Contact Information

If any students or parents have any questions or concerns, please contact me by my school address (rita.breeding@bcpsk12.com) or phone (859-9329).

Many of my assignments will involve the website www.solpass.org and the username is Council Elementary and password is cobra.

I will post assignments daily on Google Classroom.

If you need any assignments by packet (paper), please contact me.

Assignments

Read Text book pages 430-435 and do definitions in your notebooks: natural resources, pollution, point source, non point source, environmental Science

Day 2 3-17-20 Read text book pages 436-441 and write definitions in notebook: renewable resource, nonrenewable resource, sustainable use, ecological footprint, conservation

Day 3 3-18-20 Do Work sheet "What are Fossil Fuels?" - Answer questions in your notebooks, make sure you date each assignment.

What Are Fossil Fuels? How Coal Forms

Answer these questions

  1. What happened to the swamp plants when they died?
  1. What material formed from the layers of decayed plants?
  1. Look at the third stage above. How was coal formed?

Stage 1. Millions of years ago, swamps covered large parts of Earth’s land. When swamp plants died, they sank to the bottom. Stage 2. Layers of decayed plants formed a soft material called peat. Over time the peat was buried under mud and sand. Stage 3. The mud and sand turned to rock. Slowly the peat changed into coal.

Day 4 3-19-20 -Do WS "Renewable and Non-renewable Resources" Write answers in your notebook

Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources

A renewable resource can be produced, grown or replaced after they are used. If humans are careful, this means that we can continue to use these resources over and over again. An example of a renewable resource is wood.

A non-renewable resource is used up quicker than it can be produced, grown or replaced. An example of a non-renewable resource is coal.

Instructions: Write each resource below in your notebooks as either a renewable or non-renewable resources. Resources: trees, wind energy, coal, animals, water, wood, oil/gasoline, natural gas, wheat, sun energy, air

DAY 5 3-20-20 Go to the web site www.ducksters.com and do the following:

  1. Click on Science 2. Click on Earth Science 3. Under Renewable Energy Sources, read about Renewable Energy and Biomass Energy activities. 4. Take the 10 question quiz at the end of each

DAY 6 WEEK 2 3-23-20

  1. Go to web site www.ducksters.com 2. Click on Science 3. Click on Earth Science 4. Under Renewable Energy Resources, do the following: GEOTHERMAL ENERGY and HYDROPOWER Take the 10 question quiz at the end of each. BONUS EXTRA: Submit to me your answer to the following statement: " This weekend I ................" I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR RESPONSES!!!!!!!!!!! I sure do miss you all!!!!!!!!!!!!

DAY 7 WEEK 2 3-24-20

  1. Go to web site www.ducksters.com 2. Click on Science 3. Click on Earth Science 4. Under Renewable Energy Resources, do the following: SOLAR POWER and WAVE AND TIDAL ENERGY (Take the 10 question quiz at the end of each.) TEXT ME YOUR SCORES

DAY 8 WEEK 2 3-25-20 As a review on WEATHER:

  1. Watch the local news weather today. I want you to record the following information and text it to me: SUN RISE TIME, SUN SET TIME, TEMPERATURES (HIGH/LOW), PRECIPITATION, TYPE of FRONT IN OUR AREA, and WIND SPEED This is NO worksheet Wednesday*

DAY 9 WEEK 2 3-26-20

  1. Go to web site www.ducksters.com 2. Click on Science 3. Click on Earth Science 4. Under Renewable Energy Resources, do the following: WIND POWER (Take the 10 question quiz at the end) TEXT ME YOUR SCORES

DAY 10 WEEK 2 3-27-20 Your assignment is to find and take a picture of each of the following and send the pictures to me.

  1. Vascular plant 2. nonvascular plant 3. decidous tree 4. conifer
  2. arthropod 6. amphibian BONUS: fungi *Parents need to know what you are doing and only travel where it is SAFE!!!!!! If you forgot what each word means, you may need to google

DAY 11 WEEK 3 3-30-20 SOL 6.9 Renewable/Nonrenewable Resources Go to the following web site and watch video, also take notes. SEND ME A PICTURE OF YOUR NOTES**** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5M041OpnXc

DAY 12 WEEK 3 3-31-20 *Make a list of renewable and nonrenewable resources (5 each) *Name the 3 Fossil fuels *List 3 ways we can conserve our nonrenewable resources (Write in notebooks and send me a picture of your work)

DAY 13 WEEK 3 4-1-20 **List the different causes of pollution for:

  1. Land -
  2. Water - 3.Air -

DAY 14 WEEK 3 4-2-20 **Read Plastic in Ocean Handout ***Do Pollution WS Plastic in the Oceans - Freebie Sample.pdf Google Docs

pollution-word_1_ Google Docs

DAY 15 WEEK 3 4-3-20 Try using Kami or dochub to fill out Day 14 assignment on Pollution

pollution-word_1_ Google Docs

DAY 16 WEEK 4 4-6-20 Complete worksheets on Pollution Rita Breeding - how-to-prevent-pollution_2080_1.jpg.pdf PDF

Rita Breeding - hazardous waste worksheet.pdf PDF

DAY 17 WEEK 4 4-7-20 SCAVENGER HUNT PART 2 - Go outside and find the following and send me a picture: VERTEBRATE, INVERTEBRATE, CONSUMER, PRODUCER,ANNELID Stay safe and have fun*****

DAY 18 WEEK 4 4-8-20 SOL 6.9 Play Kahoot on Climate Change

DAY 19 WEEK 4 4-9-20 HAPPY EASTER Take a picture of or text me something that makes you feel the happiest!!!!!!

DAY 20 WEEK 5 4-14-20 Flooding/Power outages Take attendance Discuss new class schedule

DAY 21 WEEK 5 4-15-20 SOL 6.8 Solar System - Go to www.ducksters.com and:

  1. Click Science 2. Click Astronomy 3. Read "Astronomy for Kids" and do activity "ASTRONOMY CROSSWORD PUZZLE" (send me picture of completed puzzle)