Study Plan for NSF Junior Science Bee (Grades 1, 2 And 3)

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1 Structured Learning Program Guide Junior Science Bee (JSC) Study Plan for NSF Junior Science Bee (Grades 1, 2 And 3) Resource: px 16 WEEKS (Adapted from SCIENCE A CLOSER LOOK (Grades 1, 2 and 3) The syllabus is divided into four sections LIFE SCIENCES EARTH SCIENCES PHYSICAL SCIENCES SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY The Chapters mentioned below are from the book Science A Closer Look (Grade 3) LIFE SCIENCES WEEK 1 I. Plants What are the different parts of a plant? How many kinds (deciduous, evergreen etc.) of plants do you know? How are plants alike and different? What do plants need to survive? Terms to understand: Photosynthesis Terms to understand: Plant Life Cycle, Germination and Pollination How do you determine that a plant is growing? How can you test what plant needs to survive? (STUDY: Chapter 1 LESSON 2 Plants and their parts Chapter 2 LESSON 1 Plant Life Cycles)

2 WEEK 2 II. Animals How are animals and animal groups identified? How are animals classified (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, insects etc.)? How do animals grow and change? What tactics do animals use to stay alive and survive? Terms to understand: Herbivore, Omnivore, Carnivore, and Scavenger; Endangered species; Extinct Animals dinosaurs, ammonites, Trilobites Why is classification important? Why should animals be different? Why do animals become extinct? Can a human become endangered species? Why? Why not? WEEK 3 (STUDY: Chapter 1 LESSON 3 Animals and their parts Chapter 1 LESSON 4 Classifying Animals Chapter 2 LESSON 2 Animal Life Cycles Chapter 4 LESSON 3 Living Things of the Past) III. Ecosystems and Habitats What are different types of Ecosystems, Food Chains and Food Webs? How does weather impact plants and animals? How do plants and animals adapt (beak, wing etc.)? Terms to understand: Interaction with Environment, Predators, Prey, Camouflage and Mimicry, Energy Pyramid, Hibernation. Habitats What are the various plant and animal habitats (Desert, Arctic, Pond, Woodland Forest, Wetlands, Coral Reef etc.)? How and why do habitats change? Compare how humans adapt to environment with any animal in the wild? Can a desert plant grow well in lots of water? Why? Why not? (STUDY: Chapter 3 Lesson1 Food Chain and Food Webs Chapter 3 Lesson2 Types of Ecosystem Chapter 3 Lesson3 Adaptations) WEEK 4 IV. Human Body and Health Terms to understand: Permanent Teeth, Skeleton, Bones, Muscles, Heart, Lungs,

3 Heart Rate, Digestion, Saliva, Stomach, Intestine, Brain, Nerves, Sensory Save your fallen tooth. Observe over time. Do all animals with teeth have temporary teeth? Why? Why not? How do you measure heart rate? Can you measure your heart rate before/after activity and talk about why there is a different of any? (Before/after: 1 hour of study; 15 min of walking, 15 min of just standing ) Drink a glass of cold water, can you feel your food pipe, stomach? (STUDY: HUMAN BODY SYSTEM (R14 R26) HEALTH HANDBOOK FROM THE REFERENCE SECTION) EARTH SCIENCES WEEK 5 I. Geology Rotation and Revolution: What are the concepts underlying Day, Night, Sunrise, Sunset, Seasons, Year? Terms to understand: Latitudes, Longitudes, Tilt Landforms: Terms to understand: Plains, Islands, Barrier islands, Peninsula, Mountains, Valleys, Plateaus, Cliff, Bay, Canyon, Glaciers, Mesa, Bank, Coast, Delta, Estuary, Lake, Pond, River, Hill, Loess, Archipelago Topography: Terms to understand: Core, Mantle, Crust, Volcanoes, Magma, Lava, Geysers, Earthquakes, Erosion and weathering, Types of rocks-metamorphic, Igneous, Sedimentary; How can you tell Earth is going around the sun? How can you know which direction Earth is rotating? How can you demonstrate weathering by temperature? (STUDY: Chapter 8 Lesson1 The Sun and the Earth Chapter 7 Lesson 3 Climate and Seasons Chapter 5 Lesson1 Earth s Features Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Sudden Change to Earth Chapter 5 Lesson 3 Weathering and Erosion Chapter 6 Lesson1 Minerals and Rocks) WEEK 6 II. SOIL, AIR AND WATER Types of soil Sandy, Clay, Topsoil, Humus, Loam, Boulder, Bedrock; Role of earthworms; Resources: What are Renewable and non- renewable resources? How do we conserve: Air, Water, and Minerals? Terms to understand: The 3 Rs of Conservation reuse, reduce and recycle

4 Fuels and fossils, Paleontologist List how many ways you help in conservation? Turn off light etc. Why should we conserve and what should we conserve? (STUDY: Chapter 6 Lesson2 Soil Chapter 6 Lesson2 Fossils and Fuels Chapter 6 Lesson4 Air and Water Resources) WEEK 7 III. Weather Terms to understand: The Water Cycle, Changes in Weather, Atmosphere, Evaporation, Terms to understand: Condensation, Precipitation, Water Vapor, Temperature, Terms to understand: Clouds stratus, cirrus, cumulus, cumulonimbus; Drought, Storms, Tsunamis, Wind, Meteorologist, Weather Instruments thermometer, wind vane, anemometer How can you show there is water vapor in air? What is the difference between heat and temperature? Why do we feel hot after exercise? (STUDY: Chapter 7 Lesson1 Weather Chapter 7 Lesson2 The Water Cycle) WEEK 8 IV. Space Terms to understand: Planets, Moons, Stars, Natural Satellites, Asteroids, Comets, Constellations, Lunar eclipse, Solar eclipse, Phases of moon, Telescope Why do we see only one side of the moon? Can you build a mechanism to so an eclipse? Lunar? Solar? (STUDY: Chapter 8 Lesson 2 The Moon and Earth Chapter 8 Lesson 3 The Planets Chapter 8 Lesson 4 The Stars)

5 PHYSICAL SCIENCES WEEK 9 I. Matter Physical properties: Mass, Solid, Liquid, Gas, Hardness, Mixtures, Reversible, Irreversible, Combustion, Physical change, Chemical Change Composition: atoms, elements, molecules, compounds Measurements: How are solids and liquids measured? Terms to understand: Ruler, Balance, Distance, Units (gram, kilogram, inches, centimeters, feet, meters, pounds, ounces, gallon, quarts), temperature (thermometer), Volume. How was an atom discovered? Is atom the smallest? What are the atoms that you use everyday..? write with pencil.. (STUDY: Chapter 9 Lesson 1 Properties of Matter Chapter 9 Lesson 2 Measuring Matter Chapter 9 Lesson 3 Solids, Liquids and Gases Chapter 10 Lesson 1 Changes of State Chapter 10 Lesson 2 Physical Changes Chapter 10 Lesson 3 Chemical Changes) WEEK 10 II. Force and Motion Position, motion, gravity. How are motion, speed and work measured? Simple Machines Inclined Plane, Wheel and Axle, Lever, Screw, Wedge, Pulley What types of simple machines can you build? How do some insects walk on water? Can you think of ways by which a human can walk on water? (STUDY: Chapter 11 Lesson 1 Position and Motion Chapter 11 Lesson 2 Forces Chapter 11 Lesson 4 Using Simple Machines) WEEK 11 III. Energy What are Potential and Kinetic Energy? What are different forms of Energy (Sound, Light, Thermal, Magnetic, Electrical)?

6 What type of energy can be seen? How do you know there is energy? (Study: Chapter 11 Lesson 3 Work and Energy) WEEK 12 IV. Electricity and Magnetism What are magnets? Terms to understand: concept of North and South poles, Attraction and Repulsion; Terms to understand: Compass, Circuit, Current, Battery, Switch, Light Bulb, Conductors, Terms to understand: Insulators, Electrons, Electromagnet, Static Electricity Wool, Balloon, Comb; Can you build a simple device to detect someone entered your room? How do you know there is energy? (Study: Chapter 12 Lesson 4 Electricity) WEEK 13 V. Sound How does sound travel? How are sounds made and heard? Terms to understand: Vibration, Loudness, Pitch, Sonar, and Music. What is stereo sound? Can you hear stereo with one ear? Is sound a form of energy? How? How not? (Study: Chapter 12 Lesson 2 Sound) WEEK 14 VI. Light What is a mirror? Terms to understand: Reflection, Refraction, Absorption, Terms to understand: Shadow, Transparent, Translucent, Opaque, Spectrum, and Prism.

7 Why does light bend? Is light a form of energy? How? How not? Does it feel hot in sunlight and how about same amount of light from lash light? Explain (Study: Chapter 12 Lesson 3 Light) WEEK 15 VII. Heat What is Heat? How is it transferred through Conduction, Condensation, Convection, and Radiation Heat: Terms to understand: Evaporation, Condensation. Why does your hands feel hot when rubbing together? Can we store heat? Why? Why not? (Study: Chapter 12 Lesson 1 Heat) WEEK 16 SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY Terms to understand: Scientific Methods, Hypothesis, Experiment, Observation, Bar Graph, Line Graph, Data Table, Conclusion, Fact Vs. Opinion, Evidence, Measuring, Organize Data, Mass, Length, Temperature, Weight, Bar Graph, Pictograph; Personalities - Thomas Edison, Louis Pasteur, Rachel Carson, Edward Jenner, Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei (Study: The Scientific Method Page 3 14) (Learn about more scientists the above names are just examples, learn more about other scientists too.)