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Suggested Monthly Plan.(Brief Article)

Science Matters: Habitats, Oceanography, Planets, and Technology, a Weekly Reader publication

| January 01, 1993 | COPYRIGHT 1993 Weekly Reader Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

By using timely topics to introduce concepts and teach corresponding skills, the Weekly Reader SCIENCE MATTERS series updates and enriches your science curriculum.

Although each unit of study in SCIENCE MATTERS is only a few pages in length, it is possible for students to spend at least two to four weeks engaged in lesson and enrichment activities. The following calendar can serve as an instructional guide.

Grouping: Unit openers are designed for whole-class instruction. Experiments can be conducted by individuals, pairs, or small groups.

 
CALENDAR 
 
 
        Day 1                       Day 2 
 
       Unit 1 
  Saving a Habitat            Moving a Prairie 
* Read One Day in the       * Read/discuss pp. 2-3. 
  Prairie.                  * Write a story about a 
                              prairie. 
 
 
        Day 5                       Day 6 
 
 
  Adapting to a Desert        Pollution 
  Habitat                   * Read/discuss pp. 8-9. 
* Read/discuss pp. 6-7.     * Look in magazines for 
* Research desert animals.    photographs showing 
                              pollution. 
                            * Review unit. 
 
        Day 9                       Day 10 
 
 
  Tsunami                     Ocean Motion 
* Read/discuss pp. 12-13.   * Read/discuss pp. 14-15. 
* Read The Big Wave.        * Locate cities affected by 
* Map Pacific rim             the Gulf Stream. 
  countries.                * Name countries affected 
                              by cold water currents. 
 
        Day 13                      Day 14 
 
 
  The Solar System            Measuring Space 
* Read/discuss pp. 18-19.   * Read/discuss pp. 20-21. 
* Find recent newspaper     * Research latest space 
  articles about space        explorations of Venus. 
  explorations. 
 
        Day 17                      Day 18 
 
  Dummies Get Started         Pushing On 
* Read/discuss pp. 26-27.   * Read/discuss pp. 28-29. 
* Make comic strips about   * Sell safety features of 
  inertia.                    new cars. 
 
 
        Day 1                       Day 3 
 
       Unit 1 
  Saving a Habitat            The Ocean Habitat 
* Read One Day in the       * Read/discuss pp. 4-5. 
  Prairie.                  * Invite a local fisher or 
                              fish store owner to talk 
                              to the class, 
 
        Day 5                       Day 7 
 
                                   Unit 2 
  Adapting to a Desert      ...

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