you cannot get them the week they are scheduled.<\/span><\/i>
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\n<\/span>What Is the World Made Of?: All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases <\/b><\/a>(Zoehfeld)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Matter: See It, Touch It, Taste It, Smell It<\/b><\/a> (Stille)<\/span>
\n<\/span>What Makes a Magnet? (Branley)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Oxygen Keeps You Alive (Branley)<\/span>
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LOOKING UP!<\/b><\/p>\n

Key Texts and Resources:<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Find the Constellations<\/b><\/a> by H.A. Rey<\/span>
\n<\/span>One Small Square: the Night Sky<\/b><\/a> by Donald M. Silver<\/span>
\n<\/span>Home Science Adventures: The Astronomy Adventure<\/b><\/a> (16 lessons)<\/span>
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\n<\/b>MATTER AND MICROSCOPES<\/b>
\n<\/b>Key Texts:<\/b><\/p>\n

*<\/span>Greg’s Microscope <\/b><\/a>\u00a0(Selsam)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Mater Amabilis Fairy-Land of Science Reader<\/a><\/strong> (pdf)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Home Science Adventures: Microscopic Explorations<\/b><\/a> (14 lessons)<\/span>
\n<\/span>*<\/span>Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes<\/span><\/p>\n

*<\/span>These books are only scheduled once.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Further Resources:<\/b>
\n<\/b>Snowflake Bentley (Martin)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Notes:<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/i>More optional reading is listed for each unit under the schedule for that term.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Some of the books included in the optional reading lists are books we know and can personally recommend. Others are titles that come recommended but that we have not been able to pre-read.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

If printing these plans, note that many activities in Term 1 are links to click. You may want to highlight those in your printed plans as they won’t show as links when printed.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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TERM 1: What Is Matter<\/span><\/h3>\n

Key Texts:<\/b>
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Solids and Liquids<\/b><\/a>\u00a0by David Glover
\nMater Amabilis Fairy-Land of Science Reader<\/b><\/a> (pdf)<\/span>
\n<\/span>*<\/span>What’s Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew? (Wells of Knowledge Science Series)<\/b> <\/a>(Wells)<\/span>
\n<\/span>*<\/span>Air Is All Around You <\/b>(Branley)<\/span><\/p>\n

Highly Recommended:<\/b>
\n<\/span>What Is the World Made Of?: All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases <\/b><\/a>(Zoehfeld)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Matter: See It, Touch It, Taste It, Smell It<\/b><\/a> (Stille)<\/span>
\n<\/span>What Makes a Magnet? (Branley)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Oxygen Keeps You Alive (Branley)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Week 1:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Solids and Liquids<\/span><\/i> \u201cWhat\u2019s It Made Of?\u201d<\/span>
    \n<\/span>OR What Is the World Made Of? All About Solids and Liquids<\/span>\n