Structures

<p>The Earth is a solid structure on which we live but it is not unchanging. Forces inside Earth constantly change both the inside and outside of the planet we call home. When students consider the concept of structures they will discover that the word has many meanings.<br><br>The books in Prufrock's new Differentiated Curriculum Kits employ a differentiated integrated curriculum based on broad themes. This all-in-one curriculum helps teachers save planning time ensure compliance with national standards and most importantly pique their students' natural excitement and interest in discovery. By participating in the wide variety of activities in the Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grade 5 students will discover the structures around them and gain a lifelong desire to learn.<br><br>In <i>Structures Book 3: Government Cycles and Physics</i> students will explore cycles in time business monetary value and life. A study of <i>Tuck Everlasting</i> will cause students to realize that a break in the normal life cycle might not be in our best interest. Students also look at structures within the topics of electricity and magnetism and the relationship between the two.<br><br>Other books in the <i>Structures</i> series include <i>Structures Book 1</i>: <i>Geology Expansion and the Arts</i> and <i>Structures Book 2</i>: <i>Cultures Geometry and Energy</i>. <br><br>Each book contains detailed lesson plans reproducible activity sheets and assessment tools.<br><br>Grade 5<br><br>This curriculum unit makes use of the following great children's literature books:</p><ul> <li> <i>Tuck Everlasting</i> by Natalie Babbitt; and</li> <li> <i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</i> by Eric Carle.</li> </ul>