Study guide

Just to let you know I sent home a hard copy study guide this week. Weird I know, but the students received them in class and had two days to complete it and hand it back in.

TEST over plate tectonics this Thursday

We will have a test over "plate tectonics" on Thursday of this THIS week before break. I will have the study guide up tomorrow. Please review content in preparation.

IN CLASS Earthquake

Students will participate in an IN CLASS earthquake project. They will be in groups of 3-4. The goal is to construct an earthquake strong structure. Here are the guidelines:

• Each group must hand in a blue print of their building design.
  
• Each group will be given 70 popsicle sticks to begin. They will be given sticks in increments of 10.
  
• Each structure needs to be atleast 26 inches at the tallest point.
  
• Each structure needs to have a platform for the container of rocks to rest during the test. The platform must be off the ground at a minimum of 5 inches.
• Each structure will be tested under the stress of an earthquake for a duration of 1 min.

We will work on the project on Monday and Tuesday. Testing will be on Wednesday.

Plate Tectonics HOME projects

Plate tectonics HOME projects

This project is centered around our unit on plate tectonics. Students will draw a project out of a bucket. The possible project themes are.... earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami, Earth's layers, and or mid ocean ridges. Students will also present their project in class. Students will have until after Christmas to complete it.

* Students will make a project at home. I would encourage using house hold items and not bought kits. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT :) I'm looking for creativity.

Student will also include a 1 page written report about their project including but not limited to these questions:
* What plate boundary is responsible for the creation of your project?
* Where is a real life example located on the earth of your project?
* What kind of damage can your project create in real life?
* Write a section about how you made your project.
* What did you make it out of?Who helped you?
* How long did it take to build?

DUE FRIDAY JANUARY 6th!!!!!!

ROCKS STUDY GUIDE

Be able to define the following:

sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
foliated rock
chemical rock
deposition

Understand:
* how magma and lava are different
* the three main components in forming a metamorphic rock
* how we use rocks everyday
* how rocks change in the rock cycle
* difference between erosion and weathering
* intrusive and extrusive rock

DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD *WINK*

ROCK TEST DATE

Right now the test on ROCKS will be either Tuesday the 22nd or Wednesday the 23rd. Study guide to come..

Science Foldable Homework

Here is the information that needs to be included with today's assignment that some didn't finish in class.

Igneous Rock-

Intrusive-

Extrusive-

How big/small crystals are formed..

Three uses…

Rock examples (3)

Sedimentary Rock

How are they formed?

What are the two groups of sedimentary rock?

Three Uses..

Rock examples (3)

Metamorphic Rock

How are they formed?

What is foliated?

Three uses..

Explain the 3 main causes of formation

The Rock Cycle Project

Today we officially started the video Rock Cycle Project. Here are the guidelines:

• Students are to create a video presentation on The Rock Cycle. Can be a song parody, original song or rap, a theater skit, puppets, etc... Be creative!!!!
  
• They can work in partners up to four people (they can be from different classes)
• Must be at least 45 seconds in length
• All partners must be involved... either holding the camera, acting, or directing (if doing a lego project)
• Submitted on flash drive, emailing me, or even uploading on You Tube for me to search. (I will not be putting these on You Tube)
  
• Due November 18... BUT it can be turned in at any time before then

Excellent video samples can be found on You Tube by searching: The Rock Cycle Song or Rock Cycle Lego.

Homework Nov 3

Homework due tomorrow..

Write a short poem for your teacher about rocks. It can be about what they look like, what they feel like, how you use them, or how they make you feel.


Turn in options:

Type it and print
Write it in your notebook
email it

Homework Essay

Write a one-page essay for a younger student that describes a mineral or rock and its use.

* This can be written in your science notebook OR typed and printed out.

* If you type it out save it on your flash drive just in case it gets misplaced.

Test Tuesday. Soil, erosion, and weathering

Here is the review video. Click here

Important vocab:
* erosion
* soil
*weathering

Be able to:

• explain each
• know real life examples
• have ways to prevent erosion
• know how plants are involved in erosion and weathering
• what is in soil

Computer Assignment

Click on this link and follow the directions..

Scientific Method

After you complete that assignment and hand it in, go to to Wordle and create one for yourself and print it out.

Our First Test

Our First Test... Will be Tuesday!!!

Our first test will be over;

insanity
steroids
theory
scientific method.
Understand what each are and know the steps of the scientific method!!!!

WELCOME BACK

Be sure to check this blog for the news about upcoming assignments, tests, and projects!!!!

Vocab Test Friday

Here are all the vocabulary index cards we've completed this year. If you don't have them done, make your own card to study off of. You will have a final test over these AND you need to hand in ALL your cards. Below are the words:

Insanity
Anabolic Steroids
Scientific Method
Graph
erosion
deposition
soil
Physical/chemical/mechanical weathering
Weathering
The rock cycle
igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
fossil
metamorphic rock
foliated
Earth's layers
plate tectonics
transform boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
tsunami
mass/weight
matter
states of matter
element
malleability
combustibility
carbon footprint
Acids/bases
Chemical Changes
Atoms
pH scale
Earth's magnetic field

Vocabulary Index Cards

Next week we will be having our end-of-the-year vocabulary test. Students will be required to hand in their vocabulary cards on Friday next week. We have 31 cards.

FINAL VOCAB TEST NEXT FRIDAY!!!!

Test Review

Here is the study guide for our test;

Know the following words or concepts;

• phases of matter (solid, liquid, gas, colloids, plasma, Bose-Einstein)
• What the pH scale is..
• What the numbers mean on the pH scale
• law of conservation of mass
• atom
• weight
• mass
• law... in science
• How the molecules move in solids, liquids, and gases
• How to change between the states of matter
• molecules
  

Earth Day 2011

Students brought in trash for credit. Cleaning our Earth is important. Did you know that if you recycle you would probably not need to pay 75.00 for that trash service?! Try it. It's easy!!

Periodic Table

Create a new word document and follow the instructions.

1. Find a picture of Sir Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein and paste in on the page where at the top centered.

2. Copy and paste these questions. Look them up and answer them in complete sentences. NO COPYING AND PASTING

3. Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?

4. What is a molecule?

5. What is the Hindenburg and what do people believe happened to it?

6. In what year did the periodic table get created?

7. What is the official definition of an atom?

8. Choose 2 elements you have never heard of and explain what they are and how we use them in our daily lives.

Print it off and hand it to Mr. Howard. OR e-mail it. anthony.howard@mccardinals.org

Atoms

Students put together some structures of an atom today. Tomorrow we will have a short quiz over this week's studies on atoms.

New Unit

We have said good-bye to Earth Science for now completing our Compass Directions last week. Students used the Ipads to navigate and write directions for other groups, and myself, to follow. If we made it to their destination, they all received $100.00!!! Ok, I made the money part up. The kids really enjoyed wondering the halls and counting steps. 90% of all sixth graders wrote very specific directions and were successful.

Now we dive into Physical Science. Students started off this week using the Ipads to create presentations with the focus question, "What are atoms?"

Famous African American Scientist

For Black History month we are going to research some famous African American scientist and their inventions or studies that have helped shape the world we live in today. Here are the expectations;

* You are going to create a powerpoint presentation.

* Research 5 African American scientists. Make a slide for EACH scientist. Be sure to include the following information on the slide:
Name
Dates they lived
What exactly did they do or invent
What year did they make their invention or study
Include a picture if possible of the scientist

You need to have 7 total slides. The first slide will be the title slide and the last slide will be the sources slide.

Rock Cycle Test Study Guide 2

Be able to define the following:

sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
foliated rock
chemical rock
deposition

Understand:
* how magma and lava are different
* the three main components in forming a metamorphic rock
* how we use rocks everyday
* how rocks change in the rock cycle
* difference between erosion and weathering
* intrusive and extrusive rock

Complete

I have viewed about 98% of the videos!! They turned out great. I would love to share them with you but I won't do that here on the blog. You can ask your child and they should be able to show you their video atleast. We will be having a test within the week. It could be Friday, Tuesday at the latest. Please be sure to check back here for the study guide.

Rock Cycle Video Project

Today we officially started the video Rock Cycle Project. Here are the guidelines:

• Students are to create a video presentation on The Rock Cycle. Can be a song parody, original song or rap, a theater skit, puppets, etc... Be creative!!!!
  
• They can work in partners up to four people (they can be from different classes)
• Must be at least 45 seconds in length
• All partners must be involved... either holding the camera, acting, or directing (if doing a lego project)
• Submitted on flash drive, emailing me, or even uploading on You Tube for me to search. (I will not be putting these on You Tube)
  
• Due January 21... BUT it can be turned in at any time before then

Excellent video samples can be found on You Tube by searching: The Rock Cycle Song or Rock Cycle Lego.