Kidlink: "Virtual Vacation":Curriculum links for Science

Grade Level	Subject	Jordan's Curriculum plan	Who-Am-I?	Life-skills
Grade 5	Unit 3 Forces and magnets	* Define objects' locations and their movement * Realize the impact of different forces on the movement of objects * Define velocity, distance and time . Understand the mathematical relation between them * Discuss some popular forces in practical life (electricity, magnets, gravity)	Lesson 1, question 3 question 12 Lesson 2, activity 2 Lesson 3, activity 4 activity 8 Lesson 4, activity 7	Interpersonal communication Critical thinking Decision making / problem solving Negotiation/refusal Managing stress Internet skills
	Unit 4 Matter	* Realize the basic elements of matter including mixtures and chemical compounds * Discuss the basic characteristics of matter (mass, weight and volume) * Study some equipments used to measure objects' weights * Use different units of measurement	Lesson 4 activity 7	Critical thinking Decision making / problem solving
	Unit 6 Energy in our life	* Define the two basic forms of energy (potential energy, kinetic energy) and provide examples for each one * Discuss methods of using different shapes of energy in our daily life * Understand that the sun is the main source of energy on earth * Define the relation between the solar energy and the following: muscular, electrical, wind and fuel energy * Suggest ways of preserving and protecting natural energy resources on earth	Lesson 1, question 5-6 question 8 Lesson 2 question 13 Lesson 4 activity 7	Self-validation Critical thinking Decision making / problem solving Empathy Managing feelings
Grade 6	Unit 6 Understand the environment	* Discuss the meaning of environmental systems and the role of living things in the different systems * Examine the cycle of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen in nature * Classify living things according to the way they get food (producers, consumers, decomposers) * Discuss the relationships between plants, animals and humans in environmental societies * Highlight the positive and negative effects of mankind on the natural environment (burning and cutting wood, pollution, human effort to protect endangered species	Lesson 1, question 6 question 8 question 10 Lesson 4 question 4	Self-validation Critical thinking Decision making / problem solving
	Unit 8 Preserving the environment	* Talk about soil, its basic components and its importance to the life on earth * Differentiate between organic and chemical fertilizers * Talk about water, its sources and importance to the life on earth * Discuss ways of preserving water and protecting the natural water resources from pollution * Talk about air and discuss the laws suggested by some governments and international organizations to protect it from pollution	Lesson 1, question 6 question 8 question 10 Lesson 4 question 4	Self-validation Critical thinking Decision making / problem solving
	Unit 9 Construction materials and tools	* Differentiate between the materials and tools used in construction in the past and nowadays * Appreciate the role of engineers in designing and building huge towers	Lesson 1, question 10	Self-validation
Grade 7	Unit 9 The atmospheric pressure and wind	* Understand that atmospheric pressure vary from one point to the other on earth * Connect the atmospheric pressure to the changes in the weather * Talk about wind and discuss some of its basic types and behaviors	Lesson 1, question 3 question 8	Self-esteem. Self-awareness
	Unit 10 Heat in our lives	* Talk about ways of conducting heat through matters (conductors and insulators) and provide some practical applications * Study the central heating systems in houses and big buildings * Conducting heat through radiation (sun rays)	Lesson 1, question 5 question 10 Lesson 2, question 9 activity 7 Lesson 3, question 3	Interpersonal communication Decision making / problem solving Self-esteem. Self-awareness Internet skills