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Newton’s Laws

LOOK

Remember: Objects at rest tend to stay at rest; objects in motion, tend to stay in motion

Look up. Believe it or not, you are observing some of Newton’s Laws right now without even realizing it! Write two things you see that are being impacted by Newton’s Laws.

Example:The wind is blowing leaves on the tree.

The wind is a force that pushes the leaves. The leaves would keep moving if it weren’t for another force that pulls them back, the branch that they’re connected to!

WHAT’S HAPPENING? WHAT FORCES ARE INVOLVED?

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MATCH

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Match the word with their definitions

WRITEOn a separate piece of paper, write a one-page story to finish this idea.

What happens next? Include force and motion in your story.

“It was my first camping trip and I was nervous. My giant backpack full of heavy supplies was finally getting comfortable on my back. My new boots weren’t even that smelly yet. I was approaching the top of the trail when I looked up and saw a huge boulder tumbling straight towards me... “

Do you have a jump rope? Start jumping! See if you can jump for 30-seconds in a row. Then, see if you can answer these questions:

What force was pushing you up?

What force was pulling you back down to the ground?

Draw a diagram of you jumping rope. Label the force responsible for pushing you up, and the force responsible for pulling you back down.

Motion

Force

Gravity

Friction

force that occurs when an object moves against another

change in the position of an object over time

anything that can change the state of motion of an object

force that attracts an object towards the center of the Earth

TERMS: DEFINITIONS:

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Food Webs

ANALYZEWhat is the last fruit or vegetable you ate?

How does this fruit or vegetable grow? In the ground? Is it a root?

Draw a sketch of how this fruit or vegetable grows.

Where does this food get it’s energy?

Food Webs:

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In a food web, arrows that connect organisms (a living thing such as an animal or plant) show who eats who and how energy moves through an ecosystem. Find the krill on the food web. You’ll see that there is an arrow that starts at the krill and points to a Blue whale. This means that the Blue whale eats the krill. Why is the arrow pointing towards the whale, though? Because that’s the direction of energy transfer. The energy from the krill goes to the Blue whale when it’s eaten.

WORD SEARCHCircle the word

NAME: DATE:

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Penguin

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Seagull

Blue whale Killer whale

Squid

Crab

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What animals eat the penguin?

What two animals does the fish eat?

What would the Killer whale eat if there were no Elephant seal?

If there were no krill, how would that impact Blue Whales?

If there were no seaweed, how would that impact the squid?

Which animal should the seagull try to avoid, unless he wants to be eaten?

EXPLOREGo outside. Keep a journal of which animals you observe. A bird? A cat? An otter? Take note of what these animals eat and what could eat them!

WRITEContinue your story from the previous section with the following story prompt. On a separate piece of paper, write a one-page story to finish this idea.

“Sitting atop Lookout Mountain I could almost see infinity. My trusty binoculars really helped me focus on the world around me. I watched a diligent hawk swoop down to the Crooked River and pluck a snake right off the forest floor! But that wasn’t the only predator I saw at work that day…”

What happens next? Include predator and prey in your story.

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Deep within the Earth it is so hot that some rocks slowly melt and become a thick flowing substance called magma.

Draw one illustration to illustrate each sentence.1

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

DRAW

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WRITEContinue your story from the previous section with the following story prompt. On a separate piece of paper, write a one-page story to finish this idea.

What happens next? Include the words volcano and earthquake.

“I feel the earth shaking under my boots! What’s happening?”

Because it is lighter than the solid rock around it, magma rises and collects in magma chambers.

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Eventually some of the magma pushes through vents and fissures in the Earth's surface.

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A volcanic eruption occurs!4

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Is it just me, or is today a scorcher? Each day for the next week, track the weather.For each day:

Weather

ANALYZE

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Write in the daily high

Write in the daily low

Write in the humidity

Sketch what the sky looks like at 12:00 noon

Day 1 · Date:Today’s High:Amount of Humidity:

Today’s Low:

Your Sketch

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To get this information, go to a weather website, such as weather.com and type in your city and state. You will see a box like this appear in the search results.

Day 4 · Date:Today’s High:Amount of Humidity:

Today’s Low:

Your Sketch

Day 3 · Date:Today’s High:Amount of Humidity:

Today’s Low:

Your Sketch

Day 2 · Date:Today’s High:Amount of Humidity:

Today’s Low:

Your Sketch

Day 7 · Date:Today’s High:Amount of Humidity:

Today’s Low:

Your Sketch

Day 6 · Date:Today’s High:Amount of Humidity:

Today’s Low:

Your Sketch

Day 5 · Date:Today’s High:Amount of Humidity:

Today’s Low:

Your Sketch

"H" means the High Temperature for the day.

"L" means the Low Temperature for the day.

You'll get humidity information here. It will be a percentage.

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WRITEContinue your story from the previous section with the following story prompt. On a separate piece of paper, write a one-page story to finish this idea.

What happens next? Include humidity and storm in your story.

“It was a bright and sunny day. The sun shined warm rays into my one-person-tent aside from the occasional cloud that covered the sky and cooled my skin. My camping expedition is nearly complete and I hope the weather holds and the night is dry. Another night of rain would be a calamity…”

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DOAt the end of Day 7, chart the daily high temperatures for each day of the week.

DRAWWhat trends do you notice from your chart? Is the line going up or down? What can the graph tell you about the week's weather?

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You must be with an adult when boiling the water below.

Cook It Up! Let’s make some mac and cheese with an adult who can supervise. You do like mac and cheese, right? Let’s boil some water and see what happens.

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What do you notice about the water as it boils?Draw three sketches.

After you add the macaroni, answer this question:

Sketch the water before it boils.Sketch the water right before it boils. What do you notice is happening at the bottom of the pot?Sketch the water after it boils.

What is the water doing to the macaroni?

Do you think this is a physical or chemical change?

OBSERVE

Chemical & Physical Changes

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PHYSICAL

CHANGE

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REACTION

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WRITEContinue your story from the previous section with the following story prompt. On a separate piece of paper, write a one-page story to finish this idea.

What happens next? Include physical change and chemical reaction in your story.

“Day 79. It’s very cold now. It will be easier to cross the river once it freezes.

WORD SEARCHCircle the word

NAME: DATE:

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Answers

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Motion

Force

Gravity

Friction

force that occurs when an object moves against another

change in the position of an object over time

anything that can change the state of motion of an object

force that attracts an object towards the center of the Earth

TERMS: DEFINITIONS:

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The force of your muscles against the floor.

Gravity

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Leopard seal and killer whale

Zooplankton & krill

More penguins and leopard seals

If there were no krill, the Blue whales would starve.

The crab eats seaweed, and the squid eats the crab. If there were no seaweed, crab would starve.If there were no crab, squid would starve.

The leopard seal