Week Beginning: August 31, 2009
6th Grade Science
Black
Room 18
HMWK
Framework and procedures. Classes will discuss the classroom procedures.
Continue to organize Science Notebooks.
None
Tuesday
Scientific Method ppt and Notes
Identify controls and variables; Simpson’s practice problems
Unsafe Lab Scenarios
Students will learn lab safety rules and procedures!
Safety Symbols Bumper Stickers
Lab safety
contracts
Thursday
Identify the components of a graph.
Friday
Fingerprint Lab
Week Beginning:
September 7, 2009
Labor Day- No school
Finish Fingerprint Lab, Different types of Graphs
Change of States Activity, States of Matter Foldable
Mystery Powder Lab
September 14, 2009
Identifying Elements on the periodic table, elements present in common molecular formulas.
Playdoh E-C-M
Scientific Process Quiz
Early Release Day!
Physical and Chemical Properties-Identify substances by properties
Density Lab
Classifying Matter Chart
Chemical and Physical Foldable
September 21, 2009
Phase Change Stories (Due 9-28)
Chemical and Physical Foldables
Chemical/Physical Sort
Test
Review
ECM Frame
Test Review
Study for TEST!
Matter Unit TEST
Vocab
Words
Vocabulary Words Due
ECM Posters
Phase change
Stories
September 28, 2009
ECM Sort
ECM Poster
Vocabulary Due, completed in NB
Test corrections
Test Analysis, will be signed by parents/guardians in NB
Finish ECM poster
Living Systems Unit organizer
Set up Living systems unit in NB
Explain/Learn parts of Microscope
Discuss Vocab for new unit
How to use a Microscope Lab
Microscope skills checklist
Microscopes online
Week Beginning: October 5, 2009 6th Grade Science Black Room 18 HMWK Monday Microscopes Online Finish Mic Online Tuesday Microscopes Practice Phase Change Story Due Wed Wednesday Microscopes Advertisement Microscope Quiz Thursday Plant and Animal Cell Lab Friday Cells as a Factory 3D cell model projects
Week Beginning: October 5, 2009
Microscopes Online
Finish Mic
Online
Microscopes Practice
Phase Change Story
Due Wed
Microscopes Advertisement
Microscope Quiz
Plant and Animal Cell Lab
Cells as a Factory
3D cell model projects
Week Beginning: November 9, 2009
Turn in 3D cell projects
Cell Quiz
Finish in class, Discovering Cells and Introduction to Genetics
Pretest Ecosystems
Bring 2 and 3 Liter bottles to school!!!!
Set up NB, hand out and discuss Unit Organizer, Begin Unit vocabulary
Bring 2 and 3 Liter to school
School Yard activity 1
(Review Organic Material Ideas to bring to school)
Bring organic
material
Decay of Biomass Lab
November 23, 2009
Finish Energy Vocabulary Pyramids
Food Chains Mania
Ecosystems Notes
(Assembly Schedule)
No School
Happy Thanksgiving!
Week Beginning: December 7, 2009 6th Grade Science Black Room 18 HMWK Monday Ecosystem ppt Notes and discussion in NB Tuesday Aquarium Lab Wednesday What’s the Difference? Classify That, Laptops Ecology Quiz, (Advisory classes) Thursday Class Practice Animals Review Frames, study for Ecology test on Monday and Tuesday (Advisory Classes) Friday Review Games for Ecology Test
Week Beginning: December 7, 2009
Ecosystem ppt
Notes and discussion in NB
Aquarium Lab
What’s the Difference?
Classify That, Laptops
Ecology Quiz, (Advisory classes)
Class Practice Animals
Review Frames, study for Ecology test on Monday and Tuesday (Advisory Classes)
Review Games for Ecology Test
December 14, 2009
Test Prep and highlight test
Ecosystems Test
Ecosystem Menu Items
Complete Ecosystems Menu Items during final times
Week Beginning: January 4, 2010
Pretest- Physics
Optional Matter Crossword/DEAR
Set up NB, Tab unit, How well do I know vocabulary?, 6 wk Hall Pass,
TAC, hand out Vocab HW
Vocab Games
Vocabulary Time, Gateway Reading Passage
Forms of Energy Lab Stations
Week Beginning: January 11, 2010
Finish Energy Flipbooks; Due today!
Introduction to Science Blog
Discuss procedures and requirements
Classifying Resources Foldable
Energy Transformation
Week Beginning: January 18, 2010
No school!
Reading to Learn: Journal Questions – Partners
Think-Pair-Share
Energy Centers
Sources of Energy Sources Pamphlet
Library Research
Week Beginning: January 25, 2010
Energy Pamphlet due January 29
Types of Energy Notes and Discussion, ppt
Energy Quiz
Adding Force Lab
Force and Motion Lab
Due today- Energy Pamphlets
Week Beginning: February 1, 2010
Tic Tac Toe Physcis, Due Feb 12
Forces Graphic Organizer and Discussion
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Introduction to Gizmos
Forces Vocabulary
PPT with notes
Bug Races