Peabody School 5th Grade Environmental Science Year at a Glance*
SCIENCE
Environmental science and human impact All units will be explored from the angle of how humans have influenced change within these systems
Unit 1:
Unit 2:
Unit 3:
Unit 4:
Themes
The Environment and Society
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Unit 7:
Unit 8:
Life: Biosphere
Protection and Management
Looking Closer and Make a Difference
History of environmental science
Looking closer at the Chesapeake Bay
Policies and economics
Watersheds
Hydrosphere
“But I want what I want and I want it now”
Erosion
Warming the earth
Water cycles
Adaptations
Geology
Chemistry of air
Watersheds
Extinction
Tragedy of the Common
Components of the atmosphere
River formation
Coexisting
Yearlong Themes:
Timeline of life
Rocks/Minerals: structure types process Identification What do rocks tell us about the Earth?
Ozone
Observation Change Systems Interdependence
Forest Fridays begins. Yearlong Forest Friday and 5th grade Project April 24 Earth Day Presentation Make a Difference Posters
Climate change Global warming
Origin of life Scale of humans on earth and impact Maps as a tool to explore change
Resilience and Tipping points
How do we protect our planet?
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Unit 6:
Introduction of environmental science themes and what it means to be a scientist
Conservation/ Management
Year Long projects and activities/ fieldtrips
Unit 5:
How do we impact the Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere and Biosphere?
Physics of movement on earth, specifically rivers, glaciers, storms and wind
Water as a resource
Progress
Globally/Locally
Pollution
Failures
Engineering filters Weather and electricity
Exploring natural resources within the earth
Forest Fridays
Forest Fridays
Forest Fridays
Panel Discussion
September 26: Retired Geologist Marilyn Smith to talk about Minerals
November: Meteorologist Travis Koscko to speak on weather and storm formation
October 3: Field Trip to Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
This is a tentative plan and is subject to change based on students’ needs.
Panel Discussion on Fossil Fuel Issue in class
Forest Fridays Filter Project
Forest Fridays Invasive Noninvasive Management Year long: Surveying our property to create an interactive map of our system Working with Center for Urban Habitat Devin Floyd
Forest Fridays
Forest Fridays
Windmill Challenge
RIver Exploration on the Rivanna or James