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McMullan 6th Science

Welcome to East Cobb Middle School!!!

**Welcome to Mrs. McMullan's 6th gradeAC Science website:
Feel free to contact me at twila.mcmullan@cobbk12.org
(be sure to include a SUBJECT line).

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Extra Credit (due Nov 30th): Make an illustrated pamphlet, poster, or Powerpoint that explains how weathering/erosion/deposition contributed to the shapes and scenery of one of the following: (you must sign up with me first)

The City Spires (Bryce Canyon, Utah)

The Needles (South Dakota Black Hills)--Alec A

The Badlands National Monument (South Dakota)

The Goblins in Devil’s Garden (Escalante, Utah)

Lava Pinnacles in the Chiricahua National Monument (Arizona)

Niagra Falls--Pariia

The Great Lakes

Giant’s Causeway (Northern Ireland)

Amazon Delta (Brazil)--MonikaK

Good City of Rocks (Gooding, Idaho)

Window in Big Bend National Park (Texas)

Providence Canyon State Park (Georgia)

Devil's Tower (Wyoming)--Steven B

Bryce Canyon--TomL

Others?

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Chapters 11-12

Vocabulary: water (or hydrologic) cycle, evaporation, condensation,

transpiration, precipitation, runoff, groundwater, zone of aeration,

zone of saturation, water table, aquifer, porosity,

permeable/impermeable, well, iceberg, wastewater,

conservation of water, renewable resource


Objectives:

1. What percent of the earth's surface is covered by water?

2. How is water distributed? What is the percent distribution of water in oceans, rivers/lakes, underground water, and ice (glaciers and icebergs)?

3. What are the stages of the water cycle (relate to atmospheric
conditions)? --How does the water cycle redistribute earth's water? (ex: less evap during night and winter; dew forms overnight because of cooling)

4. How can fresh water be conserved? If we use more water (ex:
irrigation) than nature can put back, the water table drops

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Monday (11/16/09):

Speaker from Georgia State University (BIOBUS)

>>Starwars and geology

Homework: Water Facts graphing lab—due Wed (part of notebook check)

Extra Credit (see Friday)--due Nov 30th

ch 11&12 Puzzler—due Thursday

Ch 10-12 TEST Friday

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Tuesday (11/17/09):

Opening: Brainpop x2: Water and Water Cycle

Work Session: Go over Chapter 11 (Flow of Fresh Water)

1. Distribution of Water on Earth DEMO

**2000 mL (2 liters) represents ALL water

---1,940mL (97%)=salty, 60 mL (3%)=fresh

…of the 60 mL (3%) fresh:

---46mL (76% of the 3%)=Ice caps and glaciers

---14mL (23% of the 3%)=groundwater

---.202mL (1% of the 3%)=rivers, lakes, and water vapor!!!!

2. Powerpoint--begin ch 11

4. Demo: different sized particles in jar (sand, pebbles, clay, etc)----shake---let settle overnight

If time permits:

>>Using a stream table, simulate erosion and deposition (vary slope and rain amount)

>>demonstrate how a sinkhole forms with a balloon covered with sand

Closing: Brainpop: Dams--if time permits

Homework: work on puzzlers

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Wednesday (11/18/09):

Warm-Up: Demonstrate Water Cycle with pan of ice water and hotplate

Opening: Brainpop: Groundwater

Work Session:

Finish ch 11 PowerPoint

Closing: Brainpop: Water Pollution

Homework: Ch 12 Puzzler due FRIDAY (ch 11 still due Thur)

Ch 11-12 quiz tomorrow

Study chapters 10-12 (test Friday)

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Thursday (11/19/09):

Warm-Up:

Opening: Brainpop: Rivers--if time permits

Work Session:

Go over ch 12: Erosion & Deposition (PowerPoint)

ch 11-12 QUIZ (come in 8:45am if absent)

Closing: Brainpop: Glaciers --if time permits

As time permits:

1. Erosion and Weathering Stations

2. Ice (demonstrate—like a bulldozer)—page 356 TE Inclusion Strategies OR page 362-363 Gliding Glacier lab

3. Review Rock Cycle with Crayon Model

--Possible video: Discover: Erosion; Landslide

--Demo cave formation with Alka seltzer and ball of clay

Homework:

Ch 11-12 textbook questions (due Friday)

“A-B” on quiz= none

“C” on quiz= page 315 #3, 9, 10; page 319 #3, 8

page 325 #2, 3; page 331 #10; page 347 #6, 10;

page 351 #3, 7; p. 357 #4, 12; page 361 #2, 7

“D” on quiz= “C” work PLUS page 334 # 7, 8, 10, 11

AND page 364# 14, 16

“F” on quiz= “D” work PLUS p. 334-5 # 15

AND p. 365 #21, 24, 25, 27

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Friday (11/20/09): Subst:

Ch 10-12 test

Bill Nye, Water Cycle video--as time permits

Homework:

BIG (double test grade) GEOLOGY (Chapters 1-12) CRCT Test

(Tue, Dec 1st)—1 3x5”notecard allowed (see Review Sheet)

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Happy Thanksgiving Holiday--see you Nov 30th.

Monday (11-30-09):

Review Day  (chapters 1-12)

If time permits, Bill Nye: Caves

Homework: Ch 1-12 test Tuesday (can use 3x5" notecard, front and back)

>>Notebook check Tuesday

>>Bring Play Dough to class to make ocean floor model—Fri

                                           (can use recipe)

 

Tuesday (12-1-09): Geology Unit (and fresh water) CRCT assessment

Notebook check (chapters 8-12)

 

Homework: Start reading chapter 13

 

BIG IDEA:  Oceans cover 71% of Earth’s surface and contain natural resources that require protection.

 
Vocabulary:  salinity,  water cycle

             sonar, continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal
             plain, mid-ocean ridge, trench, desalination

      
Objectives:
          1.  Be able to name the main oceans of the world.

2.     Explain the interaction between the ocean and atmosphere.

3.     What is the composition of ocean water  (pie chart)?

4.     What is the average salinity of the ocean (what can make it change)?

5.      What are the features of the ocean floor? (be able to model the
          ocean floor and label the features--topography)

6.     What technology assists us in studying the ocean floor? 

7.     What resources are found in the oceans,, including energy resources?

8.     How have human contributed to ocean pollution?  Describe what is being done to control ocean pollution.

 

 

Wednesday (12-2-09):

Warm-Up:

Opening: Brainpop ---Oceans

Work Session:  Go over ch 13-1:  Earth’s Oceans

1.  PowerPoint

2.  Make 2 bar graphs (area and depth) that show:  (put in Int Notebook)

                             Pacific (largest)=156,000,000 sq km  (4.3 km deep)

                             Southern= 20,000,000  sq km  (4.0 km deep)

                             Atlantic=77,000,000 sq km  (3.3 km deep)

                             Indian=69,000,000 sq km  (3.9 km deep)

                             Arctic (smallest)=14,000,000 sq km   (1 km deep)

3.  Fill in pie chart (place in spiral) of dissolved salts in ocean:

                (55% chlorine, 31% sodium, 14% other (mostly potassium,

           calcium, magnesium, sulfur)       

Closing:  Brainpop "quiz"

Homework:  Finish bar graphs and pie chart (keep in notebook

                         Study ch 13-1 for quiz

 

 

Thursday (12-3-09):

Warm-Up:

Opening: Ch 13-1 Quiz

Work Session:  Go over ch 13-2 (Ocean Floor)

1.  Brainpop --- Ocean Floor

2.  PowerPoint

3.  Tape Oceans handout into Interactive Notebook

Closing:  Brainpop "quiz"

Homework:  study ch 13-2

                             3 worksheets:  (due Monday)

                                      1.  "Exploring Ocean"

                                      2.  "Mapping the ocean basin" (line graph and questions)

                                      3.  “Finding Ocean Depth”

                   Ch 13-1 Textbook Questions:  (due Friday)

                             “A-B” on quiz=none

                        “C” on quiz= (page 381):  # 4, 6, 8-10

                        “D-F” on quiz= (page 381):  #4, 6, 8-10

                                  AND (pages 408-409): #3, 7-9

 

 

Friday (12-4-09):

Warm-Up:

Opening: As a group, students make/id 3D model of ocean floor

Work Session:

1.  ch 13-2 quiz  (come in 8:45am if absent)

2.  NOTE:  Skip 13-3 (Ocean Life)                     

Closing:  Optional Brainpop:  Underwater World

Homework:          Ch 13-2 Textbook Questions: (due Tue)

                             “A-B” on quiz=none

                        “C” on quiz= (page 387):  #7, 13

                        “D-F” on quiz= (page 387):  ##7, 13

                                           AND (pages 408-409): #1, 4, 16

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BIG IDEA:  Oceans cover 71% of Earth’s surface and

     contain natural resources that require protection.

 
Vocabulary:  salinity,  water cycle

             sonar, continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal
             plain, mid-ocean ridge, trench, desalination

      
Objectives:
          1.  Be able to name the main oceans of the world.

2.     Explain the interaction between the ocean and atmosphere.

3.     What is the composition of ocean water  (pie chart)?

4.     What is the average salinity of the ocean (what can make it change)?

5.      What are the features of the ocean floor? (be able to model the
                 ocean floor and label the features--topography)

6.     What technology assists us in studying the ocean floor? 

7.     What resources are found in the oceans,, including energy resources?

8.     How have human contributed to ocean pollution? 

       Describe what is being done to control ocean pollution.

 

 

 

Monday (12/7/09):    Substitute

Bill Nye,  Oceanography—mostly currents (25 min) with worksheet

--work on homework

Homework:  “Desalination” worksheet--due Tuesday

Characteristics of Ocean Waves (due Thursday)

                                

                        

Tuesday (12/8/09):    Go over 13-4:  Resources from the Ocean  (PowerPoint)

          --demo (if not already done):  when salt water evaporates, only the pure

                          water evaporates, leaving the salts behind

Go over 13-5:  Ocean Pollution   (PowerPt)

Homework:  Study ch 13-4 and 13-5 for tomorrow’s quiz

 

 

Wednesday (12/9/09):  Quiz:  ch 13-4 and 13-5 (come in 8:45am if absent)

 (IF time permits, “Probing the Depth” lab (pp 406-7)                   

Homework:  

          Ch 13-4 Textbook Questions: (due Thur)

                             “A-B” on quiz=none

                        “C” on quiz= (page 399):  #4, 6,  8

                        “D-F” on quiz= (page 399):  #4, 6,  8

                                           AND (pages 408-409): #2, 11

                       

                   Ch 13-5 Textbook Questions: (due Fri)

                             “A-B” on quiz=none

                        “C” on quiz= (page 405 ):  #3,  6

                        “D-F” on quiz= (page 405 ):  #3,  6

                                                AND (pages 408-409): #22

 

             

 

Thursday  (12/10/09):    

Go over ch 14-1:  Currents

Brainpop:  Ocean Currents

 

Homework:    El Nino Enrich Sheet (due Friday)

Oceanography graphing (line, bar, and circle graph)--due Friday

 

 

Friday (12/11/09):    Ch 14-1 quiz (come in 8:45am if absent)   

 

Go over ch 14-2&3 (Currents/Climate and Waves)—PowerPt

 

Waves handout for interactive notebook

 

Homework:  Study 14-2&3--quiz Monday

Ocean Currents Study Guide worksheet (due Mon)

Temperature Effects and Surface Waves Activity (due Monday)

 

Ch 14-1 Textbook Questions: (due Tue)

        “A-B” on quiz=none

     “C” on quiz= (page 421): #1-5, 6, 9

     “D-F” on quiz= (page 421): #1-5, 6, 9

          AND (pages 438-439): # 5, 15, 16, 21-23

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BIG IDEA:  The movement of ocean water is driven by differences in density and temperature, by wind, and by the moon’s gravity.

 

 

Vocabulary: 

             surface current, Gulf Stream, deep current, Coriolis Effect,

             El Nino, upwelling,

             crest, trough, wavelength, tsunami
             tides**, tidal range,  high/low tide, spring/neap tides
            
Objectives:

          1. Explain the causes of currents (surface and deep) and the factors
             that form/impact currents.--salinity, winds, earth's spin

          2.   How does water temperature and pressure vary in the ocean?*

          3.   Identify currents that have a significant impact on us (how do they
              affect climate?).

          4.   What are the causes/effects of El Nino (and La Nina)?

          5.   How do waves form and move?  Explain the factors that impact

                       waves. (ex:  bigger waves if wind blows for more time and at
                       faster speeds)

          6.   Be able to identify the parts of a wave.  How do these parts relate to

                   wave movement?

7.     Explain the causes of tides (relationship between sun, earth ,

          and moon.

8.   Compare and contrast high/low tides and spring/neap tides.

 

 

 

Monday (12/14/09):       Brainpops (with “quiz”): Waves

 

Ch 14-2&3 quiz (come in 8:45am if absent)   

 

Brainpop (with “quiz”): tsunami (if not already shown)

 

Go over 14-4:  Tides

 

Tides handout for Interactive notebook

                  

Homework:  Ch 13-14 TEST Thursday  (and CRCT assmt)     

 Ch 14-2 Textbook Questions (due Wed):

                             “A-B” on quiz=none

                        “C” on quiz= (page 425):  #2, 3

                        “D-F” on quiz= (page 425):  #2, 3

                                           AND (pages 438-439): #10, 11, 19

 

Ch 14-3 Textbook Questions (due Wed):

                             “A-B” on quiz=none

                        “C” on quiz= (page 431):  #3, 4, 7, 12, 13

                        “D-F” on quiz=  (page 431):  #3, 4, 7, 12, 13

                                                AND (pages 438-439): #6                  

 

 

 

 

Tuesday (12/15/09):   Subst.

Bill Nye,  Waves (with worksheet)

If time permits:  Finite Ocean video

                       

Homework:      The following 3 sheets are due Thursday:

                                     High and Low Tides worksheet

                                     Ocean Waves and Tides study guide ws

                                     Ocean Waves and Tides Reinforcement graph

   

Study ch 14-4 for quiz Wed

                          

             

    

Wednesday (12/16/09):   Brainpop:  Tides

 

Ch 14-4 quiz (come in 8:45am if absent)

 

http://serc.carleton.edu/images/NAGTWorkshops/visualize04/tida_NOAA.gif  

http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/motion/tides1.htm

 

In Interactive notebook, make a Venn Diagram c/c spring and neap tides

 

http://www.csun.edu/~vceed002/geoscience/oceanography/graphics/gif_jpg/whytides.gif

 

 

 

 

IF time permits:

http://library.thinkquest.org/21988

http://weathereye.kgan.com/expert/nino/index.html

 

Homework: STUDY for oceanography test (ch 13-14)  --Thursday

 

                   Ch 14-4 Textbook Questions (due Thursday):

                             “A-B” on quiz=none

                        “C” on quiz= (page 435):  #2, 3, 4, 6, 7

                        “D-F” on quiz= (page 435):  #2, 3, 4, 6, 7

                                           AND (pages 438-439): #8, 9, 13

 

 

 

Thursday (12/17/08):   

 Ch 13-14 TEST--come in 8:15am Friday if absent

 

 

 

Friday (12/18/08):  Water Conservation Speaker

Give out "final" grade for quarter 2 (can add HW passes)

 

Notebook check

 

                                      

            Homework:  

                         Start reading 15

 

Winter Break Dec 21-Jan 4 (see you Tuesday, Jan 5, 2010!)

 

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IF time permits, show “Test Anxiety” powerpoin

 

Advise from former students:

**turn in everything on time (usually not accepted late)
**read AND listen to the chapter TWICE--once at the beginning of the chapter, then a day or two before the test
**earn as many homework passes as possible (don't waste your homework passes--can be used for extra points)
**always be prepared for class (bring you materials every day)
**be sure to write your name, date, period and assignment on all papers
**DON'T PROCRASTINATE!!!! --work ahead whenever possible
(try to finish the assignment the day it is assigned)
**keep track of all handouts and worksheets (no credit if lost)
**pay attention to Mrs. McMullan in class (don't talk while she's talking)
**study--tests/quizzes are harder than you are used to
(it's not just memorizing info)
**begin studying for tests AT LEAST 2 days before the test
**get organized
**USE the assignment sheets Mrs. McMullan gives out on Monday --check off assignments when complete, then check off again when turned in
**get classwork and updated homework assignments when absent from web page (classmates are unreliable)
**look over what we learned in class when you get home every evening
(review notes every day)

**don't talk while Mrs. McMullan is talking!!!!

**expect this class to be challenging (it's advanced)
**help do all the labs (if you let your group members do all the work, you will not do well on the test)
** just "doing" your homework will not get you a 100% (it's graded)
**check PINNACLE (grades online) AT LEAST once a week (let your teacher know immediately
if there are mistakes)
**try to compete in science olympiad, robotics, OM, etc
(its fun and you get extra credit)
**keep an "A" average so you can omit some stuff
**do extra credit when offered (you may need it later)
**you must make up all test and quizzes, as well as most labs
(usually come in 8:15am for tests and labs and 8:45am for quizzes)
**be the first to answer the on-line bonus question, and you'll get a HW pass
**ask questions if you are unclear about something AND participate in class discussions
**write (print or type) so that Mrs. McMullan can read your work
**pay attention to details and directions
**don't give up; a couple of low grades doesn't mean you're "failing" the class
**rewatch Brainpops at home
**study in small chunks (5-10 minutes) for several days rather than an hour the day before the test (you'll remember more)
**Use your learning styles
**try making flashcards or two-column study guides
**if you get nervous during a test, try deep breathing and do the ones you know first
**drink water before testing (don't overdo it)
**have FUN

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**BONUS question (be the first to e-mail the answer to me):

Check back later for a bonus question

**when you e-mail me, copy and paste my e-mail address from the section above this one:

You cannot simply cut and paste the answers from the INTERNET (put it in your own words)!

HOLT On-line textbook http://my.hrw.com

See Mrs. McMullan for a password and username

Planet Diary: http://www.earthweek.com/

Brainpop: www.brainpop.com (The password is now the same as the username.)

**Check i-Parent at least once a week!!!

Good site for studying: www.studystack.com

Want to make a graph--use Excel or this website:

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/index.asp

MRS. MCMULLAN'S POWERPOINTS:

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Learn more about your learning style(s):

http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsiframe.html

What's happening in the night sky?? http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy_calendar_2007.html

Mrs. McMullan's Website http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/McMullan

Graphing website: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/index.asp



Conversion links: http://www.onlineconversion.com/
for mass: www.convert-me.com/en/convert/weight


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CRCT review:

http://info.georgiacrct.org

Important Websites:

Prentice Hall website: http://phschool.com/atschool/sci_exp_lep/index.html

http://www.biobay.com/cd/webhtml/moonwatch.htm


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