6th Grade Science

Week 38

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Technology and Engineering Design Process Prezi

Week 38 (6/06-6/10) Homework:

Monday:  STEAM Assignment (Art, Poster), Practice presentation

Tuesday:  Bridge Article Summary

Wednesday: Study for Quiz

Thursday:   STEAM Fair

Friday:  New York Times Bridge Articles Summary

Week 37

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Technology and Engineering Design Process Prezi


Week 37 (5/30-6/03) Homework:

Monday: No School (You should ensure your STEAM Fair Board is complete for Tuesday's class.)


Tuesday:  Key Concept Summaries  

Wednesday:   Review and Reinforce

Thursday:   Study for quiz

Friday:   Enrich

Week 36

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:  Graphing and STEAM Poster Prezi

Tuesday
Citing APA in paper
Bibliography - APA formatting
APA Citation Site  

Week 36 (5/23-5/27) Homework:

Monday:   STEAM Fair Graph/Graphing Practice

Tuesday:  Finish first draft of STEAM Fair paper which includes bibliography

Wednesday:   Finish STEAM Fair Paper

Thursday:   Finish STEAM Fair Poster

Friday:   Practice for Presentation

Week 35

Presentation Links: 

Week 35 (5/16-5/20) Homework:Graphs and Presentations

Monday:  None

Tuesday: Weather Map Questions 3

Wednesday:  Weather Map Questions 5

Thursday: Study For Quiz

 Friday:  STEAM Fair Poster Components: Abstract, Question, Hypothesis, Background Research, Procedures, Materials, Data Analysis, Conclusion, Data Table 

 Week 34

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Weather Prezi
Wednesday - Scientific Method Prezi
Thursday - Bar Graphs Prezi

Monday 
 Weather Maps Website

Additional

Week 34 (5/09-5/13) Homework:

Monday:  Article/Video on Weather Summary

Tuesday: SpongeBob Sheet 

Wednesday:  Create Weather Map and Questions 

Thursday: Study For Quiz

 Friday:  Weather Sheet

Week 33

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:  Weather Prezi 

Monday 
Weather Forecasting
How to Read a Weather Map Video 


Tuesday
Weather Basics Video 

Thursday
Virtual Weather Lab
Online Weather Lab
Additional
Weather Maps, Weather Symbols and Predicting the Weather Prezi
Weather Map Symbols, Abbreviations, and Features 
Selected DataStreme Atmosphere Weather Map Symbols  
Week 33 (5/02-5/06) Homework:

Monday: Vocabulary Card - cold front, warm front, low pressure system, high pressure system, stationary pressure system

Tuesday: Forecasting Weather Worksheet #2

Wednesday: Bring Materials For S.T.E.A.M. Fair experiment; Forecasting Weather Worksheet #3

Thursday: Study For Quiz

 Friday:  Analyze STEAM Fair Data

Use Forecasting Weather Map Worksheet #5

Name:___________________   Date:_________________

Weather Quiz

1. In which direction is the cold front moving? ________________
2. Which city has the warmest weather? ___________________
3. Which city has the coldest weather? ___________________
4. Which cities are experiencing precipitation?
5. Which cities are 50 degrees today?
6. ) Describe the weather Minneapolis is experiencing. (temperature, sunny or cloudy?)
7. What do predict the weather will be for Miami on the following day?

Week 32

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:    The Outer Planets Prezi

Week 32 (4/25-4/29) Homework:

Monday:  STEAM Fair 1-9 must be updated and completed and signed off by parent

Tuesday:  Finish Google Slides and Poster

Wednesday:  Review and Reinforce: Outer Planets

Thursday: Study For Quiz

 Friday:  Enrich: Outer Planets  

Week 31 - Spring Break

Week 30

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:    Scientific Method Prezi

Week 30 (4/11-4/15) Homework:

Monday:  Finalize your testable question, Create  a catchy title for your science project, SpongeBob Sheet Part 1

Tuesday: STEAM Fair Hypothesis, Hypothesis Sheet

Wednesday: Report Card Pick-Up - No School

Thursday: Study For Quiz

 Friday:  Steam Fair Numbers - 1-9, 11; Ms. Davila needs to approve 1-9 before you buy anything for your project, SpongeBob Sheet Part 2

Name:___________________   Date:_________________

Weather Quiz

Directions: Use Forecasting Weather Map Worksheet #5

1. In which direction is the cold front moving? ________________
2. Which city has the warmest weather? ___________________
3. Which city has the coldest weather? ___________________
4. Which cities are experiencing precipitation?
5. Which cities are 50 degrees today?
6. ) Describe the weather Minneapolis is experiencing. (temperature, sunny or cloudy?)
7. What do predict the weather will be for Miami on the following day?

Week 29

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday: Inner Planets Prezi   

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Mars NASA

Week 29 (4/04-4/08) Homework:

Monday:  Study Mercury Notes

Tuesday:  Study Venus Notes and take notes on Earth Website

Wednesday: Review and Reinforce: The Inner Planets

Thursday:  Enrich: The Inner Planets

 Friday:   No School

Week 28

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:    

Week 28 (3/28-4/01) Homework:

Monday: PARCC

Tuesday: PARCC

Wednesday: PARCC

Thursday: All missing assignments must be turned in on this Monday

 Friday:   No School

Week 27

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Global Climate Change Prezi

Monday-Wednesday
Global Climate Change

Week 27 (3/21-3/25) Homework:

Monday:  Climate Change Brochure Page 1-2

Page 1 Cover page, title "Global Climate Change," image, name, 2016

Page 2- Explain how and why the climate is changing (include definitions)

Tuesday:    Climate Change Brochure Pages 3-4
Pages 3 - Effects on people and the environment
Page 4 - Evidence of Climate Change

Wednesday: Climate Change Brochure Pages 5-6
Page 5: Alternative Energy
Page 6: Things You Can Do

Thursday:   Global Warming Project

Week 26

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:  Sun Prezi

Monday
National Geographic Solar System Video

Tuesday
Interactive Sun Lab

Wednesday
Virtual Sun Tour

Thursday

Global Warming

Week 26 (3/14-3/18) Homework:

Monday:  Review and Reinforce: Introduction to the Solar System

Tuesday:  Enrich: Introduction to the Solar System

Wednesday: Vocabulary: sunspots, prominences, solar flares

Thursday:  Review and Reinforce: The Sun

 Friday:  Enirch: The Sun

Week 25

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Introduction to the Solar System Prezi

Tuesday:

Khan Academy - Geocentric Model

Wednesday:

Heliocentric Model

Thursday:

Solar System Interactive

Week 24 (3/07-3/11) Homework:

Monday: Test Corrections

Tuesday:   Enrich: Models of the Solar System

 

Wednesday: Review and Reinforce: Models of the Solar System

Thursday:  Review and Reinforce: Introducing the Solar System 

 Friday:    Enrich: Introducing the Solar System 

Week 24

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:     Week 24: Space

Satellites

History of Space

Uses of Space Technology on Earth

Week 24 (2/29-3/04) Homework:

Monday: Study Guide Page 69; Review and Reinforce: Using Space Science on Earth

Tuesday:  Study Guide page 70

 

Wednesday: Study Guide page 71

Thursday:  Study for test

 Friday:  Enrich : Using Space Science on Earth 

 Week 23

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:  WeeK 23: Space

Living in Space

Week 23 (2/22-2/26) Homework:

Monday:    Finish research on project

Tuesday:   Read and take quiz on Newsela article: “Scientists study microscopic life living on the International Space Station” 

Wednesday:  Post Lab Questions; Read 64-65: Notes 

Thursday:  Research a satellite that is in space or was in space. Explain what is does.  How does it benefit society? When was it launched?  How long will it stay in space?

Friday:   Enrich 

Week 22

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:    Week 22: The History of Space Exploration

Week 22 (2/15-2/19) Homework:

Monday:   No School

Tuesday:   Pick an event from your  space race timeline on page 53 and research it. Then, write down a paragraph summary describing the who, what, where, when and why.

Wednesday: Research the Mars Mission. Then, in a paragraph or two explain the goals of the mission, a timeline of events and any important information.

Thursday: Research Space Mission: Write a fact card. When did it take place? Who was involved? What was the purpose? What were the results? Include a visual. 

Friday: Research and the describe modern and future plans for crewed exploration. Your response should include information regarding a specific exploration. You should discuss what the goals are, how they plan to accomplish them, and the impact this will have on society.  

Week 21

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:    Week 21: The History of Space Exploration

NASA - international space station

NASA - Space Shuttle

Apollo-11

Thursday: NASA

Space Programs

Week 21 (2/08-2/12) Homework:

Monday:   Apollo, Mercury, Gemini - fill in graphic organizer

Tuesday:   Newsela Article - Read and Take Quiz

Wednesday:   Review and Reinforce: The History of Space Exploration

Thursday:   Enrich: The History of Space Exploration

Friday:  Research Space Mission: Write a fact card. When did it take place? Who was involved? What was the purpose? What were the results? Include a visual.
Week 20

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Week 20: Rockets

Classifying Organisms

Week 20 (2/01-2/05) Homework:

Monday:  Newsela Article - Read and Take Quiz

Tuesday:  Review and Reinforce: The Science of Rockets

Wednesday:  Enrich

Thursday:  Rocket Article/Video Summary

Friday: No School 

Week 19

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Week 19: Eclipses and the Moon

Chapter 1: Earth, Moon and Sun Jeopardy

Week 19 (1/25-1/29) Homework:

Monday: Study Guide Page 37

Tuesday: Study Guide Page 38, Vocabulary Words: maria, craters, meteriods

Wednesday: Study Guide Page 39

Thursday:  Study for Test

Friday: Article/Video Summary on the Moon

Week 18

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Week 18: Eclipses and Tides

Tuesday:
Eclipse Interactive

Wednesday:

NOVA Tide Interactive

Tides Video

Week 18 (1/19-1/22) Homework:

Monday: No school MLK

Tuesday: Review and Reinforce: Phases and Eclipses

Wednesday:   Key Concept Summary: Tides

Thursday:  Review and Reinforce: Tides

Friday: Enrich: Tides

Week 17

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:  Week 17: Gravity and Moon Phases

Wednesday -
Moon Phases Online Site

Thursday - 
Moon Phases Article

Week 17 (1/11-1/15) Homework:

Monday: Vocabulary words: gravity, law of universal gravitation, weight, mass, force

Tuesday: Enrich

Wednesday:  BrainPop Quiz

Thursday:  Moon Phases Article/Video Summary

Friday: Key Concept Summaries

Week 16

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:    Week 16: Constellations and Earth

Photos of Night Sky

Thursday:

Seasons and Ecliptic Simulator

Seasons Stimulation


Week 16 (1/04-1/08) Homework:

Monday: Vocabulary words: satellite, planet, meteor, star, comet, constellation

Key Concept Summaries  

Tuesday: Review and Reinforce

Wednesday: Vocabulary: rotation, revolution, orbit, calendar

Thursday: Review and Reinforce

Friday: Enrich

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Week 15

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Volcanoes

Week 14 (12/14-12/18) Homework:

Monday: Key Concept Summaries

Tuesday:  Review and Reinforce

Wednesday:  Study Guide Chapter 5

Thursday: Study for Test

Friday:   Winter Break  Homework - Complete Compass Learning Assignments, e-mail dtdavila@cps.edu if you forget your username and complete your volcano project, poster, PowerPoint, Google slides,etc must all be done by Januray 4th

Week 14

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Volcanoes

Week 14 (12/07-12/11) Homework:

Monday: Review and Reinforce and Key Concept Summaries

Tuesday:  Review and Reinforce

Wednesday:  Key Concept Summaries 

Thursday: Volcano Sheet

Friday:   Volcano Video/Article Summary

Week 13

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:  Week 13: Earthquakes

Chapter 4 Jeopardy

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Week13 (11/30-12/04) Homework:

Monday: Study Guide pages 123-124

Tuesday:  Study Guide page 125

Wednesday: Study for test – review study guide, notes, classwork

Thursday:Enrich, earthquakes article/video summary

Friday:  Review and Reinforce

Week 12

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Tuesday: Week 12: Monitoring Earthquakes

Seismic Monitor 

Week 12 (11/23-11/24) Homework:

Monday: Review and Reinforce: Monitoring Earthquakes

Tuesday: Monitoring Earthquakes Video/Article Summary; Enrich Sheet

Wednesday- Friday: No School 

Week 11

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:  Week 11: Earthquakes   

Week 11 (11/16-11/20) Homework:

Monday:  Vocabulary Chart: earthquake, focus, epicenter, S wave, P wave, surface wave Read page 114-115 Cornell Notes  

Tuesday:  Vocabulary Chart:  seismograph, Modified Mercalli Scale, Richter Scale, moment magnitude scale

Read pages 116-117 Cornell notes

Wednesday: No School - Quarter 1 report card pick up

Thursday:  Review and Reinforce: Earthquakes and Seismic Waves; Post Lab Questions

Friday: Earthquake’s video/article summary

Week 10

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Thursday:   Week 10: Plate Boundaries

Week 10 (11/9-11/12) Homework:

Monday:   Read “An Ocean is Born” on page 97 and research a major change in Earth’s surface caused by plate movement. Create a timeline or storyboard showing when and how the change occurred.  

Tuesday:  Vocabulary Chart: stress, tension, compression, shearing, normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault

Wednesday: No School - Veteran's Day

Thursday: Review and Reinforce; Find video, article on  forces inside Earth’s crust and write summary, include the main ideas, supporting details, relation to class work, questions 

Friday: No School for students

Week 9

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:  Week 9: Plate Tectonics  

Tuesday: Plate Tectonics Online

Thursday: Plate Tectonics Jeopardy

Week 9 (11/2-11/6) Homework:

Monday: Study Guide: pages 93

Tuesday: Study Guide: pages 94, Vocabulary Chart: plates, divergent boundary, convergent boundary, transform boundary,  faults, rift valley

Wednesday: Study Guide: pages 95

Thursday:  Study for test – review study guide, notes, classwork 

Friday: Enrich: Plate Tectonics

Week 8

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:   Week 8: Earth's Structure

Week 8 (10/26-10/30) Homework:

Monday:  Vocabulary Chart: continental drift, Pangaea, fossil, climate, hypothesis

Tuesday:  Review and Reinforce: Sea-Floor Spreading

Wednesday: Study for  quiz – review notes, classwork

Thursday:  Quiz  Corrections, Enrich Sea-Floor Spreading

Friday: n/a school dance 

Week 7

 Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:  Week 7: The Rock Cycle

Jeopardy - Chapter 2

Week 7 (10/19-10/23) Homework:

Monday: Study Guide: pages 67-69

Tuesday: Review and Reinforce: The Rock Cycle

Wednesday: Study for test – review study guide

Thursday: Test Corrections

Friday: Review and Reinforce: Drifting Continents

Week 6

 Presentation Links: 

Tuesday- Friday:    Week 6 - Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks

Week 6 (10/13-10/16) Homework:

Tuesday:

Vocabulary Cards:  Students must provide a dictionary/book definition, a definition in their own words, and a colored picture.

-          Sediment, weathering, deposition, compaction, cementation, clastic rock, organic rock, chemical rock

Wednesday: Review and Reinforce Sheet – Sedimentary Rock

Thursday: Key Concept Summaries – Metamorphic Rock

Friday: Quiz Reflection

Week 5

Presentation Links: 

Monday- Friday:    Week 5 - Earth's Structure

The Virtual Rock Lab

Week 5 (10/05-10/09) Homework: 

Monday: Finish Storyboard

Tuesday:  Mineral Sheet

Wednesday: Vocabulary Words:  rocking-forming minerals, granite, basalt, grains, texture, igneous rock. Sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock 

Thursday: Vocabulary Words: extrusive rock, igneous rock, intrusive rock; Review and reinforce

Friday: Igneous Rock Worksheet

Week 4

Presentation Links:

Monday - Friday: Earth's Structure - Week 4

Mineral Online Lab

Week 4 (9/28-10/02) Homework:  

Monday: Test Corrections, Vocabulary Cards: mineral, inorganic, crystal

Tuesday: Vocabulary Cards: Streak, luster, hardness, density, crystal, cleavage, fracture, characteristics

Wednesday: Review and Reinforce: Properties of Minerals
 
Thursday: Study for quiz–review notes, classwork, note cards; Key Concept Summaries: Properties of Minerals

Friday: Convection Sheet, Test Reflection

Week 3   

Presentation Links:

Monday - Friday: Earth's Structure - Week 3

• Jeopardy

Week 2 (9/21-9/25) Homework:  

Monday: Key Concept Summaries: Convection and the Mantle

Tuesday:  Review and Reinforce: Convection and the Mantle

Wednesday: Take it further questions 
 
Thursday: Study for test – review study guide

Friday: Convection Sheet, Test Reflection

Week 2

Presentation Links:

Monday - Friday: Earth's Structure: Week 2

Week 2 (9/14-9/18) Homework: 

Monday:  Key Concept Summaries: Earth’s Interior, Vocabulary Card: Seismic Waves, Layers of the Earth: Cut out and color

Tuesday: Review and Reinforce: Earth’s Interior

Wednesday: Finish Cornell notes for pages 14-15

Thursday: Finish, Earth's Layers foldable, Study For Quiz

Friday: Enrich – Earth’s Interior 

Week 1

Welcome to the 6th grade Science page! Here you will find updates about the class, homework, and links to class presentations. Below you will find a copy of our welcome letter. Let's make it a great year!

Presentation Links:

Tuesday and Wednesday: First and Second Day of School

Thursday and Friday: Earth's Structure - Day 1 and 2

Week 1 (9/8-9/11) Homework: 

Tuesday: The Welcome Letter needs to be read, signed by parent, and brought back to class.

Wednesday: The Lab Safety Contract needs to be read over, signed, and brought back to class.

Thursday: You need to make the following vocabulary cards: system, energy, atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere.
 

• Each vocabulary card must have four (five) things:

1. Definition (can use interactive science book to get definition)
2. Definition in your own words
3. Picture to represent the vocabulary word
4. 4 colors at least are used
5. Prefixes/Suffixes with meaning

Friday: You need to make the following vocabulary cards:destructive forces, constructive forces, weathering, and erosion. You will need to complete the "Review and Reinforce: The Earth System" worksheet (see below). Make sure you are reviewing your vocabulary cards everyday.

Name                                                                    Date                                  

Review and Reinforce

The Earth System

 Directions: Answer the following questions in the spaces provided. Use a separate sheet of paper if

you need more room.

1.  What are the four main spheres of the Earth system?

2.  Explain why constructive forces and destructive forces are considered
to be competing forces.

3.  How do constructive forces change the land’s surface?

4.  How do destructive forces change the land’s surface?

 Directions: Match each term with its definition by writing the letter of the correct definition in the

right column on the line beside the term in the left column.

5.         biosphere

6.         energy

7.         hydrosphere

8.         destructive forces

9.         system

10.         constructive forces

11.         atmosphere

12.         geosphere

a.  the ability to do work

b.  forces that construct, or build up, mountains

c.  the thin envelope of gases forming Earth’s outermost layer

d.  the sphere that contains all of Earth’s water

e.  the part of Earth that contains living organisms

f.  Earth’s metal core, solid middle layer, and outer rocky layer

g.  forces that wear down, or destroy, landmasses

h.  a group of parts that work together as a whole