5Cs

= Graphic Organizer for 5Cs Lesson  = 2-D-1, Lesson Plan Activity Science Investigation: Testing Rocks for Calcite (4th Grade Science Curriculum) The skills for this inquiry-based science lesson are increasing student’s ability to be critical thinkers and applying skills learned from prior experiences to successfully complete this task. These include but are not limited to making observations, comparing data, recording data, using hand-held technologies, and working cooperatively.  **  Contrast   **  ||  ·  Students will use their understanding of earth materials and the scientific process in order to make basic observations of rocks and minerals.  · Samples of rocks will be compared with one another in an attempt to measure different rock properties, such as hardness, color, mass, etc. (all are skills that the students have a prior understanding of and must apply to this situation)  · Students will be able to use the rock tests that helped in identifying rocks, as they attempt to learn new ways of identifying characteristics of rocks. Students will soon discover that the tests that we already know will not help in identifying if the rocks have a form of calcite in them or not. || This is a lesson that is to be completed by all students in fourth grade. Special accommodations include partially completed graphic organizers to help students who have difficulty keeping with the pace of the class, small groups to challenge and assist specific individuals as necessary, and many modes of presenting the content, including visual, kinesthetic, tactile, interpersonal, and intrapersonal learning styles.
 * ** The 5Cs  **  ||  **  Your Lesson Information  **  ||
 * **  Compare &   **
 * **  Conceptualize   **  ||  ·  The students will observe and learn about the reaction that calcite (the most common mineral on earth) has when it interacts with acid (or in our instance, vinegar). Students will use FlipCams to record the reactions from their test, and use the information to compare the rate of reaction and the amount of reaction to the other mystery rocks. The tests are to discover the rocks contain calcite, but they should also be able to create hypothesis as to the relative amount of calcite contained in each rock.   ||
 * **  Comprehend   **  ||  ·  Students will comprehend the information through the use of hands-on activity, and by having the ability to look back over their clips from the FlipCam and their science notebook which should have their written notes. The most meaningful aspect of the lab though, and what will help most in the comprehension, is either what they experienced when they conducted the experiment, or the images they recall from the FlipCam.   ||
 * **  Combine   **  ||  ·  Students will have the opportunity to combine this newly learned information when they bring individual rock samples from home and conduct similar tests. Students will combine the inquiry skills with future scientific investigations that require the use of all of the above mentioned skills and mental processes.   ||