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Gatesjuniorschoollessons
Gatesjuniorschoollessons
Kindergarten:
FiveSenses TiesinwiththestudyofSELFunit.Teacheshowscienceusesoursensestoobservetheworldaroundus.
LEEDfeaturesofK1Featuresexploredthroughhandsonactivitiesaboutthesolarpanels,bioswaleandthepassivelighting.
DecomposersPumpkinSeedsandMaoSeeds Decomposersandcompareandcontrastseedsusingtheirsensesandpowerofobservation.
Hokule'aConnection:DeckinKuaihelanilifeonthecanoeandwayfinding.
SunSafety
Healthlessonontakingcareofskinandeyes.LearnaboutUVwithbeadsthatreacttoUVlight.**OUTDOOREDconnection.
MaukaandMakaiUnitsona2yearrotationALSOcoordinatewithArleneMeritintheartprograminK1.
First:
WhatisScience?
Explorationofdifferentscienceconcepts.Freeexplorationnostations.
WhatScientistDo?Wecallthis"ologies"Collectdata,makemeasurements,andusetoolsofscientist.Anddifferentbranchesofscience.
BalanceandMotion(FOSSFollowUp)wheels/rollersandlevers/balance(continuelookingatothersimplemachines)andspinners
WasteWalk.Wheredoesthetrashoncampusgo?Rockyhillgreendumpsterstrashcompactorcompostsustainability.
Soil1Observationofsoilandwhatitismadeof.Beginmakingdrawingsandcollectingdataasascientist.Livingvsnonlivingandformerly
living.Connecttogardenprogram.
MaukaandMakaiUnitsona2yearrotation.
Second:
MakikiStreamHiketostreamanddorestorationworkandalsodosomecatchandreleaseofstreamcreatures.Collectfishforclassroomas
desiredbyteacher.
Watercyclepropertiesofwaterandthewatercycle.TiestogethermaukamakaifromK1.
PropertiesofMatterContinuewithobservationsthistimeofmaterials(solid/liquidandgas)dissolving/measurementsandestimations.
Beginmakingpredictions.CombinewiththelessonReactionsofMatterContinuelookingatreactionsbetweensubstances.(Observations
thatindicateareactionhavetakenplaceandmakingpredictionsandrecordingdata.)
TidePools(2visits)WaimanaloLookatthereefcommunitiesandlearnaboutthetiesinwiththecareoftheshoreline.Thislessonhasa
prefieldtriplesson.
Third:
CrayonRocksGeologylessonlookingatthe3typesofrockformationandmakemodelsofeachtypeaswellasobserveanddrawrock
samples.
Soil2secondlookatsoilwithGates.Usingsoilsamplesforhomearea,determinethewaterretentionandpercolationofthesoilsamples.
Alsoobserveparticlesizeanddrawanddocumentobservations.Addquantitativemeasurementstoourobservations.
WaterFiltersDesignandBuildfiltersusinghouseholditemstomodelthewatercycleandaquifer.
Milo/NativePlantseedsPropagationexperimentwithnativeplantsforlateroutplantings.
RockyHillvisitworkingardentohelptakecareofnativeplantsfromexperimentandforoutplanting.Oftenplantthetistalksfromtheluau.
MakikiStreamoutplantingReturntothesamestreamas2ndgradetooutplantnativeplantseithergrownbythethirdgradersortheprevious
yearsthirdgradeclass.
MonkSeal/seaturtlelectureGradelevellectureoftheNorthwesternHawaiianIslandsanimalsandhabitats.
Fourth:
AntiSmoking2sessionsgradelevelintrointhechapel.Healthlessoninconjunctionwiththerefusalskillsprogram.EileenMcCool
ToiletsandWaterConservationMakeflushingtoiletsandfixproblemstoconservewater.
StormDrainStencilingSpraypaintstormdrainsmessagewithcommunitypartners,bothonandoffcampus.
DragonfliesandStreamEcosystemsinpreparationfortheirovernightcampwithoutdooreducation.
Watershedandwatertesting.Followuplessonandcampprep.
MoonPhasesandNightSkyStudythephasesofthemoonandthestarsintheHawaiiannightsky.Preparefortheovernightcamp.
ElectricityandCircuitscomplimentsinclasslessonschallengeto"wireacardboardhouse"
***alsoattendtheCampMokuleiacamptoassistwithscienceaspartofsenseofplace
Fifth:
BugIdentification/classificationFOSSunittiein.Observations/comparisonanddocumentationthenusingakeytoidentify.UseAcademy
sciencemicroscopes
PotatoCometsPreparationfortheChallengertrip.Usetechniquestolearntousetheequipmentpriortovisit.Measurement/cooperation
/readinginstructionsandestimations.
BottleRockets2visitsPrebuildandlaunchonlowerfield.SchedulewithPE(LindaLeGrande)
AcidandBasesandIndicatorsusingcabbageasanindicatortotestsubstances.Connectwithoceanacidification.VolcanoesandChallenger
labs.
NeighborIslandLessons:2to3lessonsperclass
Lavalayering/Shieldvolcanoes
Mapsand"sandbox"mapping(ITmadethis)
GeologyofRockyhill/NativePlantidentification
NativeBirdsandAdaptations
***alsoattendtheHawaiiIslandcamptoassistwithscienceaspartofsenseofplace
Sixth
VariablesComplimentFOSSunit.Newtaskinadifferentsituationtoidentifyandtestvariables.
CatapultsTwovisitsPrepandexplanationvideo.Testvariablesinfirsttrialsthenusemythbuster'stechniquetotestthecatapults.
BotanyThislessonwasdevelopedbyGatesandisbeingusedinCaseclassrooms.Identificationofplantsbytheirbasicstructures.
Sugars,starchesandcellulose:GardenConnectionswithElisa'sgarden:Usingtestinlearnthelocationofdifferentfoodstorageinplants
Otherenrichmentopportunities712
7thgradedaycampatReppunfarm/plantnaupakafor8thgrade(400students)
Malamahonuaconnectionsinclude:
Windsandadaptations,(kitestoplants)StarlinesandNavigation
7thgradebottlerocketchallenge.
8thgradecamp:Malamahonuaconnectionsinclude:
Day1:hikeandrestorationofKaenaPointOutplantingexperience.(400students)Starsofthenightsky
Day2ofcamp:FindingKoomohana.Learningtofindyourwaywithnature'sclues.***attendtheCampMokuleiacamptoassistwith
scienceaspartofsenseofplace4camps7rotationseachcamp
Grade
level/#
classes
#of
class
visits
possibl
e
K(6)
6of6
5senses/How
scientistmake
observations
K1LEED
sustainable
Features
++K1
Hokule'a
Deckin
Kuaihelani
Sunsafety
(OutdoorED
junior
ranger)
Mauka/Makai
2yearrotation
Whatis
Science?
"Ologies"
Whatscientist
do?
Mauka/
Makai
2year
rotation
Decomposers
Compareseeds
(compliments
Eliza's
program)
++RockyHill
Balanceand
Motion
Wastewalk
Wheredoes
trashgo?
++walkon
campus
SOIL1:
Whatmakes
upSoil?
(compliment
sEliza
program)
Animal2x2
Comparefishesorearthworms
Observationskills
36
1(6)
6of6
36
2(6)
24
3(6)
MakikiStream
Restoration
++walkto
stream
compliments
OE
Crayonrocks:
RockCycle
Watercycle
StatesofMatter
Reactionsof
Matter
Tidepools
Preplesson
sortsand
andshells.
Safetyetc
Tidepools
++Makapu'u
TidePools
Tobedeveloped??
Cyclesofmealworms
SOIL2:
water
retention&
particles
WaterFilters/
Water
cycle/water
conservation
Makiki
Streamout
plant
Monksealseaturtles
++LukeLectureHall
AntiSmoking
(Refusalskills
withE.McCool
)
Startwith
Gradelevelin
chapel
Electric
Circuits
Classify
Arthropods
A.k.a.bugs
StormDrain
Stenciling
andwater
conservation
Dragonfliesand
Stream
ecosystems
**CampPrep
Toilets/
wateruse
Moonphasesandmoonsurface/
Nightsky
++useadarkeningroom
**CampPrep
Native
plants/
seeds
rockyhillor
garden
Watershed
andwater
Quality
testing
**Camp
Prep
Potato
Comets
prepfor
NASA
Challenger
BottleRockets
Reservewith
PE/security
++lowerfield
forlaunch
Acid/Base
Lab
Prepfor
challenger
andbig
islandtoo
Mapsand
map
reading
**Hawaii
Islandcamp
prep
LavaLayering/shieldvolcano
**HawaiiIslandcampprep
36
4(8)
56
4cont.
5(8)
56
5(
cont)
6(12)
48
NativeBirds
and
Adaptations
**Hawaii
Islandcamp
prep
Variables
Sugar/Starche
sfoundin
Plants
Connectsto
Elizain
Gardenwith
6th
Simple
Machines
Trebuchet
++useteam
spacesinCase
Botany**
movedto
Eliza'sgarden