A Reason for Science – Teacher Guidebook – Level E

Recommended for Grade 5.

The Level E Teacher Guidebook contains detailed 4-pages lesson plans for 36 weeks of multi-day instruction.

Lessons are designed to model the way scientific study works in college laboratory classes and beyond. The week begins with the teacher guiding students through a hands-on activity that introduces a fundamental scientific principle, with detailed instructions provided for each weekly activity. Questions and suggested answers are provided to assist students in recording and analyzing their findings.

Each lesson plan includes a “Teacher To Teacher” section with facts and insights to help engage the student’s attention, and extended teaching activities to build upon and reinforce the principle being taught each week.

A multiple-choice assessment quiz is included for each lesson, to allow each student to demonstrate mastery of the concepts and help aid his/her long-term retention.

Lessons 1-9: Life Science
Lessons 10-18: Physical Science – Forces
Lessons 19-27: Earth Science
Lessons 28-36: Physical Science – Energy & Matter

Concepts studied include:  growth, eye structure, velocity, molecules, torque, glaciers, and more. A full list of lessons is available in the Level E Scope & Sequence.