April 1 - 5
Monday - SOL remediation for reading and math Tuesday - SOL remediation for reading and math Wednesday - SOL remediation for reading and math Thursday - SOL remediation for reading and math Friday - Hydroponics lab continued
6th Grade Science
March 18-22
Monday - end of six weeks grading period Review for Watersheds, aquifers, and estuaries test on Tuesday. Students have a study sheet. Tuesday - Watershed Test Wednesday - Sol 6.9 renewable and nonrenewable resources Thursday - ppt on Fossil Fuels Friday - Hydroponic lab
February 4-8
Monday - Practice presentations Tuesday - Shark Tank presentations Wednesday - Atmosphere foldable Thursday - quiz on atmospheres Friday - Clouds intro
February 11-15
Monday - Retake Atmosphere quiz. Cloud foldable Tuesday Finish Cloud foldable and weather fronts Wednesday - Google slides on weather terms Thursday - Complete google slides Friday - intro to severe weather
February 18-22
Monday - Cloud foldable Tuesday - weather fronts Wednesday - Clouds and weather fronts quiz Thursday - Weather Instruments Friday - Severe Weather notes
February 25-March 1
Monday - Review clouds and weather instruments Tuesday - retake quiz on clouds plus instruments Wednesday - Severe Weather and review Thursday - Test on Weather
January 14-18, 2019
Monday - Quizlet and vocab Tuesday - no school (snow) Wednesday - complete houses and slides Thursday - practice for Shark Tank Friday - Shark Tank
January 7-11, 2019
Monday - finish houses Tuesday - work on shark tank presentations Wednesday - work presentations Thursday - practice presentations for next week. Friday - last minute fixes before presentations
Scientific Method Vocabulary
8 years ago
By Angie Mutter
Quiz on Thursday, August 30
1. Scientific Method
2. Observation
3. Inference
4. Predicting
5. Independent Variable
6. Dependent Variable
7. Hypothesis
8. Data
September 4-7 Science 6
Introduction of matter. Vocabulary quiz has been moved to Friday. Words are from Lesson 1 in chapter 4.
- element
- proton
- electron
- neutron
- chemical bond
- compound
- molecule
- atom
September 10-14
What are we studying this week?
Monday - hurricanes (teachable moment) Tuesday - Periodic Table - how to read and use Wednesday - Element Lab Thursday - Isotopes Friday - Matter review
Vocab for Matter
Some students will be retaking the quiz due to poor grades. Ask your student if they are retaking it.
November 5-9
Monday - complete passive solar house Tuesday - no school Election Day Wednesday - hydroponics lab Thursday - hydroponics lab Friday - solar house lab experiment
September 17-21
Students will continue their study of matter. Chemical balancing on Monday. Test on Matter -Thursday. Study guide will be sent home on Tuesday.
Test rescheduled for Friday
The test on Matter will be on Friday due to the One Life program on Thursday. The study guide will be sent home on Wednesday.
September 24-28
Monday – Balancing chemical equations Tuesday – water and its properties Wednesday – Water foldable Thursday – water lab Friday – Water review
October 1-5
Monday - Water properties Tuesday - Review for quiz on Wednesday water vocabulary Wednesday - vocab quiz Thursday - early dismissal 1:00 Friday - early dismissal 12:00 Monday - Open House early dismissal
October 8-12
Monday - open house Tuesday - Water cycle activity Wednesday - Review for the water test on Friday Thursday - review games Friday - water test
October 15-19
Chapter 3 in the textbook Monday - Physical and Chemical Changes Tuesday - Energy (chemical and physical changes worksheet) Wednesday - Energy transformations Thursday - Energy sources Friday - Energy webquest
Chapter 3 vocab
Monday - energy Kinetic energy Potential energy Mechanical energy Electrical energy Electromagnetic energy Nuclear energy Thermal energy Chemical Energy
October 22-26
Sixth grade will be working for the next 5 weeks on a group-based project. Attendance is a must. Tomorrow begins an exciting STEM adventure in energy and resources. (STEM is science, technology, engineering and math) This project is being funded by the National Stem Cell Foundation by inspiring young people to consider science as a career opportunity.
October 29 - Nov 2
Monday - Pumpkin biofuel and chemical reactions Tuesday - solar car kit Wednesday - Halloween (potions) Thursday - passive solar kit Friday - batteries kit for boys. Girls go on a field trip to southwest Virginia community college. Permission slips were sent home on Friday, Oct. 26
November 12-16
Monday - passive solar house finishing Tuesday - Hydroponic experiment Wednesday - Hydroponics conclusion Thursday - Google slides on hydroponics Friday - definitions of electricity
December 3-7
This week will begin building our houses. There will be no homework. Monday - Wind Turbines, build Tuesday - Solar panels, build Wednesday - gray water, build Thursday - hydroelectric, build Friday - label houses
December 17- 20
Monday - Wednesday Finish Building our houses! No homework Thursday - Christmas fun!!
January 21-25
Monday-Snow Day Tuesday-3hour delay finish touch-ups on houses Wednesday - Energy slide needs to be finished. Thursday - Weather vocab Friday - Clouds
April 15 - 19
Monday - Solar System project (in class) Tuesday - Math remediation Wed - Math remediation Thursday - Math remediation Friday - no school (Good Friday)
April 22-26
Monday - math remediation Tuesday - math remediation Wednesday - math remediation Thursday - math remediation Friday - science lab
April 29-May 3
Monday - Completion of Google Slide on Solar System Tuesday - math and reading remediation Wednesday - Math and reading remediation Thursday - Math and reading remediation Friday - Math and reading remediation
May 13-17
SOL remediation