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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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BIG IDEA: Earth’s atmosphere is a mixture of gases that distributes heat and enables life to exist on Earth.

Vocabulary: atmosphere, ozone, water vapor, air pressure

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

conduction, convection, radiation

Objectives:

What is the Earth’s atmosphere made of?

What gases are present in Earth’s atmosphere, and how are

they important to living things?

Explain how (and why) air pressure AND temperature changes with

height.

What are the characteristics of the main 4 layers of the atmosphere?

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Monday (1/4/10): Teacher Workday (no school for students)

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Tuesday (1/5/10): Welcome Back!

New Seats

Warmup: student survey

Opening: Introduce ch 15—HOW DOES WEATHER AFFECT OUR LIVES?

.................(3-5 bullets in notebook)

Work Session:

Bill Nye—Atmosphere (with worksheet) --tape into notebook

Closure:---Start filling in visual organizer (start with "purposes")--cut and tape

Homework: BLUE Fernbank permission form due by Thursday

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Wed(1/6/10):

Give back oceanography test--go over any questions (return test to teacher)

Warmup: Share "How weather affects us" from yesterday

Opening: Air pressure demo with notecard over cup of water

Work Session:

1. begin ch 15-1 PowerPoint

2. candle demo

Closure: parts 2-3 of ch 15-1 visual organizer--cut and tape

Homework:

In spiral notebook, make a LINE graph of altitude vs pressure.--due Friday

>>altitude on y-axis

>>if using Excel, use "XY scatter"

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Thur (1/7/10):

Warmup: discussed current weather (snow?)

Opening: Brainpop: Earth’s Atmosphere

Work Session:

1. continue ch 15-1 PowerPoint (pressure and layers of atm)

2. Fill in Pressure Visual Organizer--- tape in Int Notebook

3. Tape Atmospheric Layers handout into Interactive notebook

Closure: Brainpop "quiz"---as time permits

Homework: 15-1 quiz Friday

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Friday (1/8/10):

Weather Update:
All Cobb County schools will be closed Friday, January 8, due to inclement weather and hazardous road conditions.

 

 

 

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Finish brainpop ("quiz")

Warmup: Discuss pressure vs altitude graph

>>What is the relationship?

>>If you were flying at 1,500m, why might your ears "pop?"

Opening: medium egg and air pressure

Work Session:

1. Finish Ch 15-1 powerpoint (layers of atmosphere)

2. Make a scale model of 4 main layers of atm. (1cm=5km)

.1. Top of troposphere=12km (varies)

.2. Top of stratosphere=50 km from ground

.3. Top of mesosphere=80 km from ground

.4. Top of thermosphere=650km from ground

>>>include:

space station (760km from ground),

one tall mountain,

"ozone layer",

one cloud,

meteors (where most burn up), and

one satellite (300-600km from ground)

--also include facts about each layer on the back of adding machine tape

--note: diameter of the earth is 12,740 km (2548 cm on our model scale)

Closure: 15-1 Quiz (come in 8:45 am if absent)

Homework: chapter 15-2 (quiz Tuesday)

In spiral notebook, make a line graph of Altitude vs Temperature

(label the layers and identify the "ozone layer")—due Mon

>>altitude on y-axis

>>if using Excel, use "XY scatter"

15-1 Textbook questions due Tuesday:

“A-B” on quiz=none

“C” on quiz= (page 453): #2, 3, 6, 10

“D-F” on quiz= (page 453): #2, 3, 6, 10

.AND (pages 474-5): #7-9, 11, 17-18

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Vocabulary: ultraviolet and infrared radiation

Greenhouse effect, wind, Coriolis Effect
local winds (sea and land breezes)
global winds (polar easterlies, westerlies, trade winds)

jet stream, anemometer, wind-chill factor, wind vane

pollutants, fossil fuels, acid precipitation

Objectives/concepts:

1. Land and water absorb and lose heat at different rates
(land heats up and cools down faster)
2. Unequal heating of land/water surfaces impacts weather
(ex: Kansas has more temp extremes because they are
far from water)--absorbing and releasing of solar
energy varies
3. The sun is the major source of energy; it is related to
wind energy (wind direction important). What is the

relationship between air direction and wind direction?

4. Explain the cause of global and local winds.
5. How are weather instruments used to gather data about

temperature and winds

Monday (1/11/10): Heat handout—tape into spiral notebook

Warmup: Discuss Alt/Temp graph

>>What is the basis for dividing the atmosphere into these layers?

Opening: Candle, showing 3 forms of heat transfer

Work Session:

1. Bill Nye, HEAT

2. Brainpop: Heat with quiz

3. Begin going over ch 15-2 PowerPoint

Closure: In spiral, make a concept map about 3 forms of heat transfer

Homework: ch 15-1 textbook work due Tue

Study 15-2 (quiz Tue)

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Tuesday (1/12/10): Team Talks for 6A and McMullan at 1:30

(Bill Nye, Pressure)

Warmup: Questions from geology unit test

Opening: Brainpop: Temperature

Work Session:

1. Finish going over ch 15-2 (heat transfer)

Closure: 15-2 Quiz (come in 8:45am if absent)

Homework:

15-2 Textbook Questions: due Thursday

“A-B” on quiz: none

“C” on quiz: (page 457):#2, 3, 4, 6

“D-F” on quiz: (page 457): #2, 3, 4, 6

.AND (pages 474-5): #4, 12

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Wednesday (1/13/10): Winds handout

Warmup: Questions from geology unit test

Opening: Demo: blow air between 2 inflated balloons

Work Session:

1. Go over ch 15-3 (winds)

>>>Winds visual organizer--fill in (tape into spiral notebook)

2. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/greenhouse/index.html

3. practice wind chill and Beaufort scale

4. Brainpop: Winds

5. **Intro tomorrow's sand/water lab--give out form and fill in purpose and hypothesis

Closure: Brainpop "quiz"

Homework:

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Thursday (1/14/10): (Math night tonight 6-7:30)

Demo: convection box

BEGIN: land/water lab (at 10:45am) and collect data for 4 hours

(fill in page 1 of this lab)--use 500mL of sand and 500mL of water,

then TRY Holt page 462TE (Alt Assmt)--if time permits

Homework: Study 15-3 (quiz tomorrow)

extra credit: make an anemometer and/or wind vane due Tuesday

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Friday (1/15/10): Subst

1. Ch 15-3 (winds) Quiz (come in 8:45am if absent)

2. Bill Nye, Wind with worksheet

3. Give out data from sand/water lab (discuss)

4. work on graph and conclusion for sand/water lab--double line graph

Homework:

Due Tuesday: Heat Absorption Lab, including double LINE graph

Due Wed:

Make (from scratch) WIND concept map (include some color & pictures)

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Vocabulary: acid, base, acid precipitation

greenhouse effect, global warming, CFC's

Objectives:

What is the relationship between greenhouse effect and global warming?

Compare and contract the causes and effects of acid rain, ozone depletion,

and greenhouse effect/global warming.

How do human habits affect the atmosphere?

Monday (1/18/10): HOLIDAY—no school

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Tuesday (1/19/10):

Computer lab:

1. WIND Concept Map--include few pictures (use Inspiration)

2. Using Excel, make a double line graph from sand/water lab

3. Using Excel, make a line graph of Atlanta precipitation

Homework: Land/Sea Breeze---fill out then tape into Int Notebook

15-3 Textbook Questions (due Wed):

“A-B” on quiz: none

“C” on quiz: (page 463): #2, 4, 5

“D-F” or below on quiz: (page 463): #2, 4, 5

AND (pages 474-5): #14, 23

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Wednesday (1/20/10):

Warmup: Questions from ch 15 puzzler (#2a-d)

Opening: Brainpop: Air Pollution

Work Session:

1. Bill Nye (Eyes of Nye)—Global Climate Change—26 min

2. Begin going over ch 15-4-- Air Pollution (often invisible)--PowerPoint

3. Measure the pH of "lime water"

4. http://www.smogcity.com

Closure: Brainpop "quiz"

Homework:

Fill-in Concept Map (Global Warming)—due Thur

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Thursday (1/21/10):

Warmup: Questions from ch 15 puzzler (#3a-e)

Opening: Brainpops: Acids and Bases, then pH Scale

Work Session:

1. Demo: lime (limestone) added should neutralize the acidity

2. finish with ch 15-4 PowerPoint

Closure: Brainpop "quiz"

Homework: Due Friday:

Compare/contrast sheet: (due Fri)

Ozone depletion vs. Greenhouse Effect

Study 15-4 for tomorrow’s quiz

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Friday (1/22/10):

Warmup: Questions from ch 15 puzzler (#1a-f)

Opening: Brainpops: Ozone Layer, Greenhouse Effect, and Global Warming

Work Session:

1. Brainpop "quizzes"

2. As time permits:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ozone (ozonehole over Antarctica)

• http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7e.html(avg area of the ozone hole)

• http://learners.gsfc.nasa.gov/mediaviewer/ExploringOzone/ (short video)

Look at current UV index for U.S. (and Marietta): http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html

http://www.wunderground.com/US/Region/US/pxUVForecast.html

• Look at graph of carbon dioxide and methane levels:

http://www.planetforlife.com/gwarm/glob1000.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/etc/graphs.html

http://www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/html/atmosphere.html

Closure: ch. 15-4 quiz (come in 8:45am if absent)

Homework: Chapter 15 test Monday--study

15-4 Textbook questions (due Monday):

“A-B” on quiz: none

“C” on quiz: (page 471): #2-3, 5-7, 10

“D-F” on quiz: (page 471): #2-3, 5-7, 10

AND (pages 474-5): #16

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IF time permits, show “Test Anxiety” powerpoint

Jan 29=MSP Subst

Jan 25-29=Conf Week

Feb 5= subst

Feb 15=Teacher Workday

Feb 23=Fernbank Trip

Mar 12=MSP Subst

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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