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Have a Great Summer Comets!!!
Weeks:
June 1
June 8 (Catch up only)
All accessible on Google Classroom
Happy Memorial Day Weekend
Weeks:
Monday April 27
Monday May 4
Monday May 11
Monday May 18
All accessible on Google Classroom
Week of Tuesday April 21 - Friday April 24
TOPICS:
THIS WEEK: Parts 1 and 2 of Climate
Happy Earth Day Wednesday April 22: 50th Anniversary
Check WSSD Facebook and Instagram to take part in the Districts' 50 Ways You can Help the Environment and Each Other Community Share
Updates (you may have missed):
Cancelled: NOAA Training Activity Up Up and Away
Cancelled: Presentations and Final Grade for NASA Operation IF Project
NASA Operation IF will be absorbed by the 3rd Marking Period Class Participation
Grade
Changed: Genius Hour is now completely EXTRA CREDIT counted for the 4th marking period
Week of Monday April 13 - Friday April 17
TOPICS:
THIS WEEK: Heat Transfer Review
Part 1 of Climate
All assignments are posted on Google Classroom :)
Week of Monday April 6 - Thursday April 9
TOPICS:
LAST WEEK: Atmosphere Review
THIS WEEK: Heat Transfer throughout Earth's Atmosphere
Heat Transfer Wheel
Radiation, Conduction, and Convection
Remember, all assignments are posted on Google Classroom
Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Weekend!
Week of Monday March 30 - Friday April 3
Hope everyone continues to be safe and healthy with your families! We know this has been an unprecedented situation. The good thing is we can still have school, just for the time being, in a slightly different way.
Updates on Assignments:
1. NOAA Training Activity Up Up and Away
2. NASA Operation IF Project
For now, i've removed the due dates for these assignments. We'll reset these due dates once we all get back into the school building.
You can put both these assignments aside until we are all back in the school building :)
3. Genius Hour will be changed
Once we get back into the school building, you will only be required to do the following for Genius Hour:
Google Slides with these 4 items:
1. Title
2. Purpose
3. Research
4. Hypothesis
EXTRA CREDIT (you do not have to do these things):
Test
Analysis of Data
Conclusion
The Genius Hour Due Date WILL BE RESET once we get back in the school building. NOTHING IS DUE APRIL 24th :)
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS:
Going forward, all weekly assignments will be posted on Google Classroom and submitted electronically.
Please be entering into your Google Classroom for assigments :)
March 2nd - 12th:
NOAA Training Activity Up Up and Away
February:
NASA Operation IF Mission Group Building
NOAA Training Activity Launch into the Atmosphere
Seasons Moon Phase Tides Test
Friday, January 31
Take Off: Write it Down Making a Comet
Review for Seasons, Tides, and Moon Phases Test on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4th
DE Tides (MOST IMPORTANT)
NASA Training Activity Seasons Moons Tides (VERY IMPORTANT)
Quizlet (VERY IMPORTANT)
Discovery Education Young Discoverer Rotation Orbits and the Seasons (receive back Monday, secondary))
NASA Phase Value Mission (receive back Monday (secondary))
NASA Angle of Insolation Mission (receive back Monday (secondary))
Thursday, January 30
Finish DE Tides
Wednesday, January 29
Start DE Tides
Tuesday, January 28
Homework:
NASA Mission Phase Value of the Moon
Monday, January 27
Friday, January 24
OPERATION IF Day 2
Thursday, January 23
Begin NASA Mission Phase Value
Due end of period 1st part of NASA Mission Phase Value
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 21 and 22
Finish and Collect NASA Angle of Insolation Mission
Monday, January 20
No School
Friday, January 17
Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service
Thursday, January 16
Genius Hour: Working on Question and 3 References (Research)
Wednesday, January 15
NASA Mission Angle of Insolation
Monday and Tuesday, January 13 - 14
Explanation of why Planets are spherical; students make spheres using liquids of different densities
Begin NASA Mission Angle of Insolation
Thursday and Friday, January 9 - 10
Bill Nye Seasons
Mystery Box: Sphere Making
Wednesday, January 8
Finish and collect Young Discoverer Rotations Orbits and The Seasons
Monday and Tuesday, January 6 - 7
Young Discoverer Rotations Orbits and The Seasons
Friday, January 3
NASA Training Activity Seasons Moon Phases Tides
Young Discoverer Rotations Orbits and The Seasons
Homework:
NASA Training Activity Seasons Moon Phases Tides
Period 6 and 8: Will get time to complete HW in class Monday (first 20 minutes)
Thursday, January 2
NASA Training Activity Seasons Moon Phases Tides
WEEK of Monday December 16 - Friday December 20
Take Off 12/16
NASA Star Cycle and Black Holes
Astronomy Test Review: Kahoot
Astronomy Test
Take Off 12/20
Mars Surface Creation
Comet Sculpting
Happy Holidays
WEEK of Monday December 9 - Friday December 13
Take Off 12 / 9
Take Off 12 / 10
Genius Hour (research information)
Take Off 12 / 12 - 12 / 13
Orbiting Peri(helion) and Ap(helion) AND Asteroid and Comet Creation Mission Group Activity
Homework: Write up NASA Solar Stretch Written Lab Mission DUE
WEEK of Monday December 2 - Friday December 6
Take Off 12 / 2
Take Off 12 / 3
Take Off 12 / 4
Take Off 12 / 5
12 / 5: OPERATION IF PROJECTS:
Take Off 12 / 6
WEEK of Monday November 25 - Tuesday November 26
Question Development and beginning Research
WEEK of Monday November 18 - Friday November 22
Take Off 11/18
Take Off 11/19
Take Off 11/21
Thursday - Friday November 14 - 15
Mystery Box: Penny Spinning in the Balloon
Take Off Question:
1. What does the penny in the balloon represent?
2. What forces are acting on the penny moving in the balloon?
Young Discoverer Techbook Formation of the Universe
Monday - Wednesday November 11 - 13
Tuesday Take Off: Video of Mercury passing in front of the Sun (Mercury Transit)
Write the following questions and answers in your notes:
1. Which object is considered in ORBIT, Mercury OR the Sun?
Why?
2. Which object do you think has centrifugal force pulling on it? Mercury
OR the sun? Why?
Young Discoverer Formation of the Solar System
Friday November 8
Write it Down : Mars "Can" Revolve:
Centrifugal, Centripetal, Gravity
Thursday November 7
Homework:
Wednesday November 6
PA Youth Survey
Homework:
Tuesday November 5
No School (Election Day)
Monday November 4
Pieces of the Puzzle Mission Group
Thursday October 31 and Friday November 1:
Wednesday October 30
Begin Pieces of the Puzzle Mission Group
Tuesday October 29
Finish Google Classrom Elements and Molecules Lesson
Homework: Google Classroom Notes
Monday October 28
Finish Write it Down
Begin Google Classroom Elements and Molecules Lesson
Homework: Mission Patches
Friday October 25
Mystery Box Write it Down: Worms'n'Water
NASA Operation IF Infinite Frontiers : Finish Step 4 Mission Patch
Wednesday and Thursday October 23 and 24
NASA Operation IF Infinite Frontiers: Finish Step 3 and 4 (Mission Patches)
Tuesday October 22
Take Off: Calculation of Density
Density = Mass/Volume
NASA Operation IF Infinite Frontiers: Finish Step 2
Step 3
Monday October 21
NASA Operation IF Infinite Frontiers: Finish Step 1
Step 2
Friday October 18
Take Off: Density Calculation: Sphere Measurments
NASA Operation IF Infinite Frontiers: Astronomy Research Facts
Thursday October 17
Take Off: Density Calculation: Volume First
Begin NASA Operation IF Infinite Frontiers
Wednesday October 16
Take Off: Density Table for Cubes and Surprise Item
Collected Paper Towel Mission
Mystery Box Write It Down Torch-Proof Balloon
Homework:
Write It Down (in Science Notes)
Tuesday October 15
Finish and go over Paper Towel Mission
Homework:
Monday October 14
Teacher Inservice
No School for Students
Friday October 11
Take Off: Density Opener
Thursday October 10
Answers: Graph 1: Dino Length and Width
Graph 2: Dino Mass
Graph 3: None
Wednesday October 9
No School
Monday and Tuesday October 7 and 8
Take Offs: Finish Dinosaur Measurements (Day 3 and Day 4)
Monday: Scientific Method and Measurement Quiz
Tuesday:
1. Finish up Dino Mass, Length, and Width Table
Friday October 4
Review for Scientific Method Measurement Quiz Kahoot
Homework:
Study for the Scientific Method Measurement Quiz
Wednesday and Thursday October 2 and 3
Wednesday Take Off and Thursday Take Off
Wednesday Homework:
Finish Kidscience Variables
Tuesday October 1
Begin Metric System Basics
Begin Metric System Basics Notes
Monday September 30
No School
Friday September 27
Take Off: Chart for Daily Measurements
Google Classroom Check of Sponge Bob Variables
Collected: Sponge Bob Variables p1 and Sponge Bob Variables p2
Wednesday-Thursday September 26
Tuesday September 24
Take Off: Mystery Box Experiment: Fuel Test: Water, Gingerale, and rubbing alcohol (three variables)
Begin: Sponge Bob Variables p1
Begin: Sponge Bob Variables p2
Monday September 23
Varying Variables part 2
Jacob and Mr Koning discuss Independent Dependent and Control Variables (also found in my Helpful Websites Tab)
Friday September 20 (half day)
Experiment: Alka Seltzer in water, gingerale, and rubbing alcohol (which dissolves faster) (three variables)
Thursday September 19
Homework:
Wednesday September 18
Homework
Tuesday September 17
Monday September 16
Friday September 13
Mini Missions: Alka Seltzer in Hot and Cold Water, Water Bag Bridge, and Canada Dry Corn
Google Classroom Log On
Thursday September 12
Finish up Scientific Method and Steps for Balloon and Flame Walk through
EXAMPLE of Scientific Method Steps for Balloon and Flame
Beginning: Scientific Method in Motion
Homework:
Finish Scientific Method Steps for Balloon and Flame
Wednesday September 11
Take Off: Scientific Method Steps
Scientific Method Student Sheet
Tuesday September 10
Monday September 9
Working Together Guidelines for Successful Groupwork
Homework
How to Be Successful in Labs Signed
Science Department Laboratory Safety Policy Signed by Student and Parent
Thursday - Friday September 5 and 6
Notecard:
-Favorite Food
-Number on Playing Card
Orientation around the Classroom (How the Classroom Works)
Website Orientation
Favorite Food/Number on Playing Card Getting to Know You Exercise
Marshmallow Challenge (mini STEM)
Homework:
1. Go over website with your parents :)
2. Due Tuesday: Signed How to be Successful in Labs Student Signature and Science Department Laboratory Safety Policy
Wednesday, September 4
Today, we worked on
Welcome to Sixth Grade Science and Evaluation
You finished Student ID Sheet
Due Tuesday September 10th:
How to be Successful in Labs Student Signature
Science Department Laboratory Safety Policy Parent and Student Signature
Tuesday, September 3
SCIENCE IS ABOUT THE UNKNOWN....LET'S EXPLORE THIS YEAR!!!
Rendering of INSIGHT on Mars
Hurricane Dorian August of 2019
Nonexplosive Volcano
We'll do this in class:
We'll start doing these things in class:
Welcome to Sixth Grade Science and Evaluation
Supplies: What do I need for Science?
No Homework Tonight :) Enjoy
