Task Author: Judy T. Sweeney
Task Title: Chromatography
Grade Level: 4 Foss Kit Title Inventions Activity # 3
Physical Science Grade 5 Benchmark
Brief Overview of Assignment: Students will use paper chromatography to observe pigments in watercolor inks and invent an application of chromatography.
Targeted Benchmark: The student will identify examples of change over time.
Scientific Inquiry Performance Task
Task Author: Judy Sweeney
Task Title: Sound Challenge
Grade Level: 4 Foss Kit Title: Sound Activity #4
Physical Science Grade 5 Benchmark
Brief Overview of Task:
Students will design an investigation to compare the pitch of a sound to the physical properties of the sound source.
As I drive down the arrow-straight road through stands of sagebrush receding into the
horizon, I can see the snow-covered Three Sisters, Broken Top and Bachelor Butte in the rear view. Off to the right is Pine Mountain with its covey of telescopes clustered near the summit. A few more miles and I top a rise, see the newly acquired school zone flashing light, and turn into the parking lot of the Brothers School.
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