The second semester of 6th grade science will be spent learning about Catastrophic Events.
STORMS unit links:
Satellites - Our eyes in the sky!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SY8395-zew GOES vs POES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eXlgp7u3FQ Watchful eyes of GOES
Thunderstorms!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nZlGg59MRw (thunderstorm song)
Hurricanes vs Tornadoes! Do you know your hurricane and tornado characteristics? Test yourself here.
Hurricane and Tornado Characteristics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOw6ONcKk4g (hurricane and twister song)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2010/09/23/130078553/a-hurricane-weighs-how-much (how much a hurricane weighs)
What's today's weather?
http://weather.weatherbug.com/NJ/Skillman-weather.html?zcode=z6286&zip=08558
Weather vs. Climate
BrainPop User: mms Password: student
Search for (1) weather then (2) climate
watch both clips twice, once at regular speed, and then more slowly, pausing to take notes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGWLT8_89m8
Heat Transfer Notes
Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8Z4SCETPs&list=EC6B82CA6C8466C529 (heat transfer song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUEPGMnRqGs&list=PL6B82CA6C8466C529 (Radiation, Conduction, Convection song)
Land and Sea Breezes
Global Winds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh011eAYjAA
Weather Fronts Animations
All 4 fronts: http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/weather_fronts/
Cold and Warm Fronts: http://www.mesoscale.iastate.edu/agron206/animations/05_cnWfronts.html
Weather Front Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD4hSW2mys0
Using water to model a cold front: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWTEg5YosGk
3/24/14 through 3/28/14: Our daily weather observations
Weather Maps: How our weather is moving across the US
Water Cycle Video - Bill Nye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6FpOdSVeIU
Ocean Currents: Gulf Stream videos / pictures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR5TFWNLtOc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsdH_NRM-CU (ocean current song)
GulfStreamPicture (Gulf Stream Picture)
El Nino video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FVZrw7bk1w
Review Games!!
2013 Bingo
Board: BingoBoard will need to print this to play
Review Questions: BingoQuestions
2012 Storms Jeopardy Game - check it out!
Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Plate Movement Review:
Pangea Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyT8Xs6Ab-k
Plate Tectonics Bingo - click on links and print to play!