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1-1: 8rlng focus Lo lnvesLlgaLlve acLlvlLles, based on Lhelr own quesLlons and Lhose of oLhers.
1-2: uescrlbe maLerlals and ob[ecLs LhaL have been observed and manlpulaLed, and ldenLlfy whaL was done
and found ouL.
1-11: uescrlbe some common llvlng Lhlngs, and ldenLlfy needs of Lhose llvlng Lhlngs.
2-1: lnvesLlgaLe, wlLh guldance, Lhe naLure of Lhlngs, demonsLraLlng an undersLandlng of Lhe procedures
followed.
2-2: 8ecognlze paLLern and order ln ob[ecLs and evenLs sLudled, and, wlLh guldance, record procedures and
observaLlons, uslng plcLures and words, and make predlcLlons and generallzaLlons, based on observaLlons.
2-9: 8ecognlze Lhe effecLs of heaLlng and coollng, and ldenLlfy meLhods for heaLlng and coollng.
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1-1 & 1-2 locus: redlcL whaL Lhey Lhlnk wlll happen or whaL Lhey mlghL flnd ouL.
1-1 & 1-2 8eflecL and lnLerpreL: ldenLlfy quesLlons belng lnvesLlgaLed and ldenLlfy whaL was learned abouL
each quesLlon.
1-11.9: 8ecognlze LhaL some planLs and anlmals musL adapL Lo exLreme condlLlons Lo meeL Lhelr baslc
needs, e.g. arcLlc and deserL planLs and anlmals.
2-1 & 2-2 locus: ldenLlfy one or more posslble answers Lo quesLlons asked by Lhemselves and oLhers. ldeas
may Lake Lhe form of predlcLlons and hypoLheses.
2-1 & 2-2 Lxplore and lnvesLlgaLe: Carry ouL slmple procedures ldenLlfled by oLhers.
2-9.9: ldenLlfy maLerlals LhaL lnsulaLe anlmals from Lhe cold, e.g., wool, fur and feaLhers, and ldenLlfy
maLerlals LhaL are used by humans for Lhe same purpose.
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1. redlcL whaL Lhey Lhlnk wlll happen or whaL Lhey mlghL flnd ouL.
2. ldenLlfy whaL was learned abouL each quesLlon belng lnvesLlgaLed.
3. ldenLlfy LhaL some anlmals musL adapL Lo exLreme condlLlons Lo meeL Lhelr baslc needs.
1. ldenLlfy one or more posslble answers Lo quesLlons asked by Lhemselves and oLhers. (ldeas may Lake Lhe form of
predlcLlons and hypoLheses)
2. Carry ouL slmple procedures ldenLlfled by oLhers.
3. ldenLlfy maLerlals LhaL lnsulaLe anlmals from Lhe cold.
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?0#"1<7)($%#G MonlLor and observe as sLudenLs answer quesLlons and wrlLe Lhelr responses and
predlcLlons durlng learnlng acLlvlLy #1 (1, 1, 2)
MonlLor and observe as sLudenLs compleLe Lhe acLlvlLy ln learnlng acLlvlLy #2, are Lhey
followlng Lhe procedure? (2)
M"N O."#)($%#: WhaL do you Lhlnk wlll happen?" (1, 1)
WhaL dld we learn abouL Lhe quesLlon?" (2)
Pow do ArcLlc sea anlmals survlve ln Lhe cold?" (3, 3)
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Cups
lce cubes
WaLer
Lard
aper Lowel
laLes
Lab reporL (1 per sLudenL)
uocumenL camera and smarLboard
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!"#$" &$ '())$* repare maLerlals. (lace lce cubes ln cups, pour waLer ln). CuL lard and puL on plaLe for each
sLudenL. hoLocopy lab reporL for each sLudenL.
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+&&(*&#$* ,"-..(" Wear labcoaL. 1oday we are golng Lo do a sclence experlmenL! Lveryone ls
golng Lo learn how Lo be a super sclenLlsL!

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8emember when we learned abouL Lhe dlfferenL klnds of anlmals LhaL llve ln
nunavuL? WhaL ls Lhe LemperaLure llke Lhere?
We are golng Lo do an experlmenL Loday wlLh blubber - whlch ls someLhlng
LhaL arcLlc sea anlmals have - so seals, whales, and walruses all have blubber.
We are golng Lo learn how arcLlc sea anlmals survlve ln Lhe cold LemperaLures.
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8ecause Lhls ls our flrsL experlmenL Lhls year, we need Lo go over some
expecLaLlons for when we do experlmenLs. When you are aL your desks dolng
Lhe experlmenL, how can you be proacLlve? (l.e. sLay ln your spoL, llsLen Lo
lnsLrucLlons, use your lnslde volce).
3 mlnuLes
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9(-"*#*4 +8&#<#&> ?@ (reparaLlon for Lhe experlmenL by wrlLlng a lab reporL)
AnyLlme LhaL a sclenLlsL does an experlmenL, Lhey need Lo have a quesLlon. An
experlmenL ls a way Lo LesL LhaL quesLlon and see whaL Lhe answer ls Lo LhaL
quesLlon.
Cur quesLlon Loday, whlch ls aL Lhe Lop of you lab reporL ls Pow does blubber
proLecL ArcLlc anlmals?"
now LhaL we know our quesLlon, we need Lo flgure ouL whaL maLerlals we
need Lo LesL Lhls quesLlon - maLerlals ls a fancy sclenLlflc word for whaL you
need" for an experlmenL. 8eslde maLerlals we are golng Lo wrlLe whaL you
need". Cn your lab reporL, lL llsLs parL of Lhe maLerlals LhaL we wlll use. (llll ln
Lhe blanks on Lhe reporL, uslng Lhe documenL camera). Crade one's - for Lhe
number words draw Lhe number, [usL llke l am on Lhe board. Crade Lwo's - for
Lhe number words please sound ouL Lhe number word and wrlLe LhaL lnsLead.
- 1wo cups
- lce cubes
- Cne plece of lard
- WaLer
now LhaL we know whaL we need, we are golng Lo flgure ouL our procedure.
rocedure ls a sclence word LhaL means whaL you need Lo do" (WrlLe LhaL on
Lhe lab reporL). 8aslcally, Lhe procedure ls our plan. We can begln wlLh Lhe
end ln mlnd by havlng a plan for our experlmenL, and followlng lL.
1. uL half of your lce cubes lnLo each cup.
2. Add waLer unLll your lce cubes are covered.
3. uL Lhe plece of lard on your flnger.
4. uL one flnger ln each cup. Make sure you use Lhe flnger wlLh lard on lL!
3. Ask your parLner Lo counL by ones. Pow long can each flnger sLay ln Lhe
waLer before lL feels cold?
We wlll be dolng Lhls ln parLners, so whlle one parLner has Lhelr flngers ln Lhe
waLer, Lhe oLher wlll be counLlng by one's for Lhem.
now we know our quesLlon, our maLerlals, and our procedure. So Lhe nexL
sLep of Lhls experlmenL ls Lo make a predlcLlon. uoes anyone know whaL a
predlcLlon ls? A predlcLlon ls anoLher fancy sclence word for whaL you Lhlnk
wlll happen" (wrlLe on lab reporL) - or a good guess.
kC: WhaL do you Lhlnk wlll happen?"
Lveryone wlll have Lhelr own predlcLlon - everyone can wrlLe LhaL down now.
Crade 1's - lf you need help wlLh Lhe words.
Crade Lwos' - please sound ouL Lhe words for your predlcLlon.
MovemenL break (and pracLlce counLlng Lo 100 so LhaL Lhey are beLLer
prepared Lo counL for Lhelr parLner) - CounLlng Lo 100 Macarena (play song on
cd wlLh words).
20 mlnuLes
(1, 1)
(2)
"##$##%$&'#( )*++$,$&'*-'*.&/ MonlLor and observe as sLudenLs answer quesLlons and wrlLe Lhelr responses -
assess lf Lhey are able Lo follow along and lf Lhey are undersLandlng Lhe
dlrecLlons. (2)
MonlLor and observe as sLudenLs make predlcLlons (1, 1)

9(-"*#*4 +8&#<#&> ?A Call ouL parLners - once you know who your parLner ls, quleLly go and slL aL a
spoL aL Lhe desks. lease geL your name cards Lo your spoLs wlLh you. 1ake
your lab reporLs wlLh you, and do noL Louch anyLhlng on your Lable yeL. lease
do noL Lalk whlle we do Lhls so LhaL everyone can hear who Lhelr parLner ls.
uurlng Lhls experlmenL, lL ls really lmporLanL Lo be quleL, Lo llsLen, and Lo sLay
ln your spoL, because sclenLlsLs need Lo be able Lo llsLen Lo lnsLrucLlons. Llke
we Lalked abouL earller, lf you are showlng us wlLh your behavlor LhaL you are
unable Lo do Lhls experlmenL, Lhen you wlll be an observer.
1he grade one sLudenLs ln each group wlll do Lhe experlmenL flrsL. Crade
Lwo's, mosL of you have done Lhls experlmenL before, so you can help your
parLner.
Lead grade one sLudenLs Lhrough Lhe sLeps - go sLep by sLep.
1. uL half of your lce cubes lnLo each cup.
So counL how many you have, and puL half of LhaL lnLo each. When you are
done, puL everyLhlng down and Louch your nose.
2. Add waLer unLll your lce cubes are covered.
When you are done Lhls sLep, show me you're ready for Lhe nexL sLep by dolng
splder push-ups.
3. uL Lhe plece of lard on your flnger.
uL Lhe lard on your flnger nexL Lo your Lhumb (demonsLraLe whlch flnger).
?ou'll really have Lo squlsh lL on - make sure LhaL lL ls really snug. Cnce lL's on
really LlghL, wlpe your oLher flnger off wlLh a paper Lowel. Crade Lwo's can
help you!
4. uL one flnger ln each cup. Make sure you use Lhe flnger wlLh lard on lL!
When you puL your flngers ln each cup, make sure LhaL you use Lhe flngers
nexL Lo your Lhumbs for each cup (demonsLraLe whlch flngers).
3. Ask your parLner Lo counL by ones. Pow long can each flnger sLay ln Lhe
waLer before lL feels cold?
1alk wlLh your parLner before you sLarL! ?ou can use your hundred charL on
your name card Lo help you wlLh Lhe counLlng. And parLners, please wrlLe
down Lhe number for each flnger on Lhelr lab reporL for Lhem - lL goes ln Lhe
box ln Lhe observaLlon secLlon.
When boLh flngers are ouL of Lhe waLer, wlpe Lhe lard off uslng a paper Lowel
and slL aL your spoL.
(lf lL ls Laklng a long Llme for Lhe sLudenLs Lo pull Lhelr blubber flnger ouL of Lhe
waLer Lhen glve Lhem anoLher 30 seconds or so and Lhen ask all Lhe sLudenLs Lo
pull Lhelr flngers ouL - oLherwlse lL could Lake a really long Llme)
When all Lhe grade one's are done.. Ckay, greaL Lwo's - we've gone over Lhe
sLeps once now, and you have your lab reporL ln fronL of you, so go ahead and
geL sLarLed. lf you have quesLlons abouL any of Lhe sLeps, ask your parLner!
1humbs up lf you undersLand, Lhumbs down lf you don'L.
Cnce all Lhe sLudenLs are done and have Laken Lhe lard off Lhelr flngers - ask
Lhem Lo llne up (hands ln Lhelr own space) and walk quleLly Lo Lhe baLhroom Lo
wash Lhelr flngers off and Lhen come back Lo Lhe classroom.
(lf Llme allows - whlle sLudenLs are gone Lo wash up, clear lard and cups of
waLer off of Lhelr desks)
(2)
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"##$##%$&'#( )*++$,$&'*-'*.& MonlLor and observe as sLudenLs compleLe Lhe acLlvlLy - assess lf Lhey are able
Lo follow along and lf Lhey are undersLandlng Lhe dlrecLlons. Assess for
compleLlon of each sLep Lhrough Lhe processes ouLllned above (l.e. puLLlng

flnger on nose). Assess lf Lhey are followlng Lhrough wlLh Lhe procedure (2)
use of Lhe hundred charL for counLlng by one's.
9(-"*#*4 +8&#<#&> ?B Ask sLudenLs Lo geL Lhelr lab reporLs and slL aL Lhe carpeL.
now LhaL we are done dolng Lhe experlmenL, we are golng Lo flnlsh our lab
reporL. We wroLe down Lhe Llme LhaL we kepL each of our flngers ln Lhe waLer
for - your flnger and your flnger wlLh Lhe blubber. now we are golng Lo wrlLe
whaL we observed - observaLlons lnvolve our senses - whaL dld you see?
WhaL dld you feel?
8ralnsLorm and wrlLe ldeas on Lhe board.
(2)

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assess lf Lhey are able Lo follow along wlLh Lhe procedure. (2)
Pave senLence sLrlps close by lf sLudenLs requlre Lhem (grade one sLudenLs)

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+))())/(*& $0 9(-"*#*4C Cne of Lhe lasL pleces of a lab reporL ls a concluslon. 1he concluslon ls where
we summarlze our resulLs and answer our quesLlon - we Lalk abouL whaL dld
you learn" (wrlLe on board). WhaL was our quesLlon? Pow does blubber
proLecL ArcLlc sea anlmals?"
kC: WhaL dld we learn abouL Lhe quesLlon?"
kC: Pow do ArcLlc sea anlmals survlve ln Lhe cold?"
8ead Lhe lab reporL 8lubber ls an anlmal adapLaLlon. ArcLlc anlmals need
blubber Lo ______" An adapLaLlon ls someLhlng LhaL helps an anlmal survlve
ln lLs envlronmenL. So blubber helps ArcLlc sea anlmals survlve ln Lhelr
envlronmenL. Why do Lhey need blubber? 8ralnsLorm ldeas. (lL helps Lhem
sLay warm - keeps Lhem lnsulaLed - Lalk abouL whaL lnsulaLlon means - helps
Lo keep Lhe warm ln so LhaL Lhe waLer doesn'L cool Lhem off).
Lncourage grade Lwo's Lo Lhlnk of Lhelr own senLences, sound ouL Lhe words.
WrlLe ldeas on Lhe documenL for Lhe grade one's Lo copy.
(2, 3, 2, 3)
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D((3.-8E D"$/ F&=3(*&)C 1he very lasL porLlon of our lab reporL Loday ls a reflecLlon. Cur reflecLlon ls
whaL do you Lhlnk". Crade Lwo's - lf you have done Lhls experlmenL before,
Lry Lo Lhlnk of someLhlng new LhaL you dlscovered Lhls Llme - someLhlng new
from lasL Llme.
l dlscovered ____________" nexL Llme l would ___________"
(CeL ldeas from sLudenLs, wrlLe Lhem on Lhe board). (Maybe an ldea could
revolve around LesLlng oLher Lhlngs LhaL anlmals ln Lhe ArcLlc have - LesL Lo
see whaL keeps you warmer - l.e. feaLhers, fur, blubber, eLc)
CollecL lab reporLs (1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3)
(lncluded ln
above Llme)
D((3.-8E G$ F&=3(*&) CommenL on Lhelr super sclenLlsL skllls, and Lhelr ablllLy Lo begln wlLh Lhe end
ln mlnd and follow Lhe plan.
(lncluded ln
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Challenge acLlvlLy!
So now LhaL we have seen whaL blubber does when we puL our flngers ln cold waLer - how lL
ls an lnsulaLor, we are golng Lo Lry Lo make a dlfferenL Lype of lnsulaLor and Lry lL ouL. ?ou
have flve mlnuLes Lo bulld someLhlng Lo puL on your flnger and Lhen we wlll LesL lL ouL Lhe
same way we LesLed Lhe blubber.

name: _______________________
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_________________ cups
_________________ cubes
_________________ plece of _________________
waLer

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1. uL _________________ of your _________________ cubes lnLo
each cup.
2. Add _________________ unLll your lce cubes are
_________________.
3. uL Lhe plece of _________________ on your flnger.
4. uL _________________ flnger ln each cup. Make sure you use Lhe
flnger wlLh _________________ on lL!
3. Ask your parLner Lo counL by _________________. Pow
_________________ can each flnger sLay ln Lhe waLer before lL feels
_________________?

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l Lhlnk Lhe _________________ wlll geL _________________ fasLer.

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