Science

Welcome to the Science website.

Please check out the state of Alaska Science standards. The fifth grade standards are on pages 101-123.

Click here for the class tentative curriculum and overview.

Science Experiments Safety Rules

Current Topic

Dire Wolves- Back from Extinction
Dire Wolves: In-Depth

The students are learning how to use energy.

The students will access Mrs. Thompson's Google Classroom for their assignments.

Mrs. Thompson's
Google Classroom
Class code: bdop4ai

Skate Park Simulation

Forces and Motion
Forces and Motion (simple)
Newton's Three Laws of Motion (amusement park)
Newton's Three Laws of Motion (bike)
First Law of Motion in Space
Second Law of Motion in Space
Third Law of Motion in Space
Inertia in Space
Kinetic and Potential Energy in Space

More NASA Stemostrations

Forces and Motion Demonstrations
Simple Machines
Simple Machines in Space
Levers
Incline Planes
Wedges
Pulleys
Wheels and Axles
Screws

How to Play Gravity Maze

Matter Packet

Matter Videos
Properties of Matter
States of Matter
Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
Burning Wood
The Periodic Table
Chemical Formulas

Earth's Resources
Earth Resources packet

Landform Games
Landform Game #1
Landform Game #2
Landform Game #3
Landform Game #4
Landform Game #5

Earth Videos
Natural Resources
Planet Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Mount Saint Helens

Alaska Overview Video
Topographical Map of Alaska
Alaska's Mineral and Energy Resources
History of the Alaska Pipeline

How to identify minerals (simple)
How to identify minerals (complex)
How to identify minerals (app)
Minerals

Earth Systems website

A Visit to the National Weather Service
Weather: "Watch vs. Warning"
Meteorologist Presentation

Weather Experiments
Simulations
Master List of Weather Resources

Climate Change Experiment recording
Weather Experiments
Global Air Purifier ("Orca")

Master List of Weather Resources

Living Things
Living Things Packet
Plant Growth Chart

How to Identify Living Things #1
How to Identify Living Things #2

Animal Parts
Weird Animals
Endangered Animals

Animal Classification #1
Animal Classification #2
Animal Classification #3

Vertebrate Song

Invertebrates #1
Invertebrates #2

Plant Life Cycle #1
Plant Life Cycle #2
Plant Parts
How Plants Grow
Photosynthesis

Animal Life Cycles #1
Animal Life Cycles #2

Butterfly Life Cycle
Bird Life Cycle
Sea Turtle Life Cycle
Mosquito Life Cycle

Heredity

Energy
Energy Packet

What is Energy?
Heat Energy
Sound Energy #1
Sound Energy #2
Light Energy
Electrical Energy
Wind Energy

Energy Sources for Kids
Energy Kids
Responsible Use of Energy
Alternative Energy
National Renewal Energy Lab
Alaska Energy Smart

What is a Circuit?
Electric Circuit
Circuit Board
How to Use Squishy Circuits
Squishy Circuits Project Ideas
How to Play Circuit Maze

Geology
Alaska Geography Facts

Rocks and Minerals
Three Types of Rocks
How to Identify Minerals

Mining in Alaska
Alaska's Mineral and Energy Resources
Mining in Alaska Forecast

Weather
Weather Packet

Weather and Climate Videos
What is a hurricane?
What is a tornado?

Water Cycle #1 (video)
Water Cycle #2 (video)

Climate Video #1
Climate Video #2
Climate Change Video #1
Climate Change and Global Warming

Creamer's Field Resources
Bird Videos
Bird Student Handbook

Science Games

PBS Science Games
NASA Games
Engineering Games
Simulations
Skate Park Simulation
Weather Science Games and Simulators
Chemistry games

Wacky Wednesday

The students will learn about circuits via Squishy Circuits and the Circuit Maze game.

Geology and Rocks
Identify Rocks and Minerals

History of Toothpaste

Quiz or Test

The open notes quiz on Matter will be completed this week.

Science Multimedia

Ecosystems
Ecosystems Packet

The Nitrogen Cycle
The Carbon Cycle
Water Cycle #1 (video)
Water Cycle #2 (video)

Animal Research #1
Animal Research #2
Animal Research #3
Animal Research #4
Animal Research #5

Dodo Bird to be Revived

Ecosystems PowerPoint

Ecosystems Art

Introduction to Ecosystems
Ecosystems Overview
Ecosystems and Biomes #1
Ecosystems and Biomes #2
Ecosystems #1
Ecosystems #2

Forest Ecosystem
Desert Ecosystem
Grasslands Ecosystem
Tundra Ecosystem
Wetlands Ecosystem
Marine (Ocean) Ecosystem
Aquatic Ecosystems

Food Webs #1
Food Webs #2

Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores

Animal Adaptations
Animal Camouflage #1
Animal Camouflage #2

Apex Predators

Tasmanian Tiger

Europa Exploration

What is Oil?
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Valdez Oil Spill
The Environmental Impacts of Oil
Oil Spill PowerPoint

Astronomy
The Universe Packet

The Sun
The Moon
The Moon's Phases
Solar Eclipse
Eclipses
Ocean Tides

Astronomy Website
Planet Facts (scroll all the way down)
Scale of the Universe
NASA Stemostrations

Gravity Interactions
Earth's Seasons

Planets of Our Solar System
Planets in the Solar System
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Life on Mars? (article)
Jupiter
Jupiter's Atmosphere
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto (dwarf planet)
Dwarf Planets
Dwarf Planets #2

Exoplanets

Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Comets

All About Stars
The Milky Way
Black Holes
Nebula

Planets Song
Planets Song #2
Moon Song

Are Aliens Real?
Mars Rovers

Science Resources

Water Bottle Rockets
Alaska Resource Education
REAP: Alaska Renewable Energy

Next Generation Science Standards
Multiple 6th grade activities

Home Experiments
64 Fun Science Experiments
Dry Ice
Water Bottle activity
Ten fun science experiments

Marshmallow Madness

Astronomy

Astronomy Website

Astronomy Packet
Scale of the Universe (interactive)

Video: Gravity for Kids
My Planet

Mars Helicopter
Egg Drop Challenge ideas
Bill Nye Motion video
Newton's First Law of Motion
Newton's Three Laws of Motion

Chapter 1: Lesson 1 The Earth-Sun System
Chapter 8: Lesson 2 The Moon
Chapter 8: Lesson 3 Solar System
Chapter 8: Lesson 4 Stars
Chapter 11: Lesson 1 Forces and Motion
Chapter 11: Lesson 2 Changes in Motion
Celestial Body Report
Extra Credit: Space Exploration Movie

Watch: TLC Elementary School: Exploring Stars
The Scale of the Universe
NASA
NASA for Kids
CNN Space Science
Astronomy Activities
Space Sites
Astronomy Lesson Plans
Exoplanet article 4-26-16

Watch: TLC Elementary School: Exploring Stars
The Scale of the Universe
NASA
NASA for Kids
CNN Space Science
Astronomy Activities
Space Sites
Astronomy Lesson Plans
Exoplanet article 4-26-16

Earth Systems

Owl Pellets

How to dissect owl pellets
Owls facts and video
Owl facts
Owl Pellets

Biodome (Optional)

Biodome
Mars Biodome (individual project)

Energy

Atomic Structure

Atomic structure: primary website
Atom overview video
Strange Matter games
Atoms overview (for assignment)
Build an atom interactive simulator
Atom structure