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Ecosystems In this unit, students understand the web of relationships that links organisms to one another and to their natural environments. By constructing, observing, discussing, and reading about both land and water ecosystems in this unit, students develop a growing sensitivity to living things and what they need to survive. Students learn that organisms in ecosystems have dependent and independent relationships and that natural and human-made events can disturb an ecosystem. They also learn that people bring different perspectives to environmental issues and that they can work together to develop solutions. (STC – Ecosystems) Slick Solutions Students act as environmental engineers as they study the components of an ecosystem, methods for cleaning oil spills, and the impact oil spills have on an ecosystem. Students will use their knowledge gained to plan, design, test, and make improvements on their own method for cleaning an oil spill. (EIE*). (New kit to be taught in conjunction with Ecosystems). Mixtures & Solutions Students investigate properties of mixtures and solutions, dissolving a solid in a solvent, concentration and saturation of a solution, evidence of reactions, evaporation, and crystal formation. Students gain experience with laboratory tools and techniques (FOSS KIT). Motion & Design This unit allows students the opportunity to explore the physics of motion and to apply concepts to technological design. Using K’NEX, students design a simple car and investigate how the car moves when pulled by a drop weight system, when carrying a load of a given mass, and when propelled by a rubber band. Next, students investigate friction and car design and how each affects motion. Tire tread and a sail (air resistance) are investigated as design features. Motion of the vehicle when driven by a propeller system is examined. Lastly using engineering problem solving, students engage in ways to meet design specifications (STC)