3rd Six Weeks (Week 5) Energy Unit Assessment

This coming week will be the last week before Christmas break and with it comes the end of our first semester. The students have shown great resiliency and with it came growth and maturity. Thank you students for a wonderful first semester filled with surprises, challenges, growth, and great memories, but lets not forget we still have one more challenge ahead. Lets finish this first semester with dedication and pride in yourselves and what you are capable of achieving.

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The Science 3rd Six Weeks Exam will be Tuesday, Dec. 13.

Please try not be absent.

3^rd Six Weeks Exam Review

1.    What are Earth’s nonrenewable energy resources?

2.    What are Earth’s renewable energy resources?

3.    How do humans use nonrenewable and renewable energy resources?

4.    Compare Kinetic and Potential Energy: Kinetic + Potential = Mechanical

a.    Kinetic Energy                               b. Potential Energy

                                     i.     ____________                           i.______________

                                   ii.     ____________                           ii._____________

                                 iii.     ____________                           iii._____________

                                  iv.     ____________                           iv._____________

5.    What is the law of conservation of energy?

a.    Provide examples of energy being converted from one form to another.

6.    Give examples for the different form of energy:

a.    Sound Energy -                              e. Thermal Energy -

b.    Electromagnetic Energy –            f. Nuclear Energy -

c.     Mechanical Energy –                    g. Electrical Energy -

d.    Chemical Energy –

7.    Explain the kinetic theory of matter.

a.    How do particles move in the three states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases?

8.    How does temperature relate to kinetic energy?

9.    What is thermal energy?

10. What is heat?

11. List and define the three forms of heat?

a.    ____________ -

b.    ____________ -

c.     ____________ - 

3rd Six Weeks (Wk 3 & 4): Energy Review, Thermal Energy and Heat (Wk 4 Benchmarks)

3rd Six Weeks: Week 4 Benchmarks

Students will be benchmark testing for both Mathematics and Reading.
Monday: Mathematics Benchmark
Tuesday: Reading Benchmark
Wednesday: Six Weeks Examinations: Writing and History
Thursday: Six Weeks Examinations: Reading
Friday: Normal Schedule Resumes

6th Grade Honors Science: Week 4

We will continue to dwell into the transfer of Thermal Energy and how this is used to differentiate between HEAT and TEMPERATURE.

• The Science Six Weeks Exam is scheduled for Tuesday, December 13.

6th Grade District Science Fair Winners 

These students will be advancing to the Regional Science Fair in Brownsville, which will be taking place in February.

• 1st Place in Animal Science: Edgar Garza & Alonzo Trevino w/ Ants and Sugar

• 2nd Place in Earth & Environmental Science: Brianna Elizondo w/Why Don't Oceans Freeze Yet Lakes Do?

• 2nd Place in Engineering : Osbaldo Marroquin & Armando Moreno w/ Turbine Challenge.

The District Science Fair is a great way for the students to understand the importance of science in our world as well as learn from each others findings through their projects.

Welcome back hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving holiday week, but now its time to get refocused and continue your academic development. 

Heat and Temperature Video 

Energy Review:

Kinetic & Potential Energy: The Law of Conservation of Energy

·         Introduction to Energy o   What is energy? o   Compare kinetic and potential energy ·         Can objects have potential & kinetic energy at the same time? ·         Discuss gravitational potential energy; give examples ·         Describe mechanical energy o   Is the sum of potential and kinetic energy: o   Can be made up entirely of potential, entirely of kinetic, or both.

·         Discuss the different forms energy can take o   Mechanical energy o   Sound energy o   Electromagnetic energy o   Chemical energy o   Thermal energy o   Nuclear energy o   Electrical energy ·          Provide examples of different forms of energy.

·         What is: The Law of Conservation of Energy o   Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only change into a different form. ·         What is an energy transformation? o   Discuss energy transformations and demonstrate examples of these transformations.

Thermal Energy and Heat:

·         How is temperature related to kinetic energy? o   Explain and discuss the kinetic theory of matter. o   Compare the speeds of particles in solids, liquids, and gases. ·         Review Kinetic theory of matter o   Think fast Questions §  Which of the following has particles with a higher average kinetic energy? ·         Present examples: Steam or ice water, etc.. §  Which of the following has particles with a lower average kinetic energy? ·         Present examples: Snow or water, etc..

·         Define temperature, degree, and thermometer. o   Students must create a word triangle for each of the vocabulary terms in their Science Journal. ·         Relate temperature to kinetic energy of particles. o   High Temp. = higher kinetic energy o   Low Temp. = lower kinetic energy §  Due to particle movement ·         Measure temperature using different scales. o   Fahrenheit o   Celsius o   Kelvin ·

·         Thermal Energy & Heat  ·         What is the relationship between heat and temperature? o   Define: Thermal Energy & Heat §  Discuss and differentiate between thermal energy, temperature, & heat. ·         Small groups activity: Heat Race: §  Give each group a zipped plastic bag with an ice cube inside.  Instruct groups to agree on a way to melt the ice cube without opening the bag. They can use anything in the room to help: sunlight, warm air, body heat, etc… §  After all groups have finished, discuss how long each method took.

3rd Six Weeks (Week 1 & 2) Science Fair Presenttions & Introduction to Energy

3rd Six Weeks Science Fair Presentations Wrap Up  & Introduction to Energy continues....

Science Fair In-class Presentations Begin Tuesday

How to prepare for your presentations

More tips to prepare for your presentations

· Introduction to Energy

VIDEOS

The Energy Song

What is Energy For Kids

Kinetic and Potential Energy

o What is energy?

o Compare kinetic and potential energy

· Can objects have potential & kinetic energy at the same time?

· Discuss gravitational potential energy; give examples

· Describe mechanical energy

o Is the sum of potential and kinetic energy:

o Can be made up entirely of potential, entirely of kinetic, or both.

· Discuss the different forms energy can take

o Mechanical energy

o Sound energy

o Electromagnetic energy

o Chemical energy

o Thermal energy

o Nuclear energy

o Electrical energy

 Provide examples of different forms of energy.

· What is: The Law of Conservation of Energy

o Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only change into a different form.

· What is an energy transformation?

o Discuss energy transformations and demonstrate examples of these transformations.

2nd Six Weeks (week 5) Science Fair Final Work Week

Science Fair Project Deadline is Thursday, November 3.

Science Fair Project Guide

Decorating your Display Board

You only have this week to complete your Display Boards, so take advantage of the time I am giving you in class to finish the project.

Bring any required materials to class in order to decorate and glue the required typed texts.

·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Continue to assemble & Decorate display boards

o   Finish typing Purpose, Hypothesis, and Materials o   Begin typing  Data/Results/Analysis o   Continue work on display board

·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Continue working on Display Board o   Must have most of the text complete and typed ready to glue on display board

Thursday ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Final day to complete Science Fair Display Board ·         Should have all required information on the Display Board or ready to glue on the display board.

2nd Six Weeks (Week 4) Science Fair Work Week (Red Ribbon Week)

You only have this week to complete your Display Boards, so take advantage of the time I am giving you in class to finish the project.

Bring any required materials to class in order to decorate and glue the required typed texts.

·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Continue to assemble & Decorate display boards

Tuesday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Finish typing Purpose, Hypothesis, and Materials o   Begin typing  Data/Results/Analysis o   Continue work on display board

Wednesday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Continue typing required text o   Complete Experiment

Thursday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Continue working on Display Board o   Must have most of the text complete and typed ready to glue on display board

Friday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Final day to complete Science Fair Display Board ·         Should have all required information on the Display Board or ready to glue on the display board.

2nd Six Weeks (Week 3) Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Resources

*Research and debate the advanatges and disadvantages of using renewable vs nonrenewable energyh resources.

·          Nonrenewable Energy Resources

o   Energy Resources

o   Fossil Fuels

o   Nuclear Energy

·         Renewable Energy Resources

o   Energy Resources

o   Energy from the Sun

o   Energy from Earth

2nd Six Weeks Mini-Assessment:

Atoms & Elements:

• What is an element?
• What is a compound?
• How can you differentiate between elements and compounds?
• How can you identify elements in a chemical equation?
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Continue working on your science fair project.

Oct. 24th we will begin working in class to complete your presentation boards.

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