Grade 5 Science Unit 3


	Grade 5 Science Unit 3
It's Easy Being Green! Essential Question: How do humans influence the natural environment?

Enduring Understandings	Resources
Natural Resources and Human Needs Humans use renewable and nonrenewable resources to meet basic needs.	Maryland's Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Identify and compare Maryland's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. Natural Resources, Can We Use Them Forever? Understand how humans use natural resources. For Your Information... Natural Resources Read about renewable resources and how we use them. Everything Comes From Something Explore and distinguish natural resources. Additional Resources Green Careers In the SEARCH box type "Green Careers". MD DNR Chesapeake Bay Foundation MAEOE Anne Arundel County Public Works
Environmental Issues Human activities have positive and negative consequences on the natural environment.	Dump Town Interactive Web Game Become "manager" of Dump Town, USA, set up a budget and find the right combination of resources and recycling to achieve the most good for the town for the least amount of money. Recycle This Interactive Web Game Decide what items can be recycled. Power Up Interactive Web Game Power up houses by finding ideal locations for solar and wind power. Go Green! Interactive Web Game Learn how to reduce energy consumption by making choices regarding transportation. H2OhNo! Learn about the new mall being planned for Bayville and the debate centered around it. Play this interactive game to learn more about the Sustainable Choices we can make!
Required Lab: Clean Up Your Mess	Resources
Student Outcome: Students will identify ways the environment can filter water by adding pollutants to a sample of water and then filtering the pollutants out.	USGS Water Science School- Learn about how water is filtered through the earth and different things that contaminate the water.
Project: Greening Our School	Resources
Student Outcome: Understand the effects humans have on the environment in which they live by collecting and analyzing data to develop a plan of positive action to impact the school and its grounds.	Transportation: Charged Cars That Charge Learn more about electric cars. Electricity: Proximity Hotel is the First LEED Platinum Hotel Learn about a luxury hotel's high level of environment performance. Water: "What's Up With Our Nations Water?" Learn more about our nation's water. We Can Help - Quick Ideas Explore options for helping our environment. The GREENS Explore this site for further ideas about looking after our planet.

Teacher Resources
Curriculum Links	Resources
Readings, SMART board Lessons, and Websites	Maryland Green School 5E lesson plan Diminishing Apple Activity Natural Resources Video Teacher Note: BrainPop How Long Does Trash Last? Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources: model activity Renewable or Not? Activity Lorax 5E Lesson with Discussion Questions Additional Resources Green Careers MD DNR Chesapeake Bay Foundation MAEOE Anne Arundel County Public Works Simulated Town Meeting Energy Sources
Required Lab: Clean Up Your Mess	Resources
Student Outcome: Students will identify ways the environment can filter water by adding pollutants to a sample of water and then filtering the pollutants out.	Clean Up Your Mess Investigation Watershed Model Lab Who Polluted the Chesapeake Bay?
Project: Greening Our School	Resources
Student Outcome: Understand the effects humans have on the environment in which they live by collecting and analyzing data to develop a plan of positive action to impact the school and its grounds.	Transportation: Charged Cars That Charge Electricity: Proximity Hotel is the First LEED Platinum Hotel Water: "What's Up With Our Nations Water?" We Can Help - Quick Ideas The GREENS

Teacher Notes
Standards	Resources
Content Standard: 6.A.1.a Identify and compare Maryland's renewable resources and nonrenewable resources. Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources.	5E lesson plan Maryland's Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Everything Comes From Something Diminishing Apple Activity
Content Standard: 6.A.1.b *Describe how humans use renewable natural resources, such as plants, soil, water, animals.* Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources.	Natural Resources, Can We Use Them Forever? Natural Resources Video
Content Standard: 6.A.1.c. *Describe how humans use nonrenewable natural resources, such as oil, coal, natural gas, minerals, including metals* Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources.	For Your Information... Natural Resources
Content Standard: 6.B.1 Recognize and explain that decisions influencing the use of natural resources may have benefits, drawbacks, unexpected consequences, and tradeoffs. Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources.	How Long Does Trash Last? Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources: model activity Renewable or Not? Activity Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Content Standard: 6.B.1.b Identify and describe that individuals and groups assess, and manage, risk to the environment differently. Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources.	Clean Up Your Mess Investigation Worksheet Watershed Model Lab
Content Standard: 6.B.2.b. *Explain how human activities may have a negative consequence on the natural environment.* Damage or destruction done to habitats Air, water, and land pollution Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources.	Lorax 5E Lesson with Discussion Questions Who Polluted the Chesapeake Bay?
Content Standard: 6.B.2.a *Explain how human activities may have positive consequences on the natural environment.* Recycling centers Native plantings Good farming practice Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources.	Maryland Green School
Content Standard: 6.B.1.a. Identify and describe personal and community behaviors that waste natural resources and/or cause environmental harm and those behaviors that maintain or improve the environment. Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources.	Dump Town Interactive Web Game Recycle This Interactive Web Game Power Up Interactive Web Game Go Green! Interactive Web Game Green Careers MD DNR Chesapeake Bay Foundation MAEOE Anne Arundel County Public Works We Can Help - Quick Ideas The GREENS
Content Standard: 6.B.2.c. Identify and describe that an environmental issue affects individual people and groups of people differently. Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources.	Simulated Town Meeting H2OhNo!
Content Standard: 6.B.2.b Explain how human activities may have negative consequences on the natural environment. Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources.	Transportation: Charged Cars That Charge Electricity: Proximity Hotel is the First LEED Platinum Hotel Water: "What's Up With Our Nations Water?" We Can Help - Quick Ideas The GREENS

August 2016