Monday, February 13, 2017

4th Six Weeks (Wk 6) Common Assessment Week



Common Assessment Dates:

Tuesday: 6th Grade Reading & 6th Grade Science

Wednesday: 6th Grade Math & 6th Grade Writing

Thursday: 6th Grade History




Friday Tentative

Introduction to Simple Machines: 

Simple Machines

·         Machines
o   What do simple machines do?
o   What is mechanical advantage?
o   What is mechanical efficiency?
·         Types of Machines
o   What are the classes of levers?
o   What is a wheel and axle?
o   What are types of pulleys?
o   What are inclined planes?
What are wedges? What are screws?



Monday, February 6, 2017

4th Six Weeks (Wk 5) Motion & Forces Review & Assessment




Newton's 3 Laws of Motion Explained

Review:  




  Tuesday:  Assessment will be Wednesday


·        
Motion & Speed Review
o   How are distance, time, and speed related?
·         Acceleration Review
o   How does motion change?

·         Forces
o   How do Forces affect motion?

















Friday:

Simple Machines

·         Machines
o   What do simple machines do?
o   What is mechanical advantage?
o   What is mechanical efficiency?
·         Types of Machines
o   What are the classes of levers?
o   What is a wheel and axle?
o   What are types of pulleys?
o   What are inclined planes?
What are wedges? What are screws?





Monday, January 30, 2017

4th Six Weeks (Wk 4) Newtons 3 Laws of Motion: How do forces affect motion?






















Newton's 3 Laws of Motion Explained


Newton's 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.



















·         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.









Friday, January 20, 2017

4th Six Weeks (Week 3 ): How do forces affect motion?











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.








Wednesday:
·         ·          Motion & Speed, Acceleration, and Forces Review


 



Thursday:

4th Six Weeks Mini-Assessment: Motion, Speed, Acceleration, &  Forces.




Friday:

Simple Machines

·         Machines
o   What do simple machines do?
o   What is mechanical advantage?
o   What is mechanical efficiency?
·         Types of Machines
o   What are the classes of levers?
o   What is a wheel and axle?
o   What are types of pulleys?
o   What are inclined planes?
What are wedges? What are screws?




Sunday, January 15, 2017

4th Six Weeks (WK 2) Acceleration








Acceleration?

Speed and Velocity Song
·         Acceleration
·         How does motion change?
o   How do we measure changing velocity?
o   Define Acceleration
o   Identify common acceleration units




·         Acceleration
·         How is average acceleration calculated?
o   Calculate average acceleration





·          Acceleration
·         How can accelerating objects change velocity?
o   Recognize that acceleration is a change in speed, direction, or both
o   Predict the outcome of velocity and acceleration being in the same direction and in opposite directions.


Sunday, January 8, 2017

Happy New Year Scholars 4th Six Weeks (Week 1) Motion & Speed







Motion
o   What is motion?
o   How can you describe the location of an object?
o   How is distance measured?
·         Speed
o   What is speed?
o   What is average speed?
o   How is Average Speed calculated?

§  Formula: Speed = Distance/Time




      

·         Motion and Speed
o   How are distance, time, and speed related?
o   Vocabulary:
§  Position, Reference Point, Motion, Speed, Vector, & Velocity

Speed Triangle: Video Reference


·         Identify common distance units
·         Velocity
o   What is a vector?
o   What is velocity?
§  Differentiate between speed and velocity.




·          Distance-Time Graphs
·         Graph distance vs time
o   How is constant speed graphed?
o   How are changing speeds graphed?
§  Analyze the relationship between speed and steepness of the line on a graph.




Friday, December 9, 2016

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.

Remember this quote:



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

Please try not be absent.

3rd 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.     ____________ -