Science
Investigation Stations
in the Library
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What is Science Investigation
Stations in the Library?
● Need for 5th grade science help
● Increasing teacher-librarian collaboration
● Program overview
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pilot group, idea
guidelines to follow
the lesson plan format
Getting Started
● Identify the Elementary Science TEKS for
the lesson.
● For this example:
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(5.7) The student knows Earth’s surface is
constantly changing and consists of useful
resources. The student is expected to:
■ (B) recognize how landforms such as deltas,
canyons, and sand dunes are the result of
changes to Earth’s surface by wind, water,
and ice.
● Identify any appropriate library standards
The Book
Choosing the book is important.
Try to find a narrative nonfiction.
For the Erosion and Weathering:
Read Aloud Activity
The Stations
Provide activities for at least 3 stations for
student to do hands-on, interactive,
independent stations. One station should
be technology based/database. Each
station should include:
o Materials (books on weathering, erosion, rocks,
field guides, etc. should be available at each
station)
o Procedures for students including task cards
o Vocabulary cards at each station to help spur
scientific questioning and discussion
Station 1: Free Exploration
Station
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Rock & Minerals - rock words on cards,
property of minerals cards, assorted
collection of rocks containing minerals,
copper penny, nail, glass, steel file
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http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/identificatio
n.html
Station 1 Task Card Example
Station 1 Task Card Example
INVESTIGATION STATION
1. Using the materials provided at this
station, investigate and record
observations in your science journal.
Station 2: Landforms
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Students will view the landform model
and then answer 2-3 of the sticky note
questions.
Students then use watercolors to add
to Landform posters
Station 2 Task Card
Station 2 Task Card Example
1. Review the landform map.
2. Choose one area and answer 2 of the
sticky note questions in your science
journal.
3. Once you have answered the questions,
then you may select one of the landform
posters and add a watercolor drawing of
the particular landform
Station 3: Computer Station
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Watch video from United Streaming
(ex.: Let’s Talk Geography:
Landforms), then play Kinetic CityShape it Up Online Game (website
game available at
http://www.kineticcity.com/mindgames/
warper/)
Station 3 Task Card
Station 3 Task Card Example
LANDFORMS
1. Watch Let’s Talk Geography: Landforms on
United Streaming
2. Go to:
http://www.kineticcity.com/mindgames/warper/
3. Play Shape it Up game
Station 4: Changes to Landforms
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Wind and WeatheringWeathering and Wind Center
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Center directions and materials list
Student recording sheet
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Student recording page for this experiment
Wind and Weathering: Center
Directions
Question: How does the size of rock carried by the wind affect the
weathering of a larger rock?
Materials: 1 film canister*, 1 small rock, 1 piece coarse-grained sandpaper
(cut to fit inside the canister), hand lens (per student)
* can use a toothpick or medicine pill canister if a film canister is not available
Procedure:
1. Using the hand lens, observe the sandpaper inside the film canister.
1. Put one rock into the film canister.
3. Shake the canister for one minute.
4. After one minute, open the canister and observe the rock and the
appearance of the sandpaper. Record your observations in your data
table.
5. Repeat step 4 for a total of 5 trials.
Student Recording Sheet
Example
Data:
Record your data in the table for the effect of the rock on the sandpaper.
Make sure to use a hand lens to observe the changes to the
sandpaper after each trial.
1st Trial
2nd Trial
3rd Trial
4th Trial
5th Trial
Questions:
1. What changes did you observe in the sandpaper after the 5th trial?
2. Where might you see a similar type of weathering in nature?
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Station 5: Weathering and
Erosion Jeopardy
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Landforms Videos on Discovery
Education Streaming “Landforms”
(1:35) and “Uplifting and Erosion: How
Landforms are Formed” (1:06)
Weathering and Erosion Jeopardy
Station 5 Task Card Example
Station 5 Task Card
Landforms/Weathering and Erosion Jeopardy
1. Watch “Landforms” (1:35) and “Uplifting and
Erosion: How Landforms are Formed” (1:06) on
Discovery Education Streaming
2. In your science journal answer the following
questions: What three elements is the Earth
constantly exposed to? What two processes cause
landforms?
3. Go to:
http://www.regentsearthscience.com/jeopardy/erosion/
jeopardy.htm and play the Jeopardy game.
Wrapping it Up
Have a oral discussion with students then use
exit cards:
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Exit Card #1 Tell me the most interesting
thing you learned about weathering and
erosion
Exit Card #2 Tell me one thing you learned
from the stations that you did not know
before today
Exit Card #3 My favorite station was…
Examples
Exit Cards Examples
The most interesting thing I
learned about weathering and
erosion was…
My favorite station was
because
Tell me one thing you learned
from the stations that you did
not know before today.
Thank you!
Questions?
Comments?