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Jan 12-16, 2026
6TH GRADE SCIENCE
Monday
Topic: Rules and Procedures
Objective: Review Rules and Procedures
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Review Rules and Procedures slides
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Topic: Force and Motion lesson 1
Objective: Investigate how the motion of an object can change.
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Introducing the Force and Motion Unit: Students are introduced to the unit problem—a space pod that did not change velocity as expected—and their role as student physicists.
Talk: Students discuss what may have gone wrong with the space pod.
Do: Students explore ways that can cause an object, such as a small ball, the lid of a jar, or a toy car, to change its motion.
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Topic: Force and Motion lesson 2
Objective: What makes an object’s motion change?
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Do: Students gather evidence about how the motion of objects can change from the Force and Motion Simulation.
Do: Students gather evidence from the Sim to determine in which direction a force must be exerted to cause an object’s velocity to change in different ways. Students using @Home Slides investigate in the Sim, while students using @Home Packets observe a video demonstration of the Sim.
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Topic: Force and Motion lesson 3
Objective: What makes an object’s motion change?
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Write: Students write a short response to a comic strip character who misunderstands force and velocity.
Read: Students read and annotate a short article about a particular kind of force: friction.
Talk: Pairs discuss the article, their annotations, and how the article might relate to the question of the space pod.
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Topic: Force and Motion lesson 4
Objective: What causes some velocity changes to be greater than others?
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Do: Students use evidence from the Sim to build on your ideas about how stronger or weaker forces can cause different changes in velocity. Students using @Home Slides investigate in the Sim, while students using @Home Packets observe a video demonstration of the Sim.
Reflect: Students create a model for one claim about what happened to the space pod, drawing on what they have learned about force and velocity change.
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7TH GRADE SCIENCE
Monday
Topic: Rules and Procedures
Objective: Review Rules and Procedures
To do list:
Review Rules and Procedures slides
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Topic: Heredity/Traits lesson 1
Objective: Examine DNA, chromosomes, genes and Traits.
To do list:
Create "Heredity" notes page and vocabulary
Complete vocabulary
Examine slides 1-4 and take notes
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Topic: Heredity/Traits lesson 2
Objective: Determine the meaning of heredity.
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Examine slides 5-10 and take notes.
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Topic: Heredity/Traits lesson 3
Objective: Explore types of dominance and learn how a Punnett square works.
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Add vocabulary
Examine slides 11-16
Work through example squares
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Friday-
Topic: Heredity/Traits lesson 4
Objective: Baby Lab project
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Complete Punnett square practice sheet
Begin Baby Lab
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