DECEMBER 1-22

Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics

Dec 1:

Assignment: Read:Section 1: Inside the Earth

Directed Reading Worksheet (DRW)

Section 1

Objective: Identify the major layers of the Earth

Dec 2:

Assignment: Read Section 2: Restless Continents

DRW section 2

Objective: Describe the Continental Drift Theory

Dec 3:

Assignment: Read Section 3: Plate Tectonics

DRW section 3

Objective: List 3 types of plate boundaries

Dec 4:

Lab: Plate tectonics through a microscope

Objective: Provide students with understanding of Earth's

history and structure by examining rock and fossil evidence.

Dec 7:

Assignment: Read Section 4: Deforming the Earth's Crust

DRW section 4

Objective: describing 3 forces that shape the Earth's crust.

Dec 8:

Lab: Stressed to the Limit:

Using "silly putty" to demonstrate the effects of stress, compression and tearing on the Earth's Crust

Dec 9: Review Chapter 4

Dec 10: Chapter 4 Test

Dec 11-22: Shake Rattle and Roll

Students design, build and test Earthquake resistent structures.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

November 16-24

Monday November 16:

Assignment: Chapter 2 "Rocks: Mineral Mixtures

Read Section 1: The Rock Cycle"

Directed Reading Worksheet Section 1

Tuesday: November 17

Video with question sheet: All About Rocks and Minerals

ScienceLog: draw and describe the Rock Cycle

Wednesday: November 18

Assignment: Sections 3 Sedimentary Rocks

Notetaking and mini lab with 5 sedimentary rocks to identify

Thursday: November 19:

Assignment: Section 4: Metamorphic Rocks

Notetaking and mini lab with 5 metamorphic rocks to identify

Friday: November 20:

Assignment: Section 2: Igneous Rocks

Notetaking and mini lab with 5 igneous rocks to identify

Monday: November 21

Review the 3 rock groups

Tuesday: November 22

HARD ROCK CAFE: Lab Assessment: identifying 15 rock samples using notes .

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Q2: Inside the Restless Earth (geology)

This week is the introduction to the next unit: Inside the Restless Earth (Geology)

November 9: Monday

New textbooks issued.

Assignment: Textbook Scavenger Hunt: Using table of contents, glossary, appendix and index to find answers.

November 10: Tuesday

Assignment: Chapter 1: Minerals of the Earth's Crust

Read Section 1: What is a Mineral? Directed Reading Worksheet (DRW) Section 1

November 11: Wednesday

Assignment: Read Section 2: Identifying Minerals

Directed Reading Worksheet Section 2

November 12: Thursday

Lab Activity: Mystery Minerals: Identification of minerals using color, streak plates, hardness and luster.

November 13: Friday

Lab Test: Mineral Identification: Using lab key to identify minerals.

Week of October 19-22

October 19: Monday

Assignment: Begin Chapter 3: The Movement of Ocean Water pp. 70-87

Read section 1: Currents pages 70-73

Directed Reading Worksheet section 1 , questions 1-13

October 20: Tuesday

Lab Activity: Sailing Saline

Purpose: What causes currents? Students layer mixtures of salt water, cold water, warm water and salt/cold water mixture in a tank of water to compare densities.

October 21: Wednesday

Assignment: Draw maps of major surface currents.

October 22: Thursday

Assignment: Section 2 "Waves"

Read pages 78-83

Directed Reading Worksheet section 2

October 23: Friday

Assignment: Section 3: Tides

Read pages 84-87

DRW section 3

DRW due Monday

LOOKING AHEAD!

Science To Go Due Monday October 26

Chapter 3 Test: Tuesday Tuesday October 27

Notebook due: Wednesday October 28

OCTOBER 30: END OF QUARTER

QUARTERLY RECOGNITION

October 12-16

October 13-14: Tuesday/Wednesday

CHAPTER 2: EXPLORING OCEANS Section 3: :Life in the Ocean pp. 46-49

Directed Reading Worksheet (DRW) section 3

October 15: Section 5: Ocean Pollution pp.55-59 DRW section 5

October 16: Lab Activity: Oil Spills: A sticky business

Students do a simulation of oil spill clean up techniques

SCIENCE TO GO Due Oct 26

October 5-9

This week classes will begin Chapter 2 "Exploring Oceans"

Section 1; Earth Oceans: pages 34-40 Directed Reading Worksheet section 1 (DRW)

Section 2: The Ocean Floor pages. 41-45

Lab Activity: Mapping the Ocean Floor

Simulation of SONAR used to calculate depths of ocean floor.

Friday : Quiz Sections 1 & 2

SCIENCE TO GO

Each Quarter 6th grade science classes will be doing home lab activities as a required assignment. These are simple experiments and activities designed to foster communication between students and home and to encourage family involvement with the science program in a nontraditional homework format.

The activities do not require extensive equipment or materials.

Students are required to do one activity per quarter for 10 points.

Suggested activities are available in the classroom.

Students may find activities from other sources such as books or the Internet.Teacher approval is required for all activities.

ADULT SUPERVISION IS REQUIRED

Parent/guardian signature is required on the forms set home.

PowerSchool. All grades are posted on PowerSchool each week. All science grades are weighted

class assignments: 20%

quizzes: 20%

lab activities 20%

tests 20%

notebooks 20%

OCTOBER 8 IS BIKE OR WALK TO SCHOOL DAY. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.

CHANGE IN AGENDA

Due to Map testing this week, there are some changes in the science schedule.

Monday: Review WWMD (World Water Monitoring Day) protocals

Tuesday: Practice in classroom lab. Student test water quality of water samples from various sites around the US.

Wednesday: Review for Chapter 1 test: Flow of Freshwater pages 2-27

online: go.hrw.com KEYWORD HSTDEP go to practice quiz

chapter review: p. 28-29

chapter highlights p. 26-27

Chapter review study guide

Thursday: Chapter 1 Test

Friday: WWMD students walk to Flat Creek near JHMS to do onsite water testing.