(Weekly Science and Social Studies Assignments)
Science Fair 2025-26 - Weds, December 3rd, 2025 - Registration packets were handed out the week of Oct 20th. Any students in Mr. Rockwell/s Science class that chooses to particpate in the Science Fair will receive 100 pts extra credit towards their marking period grade!!
Dec 1st - 5th
Science
Monday- Earthquakes & Volcanoes - Read Pg's 178 - 187
Reading - Pg's 178 - 187
Watch Videos -
Earthquakes & Volcanoes - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/989f6a6a-66fd-4ae1-9378-c96f47a387c3/
Great Earthquakes - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/742594a7-a776-4486-9be2-1d8eaa789f0b/
Weds/Friday - Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Brain Pop Video - What is an Earthquake - https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/earthquakes/
Brain Pop Video - What is a Volcano? - https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/volcanoes/
Discuss Geography - Where in the world does Earthquakes and Volcanoes occur. Use map and Smartboard
Earthquake & Volcano Activity - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yiWH0O5iXft0BpqS02onr_rdeiuLHr5S/view?usp=sharing
Gillette Library Resources - https://sites.google.com/nscsd.org/grmslib/projects/earthquakesvolcanoes
Graded Assignment- The students will turn in the information they gathered in the Earthquake/Volcano activity using the activity sheet linked with the activity.
Social Studies
Tuesday
Review Lesson 4 - The Kingdom of Kush - Re- Read Pg's 128 - 133
Pg. 133 (1-5)
Thursday
Begin Nile River Review - Begin review worksheets
King Tut's Treasures video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-obKX-mqjXQ
(Dec 8th - 12th)
Science - Cont. Earth Processes
Monday - Cont. working on Earthquake/Volcano Project. Students will use info from Friday and create a poster on either an Earthquake or Volcano. (Students may work in partners.)
Wednesday - Earthquakes & Volcanoes - Read Pg's 228 - 233. (Old Green Book)
Reading questions (For practice only, students do not have to turn in for a grade)
Cont. working on Poster Projects - Due Friday
Watch Videos -
Earthquakes & Volcanoes - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/989f6a6a-66fd-4ae1-9378-c96f47a387c3/
Friday
Earthquake/Volcano Projects should be completed today. Students will present to the class their findings in small groups.
Great Earthquakes - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/742594a7-a776-4486-9be2-1d8eaa789f0b/
Social Studies
Tuesday - Egypt Review
Continue Nile River valley worksheets and go over them.
Ancient Egypt Review Online -
https://nsms6thgradesocialstudies.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/2/4/37241339/ancient_egypt_review.pdf
Thursday - Cont. Egypt Review
* Handout study guide - Students will work with a partner and review the major concepts from the Egypt Unit.
(Dec 15th - 19th)
Science
Monday
Brain Pop - What is a Fossil? - https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/fossils/
Fossil Formation - Pictures on Smartboard
Fossil Formation Slideshow - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MRrmHZT0njVt_YZUVRvz9krOvX5RXPM1OKxx3PfxckM/edit#slide=id.g3d7635fae4_0_86
Fossil Online Quiz - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBcXO9ZubMqcQxfaKD_h0J1MHDZZfxY8BQYycU4-rrR6GMYg/viewform?usp=sf_link (Not graded)
Science book - Read Pg's 247 - 253
Real World Science video - Fossils - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/b5ae6400-5f97-4751-9b9a-bfde93613287/?embed=false&embed_origin=false
Wednesday
Read Pg's 252-253, 256-257, 276-277 in Science book.
Earth Processes Packet Questions 28-39
Watch Generation Genius - Fossil Video - https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=BAAE6
Thursday
Strip the City, San Francisco - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/cfc26c6a-54d9-4f81-9d32-4961038ea354
We cannot stop an Earthquake but we can lessen the devastation from the Earthquake. Watch the engineering that goes into how humans prepare for Earthquakes. This is really good!!!
Social Studies
Tuesday - Egypt Review
Nile River Civilization Assessment
Friday - Movie in the afternoon. Single periods in the morning. We will finish anything left over from Monday or Weds in Science or go over the Nile River Valley test with the students from Tuesday.
Nov 24th & 25th
Monday/Tuesday -
* Social - Egypt quiz - Lessons 1 & 2
* Science - Movie - 10.5
Happy Thanksgiving
Nov 17th - 21st (Half Day on Monday)
Social Studies
Monday - Cont. Egypt Pyramids
Wonder About worksheets
Watch video - Ancient Secrets of the Great Pyramid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oomK6gzJfxA
Tuesday
Lesson 3 - Egypt's Empire - Pg. 120
Watch video: https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/9e04baba-6d0c-4be5-beab-91339217b6b6/
Thursday - Watch Video - Hatshepsut (First female leader)
Watch Video - Hatshepsut (first female leader)
https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/39407261-3859-463a-9fe4-f704a3cff062/
Compare & Contrast Hatshepsut to a present-day female leader today. Write a paragraph comparing their similarities and differences. (Due Tuesday)
Lesson 1 & 2 Quiz next week
Science
Wednesday/Friday - Lesson 2 - Plate Tectonics and Earth's Surface Pg 166
Read Pg's 166 - 174
Lesson 2 Check
Plate tectonics video - https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=B7B35
Nov 10th - 14th (No School on Tuesday)
Monday
Plates on the Move Activity
Thursday
Earthquake & Volcanoes around the world - On Overhead
Earth Processes Packet questions 17 - 27
Social Studies
Wednesday - Intro to Religion/Cont. Nile River Valley
Show video lesson - What is Religion??
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1Ea07-hn4sW3VDeIRe-FFGpNiS5LqX2/view?usp=sharing
Review Geography, Climate, etc. using the maps on the link below
Ancient Egypt Maps
https://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egypt-maps.html
End In Class Activity with Ancient Egypt - Gift of the Nile Song for Kid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aADH41s3hQ
Reflective Question - How does Religion Affect a civilization?
Friday - Cont. Egypt Pyramids
Lesson 2 - Life in Ancient Egypt - Pg's 109 - 119 - Students will read the pages and complete a graphic organizer explaining the main facts from the reading.
Pyramid Activity - student will make their own pyramids during class-
Nov 3rd - 7th - (No school on Tuesday)
Science - Cont. Earth Processes
Monday - Cont. Earth's Layers - Evidence of Plate Motions - Lesson 1 - Pg's 156 - 163
Read Lesson 1 - Pg's 156 - 163
Lesson 1 Check
Earth's Layers Video - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/af8aeaca-f326-442b-a837-546e77bd2358
Thursday - Cont. Earth Processes
Review Lesson 1 Check (Pg. 164)
Earth Layer's Review handout Questions (1-16) Students will use the old book to complete.
Plate Tectonics Video - https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/f4dccf01-6ecd-47e1-b06d-ab85c089f344/
Social Studies - Begin Nile River Valley
Wednesday
Discuss impact on civilizations just like Geography, Climate and Culture
Nile River for Kids Intro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHMw3Ntc1jk
Read Lesson 1 - Pg's 100 - 107
Pg. 107 (1-5)
Friday
Go over Pg. 107 (1-5)
Watch video in class - Egypt - The Mystery of the Nile Video
Finish any of the questions in Science students workbook from the week.
Oct 27th - 31st - (Half Day on Friday)
Science
Monday - Exploring the Universe Benchmark. -The students will answer the questions on the benchmark to the best of their ability. The benchmark will be completed in class.
Wednesday - Begin Earth Processes
Introduce Vocabulary - crust, mantle, core, lithosphere, continental drift, plate tectonics, plate boundary and fault. Vocab words can be found in book starting on pg. 211. (Old Book)
Brain Pop Video - Earth's Layers - https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/earthsstructure/
Model the Earth's Core Diagram on Smartboard
Earth Layers Activity (3 D Figures) - Students will do in class. Students who miss class can print from the below Earth Layers PDF link and do on their own. Earth Layers activity will not be turned in. https://drive.google.com/file/d/18xkSAjPeqfFR7kWtnFrqlo_m5hReJUyc/view?usp=sharing
Graded Assignment - Earth Processes Vocab - students will look up the vocab words introduced at the beginning of this lesson and write the definitions as well as give examples in sentences.
Social Studies
Tuesday
Go over Early Civilization Study guide
Ancient Mesopotamia Review Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHkAGKgoyGo
Final Mesopotamia Review - Review Pg's 76 - 93
Thursday -
Take Early Civilization Test - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UODup_AtMtm4K3aXBPlRyiDPpvnZDtPH/view?usp=sharing
Friday - (Half Day) Single Periods/SEL Activities in the morning. Happy Halloween!!!! Be safe!!!!
Oct 20th - Oct 24th (Planetarium this week)
Science
Monday
Case Study - Pg's 548 - 549
Solar System video - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/ef727581-ff10-42ad-8c1f-8deafad20c34
Complete Planetary Measures Scale - Drawing with details of each planet. Students should be able to complete today if not completed last week.
Tuesday - Planetarium/ Lesson 3 - Stars - Pg's 560 - 568
Read Lesson 3 - Answer questions in the reading.
Stars Video - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/6bd39bf8-feca-4011-aaf9-5caee6c6c123
Lesson 3 Check
Friday - Exploring the Universe Review
Go over KWL strategy
Practice review questions playing Planet Trivia
Develop questions for future games and review.
Exploring the Universe Study guide - Exploring the Universe benchmark Monday
Next week: Monday- Exploring the Universe Benchmark. The assessment will be completed in class.
Social Studies
Wednesday - Mesopotamia Review - Focusing on Sumer, Babylon and Assyria.
Mesopotamia - Sumerian Review Review Powerpoint - https://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/powerpoints-sumer.html
Mesopotamia - Babylona and Assyria Review Powerpoint - https://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/powerpoints-assyria.html
Who Were the Assyrians? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT57dnlo-Tw
Pg's 94 - 96 - Review questions/Sumerian Review Questions
Thursday - Cont. Mesopotamia Review. Go over review questions from Thursday. Take home study guide. Early Civilization Test next week.
Watch the Epic of Gilgamesh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pGhEu9elnA
Oct 13th - 17th
Social Studies
Tuesday - Hammurabi Lesson links
Hammurabi Reading - https://nsms6thgradesocialstudies.weebly.com/babylon-and-assyria.html
Hammurabi's Code Lesson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BDlQG5fZOM
Hammurabi's Code Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zqAfRtMZSg
Read Pg's 86 - 93 (Pg. 93 1-5 - Graded)
Thursday
Review River Valley Civilizations - Go over questions on pg. 93.
What Makes a Civilization - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAOJyHrLCcM
History through Literature - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/d02e62da-912f-4bec-9d18-3734b840dabb/?embed=false&embed_origin=false
Mesopotamia Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdblRch6m3g
Science
Wednesday
Begin Topic 12 - Modeling the Solar System & Universe
Complete Planetary Measures Pg. 535
Solar System Objects Pg's 536-546
Exploring the Universe (Planets) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6nLM2QlWw
Friday
Quick Look at the Solar System- https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/0cf93710-a666-4230-9c80-7d0945e2c189
Finish reading from Weds
Lesson 1 Check (Graded Assignment)
Solar System video - Generation Genius - https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=09520
Oct 6th - 10th (Friday Half Day for students)
Science - Begin Lesson 3 - Solar & Lunar Eclipses
Monday
Brain Pop - What is an Eclipse? https://www.brainpop.com/science/space/eclipse/movie
Moon Phases & Eclipses Presentation - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YGMxXko5Hv-_2HdrjmcVaR9bsmIjbPNT/view?usp=sharing
Science Probe - Eclipses
Phases of the Moon Check - (Handout)
Solar Eclipse video - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/10364152-75f1-4621-a009-2eb08890a544/
Graded Assignment- Using the information you now know about Solar Eclipses, write a summary defining what a Solar Eclipse is and give as many details as you can to describe one.
Wednesday
Solar Eclipse Review - https://thewonderofscience.com/phenomenon/2018/5/3/total-solar-ecli
Finish anything not completed on Monday.
Graded Assignment - Lesson 3 Assessment
Friday (Half Day)
SEL activities in the morning
Social Studies
Tuesday - Intro to Mesopotamia
Review Geography & Climate
Read Pg's 73 - 83
Ancient Mesopotamia Enrichment Link - https://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/games.html (Students may play the games to help review the concepts on Mesopotamia)
Mesopotamia Nomads to Farmers - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/3029357e-9bb7-40d5-93e2-effbdca2affe
Thursday
Additional Mesopotamia Information - https://www.ccsoh.us/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=7881&dataid=8497&FileName=EarlyCivilizationsReader.pdf
Sumerians video - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/024d76bf-f379-4353-b4be-6c04d9744dec/?embed=false&embed_origin=false
Sumerians reading activity
Sept 29th - Oct 3rd
Science - Lesson 3 - Phases and Eclipses
Monday
Review Lesson 2 if needed
Begin Lesson 3 - Phases & Eclipses Read Pg's 514 - 521
Brain Pop - Moon Phases - https://www.brainpop.com/topic/moon-phases/movie/
Phase of the Moon Power Point/Activity - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17LoaWLGfBOJUp7TZtViVY4n0nQY1GMNlkh7HmMCey-4/edit?usp=sharing
Weds
Review reading from Monday
Moon Phase Demonstration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz01pTvuMa0
Moon Phase Activity - In Class Pg. 528 Modeling Lunar Phases
A Spin Around the Solar System - Moon Dance - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/1d050d7c-c8e5-4703-91e8-3d17ee231387/
Graded Assignment - Moon Phases lab questions (Due Friday)
Friday
Go over Moon Phase Lab questions
Power from the Tides - Pg. 523
Moon & Tides Video - https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/4da8334e-837b-41bd-8d68-5e149a7b956b/?embed=false&embed_origin=false
Social Studies
Tuesday - Topic 1 Review. Students will be able to review Map Skills, Paleolithic/Neolithic Ages (Open Book Quiz Thursday)
7 Continents of the World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AehgK6e_a5Y
Maps & Globe Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZlLez0hFHw
Early Man: Paleolithic/Neolithic Review Practice
Thursday - Open Book Quiz. Students will answer the questions on the quiz to the best of their ability.
Sept 22nd - 26th
Science
(Monday)
Begin Lesson 2 - Earth's Movement in Space
Go over Vocab
WKBK Pg 504
Generation Genuis - What Causes the Seasons?
https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=6D9E4
(Weds)
Cont. Lesson 2 -
Make sure vocab is complete. Vocab check on Friday.
Read Pg's 505 - 511
Design It - Pg. 506 - Students will design a model showing the Earth's Movements.
Real World Science video - Climate & Seasons
Graded Assignment - K-W-L Chart - Rotation & Revolution (Due Friday)
(Friday)
Quiz - Review of Lesson 1 &2 (This quiz will be online through Google Classroom and the students may use any resources they have to help them) Student must submit by Monday morning!!!
Social Studies
Tuesday/Thursday - Continue Compare & Contrast Writing Assignment - Paleolithic vs. Neolithic Ages (Note: We started this last week and we will continue to work on this writing assignment in class this week. We will take it slow because combining paragraphs into an essay might be difficult for some of the students. The goal will be to have the students turn the essay in by Friday.
Sept 15th - 19th (6th Grade Open House from 5:30 - 6:30 on Weds)
Science
(Monday)
Cont. Lesson 1 - Movement in Space
Go over Vocab
Read WKBK Pg's 493 - 500 (As a class)
Generation Genuis - Causes of the Seasons - https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=5D170
(Weds) (6th Grade Open House tonight 5:30 - 6:30)
Cont. Lesson 1 -
Lesson 1 check - Pg. 501 (Graded)
* Pg. 502 - Explaining the Unexplained
Social Studies
Tuesday - Culture/Early Man - Classwork - Pg. 61 (1-5) Graded
Notes on Culture - Culture graphic organizer/Short video about Culture
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/society-and-culture/culture/v/overview-of-culture
- Cultural Adaptations - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N8WLIGjc_l_MrG9f1uR-CIdcl1nBfm7XiV4NvGAf3ks/edit
6 Truths about Culture - Questions we will go over in class.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LPGY-y87Axt96ReKcdqFUBz0lldjhx8UYf0cpN2DRp8/edit
Thursday -
Read Pg's 62-69 - Neolithic Era
Compare & Contrast - Paleolithic vs. Neolithic Ages in class. (Graphic organizer due Friday)
Friday - Social - Continue Compare & Contrast Writing Assignment - Paleolithic vs. Neolithic Ages (Note: We started this yesterday and we will continue to work on this writing assignment in class today. We will take it slow because combining paragraphs into an essay might be difficult for some of the students. The goal will be to have the students turn the essay in next week.
Essay Paragraphs
Paragraph 1 - Introduction
Paragraph 2 - Description about Paleolithic Age
Paragraph 3 - Description about Neolithic Age
Paragraph 4 - Conclusion - What did you learn?
Sept 8th - 12th
Science
(Monday)
Cont. Organization/Team Building
(Wednesday)
Marshmallow Challenge
Marshmallow Challenge Rationale - https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_build_a_tower_build_a_team
(Friday)
Begin Earth & Space - Topic 11 - The Sun, Earth, Moon System
Go over Vocab
Connect Lab - Pg. 491 A-B
Generation Genuis - Earth's Orbit & Rotation - https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=87DD4
Social Studies
(Tuesday)
Go over Materials Needed for Science/Social Studies
Social - Folder (Book will be given in class)
Science - Binder (WKBK will be given in class)
Begin Geography & Map Skills
World Geography Introduction video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNVD8fyIsEI
Geography & Map Skills - Helpful link to review the 5 Themes of Geography - https://millsparkmrsfinley.weebly.com/5-themes-of-geography.html
Graded Assignment - Write a paragraph telling me what you would like to learn about Geography this year? Due Thursday
(Thursday)
Finish anything from Tuesday
Sept 11th Activities
Science/Social Studies (Sept 4th & 5th)
Thursday, Sept 4th
Welcome Back
Classroom Introduction/Organization, make sure you sign up for your Science/Social Block Google Classroom
Give Parents/Guardians Back to School Information Sheets
Friday, Sept 5th
Make sure you have materials for Science binder.
Make sure you review Science/Social Studies website with Parents/Guardians. Add to favorites!!!
We will do this in class this week, but make sure you have signed up for Mr. Rockwell's Science/Social Studies Google Classrooms using the pass codes below. The classes are broken up by blocks or classes. Simply type in Classroom.google.com and click on the plus sign and sign up for the class using the pass codes below. Reminder, you only have to sign up for the block/class that you are in.
Block 1 (Periods 1 & 2) - a4uods5
Block 2 (Periods 4 & 5) - gv5eczl
Block 3 (periods 8 & 9) - upx6b6v s