What Are We Doing?

6th Grade Earth & Space Science 

Google Classroom Code: osmaykyx

Year at a Glance:

• Methods of Science - First two weeks... scientific inquiry, scientific inquiry, measurement and tools, inferring from indirect evidence, Owl Pellet Dissection Completed! Well Done 6th Grader Crusaders!

• Unit 1: Exploring Earth 

→ Includes Earth’s structure, minerals, and rocks

• Unit 2: Geologic Changes

→ Includes plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and fossils

• Unit 3: Weather and Climate

→ Includes Earth’s atmosphere, weather and climate patterns

→ We will begin discussing the Science Fair at the end of the second quarter.

• Unit 4: Earth’s Waters

→ Includes Earth’s oceans, freshwater sources, and natural resources

→ Science Fair will also take place during the third quarter.

• Unit 5: Exploring the Universe

→ Includes the Solar System, stars, and galaxies

6th Grade:

Week 10 in Detail

October 13-17

Unit 1, Chapter 2, Lesson 3 - 

• Monday In Class: Lesson 1 and 2 Foldable Project

• Tues In Class: Skill Practice: How Can you Find the Density of a Liquid?; Launch Lab: How Can you Measure Topographic Relief?

• Wed In Class: Read Lesson 3 and Take Notes 

• Thursday In Class: Mini Lab: How do Landforms compare? 

• Friday In Class: Review Notes/Complete and remaining packet work. Packets Due and Lesson 3 Quiz (Open Book) – Hand Out Study Guides to be completed over the weekend. 

Here are pictures from the "Inferring from Indirect Evidence: Owl Pellet Dissection" lab...