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Lab - Mold Terrarium

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A clear container with a lid. (Big glass jars and clear plastic containers work great, but you'll have to throw away the container when you're through, so check with a grown-up about what you can use.)

Adhesive tape

Water

Some leftover food (you can use whatever is in your refrigerator), such as bread, fruit (like oranges, lemons, or grapes), vegetables (like broccoli, zucchini, or green pepper), cheese, and cookies or cake

This Is Important!

DO NOT use anything with meat or fish in it-after a few days, these foods would start to smell very, very bad.

Ask a grown-up for four or five different pieces of leftover food. If the food is small-a grape or one section of an orange-use the whole thing. Cut bigger foods such as bread or cheese into 1-inch chunks.

Dip each piece of food into some water and put it into your container. If you use a big jar, lay it on its side. Try to spread the pieces out so that they are close to each other, but not all in a heap.

Put the lid on the container. Tape around the edge of the lid to seal it.

Put the container in a place where no one will knock it over or throw it away. You may want to label it "Mold Terrarium."

Every day, look at the food in your Mold Terrarium. For the first two or three days, you probably won't see much. But soon you should see blue or green or white fuzzy stuff growing on some of the pieces of food.

After a few more days, some of the food in your mold terrarium may start to rot and look really gross. You can watch how the mold spreads and how things rot for about two weeks. After that, it'll get boring, because not much more will happen.

When most foods get moldy, it means they aren't good to eat any more. But some cheeses are eaten only after they become moldy! Blue cheese gets its flavor from the veins of blue-green mold in it. When a blue cheese is formed into a wheel, holes are poked through it with thin skewers. Air gets into these holes, and a very special kind of mold grows there as the cheese ripens.

Here are some things to notice in your mold terrarium:

What food started getting moldy first?

What color is the mold? How many different colors do you see?

What texture is the mold-flat, fuzzy, bumpy?

Does everything in your Mold Terrarium get moldy?

Does mold spread from one piece of food to another?

Do different kinds of mold grow on different types of food?

DANGER!

When you're through with your Mold Terrarium, throw it in the garbage. Don't reuse the container. Don't even open the lid! Mold is not a good thing for some people to smell or breathe.

What is mold, anyway?

That fuzzy stuff growing on the food in your mold terrarium is mold, a kind of fungus. Mushrooms are one kind of fungus; molds are another.

Unlike plants, molds don't grow from seeds. They grow from tiny spores that float around in the air. When some of these spores fall onto a piece of damp food or other materials, they grow into molds.

Plants contain a chemical compound called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll makes it possible for plants to capture the energy of sunlight and use it to make food (sugars and starches) from air and water. Unlike plants, molds and other fungi have no chlorophyll and can't make their own food. The molds that grow in your mold terrarium feed on the bread, cheese, and other foods. A mold produces chemicals that make the food break down and start to rot. As the food is broken down into small, simple parts, the mold absorbs them and grows.
Ick! Who wants this stuff around?
It can be annoying to find moldy food in your refrigerator. But in nature, mold is a very useful thing. Mold helps food and other materials rot, which is an icky but necessary thing. In a natural environment, rotting things return to the soil, providing nutrients for other living things. Mold is a natural recycler.
Why does the mold on different foods look different?
There are thousands of different kinds of molds. One mold that grows on lemons looks like a blue-green powder. A mold that grows on strawberries is a grayish-white fuzz. A common mold that grows on bread looks like white cottony fuzz at first. If you watch that mold for a few days, it will turn black. The tiny black dots are its spores, which can grow to produce more mold.
Why didn't some foods get moldy?
If you used foods that contain preservatives, mold may not have grown very well on them. If you want to experiment more with mold, you can make one mold terrarium using food with preservatives (like a packaged cupcake) and another using food that doesn't have preservatives (like a slice of homemade cake). Which one grows more mold? You can also experiment with natural preservatives such as vinegar and salt. If you do more experimenting, let us know what you discover!

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5-PS1-2 The weight of matter is conserved when states change and substances are mixed.

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Explain - makes student thinking visible through discussion, writing, modeling, and creation of many forms.

Elaborate - dig deeper into the existing phenomenon or explore a new phenomenon.

Evaluate - Opportunity for students to express their learning. Consider creative ways and choice to express learning when possible.

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What's Up for January? An easy way to spot an elusive outer planet, and a chance to see quick-moving Mercury.
› Download the video & transcript in English & Spanish

Credit:NASA/JPL-Caltech

The distant, outer planet Uranus is too faint for most of us to see with the unaided eye, and it can be tough to locate in the sky without a computer-guided telescope. But on Jan. 20, Uranus will be located right between the Moon and Mars.

Credit:NASA/JPL-Caltech

Look for Mercury in the last two weeks of January. You'll need a clear view toward the west, as Mercury will appear just a few degrees above the horizon.

Moon Phases

Here are the phases of the Moon for January.

Credit:NASA/JPL-Caltech

Daily Guide

Daily Guide

January 20

On Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2021, the Moon will appear half-full as it reaches its first quarter at 4:02 p.m. EST.

Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning, Mars will appear above the half-full Moon. As evening twilight ends (at 6:17 p.m. EST), Mars will appear about 8 degrees to the upper right of the Moon. The pair will appear to shift gradually closer together until the Moon sets in the west-northwest on Thursday morning at 12:54 a.m.

January 21

Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at 8:11 a.m. EST, the Moon will be at apogee, its farthest from the Earth for this orbit.

By Thursday evening, the Moon will appear to have shifted to about 9 degrees to the other side of the planet Mars, and the pair will continue to separate as the evening progresses.

January 23

Saturday evening, Jan. 23, 2021, the planet Mercury will reach its greatest angular separation from the Sun as seen from the Earth for this apparition (called greatest eastern elongation), appearing half-lit through a large enough telescope. Because the angle of the line between the Sun and Mercury and the horizon changes over time, when Mercury and the Sun appear farthest apart as seen from the Earth is not the same as when Mercury appears highest above the horizon in the west-southwest as evening twilight ends. This occurs the next evening.

Saturday at 9:26 p.m. EST, the planet Saturn will pass on the far side of the Sun as seen from the Earth, called conjunction. Saturn will begin emerging from the glow of the dawn on the eastern horizon around Feb. 7, 2021 (depending upon viewing conditions).

Saturday evening into Sunday morning, Jan. 23 to 24, 2021, the bright star Aldebaran will appear below the waxing gibbous Moon. As evening twilight ends (at 6:21 p.m. EST) Aldebaran will appear about 5 degrees below the Moon. The Moon will reach its high point for the night at 8:23 p.m., and Aldebaran will set first in the west-northwest on Sunday morning at 3:28 a.m.

January 24

Sunday evening the planet Mercury will appear at its highest above the horizon (5 degrees) at the time evening twilight ends (at 6:22 p.m. EST).

Sometime in the second half of January to early February 2021, a Near-Earth Object (2018 BA3), between 48 to 107 feet (15 and 33 meters) across, will pass the Earth at between 0.7 and 9.2 lunar distances (nominally 1.5), traveling at 18,080 miles per hour (8.08 kilometers per second).

January 26-27

Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, Jan. 26 to 27, 2021, the bright star Pollux will appear near the waxing gibbous Moon. As evening twilight ends (at 6:24 p.m. EST), Pollux will appear about 9 degrees to the lower left of the Moon. The Moon will reach its high point for the night at 10:59 p.m. with Pollux about 8 degrees to the upper left. By the time morning twilight begins Wednesday morning at 6:18 a.m., Pollux will appear about 6 degrees above the Moon, which will only be about 23 minutes from setting in the west-northwest.

January 28

The next full Moon will be on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 28, 2021, appearing opposite the Sun at 2:16 p.m. EST.

Additional Resources

Additional Resources

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Changes in the Sun's position every day add up to big changes over months.

You can show this by marking the shadow of a stationary object at the same time of day once a week for a few weeks.

Mark the shadow of a flagpole with chalk on the blacktop or mark the shadow of the window frame with a post-it on the wall. Every week, the shadow will be in a new position.

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Changes in the Sun's position every day add up to big changes over months. You can show this by marking the shadow of a stationary object at the same time of day once a week for a few weeks.

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How are candles made?

-Kaila, 3rd Grade

What was the first costume?

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Why are so many people scared of bugs?

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Ordinary objects have phases, like the phases of the moon. But usually we don't even notice these changes in lighting.

You and your class can see how this works at Dr. Cecilia Barnbaum's Astronomy Demo Site. Click on "Moon Phases" to see the phases of a tree and a ball in the sunlight.

Hit the play button to start the animation. There is no narration, so we suggest you pause to talk with your class about what the animation is showing. When is the tree a "crescent tree"? When is it a "half tree"? Watch the animation all the way through to see all the phases.

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Calculate local times for sunrises, sunsets, meridian passing, Sun distance, altitude and twilight, dusk and dawn times.

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Calculate local times for sunrises, sunsets, meridian passing, Sun distance, altitude and twilight, dusk and dawn times.

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The sun is close, but it looks big. There are larger stars, they appear smaller because they're further away.

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Think outside the Textbook - Creative "Show What You Know" and Technology Integration

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Tools for purposeful integration of technology

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Largest star ever discovered, compared to our Sun

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VideoLink lets you share videos on YouTube easily, without distracting third-party content or advertisements.

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The Universe: StudyJams! Science | Scholastic.com

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The map shows day and night on Earth and the positions of the Sun (subsolar point) and the Moon (sublunar point) right now.

= The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

= The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

= Civil Twilight (lightest shade)

= Nautical Twilight

= Astronomical Twilight

= Night, no twilight (darkest shade)

Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 17:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at

The ground speed is currently 433.71 meters/second, 1561.3 kilometres/hour, 970.2 miles/hour or 843.1 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 17:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at

The ground speed is currently 428.27 meters/second, 1541.8 kilometres/hour, 958.0 miles/hour or 832.5 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

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Rotating Earth day & night - PlanetObserver

PlanetObserver, your partner for geospatial data. Video featuring PlanetSAT imagery

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But wait, there's more! These worms double in population every three months, so as your worm population grows, the amount of Black Gold that they can create will grow as well. A year from introducing your 1,000 composting worms into your bin, you should now have 16,000 composting worms, which will create 8-16 pounds of composter per day!

If you start out with 5,000 composting worms, by the end of one year you should have 80,000 composting worms outputting 40 to 80 pounds of compost per day.

We cannot guarantee a 100% pure species of any type composting worms. Our worms are harvested from worm beds that are decades old and may depending of time of year contain several different compost worm species. Not to worry! Bed run worms are superior because they work all layers of the compost not just the top few inches. Giving you a better compost faster. This also gives an advantage in that as conditions change certain species will multiply as conditions become unfavorable for another keeping you with a constantly healthy composter. Because they are bed run some orders may have more than one species than another but rest assured their populations will naturally adjust to the needs of your waste. Because of the adaptive nature of worms some varieties reproductive rates change with warmer weather, colder weather, moisture levels, soil content etc.

We are currently able to ship to all of the 48 continental United States as well as Alaska. We are also able to ship to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. We are unable to ship live worms to Hawaii due to strict laws regarding introducing non native worms into the soil. We are unable to ship to any country outside of the United States.

We always put our customer's first! We will answer any questions that you might have before ordering, when your worms are delivered, and long after you have your worms growing. We have been in this business for more than 40 years, know how to ship your worms to arrive alive, have a great relationship with USPS, and always GUARANTEE a LIVE delivery! We are an honest seller with an A rating with BBB, and over 100,000 happy customers. We have a real live person on the other end of your phone call who is interested in helping you, no matter what you are using the worms for. We understand that there is always a risk that the worms might arrive dead, and we stand behind our live delivery guaranteed to have a free reshipment mailed to you if this is the case.

USPS Priority or 2 Day Fed Express Shipping - $10.50 for first unit and $3 any additional units ordered.

* We strive to maintain insect/mite free orders! However, please keep in mind it is nearly impossible to keep all living creatures out of the worm bin. Especially on the scale to which we raise our worms, both indoors and outdoors. However, orders should never be infested with any type of insect/mite, if that is the case with your order, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you.

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1000 Red Composting Worm Mix - Uncle Jim's Worm Farm

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Lowest Priced Composting Worms on the Net (or anywhere else) Guaranteed! When your food scraps pile up, don't throw them out.Get yourself some red wrigglers.They are only 1 -3 inches in length, and are about as thin as a pencil lead, but don't call them little.

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Where did Earth’s water come from? - Zachary Metz

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Water Water Everywhere: Crash Course Kids #14.2

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Reading - Rotten Pumpkin: A rotten tale in 15 voices (Epic Books)

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Instantly access 40,000 high-quality books for kids

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The leading digital library for kids offering unlimited access to 40,000 of the best children's books of all time. Sign up for a free 30 day trial to instantly access high-quality online books for kids, ebooks, audio books, quizzes, videos, and more.

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Trees For Little People is a nonprofit organization providing teachers tree growing kits for their students around National Arbor Day (the last Friday in April) - including seed, soil, mini-greenhouses, and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)-aligned lesson materials - to foster a lifelong appreciation of trees, natural processes, and life science.

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Videos & Readings - Owls and their habitats.

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Kidwings Explores host Chris Anderson travels to Snowdon Wildlife Sanctuary near McCall, Idaho to learn about wildlife rehabilitation, and gets an up close experience with a great horned owl!

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Kidwings Explores host Chris Anderson travels to Snowdon Wildlife Sanctuary near McCall, Idaho to learn about wildlife rehabilitation, and gets an up close experience with a great horned owl!

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Animal science education is important for us to further understand our earthly companions. With our online labs you will not only get a closer look at owls, but also the other animals that live with them.

You might be wondering why wolves hunt in packs, how you can protect bears, or even which areas are best suited for owl nesting. Find the answers to these questions and more as you click on each animal in our online lab offerings.

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Animal science education is important for us to further understand our earthly companions. With our online labs you will not only get a closer look at owls, but also the other animals that live with them. You might be wondering why wolves hunt in packs, how you can protect bears, or even which areas are best suited for owl nesting.

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Simulation - Owl Pellet dissection

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Virtual Pellet. Everyone should experience the fun and discovery of dissecting an owl pellet. Kids and adults alike can dissect a pellet online and learn many of the bones found inside a real pellet. It's a perfect way to inform parents, introduce teaching assistants, and even use when your budget prevents buying real owl pellets!

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This resource was created to provide resources to teachers in the transition to NGSS. This resource bank continues to grow and evolve on a daily basis.

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Resources are organized according to the CA Science Framework Integrated MS model.

Nomenclature: A.B.C
A = Grade level
B = Instructional Segment in CA Framework
C = Module as created by TCOE

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Readaloud - Pancakes, pancakes

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Pancakes, Pancakes w/ Words, Music & EFX

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Phenomenon - Dead things disappear over time.

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In this fifth-grade unit on interrelationships in ecosystems, students investigate the apparent disappearance of the body of a dead raccoon over time. Their findings lead them to uncover the role of decomposers in this process, as well as the role of decomposers in the disappearance of plant debris over time. Students ultimately track down where the materials come from that all living things need for repair and growth and where the energy comes from that they use to move and stay warm.

ARTIFACT AND STORIES FROM A CLASSROOM ENACTMENT

Here is a link that let you take a sneak peek at one class's journey through the start of storyline (from the second round of piloting - the Beta pilot).

DEVELOPMENT TEAM

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Why Do Dead Things Disappear Over Time? - Next Generation science storylines

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Astronomy 5th Grade AST - Teacher Background.pdf

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Patterns of day/night, shadows, and seasonal appearance of stars.

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The suns brightness is a result of its proximity to earth.