Learn the scientific method.

Steps of scientific method

1. State the problem
2. Get information on the problem
3. Form a hypothesis
4. Perform experiment to test hypothesis
5. Record and analyze data
6. State a conclusion
7. Repeat the work

http://www.naturenet.com/Pre%20and%20Post/sci%20method%20elem.htm

http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/scientific_method.htm

Scientific Method  - step by step explanation of how scientists find things out and create classification systems. From Biology4Kids.
http://www.kapili.com/l/logic.html 

Bayer/NSF Award for Community Innovation  - here's your chance to make a difference! Identify issues affecting your community and use the scientific method to solve them. Winners receive grants to put their plans into action.
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/bayernsf/ 

BrainPOP - Scientific Method  - learn how to solve problems the scientific way!
http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/scientificmethod/index.weml

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/elem/Escience.html Excellent Science Links

Understand the concept of cycle through observation of life cycle of plants

Access prior knowledge

http://arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/cycle.asp

http://arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/types.asp

Observation

1. Use hand lens
2. Record observations

Great Plant Escape  - learn more about plants and life cycles while solving a mystery. What fun!
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/

Seed structure

1. Leaves
2. Embryo
3. Cotyledon
4. Seed coat

http://arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/repro.asp

Plant seeds for observation

Measure/record plant growth

http://arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/needs.asp

Observation

1. Leaves
2. Flower buds

http://arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/anat.asp

Life cycle of plant

Understand the concept of interdependence through study of bee and flower (relationship of).

Access prior knowledge of bees

http://www.challenge.state.la.us/k12act/data/honeybee.html

Bee Parts

1. Head
2. Thorax
3. Abdomen
4. Antenna
5. Eyes
6. Legs Wings

http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/lsn11.html

Bee Anatomy  - explore the outside and inside of a bee on this interactive site from the PBS Alien Empire series. Requires Flash.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alienempire/multimedia/bee.html

Honey Bee Facts  - learn about queens, drones, and workers, and why bees make homey.
http://www.honey.com/kids/facts.html

Flowering Plant

1. Family – common traits
2. Parts of flower
1. Petal
2. Anther
3. Stigma

http://arboretum.fullerton.edu/educ/chld.asp

Biology4Kids.com: Angiosperms and Flowering Plants  - read up on these flowering plants and find out what dicots and monocots are!
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_angiosperm.html 

Introduction to the Anthophyta  - learn detailed info on flowering plants, or angiosperms.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/anthophyta/anthophyta.html

Angiosperms  - learn about these flowering plants that make up the largest group in the plant kingdom.
http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/plants/Angiosperm.html

Pollination

1. Interdependence flower/bee

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/Elrod/BeeQuest/ceindex.html

Pollination  - this ThinkQuest page shows you how flowers reproduce. Learn about the roles of bees, pollen, and the different parts of the flower.
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3715/pollin5.html

BrainPOP - Pollination  - find out how flowers reproduce by watching this cool animated movie.
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/pollination

Seed Pod

1. Observe development

Understand how sound is produced and received.

Assess prior knowledge

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sound/nocss/top.html

Set up science notebook

Investigate sound

1. Vibration
2. Pitch – high, low
3. Length
4. Relationship pitch and length
5. Predict
1. Reason
2. What found

Science of Sound  - explore the world of sound through audio clips, activites, and discussions about composition.
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sound/

Sound Waves and the Eardrum  - take an inside look at how sound travels through the human ear.
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/waves/edl.html

Vocal cords

1. Produce sound
2. Body parts in sound production
1. Mouth
2. Tongue
3. Larynx
4. Lungs

Movies of the Vocal Cords  - watch what happens to the vocal cords when someone counts, from the University of Washington.
http://depts.washington.edu/otoweb/cord_movie.html
More sites about:  Science and Nature Videos

Vocal Cords Activity  - make a model of this body part that lets you talk, or watch a video of someone's vocal cords vibrating!
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sound/activity/ssl14.htm

Loudspeaker

1. Different kinds
2. Volume
3. Vibrations

Wave Parts - learn about the parts of a wave and find out about wavelength, amplitude, and frequency.

Sound Travels

1. Causing materials to vibrate

Science of Sound - explore the world of sound through audio clips, activites, and discussions about composition.

Hearing

1. Ears – collectors of sound
2. Ways to improve hearing
3. Eardrum
1. Vibration
2. Distance
3. Safety

Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World - journey into the world of the senses and the nervous system

BrainPOP - Sound - watch a movie to see what sound is all about.

Energy In The Air: Sounds from the Orchestra - did you know that a certain kind of energy makes sound? Do you know about the different types of instruments in an orchestra? This excellent ThinkQuest Junior site talks about all this and more!

Understand how simple machines make work easier

Assess prior knowledge

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

http://www.viking.stark.k12.oh.us/~greentown/simpmach.htm

http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/cur/simp-mach/

http://www.techsploration.com/simplemachines.html

http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Machines/Simple_Machines/

Set up notebook to record and organize data

Spotlight on Simple Machines  - learn about pulleys, levers, wedges, screws, inclined planes, and the wheel and axle.
http://sln.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html 

BrainPOP - Simple Machines  - cool activities and animated cartoons about levers and planes that don't fly!
http://www.brainpop.com/tech/simplemachines/ 

Simple Machines Info  - check out animations, photos, and ideas for an wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw, lever, pulley, and wedge.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002079F/sub3.htm

Lever

1. Fulcrum
2. Force

http://www.san-marino.k12.ca.us/~summer1/machines/simplemachines.html

Inclined Plane

1. Ramp
2. Load
3. Force
4. Angle
5. Steep

http://www.san-marino.k12.ca.us/~summer1/machines/simplemachines.html

Pulley

1. Groove
2. One-pulley system
3. Two-pulley system
4. Moveable pulley
5. Fixed pulley

http://www.san-marino.k12.ca.us/~summer1/machines/simplemachines.html

http://www.techsploration.com/simplemachines.html