Grade 6 Science

The Curriculum

Life Science is the study of living things. Topics covered include life characteristics, cells, heredity, life over time, diversity of organisms and ecosystems. The main emphasis of this course is to introduce students to a wide range of life science vocabulary, concepts, skills and activities that will instill a life-long interest in science. Course work will involve article readings, assignments, hands-on experiments and activities, quizzes, tests, journal writing, and in-school and at-home projects. 

Students acquire fundamental concepts and principles in biological sciences using scientific inquiry and problem solving skills. Laboratory sections provide for hands on experiences and are an integral learning accompaniment to this and any science course. Labs should occur at approximately the rate of one per month. Other learning activities include videos, computer internet studies, anatomical models, charts and specimens for dissection.

Major Units

1. Life Structure and Functions

2. Bacteria and Plants

3. Animals

4. Human Body Systems

5. Interactions of Life

Chapter 1: Classifying and Exploring Life

VOCABULARY 

POWER POINT

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Chapter 2:  Cell Structure and Function 

VOCABULARY 

POWER POINT

Chapter 3:  From Cell to Organism 

VOCABULARY 

Chapter 3 (Cell to Organism) PowerPoint (Download PowerPoint for review)

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Chapter 4:  Reproduction of Organisms 

Chapter 4 -VOCABULARY 

Chapter 4- POWERPOINT 

CHAPTER 5 GENETICS  

 VOCABULARY 

 Chapter 5 PowerPoint Notes

POWER POINT on Charles Darwin

Genetics Webquest

gregor_mendel_webquest.pdf

Download File

Ch. 6  Change in The Environment

VOCABULARY

Ch. 7:  Bacteria and Viruses

 CH 7 VOCABULARY 

CH 7 POWER POINT 

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Inquiry Lab

Virtual Lab: Using the Scientific Method

Activity: Scientific Method

Cornell notes template 

Spongebob safety rules 

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WEB SITES FOR LIFE SCIENCE

Living vs. Nonliving-

Paramecium video clip- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ymaSzcsdY

Ameba eating paramecium- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvOz4V699gk

Living vs. Nonliving Power point (flashback review)- http://www.slideshare.net/tltaylor4/living-and-nonliving-things-powerpoint

Is it Living?  Teacher's Domain video clip- http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.colt.alive/

Unicellular vs. multicellular- http://www.slideshare.net/bdjh99/unicellular-and-mulitcellular

Unicellular and multicellular cells vocab video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iqeAdJ01UQ

Cells- 

microscope interactive- https://www.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/scope.html

know it all interactive- http://www.knowitall.org/hobbyShop/microscope/microroom.swf

Intro to Cells video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFuEo2ccTPA

Why are cells small? (Bozeman video 5 min.)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuXSEOKNxN8

Parts of a Cell- http://www.slideshare.net/kristenaoconnor/cell-organelles-3555994

Parts of a Cell chart- http://www.auburnschools.org/drake/jwilliams/cell_parts_and_functions_table.htm

The Cell Theory- http://www.slideshare.net/ShaunaBristol/cell-theory-15485777

Organelles Song (Mr. Parr)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dngsFl2X3nc

Tour of a Cell (Mr. Bozeman.. 10 min.)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z9pqST72is

Bill Nye Cells (22 min.)- https://www.schooltube.com/video/02b13e6b6a5d41e3a37a/Bill%20Nye%20Cells

Cells- Make Me a Genius video (4 min. simple)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfopLilIOeA

Mitosis- http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classbio.html#Anchor-mitosis

Cells- interactive- http://www.galaxygoo.org/biochem/CellProject/the_cell.html

Interactive Cell- http://www.carolina.com/category/teacher+resources/interactive+science+games+and+simulations/cellcraft.do

Cells Alive----http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm

Plant vs. Animal Cells pics-http://waynesword.palomar.edu/lmexer1a.htm

Inside a cell- interactive----http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/insideacell/

Cell Games- http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/index.htm

Blood Typing Game- http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/bloodtypinggame/game/index.html

Animal Vs. Plant Cell video (3 min)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=808kmKBBW_o

Diffusion and Osmosis-

Diffusion animation- http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/animation__how_diffusion_works.html

Osmosis animation- http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/animation__how_osmosis_works.html

Diffusion and Osmosis activity-http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa_pre_2011/cells/osmosisact.shtml

Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis- http://videolibrary.spearfish.k12.sd.us/library/1688

Respiration Song (Mr. Parr)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHWbjnzfi_U

Mitosis-

Interactive cell cycle- http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm

Multiple animations- http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/multimedia/mitosis/navigator.html

Interactive mitosis- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/how-cells-divide.html

Control of Cell Cycle interactive game- http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/2001/cellcycle.html

Mitosis notes-http://sciencespot.net/Media/mitosisnotes.pdf

Mitosis flip book slides share-http://www.slideshare.net/anasonea/mitosis-flip-book

Mitosis Song (Mr. Parr)-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlV9hExXZnM&list=PLC8DA5F7B89FEEABD&index=33

Photosynthesis- 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/photosynthesis.html

Interactive photosynthesis- http://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/p.marston/pages/flash/samples/photosyn.swf

Photosynthesis video- http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/photosynthesis/movie.htm

Interactive information- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/photosynthesis.html

Animation of procress- http://www.interactive-earth.com/resources/science-visualizations/4-photosynthesis.html

Oxygenator game simulation- http://www.growingthenextgeneration.com/agrium-games/oxygen/index.htm

Photosynthesis video (4 min.)-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pD68uxRLkM

Song...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDwUVpOEoE4

Plants-

Parts of a flower- http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Florence-37570-Parts-Flower-Sepals-Petals-Stamens-Stigma-Ovary-Excellent-the-of-a-as-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/

Practice parts of a flower- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/life_cycles.shtml

Great Plant Escape- http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/index.cfm

Plant parts practice 2- http://www.softschools.com/science/plants/plant_parts/

Virtual Flower Lab (parts)- http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS11/LS11.html

Plants and Photosynthesis-

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/plant_repro/eng/Introduction/

http://www.neok12.com/Photosynthesis.htm

Home Energy-

Kids Zone 9Energy themed links- http://www.enwin.com/kids/games/meter_reader.cfm

Our House Song w/Facts- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqivE90kF0g

Common causes of home energy loss video (3 min.)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_GQxdfiue4

Energy Audit PDF link- http://www.enwin.com/kids/downloads/kidszone_home_audit.pdf

Forms of Energy-

NSTA Science Pack-http://learningcenter.nsta.org/lcms/default.aspx?a=sum&spid=16

Brain Pop- What is energy video (2 min.)- http://www.schooltube.com/video/617c60f7739a4a8c53b3/

Bill Nye Energy video clip (8 min)-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTXW9aRO23Y

Forms of Energy Kahoot- https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/5e64b157-d6d3-4947-9a6f-09d297e45085

Forms of energy slide share- http://www.slideshare.net/Cristinam0626/types-of-energy-10076124

Energy slide share- http://www.slideshare.net/pbhadury/energy-presentation-763213

Renewable Energy-

REnewable Energy Overview Activity- http://borchardtlibrary.edublogs.org/2011/09/25/5th-grade-alternative-energy-inquiry-activity/

Wonderville Interactive- http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/save-the-world

Fuse Interactive Renewable Energy-https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/pages/View.aspx?id=694b44cb-955f-4da0-9d31-359310622bea

Power Up by NASA- http://climatekids.nasa.gov/power-up

What is energy?- http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/energy/renewable/

Power Up! interactive- http://sciencenetlinks.com/esheets/power-up/

Alternative energy use by National Geographic- http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/maps/alternative-energy-use/?ar_a=1

Our Planet Renewable Energy- http://www.ourplanet.org.uk/

Renewable Energy World- http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/home

Thermal Energy-

Thermal Energy Interactive lab - http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E17/E17.html

Alternative Energy Webquest "scavenger hunt"- http://www.whitehallcoplay.org/middle/teacherpages/kohler/energyhunt.html

Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer links- http://www.scilinks.org/Harcourt_Hsp/HspStudentRetrieve.aspx?Code=HSP607

Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection and Radiation)-

Heat Transfer (three main types-intro)-http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=SCE304

Teacher's Domain (interactive)-http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_heattransfer/

Heat Overview (glossotopia)-http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/article.aspx?art_id=68&art_nm=Heat

The Heat Loss Project- http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/tch12.sci.heat.stem.heatloss/

Insulation Fact Sheet- http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/insulation/ins_01.html

Infrared Zoo-http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo/index.html

Bill Nye heat video clip (2min.)-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1eAOygDP5s

Bill Nye Heat- Full episode (32 min.)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBeJPpeeYJQ

Heat Transfer Animation- http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/SCE304/SCE304.swf

Song 1- http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=159713

Song 2-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYnP4TGOGRY

Waves

Transverse vs. Longitudinal Waves Slide Share Notes- http://www.slideshare.net/hmsoh/longitudinal-and-transverse-waves

Waves on a String Simulation-http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-on-a-string

Wave interference (phet simulation)-http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-interference

Introduction of Waves (slideshare)- http://www.slideshare.net/MarriottScience/introduction-to-waves-13268705

Create an Ocean Wave- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/multimedia/wavemachine.html

What is a wave? simple simulation- http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/lsps07_int_waves/

The Physics Behind Deadliest Catch Waves- http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/deadliest-catch/videos/waves.htm

Bill Nye the Science Guy.... Waves (23min.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGyRe_SGnck

Sound-

Multiple sound interactive websites-http://www.bnl.gov/slc/InteractiveWebsites.asp#Sound

Various interactive websites-http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/sounds.html

Light-

Bending Light Phet Simulations-http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/bending-light

Electromagnetic Spectrum:

Walk the Plank EM spec. Game- http://solpass.org/6-8Science/8s/Games/PS.9Plank.html

Tour of EM spectrum (NASA)- http://missionscience.nasa.gov/ems/index.html

Interactive lab-http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/CT05/CT05.html

Land of Magic Windows- EM Spec. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/magic-windows/redirected/#

Virtual spectrum- 

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/eoc/special_topics/teach/sp_climate_change/p_emspectrum_interactive.html

Color changes- http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/scizone/games/adding/default.asp

EM spec. - short video-  http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/color/preview.weml

Color and Light- simulation Lab-http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/color-vision

Angel of reflection video-http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/lsps07.sci.phys.energy.lightreflect/

Refraction of light demos- http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/lsps07.sci.phys.energy.refractdemo/

Billiards- (law of reflection)-http://agent8ball.com/

EM Spectrum interactive (NOVA)-http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/electromagnetic-spectrum.html

EM Spectrum Overview Video (5 min.)-http://space-exploratorium.com/electromagnetic-spectrum.htm

Light, sound, motion (interactive) http://www.engineeringinteract.org/interact.htm

Primary Colors of Light and Pigment- http://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/lsps07_int_lightpigment/

Bill Nye Light and Color (full episode/ 22 min)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrhKJwV6YJ8

Solar Ovens-

How to build a pizza box oven video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbwliZJiHe8

Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6mOT-hgqfQ

Building a saolr oven and how it works- http://www.hometrainingtools.com/build-a-solar-oven-project/a/1237/

Solar oven (history)- http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/4_6/pizza_box_oven/pizza_box_ovens.htm

Solar Oven- American Backyard Campout- http://www.greatcontradictions.com/2011/06/great-american-backyard-campout-diy-solar-oven-recipes-included.html

Solar S'mores-http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/solar-smores-673886/

How solar ovens work- http://www.solarcookers.org/basics/how.html

How it works- http://www.csiro.au/helix/sciencemail/activities/solaroven.html

Atmosphere-

Atmosphere arcade- http://calipsooutreach.hamptonu.edu/arcade.html

Atmosphere Lab Designs-http://forces.si.edu/atmosphere/interactive/atmosphere.html

Atmosphere Webquest-https://sites.google.com/a/mybisd.net/itz-science/weather-climate-oceans/atmosphere-webquest

Layers info- http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html

Multiple layers info.- https://sites.google.com/a/troygapps.org/ms-corp-adventures-in-science/science-subjects/weather-and-climate/layers-of-the-atmosphere

Layers info- http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/atmosphere/index.html

National Weather service (atmosphere layers)- http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/atmos/layers.htm

Ozone- Teacher Domain video clip- http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.watcyc.ozonehole/

The Ozone Hole (NASA and Antarctica 2 clips)-http://www.theozonehole.com/nasaozonevideo.htm

Weather-

Weather Map-http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/activities/weather/index.html

Weather-http://www.exploringweather.com/

Science Spot weather-http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzweather.html

Interactive Weather Maker-http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/

Drawing isotherms/contour lines-http://weather.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=weather&cdn=education&tm=6&gps=272_13_1366_564&f=10&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=3&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//profhorn.meteor.wisc.edu/wxwise/contour/Learncon.html

Isotherms map (online)-http://www.middleschoolscience.com/isotherms.htm

Isotherm Maps- (demo)-http://www.uni.edu/storm/activities/level2/act2.shtml

Isotherm map- https://courseware.e-education.psu.edu/public/meteo/meteo101demo/Examples/Images/Section2/contour_tool_t0203.swf

Weather links- http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/index

*Interactive Weather Maker- http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/investigate/weather_maker.htm

*Edheads Weather Interactive- http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/

Weather Scavenger Hunt- http://www.mrsoshouse.com/ext/weather.html

Weather Project based- http://ciese.org/curriculum/weatherproj2/en/activity1.shtml

Hurricane PBS video (11 min.)- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/hurricanes.html

Weather Instruments (study jams)- http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/weather-instruments.htm

School House Rock Weather 3min. - http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=25910&CategoryID=2671

Weather vs. Climate-

How the oceans affects weather and climate- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPoD3jssJBg

The Ocean: The Driving Force of Weather and Climate- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vgvTeuoDWY

Climate links- http://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/weather-and-climate/

Comparing REgional Maps- http://scied.ucar.edu/compare-climates-regional-future-selector

Greeenhouse Effect and Global Warming-

Ozone Layer Comic Book- http://www.epa.gov/ozone/science/missoz/misspan.html

Climate Change Website links- http://www.wartgames.com/themes/science/globalwarming.html

Global warming (Ency. Britt.)-http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/235402/global warming/274846/Simulations-of-future-climate-change

Smog City (simulation activity)-http://www.smogcity.com/

smog City 2 (simulation activity)-http://www.smogcity2.org/

Global Wind Patterns-

Global wind pattern simulation demos-http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/hurricanes/visualizations/atmospheric_pressure.html

Coriolis Effect-http://weather.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=weather&cdn=education&tm=7&gps=237_11_1366_587&f=10&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=3&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.uwf.edu/atc/projects/coriolis/main.swf

Earth Science-

USGS links-http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/kidsLearningLinks.php

Environmental websites-

The Green Squad- http://www.nrdc.org/greensquad/

EEK! Environmental Education for Kids- http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/index.htm

What Causes Seasons?

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072482621/student_view0/interactives.html#

The Energy of Waves---

Properties of waves- (slideshare) http://www.slideshare.net/meenng/general-wave-properties

Wave Interactions (slideshare)- http://www.slideshare.net/kkosten/wave-interactions

Multiple links about waves.... http://science-class.net/Physics/waves.htm

Prezi- (properties of waves- detailed)-http://prezi.com/2fwfd6cenvsf/copy-of-waves/

Interactions of waves (slide 12)-http://www.slideshare.net/emneistadt/ch-122-waves-in-motion-ppt#btnNext

Bending Light Phet Simulation Lab- http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/bending-light

Light and Sound Simulation- http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/sound

Alternative Energy Links-

 Research resources-http://www.frontiernet.net/~mblow/persuasive.htm

 Interactive website- http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/ 

Law of Conservation of Energy Song (Mr. Parr)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k60jGJfV8oU

Potential/Kinetic Energy-

Roller Skate Phet Lab- http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park

Old School Video- overview of kinetic and potential energy (3 min. )-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K4V0NvUxRg

Roller Coaster Demo with graph of potential and kinetic energy- 

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/hew06.sci.phys.maf.rollercoaster/energy-in-a-roller-coaster-ride/

Kinetic/Potential Energy Overview (slideshare)-http://www.slideshare.net/rriles1/potential-and-kinetic-energy-16601894

Teacher's Domain rollar coaster (demo)-http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/mck05_int_rollercoaster/

Rollar Coaster Phet Simulation- http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park

Ladder Simulation (demo)-http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/mem05_pg69_potential/mem05_pg69_potential.html

Kinetic/Potential Rollar Coaster (demo)-http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc/activities/simulations/gr4/unitf.html

Coaster Builder (game)-http://pbskids.org/fetch/games/coaster/game.html

Amusement Park Physics (roller coaster design)-http://pbskids.org/fetch/games/coaster/game.html

BrainPop Coaster Creator- http://www.brainpop.com/games/coastercreator/

Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner (short)- http://www.schooltube.com/video/f147084ab011fc64a890/Potential%20and%20Kinetic%20Energy%20-%20Wile%20E.%20Coyote%20&%20Roadrunner

USS Silversides-

Overview-http://hnsa.org/ships/silversides.htm

Museum- http://www.silversidesmuseum.org/

Video clip (10 min.)-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NJV_bnpfoA

Photo index- http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08236.htm

Video-Silversides story (26 min)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oa3GxKcyfs

Crash Course History WWII (13 min.)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE

Be the Match-

Robin Roberts-http://omg.yahoo.com/video/robin-roberts-psa-match-080000593.html

Be the Match site-http://marrow.org/Home.aspx

Cloud Seeding-

Does it work article- http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=cloud-seeding-china-snow

Cloud Seeding-http://www.weathermodification.com/cloud-seeding.php

How it works-http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/nhurr97/CSEED.HTM

How it works video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn5g4Gt_EJw

Controvery video-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APtR0P5cNsc

Power point-http://atoc.colorado.edu/~toohey/seeding.pdf

Cloud Seeding Article-http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcsupply/tclosee3.html

Basic Concepts Article-http://www.swhydro.arizona.edu/archive/V6_N2/feature1.pdf

Smart or Scary- http://www.space-explorers.com/internal/gemini/?forum=opcorner&post=837

Principles of Cloud Seeding-http://www.just-clouds.com/principles_cloud_seeding.asp

Crop video in Texas news-http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/cloud-seeders-make-rain-drought-stricken-texas/story?id=17321980

Ch. 1 - Characteristics of Life Stations

Science Career Project

Vocabulary Flashcard Example

Cell Part Chart

Cell City 

Animal Fact Book

Human Body Box Project

Muscle Foldable Template

Urinary System Foldable

Human Body Video Links

Digestive System Foldable Template

Heart Dissection

Human Body Foldable Instructions

What Is Science Video

Directed REading Chapter 8 Worksheet

DNA Building Project

ND State Animal Project

Build A Monster Lab