Sixth+Grade+Science


 * Sixth Grade Science **


 * Travertine deposits at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park**

CLASSROOM NORMS:
==**- During instruction time, be active listeners. During question or discussion time, respect others who have requested to speak. Off task interruptions and disruptions will not be tolerated.** SEATS WILL BE CHANGED AS A FIRST STEP. ADMIN REFERRAL WILL FOLLOW IF CHANGES NOT MADE ==

**- Keep smart phones and electronics out of site and mind unless instructed to use as a "tool" for an activity.**
CLASS CALENDAR
 * ASSIGNMENTS AND DEADLINES FOR SIXTH GRADERS **
 * ASSIGNMENTS AND DEADLINES FOR SIXTH GRADERS **
 * MARCH THROUGH THE PROTIST, PLANT AND ANIMAL KINGDOMS (month of May) **
 * PLEASE GET A SMALL SKETCHBOOK FOR CLASS **
 * WE WILL BE OUTDOORS AT LEAST 2-3 DAYS OF THE WEEK**
 * WE WILL BE OUTDOORS AT LEAST 2-3 DAYS OF THE WEEK**

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============================================================ Pollinators and flowers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWC2NfXpbTQ
 * MON MAY 15 - FRI MAY 19 **

I love plants lecture and notes
 * THURS MAY 12 - FRI MAY 13 **

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============================================================ Microscopic investigation of findings from the day before Scavenger hunt in practice field area. Collect plants (leaves, grasses, flowers), decomposers (fungi, beetles), decomposed wood, small rocks, etc. for microscopic investigation **MON MAY 9** Water collecting along the trail and old dam area Sketches of lichen, moss, fungi and ferns
 * WED MAY 11 **
 * TUES MAY 10 **
 * TUES MAY 10 **
 * An exploration of the Kingdom Fungi **
 * THURS MAY 5 - FRI MAY 6 **
 * Microscope lab - ** protists (Thurs) and plants and decay (Fri)
 * WED MAY 4 **
 * WED MAY 4 **
 * WED MAY 4 **

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=================================================================== https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj09XpiCS5M //Worksheet with questions due at the beginning of class on WED MAY 4// Read and discussion - article about lichen Students photograph lichen for sketches
 * TUES MAY 3 **
 * Planet Earth - Pole to Pole**
 * MON MAY 2 and WED MAY 4 **
 * Collect water samples - river (several places) and pond**
 * Collect water samples - river (several places) and pond**

Dichotomous key practice
 * THURS APR 28 & FRI APR 29 **
 * THURS APR 28 & FRI APR 29 **

A look at extremophiles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjUpMx9IHIA
 * WED APRIL 27 **
 * Invisible Yellowstone**

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 * MON APRIL 25 and TUES APRIL 26 **
 * Taxonomy - classification of living things **
 * MON APRIL 18 - TUES APRIL 19 **
 * Density center activity and Sand Investigation center activity**
 * Density center activity and Sand Investigation center activity**

Determine the density of water, a regular shaped object with sides that can be measured, and irregular shaped objects such as rounded pebbles and minerals with known specific gravities (using the displacement method)
 * DENSITY CENTER**

Using microscopes, students examine sand from various locations Groups rotate through centers; one mineral family per day Each day worksheet is due for that day's center. Absentee students should get a worksheet and complete the missed center for homework using the web. **Volcano Poster** Work by yourself of with a partner. Use any of the three resources listed just below the instructions
 * SAND INVESTIGATION**
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 * MON APR 11 - FRI APR 15 **
 * Mineral centers in historic one-room schoolhouse**
 * THURS APRIL 7 - FRI APR 8 **
 * THURS APRIL 7 - FRI APR 8 **

1. Select a volcano card - this is the volcano you will research 2. Create a ** POSTER ** about the volcano you picked. The poster will include a sketch (graphics) and printed information.

The sketch could be of the volcano itself, or show where it is on a map

The printed information should Include: - Name of volcano - Location - elevation - type of volcano (shield, composite or cinder cone) - when did it last erupt? - three to five interesting facts about the volcano

[] [] [] Materials: box of assorted rocks - igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary 1. Sort according to rock type category: - intrusive (plutonic) igneous rocks - extrusive (volcanic) igneous rocks - clastic sedimentary rocks - chemical sedimentary rocks - foliated metamorphic rocks - non-foliated metamorphic rocks 2. Identify three rocks and sketch list three pieces of information (from guidebook) about each rock you identify such as: how it formed, what it's made of, where it's found
 * 1. World's Deadliest Active Volcanoes **
 * 2. The World's 20 Most Amazing Volcanoes **
 * 3. List of all the World's volcanoes **
 * TUES APRIL 5 **
 * Classifying Rocks **
 * Classifying Rocks **

Rock identification: boulders in the grassy area next to the kayak rental place Mr. G is sick and recovering at home. Textbook assignments. // Please put your name and date on every paper you hand in to the homework drawer. // // We're doing this one next so a sneak preview with these assignments // 1. SELF CHECK p. 163 (1-6) Answers in complete sentences. 2. Write out SUMMARY in your notebook. Don't hand this in - I will check notebook to give you points 3. SELF CHECK p. 170 (1-5) Answer in complete sentences 4. Write out SUMMARY in your notebook. Don't hand this in - I will check notebook to give you points 5. SELF CHECK p. 175 (1-5) Answer in complete sentences 6. Write out SUMMARY in your notebook. Don't hand this in - I will check notebook to give you points 5. Complete and hand in any work not submitted. // The PowerSchool grade book issue has been resolved. I now have instructions to do updates on the grade book. // // This will be taken care of today and I will enter papers I took out from the homework drawer on Tues. night // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfbNWFBr5g8 http://www.geologyfieldtrips.com/hayward.htm Walk to Haw River outcrops for rock collecting [|http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072402466/student_view0/chapter15/animations_and_movies.html#]
 * MON APRIL 4 **
 * MON APRIL 4 **
 * SPRING BREAK **
 * WED MARCH 22 - THURS MARCH 23**
 * Geology excursion to Haw River**
 * MON MARCH 20- TUES MARCH 21**
 * How to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using a process called triangulation. **
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 * WED MAR 16 - FRI MAR 17 **
 * How to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using a process called triangulation. **
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 * WED MAR 16 - FRI MAR 17 **
 * WED MAR 16 - FRI MAR 17 **
 * TEXTBOOK ASSIGNMENTS - CH. 6 - WEATHERING AND SOIL **
 * MON MAR 14 - TUES MAR 15 **
 * History of the San Andreas Fault**
 * History of the San Andreas Fault**
 * Tour of the Hayward Fault**
 * FRI MAR 11 **
 * FRI MAR 11 **
 * WED MAR 9 - THURS MAR 10 **
 * Faults and Folds - animations**
 * Faults and Folds - animations**

Make a Quake []

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 * Wasatch Fault flyby - Salt Lake City **

https://www.priweb.org/ed/earthtrips/transforming_ca_home.htm
 * Transforming California **



http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/structure.html http://athena.cornell.edu/educators/asip_durham_backyard.html [] []
 * TUES MAR 8 **
 * Earth's structure - interactive diagram**
 * Earth's structure - interactive diagram**
 * Geology of the Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area)**
 * RESOURCE: ** Live Earthquakes Map
 * RESOURCE: ** USGS Earthquake Map

Last class day working on Dynamic Planet investigation Vocabulary Quiz on Plate tectonics http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/2800/ Students complete packet using map, atlases and Web.
 * MON MAR 7 **
 * MON MAR 7 **
 * HW - finish for homework if not completed by this day**
 * Study for Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday March 3rd (Quizlet link below - in blue) **
 * THURS MAR 3 **
 * THURS MAR 3 **
 * MON FEB 29 - WED MAR 2 **
 * Dynamic Planet Map Investigation**
 * Dynamic Planet Map Investigation**

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo2/content/animations/2_6.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhSaE0omw9o Kilauea eruption https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dww24LeoEk
 * Hotspots animation (Hawaii as example)**
 * Short video about hotspots**
 * MON FEB 22 - THURS FEB 23 **
 * HW - Student survey. Click on the following link and complete the survey. Click "DONE" at the bottom of the survey when completed. **
 * Period 2 Survey **
 * https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SH8RMB8 **
 * Period 4 Survey **
 * https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SHC9Y36 **
 * https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SHC9Y36 **


 * STUDY VOCABULARY WORDS AND TERMS ON QUIZLET FOR QUIZ THURS MARCH 3 **
 * https://quizlet.com/_9qtq **

Powerpoints with guided notes
 * LESSON: Plate Tectonics**

Earth's structure, plate tectonics, plate boundaries (Annenberg learner) http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/structure.html



Plate tectonics explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg_UBLFUpYQ

Practice quiz []

TED TALK: [|http://www.ted.com/talks/dianna_cohen_tough_truths_about_plastic_pollution] Artist Dianna Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic pollution in the ocean and in our lives -- and some thoughts on how to free ourselves from the plastic gyre. TED TALK: [|http://www.ted.com/talks/capt_charles_moore_on_the_seas_of_plastic] Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.
 * THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 - FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 **
 * LESSON: The problem with plastics**
 * LESSON: The problem with plastics**
 * ACTIVITY:** Discussion of the issue followed by ad campaign. Students working in pairs or solo create a slogan and a poster.


 * WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17 **
 * WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17 **

**REMINDER:** Complete previous assignments here during lunch **HOMEWORK CHECK-IN:** Feedback on weather map? Web site? Assign students numbers for the year

Select a book on your table and peruse it. Write: Title, author and publisher Write: Five to ten things learned from this book or things you found interesting Write: Recommend or not? To whom? Present: Randomly select students to briefly present their book
 * ACTIVITY: Book review **

Watch: TED Talk http://www.ted.com/talks/capt_charles_moore_on_the_seas_of_plastic http://www.ted.com/talks/dianna_cohen_tough_truths_about_plastic_pollution Create: Poster (magazine ad, billboard, etc) that raises awareness. Complete for homework. -- INTRO: Overview of Norms for the classroom
 * LESSON: Plastics in the ocean **
 * TUESDAY FEBRUARY 16 **


 * HW - Show parents web site **
 * HW - Show someone the weather animation **
 * (get in writing one or two line feedback and signature) **

LESSON:introduction to animated weather map

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/maps/sfcobs/home.rxml http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/maps/sfc/temp/sfctmpslp.rxml
 * WINTER STORM INVESTIGATION**
 * University of Illinois**
 * Overview of weather station symbols**
 * animated weather map**