6th Science
1/5 Finish Mineral Lab, "partial lab write up", includes Question,
Data, Analysis, & Conclusion with rubric. Due Friday, 1/9/09.
1/7 Study for test on Friday. Prepare Study Guide, due Friday.
1/8 Mineral Lab due tomorrow. Study for test.
1/9 Test today. Turn in Study Guide.
1/12 Read Chapter on Rocks, Section 1 R&V p136-139 (Classifying)
1/13 Read Chapter on Rocks, Section 2 R&V p140-143(Igneous)
1/14 Sedimentary Lab, start to write Labstract, due Tuesday, Jan, 20.
Visit Rock Cycle website: determine which rock type goes where?
also visit
http://poster.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?ID=32827&page=38
Read Chapter on Rocks, Section 3 R&V p144-148(Sedimentary)
1/15 Write known results of Sedimentary Labstract.
Read Chapter on Rocks, Section 5 R&V p152-154 (Metamorphic)
1/16 Read Chapter on Rocks, Section 6 R&V p156-159 (Rock Cycle)
1/20 Start mini-Lab Write up (Title, Question, Hypothesis, Procedures
& Drawings, Analysis, Conclusion) of Jelly Geology-Metamorphic
Rock, due Friday. Read Section 4 R&V.
1/21 Start Chapter Review
1/22 Finish Lab Write up for Jelly Geology, due
Friday.
1/23 Finish Chapter Review
1/26 Study for TEST on Wednesday & put together Study Guide.
1/28 TEST today on Rock Cycle, turn in Study Guide.
Read Chap 7-1 p198-203 A&V
1/29 Read 7-2 p 207-213 A&V
1/30 Read 7-3 p 215-218 A&V
2/2 Review Sections 1-3 of Chapter 7, visit Soil Safari web site (see
link).
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/soil_safari.html
2/3 Soil Safari: List several decomposers and know what they do.
Squeeze a spoonful of your soil from home...what type of soil do
you have? Check 'Down & Dirty' of Soil Safari to determine.
2/4 Do Chapter Review, Test on Monday.
2/5&6 Study for TEST and put together Study Guide. Get parent signature.
2/9 TEST today. Read Ch 8-1, p 224-227 A&V
2/10 Read Ch 8-2, p 230-239 A&V
2/11 Write up Stream Table
2/12 Read 8-3, p 243-245 A&V
2/13 Read 8-4, p 247-251 A&V
2/23 Type Stream Table Lab, due Monday March 2.
2/24 Read Ch 8-5, p 252-255 A&V
2/25 Read Ch 8-6, p 256-258 A&V
2/27 Do Chapter Review p260 & 261, finish Stream Lab Table (due Monday)
3/2 Turn in Stream Table Lab today.
Study for TEST on Wednesday 3/5, put together Study Guide
3/5 TEST today. Turn in Study Guide today.
Finish reading Ch 9-Section 1, p275-281 A&V
Read 9-2,p275-281 A&V
3/6 Read 9-3, p 284-287 A&V
3/9 Write a Labstract of our 1000ml Water Lab; include how you use that
1 ml of fresh water (use the 6 categories we put on the board. Due
Wednesday 3/11. See how to do a Labstract at:
http://poster.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?ID=28919&page=27
3/10 Finish Water Labstract, due Wednesday
3/11 Turn in Water Labstract today. Write up Water Cycle Labstract from
today's Lab, due Friday 3/13.
3/12 Finish Water Cycle Labstract due Friday.
3/13 Turn in Water Cycle Labstract today.
ALERT: 6th Grade has Friday Homework added! Write a paragraph
(Labstract) on how much water fits on a penny! Due Monday 3/16.
3/16 Turn in Labstract on Water on a Penny! Did you see how
water "sticks" together because it is POLAR? Did you see how
water "FOLLOWS" itself in CAPILLARY ACTION?
HW Do any missing assignments & TURN in!
3/17 Finish Chapter Review started in class
3/18 STUDY for Friday TEST. Put together Study Guide, due 3/20
3/20 TEST today, turn in Study Guide.
3/23 Read 10-1 p294-304 R&V due 3/25
3/24 Read 10-2 p305-310 R&V due 3/26
3/25 Read 10-3 p311-316 R&V due 3/27
3/26 Draw Topo map of StreamTable Watershed due 3/30
3/27 Write paragraph on StreamTable Watershed due 3/30
3/30 Read 10-4 p317-319 R&V due 3/31 Tues
3/31 Read 10-5 p320-326 R&V due 4/1 Wed
4/1 Write Filtering Labstract due 4/6 Mon
Do Chapter Review p328-329 due 4/3 Fri
4/2 Finish CR due Friday 4/3
Finish Filtering Labstract due 4/3 Mon
4/3 Study for TEST on Tuesday 4/7
Parent Signed Study Guide due Tuesday 4/7
Filtering Labstract due Monday 4/6
4/6 Put together Study Guide:
Watershed Labstract Duplicate
Filtering Labstract Duplicate
Section Review question & answers
Chapter Review
Quiz
Notes
Extra Credit?
Parent Signature!
Study for test on Tuesday...try orally with a parent for an hour!
4/7 Test today on Ch 10. Turn in Study Guide.
4/8 Where does San Diego get its water? See (on links page)
http://www.water-ed.org/watersources/region.asp?rid=10
HW Read Ch 11 Section 1 p331-341 A&V, due 4/20
4/9 Read Ch 11 Section 2 p 342-346 A&V, due 4/20, and
Section 3 p349-356 A&V, due 4/20
4/20 Good time to review/reread Chapter 11, Sections 1, 2, & 3! We will
review on starting Tuesday, April 21.
4/22 Complete Water Recycling...Salt? Pollution?...Lab in Lab Book.
4/23 Read Section 4, p 357-360 R&V. Finish drawing of Drinking Water
Treatment. Put in Study Guide.
Type a Labstract of the Water Recycling Lab, due Monday 4/27.
4/24 Do Chapter Review, p362-363. Due Monday, 4/27
4/27 Where does San Diego get it's water? See HW from 4/8 to get
link!!!! Also on LINKS page.
4/28 Who manages your district's water? Find your latest water
bill...how has your water usage changed from last year to
this...from last month to this? What is the 20 Gallon Challenge?
http://sdcwa.org/manage/conservation.phtml and
http://www.20gallonchallenge.com/
4/29 How can you save water at home? See Two links on LINKS page:
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/water/water/index.cfm
and http://www.h2ouse.org/ Can you write 10 ways?
4/30 Write up Ocean Conservation (Oil Spill) Labstract, due Monday 5/4
5/4 Turn in Ocean Conservation Labstract
5/5 Prepare Study Guide to turn in Thursday, 5/7
Study for TEST on Thursday, 5/7
5/8 Read Chapter on earth's resources. Section 1 due 5/11 Build
Solar Cooker, due 5/15
5/11 Read Section 2 due 5/12
5/12 Read section 3 due 5/13, build solar cooker...due Friday
5/13 Read section 4, due 5/14
5/26 Do Chapter Review, p 704-705, due Wednesday 5/27
5/27 Study for TEST, put together Study Guide
6/1 TEST today
