6th Six Weeks (Week 5) STAAR Assessments Week

6th Six Weeks (Week 3 & 4) Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics

STAAR ASSESSMENT DAYS:

• Monday: May 14, 2018 - 6th Grade Mathematics STAAR Exam
• Tuesday: May 15, 2018 - 6th Grade Reading STAAR Exam

Earth:  A Rocky Planet

Plate Tectonics PowerPoint Presentation

Plate Tectonics: The 3 Plate Boundaries.

Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics Video

National Geographic Colliding Continents

The Major Tectonic Plates :

Ring of Fire Full Documentary

6th Six Weeks (Week 2) The Structure of the Earth

Layers of the Earth Powerpoint Presentation from class.

Structure of the Earth: Video

Our Story in Six Minutes

·         Lesson 1 Earth’s Layers

o   What are Earth’s Layers?

§  Compositional Layers

·         Core, Crust, Mantle

§  Physical Layers

·         Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer, & Inner Core

6th Six Weeks (Week 1): Ecology Review

8th & 7th Grade Benchmark Week 2:

Ecology Review:

• Complete Ecology poster presentations

5th Six Weeks (Week 6) Assessment Week

Benchmark Assessments and Six Weeks Assessments

Tuesday, April 10: Mathematics Benchmark

Wednesday, April 11: Reading Benchmark 

Thursday, April 12: 6th Grade Science & Social Studies Six Weeks Exam

5th Six Weeks (Week 5) Introduction to Ecology

Crash Course: Ecology Playlist

This is the power point we saw in class today.

·         Introduction to Ecology

o   How are parts of the environment connected?

§  Ecology

§  Levels of Organization

§  Biomes

§  Habitat and Niche

5th Six Weeks (Wk 4) Classification of living organisms (Taxonomy) cont..

Taxonomy Assessment: Tuesday, March 27th

• Classification of Organisms: Taxonomy

Introduction to Taxonomy

Taxonomy: Life's Filing System:

 VideoClassification Rap

Classification Rap 2

o Identify why and how scientists classify living things.
o Discuss Carolus Linnaeus’s contribution to classification.
o Describe the parts of the Scientific name
 Genus name & Species name
o Definition of Taxonomy

• How are organisms classified?
o List and compare the three domains of living things
o List and compare the four kingdoms of domain Eukarya
o List the eight levels of classification

• Branching Diagrams and Dichotomous Keys
o Describe branching diagrams and dichotomous keys.

BRANCHING DIAGRAM

DICHOTOMOUS KEY:

Classification of Humans: Homo sapiens

5th Six Weeks (Week 3) Classification of Living Things

The Cell: What are living things made of? Review.

Parts of the cell rap: Video

The Cell Theory Rap: Video

The Wacky History of The Cell Theory: Video

• Classification of Organisms: Taxonomy

Taxonomy: Life's Filing System: Video

o Identify why and how scientists classify living things.
o Discuss Carolus Linnaeus’s contribution to classification.
o Describe the parts of the Scientific name
 Genus name & Species name
o Definition of Taxonomy

• Classification of Living Things
o Textbook Assignment
o Chapter Review
      Individual Assignment pg. 617 in Textbook

• How are organisms classified?
o List and compare the three domains of living things
o List and compare the four kingdoms of domain Eukarya
o List the eight levels of classification

• Branching Diagrams and Dichotomous Keys
o Describe branching diagrams and dichotomous keys.

5th Six Weeks (Week 1 & 2) : Characteristics of Cells Cont.

The Cell:   Eukaryopolis: The city of animal cells.

Bill Nye the ScienceGuy: Cells

·         The Characteristics of Cells

o   What are living things made of?

o   Prokaryotic Cells

o   Eukaryotic Cells

·         The Cell Theory o   Explain the cell theory Contributions to cell theory: Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow.

·         The Cell Theory o   Compare unicellular and multicellular organisms

·         Compare the 2 types of cells o   Compare prokaryotes and eukaryotes o   Identify the parts that all cells have in common.

4th Six Weeks (Six Weeks Exams Week)

Science Six Weeks Exam Kahoot Review #1

Science Six Weeks Exam Kahoot Review #2

Common Assessment Dates:

• Monday: 6th Grade Mathematics
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• Tuesday: 6th Grade Science & 6th Grade History
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• Wednesday: 6th Grade Reading
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• Thursday: 6th Grade Writing

4th Six Weeks Week 4 & 5: How do forces affect motion?

Newton's 3 Laws of Motion Explained

Newton's Laws of Motion Song

3 Laws of Motion Song

How do forces affect motion? ·         Forces o   What is force and how does it act on an object? §  Contact Forces §  Distance Forces ·         What happens when multiple forces act on an object? o   Compare the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object. o   Apply the concept of net force to determine direction of motion.

Tuesday: ·         Newton’s Laws o   What is Newton’s First Law of Motion? §  Explain law using the concept of INERTIA o   What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion? §  Describe the relationship among force, mass, and acceleration. o   What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion? §  Explain how forces act in pairs.