WELCOME TO 6 TH GRADE SCIENCE !!!!!!

1. WELCOME TO 6TH GRADE SCIENCE !!!!!! DAY # 1 LET’S HAVE FUN !!

2. DAY # 2 • PASS OUT AND GO OVER COURSE OUTLINE. • PASS OUT, DISCUSS, AND SIGN THE STUDENT AGREEMENT FORM. 3. HOMEWORK: GET PARENT/GUARDIAN TO SIGN FORM.

3. DAY # 3 1. WHAT IS A PATTERN? 2. HOW DO YOU KNOW? 3. DEVELOP A PATTERN & SHARE IT WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR.

4. DAY # 4 1. WHAT ARE THE 4 REASONS ANIMALS MIGRATE????

5. DAY # 5 WRITE A BRIEF PARAGRAPH ABOUT A TYPICAL SCHOOL DAY.

6. DAY # 6 • WHAT IS THE NEXT NUMBER IN THIS PATTERN? 14,28,56, 112,….. A. 168 C. 224 B. 200 D. 336 • WHICH PATTERN WAS MADE USING THE RULE: ADD 3, SUBTRACT 1 A. 36,39,42,45,48,51 B. 24,27,26,29,28,31,30 C. 48,49,46,47,44,45,42 D. 18,20,24,26,30,32,36

7. DAY # 7 1. WHICH WOULD MAKE THE BEST MODEL TO SHOW THE STRUCTURE OF THE INSIDE OF THE EARTH? A. BASKETBALL C. HARD-BOILED EGG B. SOLID ROCK D. RUBBER-BAND BALL 2. EXPLAIN WHY YOUR MODEL IS A GOOD ONE.

8. DAY # 8 LIST THE 3 TYPES OF MODELS & GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH. ****YOU MAY USE YOUR NOTES****

9. DAY # 9 ONE OF THE REASONS FOR USING MODELS IS TO ___________________. • COMMUNICATE • TEST PREDICTIONS • SAVE TIME, MONEY, AND LIVES • ALL OF THE ABOVE

10. DAY # 11 • WHICH PROPERTY DOES THIS SHOW? 2.61 + 92.7 = 92.7 + 2.61 A. ASSOCIATIVE C. DISTRIBUTIVE B. COMMUNITATIVE D. PROPERTY OF 1 • THE ZERO PROPERTY OF MULTIPLICATION SHOWS THAT: A. 64 x 0 = 64 C. 12.8 + 0 = 12.8 B. 1 x 765 = 765 D. 0 x 34 = 0

11. DAY # 12 MAKE A SEMANTIC WEB OF TOOLS. TOOLS

12. DAY # 13

13. DAY # 14 1. Which tool could you use to see the details on the moon’s surface? a. Beaker c. Telescope b. Hand lens d. Thermometer • A student is studying a map of a park near her school. What is the student most likely trying to learn about? a. Earth’s age c. Earth’s size b. Earth’s orbit d. Earth’s surface

14. DAY # 15 AN OLD RIDDLE GOES LIKE THIS: A MAN WITHOUT EYES, SAW PLUMS ON A TREE. HE DID NOT TAKE PLUMS AND HE DID NOT LEAVE PLUMS. HOW COULD THIS BE?

15. DAY # 16 • SIMPLIFY THIS EXPRESSION. (18+12) + 9 = 3 • 2 ½ C. 9 2/3 • 13 D. 19

16. DAY # 17 FIVE PIECES OF COAL, A CARROT, AND A SCARF ARE LYING ON THE LAWN. NOBODY PUT THEM ON THE LAWN, BUT THERE IS A PERFECTLY LOGICAL REASON FOR THEIR BEING THERE. WHAT IS IT?

17. DAY # 18 WHY DO SCIENTISTS CONDUCT (PERFORM) EXPERIMENTS?

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19. DAY # 21 ….A • WHAT IS THE EXPONENTIAL FORM FOR 4 x 4 x 4 ? • WHICH DECIMAL IS GREATER? A. 0.673 C. 0.69 B. 0.75 D. 0.746

20. DAY # 21….B CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT IN YOUR JOURNALS………GATHER & RECORD DATA…..MAKE A TABLE OR A CHART TO RECORD YOUR DATA. OBSERVE CAREFULLY!!!! RECORD YOUR OBSERVATIONS & BE SURE TO NOTE ANYTHING UNUSUAL OR UNEXPECTED.

21. DAY # 22…..A TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ELEPHANT MIGRATION, WHAT SHOULD SCIENTISTS DO? • Bring some elephants to a zoo so they can observe them closely. • Create obstacles & observe how elephants travel around them. • Put out some food & observe how elephants move toward it. D. Try to observe the elephants without changing their habitat.

22. DAY # 22…..B CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT IN YOUR JOURNALS………GATHER & RECORD DATA…..MAKE A TABLE OR A CHART TO RECORD YOUR DATA. OBSERVE CAREFULLY!!!! RECORD YOUR OBSERVATIONS & BE SURE TO NOTE ANYTHING UNUSUAL OR UNEXPECTED.

23. DAY # 23…..A On a walk through the park, you observe squirrels & chipmunks. You would like to learn more about them. Which of these questions could be tested scientifically? • Are squirrels in this park afraid of people? • Are squirrels more afraid of people than chipmunks are? • Are chipmunks very cute? • Are chipmunks in this park cuter than the squirrels?

24. DAY # 23……B CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT IN YOUR JOURNALS………GATHER & RECORD DATA…..MAKE A TABLE OR A CHART TO RECORD YOUR DATA. OBSERVE CAREFULLY!!!! RECORD YOUR OBSERVATIONS & BE SURE TO NOTE ANYTHING UNUSUAL OR UNEXPECTED.

25. DAY # 24…..A YOU ARE DESIGNING AN EXPERIMENT TO FIND OUT WHICH TYPE OF FROG CAN JUMP FARTHER. WHICH IS A CONTROLLED VARIABLE IN THIS EXPERIMENT? • JUMPING DISTANCE • TYPE OF FROG • COLOR OF THE FROG D. TEXTURE OF THE JUMPING SURFACE

26. DAY 24….B CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT IN YOUR JOURNALS………GATHER & RECORD DATA…..MAKE A TABLE OR A CHART TO RECORD YOUR DATA. OBSERVE CAREFULLY!!!! RECORD YOUR OBSERVATIONS & BE SURE TO NOTE ANYTHING UNUSUAL OR UNEXPECTED.

27. DAY # 25…..A YOU SET UP AN EXPERIMENT TO FIND OUT HOW PLANTS GROW IN CROWDED CONDITIONS. YOU SET UP 2 CARTONS WITH SOIL, SEEDS, & WATER. WHAT IS THE ONE VARIABLE YOU SHOULD CHANGE? • TYPE OF SOIL • NUMBER OF SEEDS • AMOUNT OF WATER D. AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT

28. DAY # 25….B CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT IN YOUR JOURNALS………GATHER & RECORD DATA…..MAKE A TABLE OR A CHART TO RECORD YOUR DATA. OBSERVE CAREFULLY!!!! RECORD YOUR OBSERVATIONS & BE SURE TO NOTE ANYTHING UNUSUAL OR UNEXPECTED.

29. DAY # 26…..A WHAT IS……. 4.2 x 0.06

30. DAY # 26…..B CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT IN YOUR JOURNALS………GATHER & RECORD DATA…..MAKE A TABLE OR A CHART TO RECORD YOUR DATA. OBSERVE CAREFULLY!!!! RECORD YOUR OBSERVATIONS & BE SURE TO NOTE ANYTHING UNUSUAL OR UNEXPECTED.

31. DAY # 27….A PRETEND YOU HAVE A FRIEND WHO CATCHES A LOT OF COLDS. WRITE DOWN TWO SCIENCE–BASED TIPS FOR CATCHING FEWER COLDS.

32. DAY # 27…..B COMPARE THE DATA FROM THE EXPERIMENT WITH YOUR PREDICTION. • GIVEN THE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT, DO YOU THINK THE PREDICTION (HYPOTHESIS) IS TRUE? EXPLAIN. 2. WRITE ANOTHER HYPOTHESIS (PREDICTION) THAT YOU MIGHT INVESTIGATE.

33. DAY # 28 WHICH ACTION COULD MOST DIRECTLY RESULT IN YOU CATCHING A COLD? • STANDING IN THE RAIN • GETTING COLD FEET • SOMEONE SNEEZING ON YOU • EATING THE WRONG FOOD BONUS: EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER

34. DAY # 29 • WHAT IS A VACCINATION? • HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GIVEN A VACCINATION? IF SO, FOR WHAT? 3. HOW DO VACCININATIONS HELP YOU?