What do plants eat? by Rebecca Rimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/5s0l0u4hjnxreqpm 5th Grade Science Time! en-us 2021-03-10 19:50:01 UTC 2025-11-28 16:36:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f332.png Welcome message from Mrs. Rimoldi rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/5s0l0u4hjnxreqpm/wish/1294928848 Hello Scholars!  In today's lesson, you will take a virtual field trip to see a giant sequoia tree located near Yosemite National Park.  These trees are enormous and are a mystery to many people as they wonder how these trees are able to grow from tiny seeds into the largest trees on the planet.  That's the question we will answer today - What do these trees eat that allow them to grow so big and what is the surprising nutrient which accounts for most of a plant's food?]]> 2021-03-10 19:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/5s0l0u4hjnxreqpm/wish/1294928848 Step 1: Watch the video lesson rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/5s0l0u4hjnxreqpm/wish/1294930612 Essential Question:  What do plants eat?
Tap the image below to play the video.]]> 2021-03-10 19:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/5s0l0u4hjnxreqpm/wish/1294930612 Step 2: Video Investigation rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/5s0l0u4hjnxreqpm/wish/1294937819 In this activity, Weighing Air, you will observe a scientist as he blows up balloons and place them on either side of a large balance scale constructed from a yardstick. Then, he will let the air out of the balloons on one side of the balance to directly observe if air has weight.
Essential Question:  Does air have weight?
  • What do you notice?
  • What do you think?
You can try this experiment at home!
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Tap the image below to play the video.]]> 2021-03-10 20:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/5s0l0u4hjnxreqpm/wish/1294989586 Step 4: Seesaw Exit Ticket rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/5s0l0u4hjnxreqpm/wish/1294995704 Click on your teacher's name to open today's assignment.
Mr. Grissom's class click here.

Mr. Weinstein's class click here.]]> 2021-03-10 20:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/5s0l0u4hjnxreqpm/wish/1294995704