SCIENCE - SECOND GRADETEACHER: HANS QUEVEDOFIRST MARKING PERIOD PLANNINGFROM: August 25
2010 to November 26
2010DURATION: 4 HOURS WEEKLYSCHOOL YEAR: 2010-2011GRADE MOTTO: “Building up my independence by contributing to theenvironment and atmosphere at school and at home”.CONTENT:Unit 1: MATTER
Structure of matter: atom, molecules.
Changes in the states of matter: condensation, solidification,evaporation, fusion and boiling.1.3Contamination by solids, liquids and gases.Problem situations in Science associated with recycling and caring of water in the city of Cali.
Environmental impact in our city (recycling and caring of water).
This year we will start off by presenting the students the “SOLID RESIDUESMANAGEMENT PROJECT” which will be reinforced by the homeroom teachers. Thestudents will learn and make different activities which will lead them to a clear understanding of what matter is, its changes and characteristics, as well as theimportance of recycling and caring of water in our city Cali in order to develop anenvironmental conscience. Through the activities the students will make a directobservation at matter and its changes helping them increase their understanding of theproperties of objects and materials that they encounter on a daily basis having themexperiment in the classroom or the Science Lab. Through this observation andmanipulation of objects the students will recognize and describe the differencesbetween solids, liquids, and gases and the contamination caused by them.The students will continue working based on the “Little Scientist” method. Another topicthat will be discussed in class is the Scientific Method, which will be taught to thestudents through problem situations in Science associated with recycling and caring of water in the city of Cali. The workshops, conferences, guides and reinforcementactivities will be posted in the Second Grade Science Blog. The students will be invitedto participate in a Science Marathon, which consists of their continuous participationthroughout the school year in different tasks assigned by the teacher through theteacher’s blog: