Grade 6

Grade 6 is an "Earthly" Science year!

A note to parents: Grade 6 science focuses on the planet Earth as well as some basic physical science and biological science principles that support this study. Please encourage your child to begin looking at the "big picture" of the world. While middle school science is based in 3 years of studying 3 separate aspects of science, they are all intertwined.

Mountains

Current Study Guide with Learning Objectives

Please review the following for the chapter 17 test:

· All vocabulary from the chapter (know it’s meaning, don’t just memorize the definition)

· The types of energy in the world

· The difference between potential and kinetic energy

· Examples of conductors

· Examples of insulators

· Electromagnets – how they work, what makes the magnetic field stronger

· Thermal energy is the total of KE and PE in a substance

· Examples of how energy transfers form (generator, engine, electromagnet)

· The difference in series versus parallel circuits and the parts of a circuit

· The magnetic field of the earthFriction causes heat and loss of energy

Topics and Related Assignments

NOVEMBER

2- ch 17 L2 p 482-483 (comparative essay)

3- L2 p 484-485

4- electromagnets p 486-489 (p 494 1-8; study vocab)

5- Ch 17 vocab quiz; (chapter review p 484 9,12,13,16-18)

6-No Class/First Friday

9- vocabulary quiz

10- Rainbow lab part 1 (ch 18 voc due 11/16)

11- no school

12- rainbow lab part 2

13- no school

16- Begin Chapter 18- to p 503 (p 503 # 1,2)

17- p 504-505

18- p 506-509 (p 509 #1-3)

19- p510-511

20 p 512-513/ ques 1,2

23- review work p. 518 (study vocab)

24- vocab quiz (ch 8 vocab due 11/30)

25-27 No School

Parents: your child will receive a syllabus for the year, rules for lab/agreement to sign, classroom rules. They will be in their binder under "references". Please review them.

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