6th Grade STEM Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. Stacie Rios
- Term
- 2018-2019 School Year
- Department
- 6th Grade
- Description
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Past Assignments
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Science Current Event
- Read the Science World magazine. Choose and article and respond to the questions (passed out Monday)
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Quiz: Weather Elements and Clouds
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- pp. 155-175
- notebook note pages
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Cloud Chart
- Each day, please add an entry based on your view of the clouds
- Try to observe the clouds at the same time each day
- Completed chart due Friday, May 10
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Quiz: Properties of Water and the Water Cycle
Please review:
- Notes in notebook
- Properties of water notes
- Water Cycle slides
- Text pp. 1-25
Topics:
I. Water's Propertites
- What are water's main roles?
- Describe water as a polar molecule
- What are the different states of water?
- Define and explain: cohesion, adhesion, specific heat, and universal solvent
II. Water Cycle
- What are the eight processes that contribute to the water cycle?
- How does the water cycle transport energy and matter?
- Does the total amount of water within Earth's system ever change?
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Water Facebook Page
- Complete water Facebook page if not completed in class
- Include as many details from outline as possible into the Facebook page
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Volcanoes and Earthquakes Unit Test
- Please complete attached study guide (will be assigned in sections throughout previous week as homework)
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Pali Trip Permission Slip
- Please complete and turn in permission slip by Friday, March 1st (Please note that learners will receive a hard copy in class).
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Science Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes Set 3 Quiz
- Please see attached words
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Mid-Unit Assessment: Earth's Layers, Plate Tectonics, Mountain Building
Resources:
- Text Pg. 194-225
- Notes (notebook)
- Labs
- Study Guide (attached)
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Study Guide Part 1
- Answer free response questions in complete sentences in paragraph form.
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Study Guide Part 2
- Answer Concept Questions (#8-11) on a separate piece of paper
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Study Guide Part 1
- Answer Concept Questions (#1-7) on a separate piece of paper
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Science Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes Set 2 Quiz
- Please see attached words
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Quiz: Plate Tectonics:
- Pg. 200-213 and Notebook Notes
Please review and be ready to explain:
- The three plate boundary types (convergent, divergent, transform)
- The collisions that occur at convergent boundaries (C-C, O-C, O-O) and the landforms they might create
- The three mechanisms of plate movement (mantle convection, ridge push, slab pull)
- Which of the three mechanisms is most responsible for tectonic plate movement
- Be able to explain how slab pull moves parts of the lithosphere (pg. 211)
- Explain how continental crust (thick and less dense) and oceanic crust (thinner, more dense) are different. Predict which would likely subduct (go under) when they collide.
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Scientific Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes: Quiz 1
- Quick quiz on the terms below. Please be able to define the meaning and identify in context.
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Root, prefix, or suffix |
Meaning/Examples |
Usage in Context |
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-al |
relating to - geological, alluvial, astronomical, terrestrial, altitudinal |
The American Archaeological Society publishes articles relating to archaeology in North and South America. |
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alt |
high - altocumulus, altitude, altimeter, altostratus |
Altostratus clouds are high stratus cloud formations. |
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anti |
against, opposite - anticline, anticyclone, antitrades |
An anticyclone is a weather phenomenon opposite from cyclone conditions. |
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aqu |
water - aquifer, aqueous, aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct, aquaculture |
An aquatic environment is one within water. |
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baro |
pressure - barometer, barometry, barometric pressure, hyperbaric chamber |
Barometry is the process of measuring atmospheric pressure. |
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Quiz: Earth's Layers (5 questions)
Please be able to respond to the following items:
1. Identify the compositional (3) and physical (5) layers in order
2. Explain main details about each layer
3. Explain which compositional layer is the thinnest
4. Explain how the physical and compositional layers line up (be able to explain how some align and do not align)
5. Explain the differences between the inner and outer core
6. Explain how we distinguish between the compositional (chemical composition) and physical layers (liquid or solid?; how waves move through them)
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Quiz: Erosion and Deposition by Water
- pg. 30-41
- Erosion and Deposition Lab
- Attached notes
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Quiz: Physical and Chemical Weathering
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- Textbook pg. 18-27
- Notebook notes
- Weathering labs
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Read textbook pg. 32-33 and categorize each feature by cause (erosion or deposition)
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Read textbook pg. 31 and write the main idea on post-it to share in class
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Quiz: Earth's Spheres
5 questions - quick check-in
- Review Earth's Spheres group presentation
- Review notes on Earth's Energy Budget
- Review attached notes/review
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Science World Current Event
- Choose an article from the Science World magazine passed out in class
- Complete the attached form, using complete sentences and rephrasing the question in the response (passed out in class)
- A sample is attached to provide guidance for completion
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- Complete Visual Summary and Lesson Review (pp. 16-17)
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- Read pg. 14-15 (textbook)
- Write three key details from the pages on Earth's energy budget
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1. Read pg. 7 (review from group share-out)
2. Complete question 7 (fill out compositional layer chart)
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1. Complete pg. 5 (#1-3)
2. Read pg. 6 and write one summarizing sentence on a post-it
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Unit Test: Earth's History
- Using the study guide and unit review as a guide, review and prepare for the unit test using materials posted on Google Classroom.
- The test will consist of multiple choice and free response application questions
*Please note that we will review this week, and time will be given to work on the study guide and unit review in class. Both are due Friday if not finished in class.
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Quiz: Fossilization Processes, Earth's Climate Past, and Ordering Rock Layers
Please use the following resources to prepare for quiz:
- Attached resources
- STEM Notebook Notes
- Google Classroom activities
- Video links:
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Science Current Event
- Scientists will receive a Science World Magazine on Monday
- Scientists will read through the magazine and choose an article that they find interesting
- After reading the article, learners will answer the questions attached (passed out on Monday)
- Friday, learners will share out their articles with small groups to teach one another about current scientific studies and events in our world
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Please begin practicing/previewing your unit vocabulary using the Quizlet link below
- Learners should practice for ten minutes each day to strengthen academic language
- Quizlet Link: https://quizlet.com/_2nz5xn
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Fossil Quiz:
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- Fossil Formation Notes (Mold and Cast fossils)
- Preservation Potential Slideshow (group project)
- Discovery Education: Fossils (Explore tab - pg. 1)
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Science Current Event
- Scientists will receive a Science World Magazine on Tuesday
- Scientists will read through the magazine and choose an article that they find interesting
- After reading the article, learners will answer the questions attached (passed out on Tuesday)
- Friday, learners will share out their articles with small groups to teach one another about current scientific studies and events in our world