SIXTH GRADE
Room 214
Mon @ 8:00, Tues @ 10:20, Wed @ 10:20, Fri @ 9:15
Room 216
Mon @ 9:15, Tues @ 1:50, Thurs @ 10:20, Fri @ 8:00
Room 218
Mon @ 10:20, Tues @ 8:00, Wed @ 1:50, Thurs @ 8:00
WEEK 10 - NOVEMBER 2-6, 2020
What Did I Inherit? (handout)
Aim: To find out what characteristics I inherited from each of my parents
Family Tree (handout)
Aim: To understand how to read and construct a family tree
Unit 7.3: Non-Inherited Characteristics p.77
Objective: Understand that characteristics of a living thing resulting from the interactions with the environment cannot be passed on to the offspring.
Unit 7.4: From Parents to Young p.78
Objective: Understand that sexually produced offspring are never identical to either of their parents because the offspring receives genetic information from both parents during sexual reproduction.
At A Glance Flow Chart p.79 Science Glossary p.80
Review Unit 7: Heredity (handout)
Unit 7 Self-Check (handout)
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - TUESDAY, NOV 10
Unit 7: Heredity
PRACTICE FOR CARIBOU MATH CONTEST @ WWW.CARIBOUTESTS.COM - NOVEMBER 11 OR 12
(for students who have opted to write the contest)
WEEK 11 - NOVEMBER 9-13, 2020
Unit 7: Heredity TEST - TUESDAY, NOV.10
Unit 8.1: Roles of Living Things In The Environment p.81-63
Objective: Identify the roles of living things in an ecosystem.
Unit 8.2: Feeding Relationships p.84-85
Objective: Use food chains and food webs to show the feeding relationships in a habitat.
Unit 8.3: Energy in An Ecosystem p.86-87
Objective: Know that the Sun is the main source of energy in an ecosystem and that energy is passed on from one living thing to another in food chains and food webs.
Food Chains (handout)
Aim: To draw food chains by identifying the roles of various organisms
Food Webs (handout)
Aim: To analyze information in a food web and draw food chains and food webs
CARIBOU MATH CONTEST @ WWW.CARIBOUTESTS.COM - NOVEMBER 11 OR 12 @ HOME (until 6:30 p.m.)
(for students who have opted to write the contest)
WEEK 12 - NOVEMBER 16-20, 2020
Unit 8.4: Interdependence Among Living Things p.88-89
Objective: Describe the interrelationship and interdependence among various living things which live together in the environment.
The Game of Survival (handout)
Students will play a simulation game to learn that there must be a balance between the number of producers and the number of consumers for a food chain to function properly.
At A Glance Flow Chart p.90 Science Glossary p.92
"I Understand" The Game of Survival (handout)
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - THURSDAY, NOV 26 (6-218), FRIDAY, NOV 27 (6-216) and MONDAY, NOV 30 (6-214)
Unit 8: Relationship Among Living Things
November 20 - Ped Day - No School
WEEK 13 - NOVEMBER 23-27, 2020
November 23 - Ped Day - No School
Unit 8 Self-Check and vocabulary crossword (handout)
Review Unit 8: Relationship Among Living Things (handout)
Unit 8: Relationship Among Living Things TEST
THURSDAY, NOV 26 (6-218), FRIDAY, NOV 27 (6-216) and MONDAY, NOV 30 (6-214)
WEEK 14 - NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 4, 2020
Unit 9.1 and 9.2: Man, Technology and Natural Resources p.93-97
Objective: Describe how human beings cause changes to the environment.
Unit 9.3: Man's Use of Animal and Plant Parts p.98-101
Objective: Identify parts of animals and plants often used by human beings and how this causes environmental imbalance.
Unit 9.4: Man's Impact on The Environment p.102-104
Objective: Describe how human beings cause changes to the environment.
Unit 9.5: Coral Reefs p.105-108
Objective: Explain the importance of coral reefs and identify practices that cause coral reef destruction and their effects.
Unit 9.6: Caring for The Environment p.109
Objective: Recognize the need and importance of conserving living things and the environment, and of sustaining the balance in the ecosystem.
At A Glance Flow Chart p.110-111 Science Glossary p.112
WEEK 15 - DECEMBER 7-11, 2020
Viewing of film - David Attenborough: A life on Our Planet
Unit 9 Self-Check and vocabulary crossword (handout)
Unit 11.1: Reversible Changes and 11.2: Non-Reversible Changes p.121-123
Objective: Identify whether changes in materials are reversible or non-reversible.
Reversible and Non-reversible Changes (handout)
Aim: To identify whether the changes in materials are reversible or non-reversible
WEEK 16 - DECEMBER 14-18, 2020
Unit 11.3-5: Factors That Cause Rotting of Wood, Rusting and Decomposition p.124-125
Objective: Understand factors that cause changes in materials.
Unit 11.6: Effects of Changes In Materials on An Environment p.126-127
Objective: Explain the good and bad effects of changes in materials to the environment.
At A Glance Flow Chart p.128 Science Glossary p.129
Unit 11 Self-Check and vocabulary crossword (handout)
Revision Exercise Unit 1 to 11 (handout)
Sometime in Spring 2021
Unit 6.1: The Human Reproductive System p.61-63
Objective: Identify the main organs of the male and female reproductive system and their functions.
Human Reproductive Systems (handout)
Aim: To observe and compare the human male and female reproductive systems
Unit 6.2: Growth of A Human Being p.64-65
Objective: Describe the growth and development of a human from birth to adulthood.
Unit 6.3: Changes During Puberty p.66-67
Objective: Describe the physical, social and emotional changes in males and females during puberty.
Unit 6.4: The Menstrual Cycle p.68
Objective: Understand the menstrual cycle in females.
Unit 6.5: Common Disorders of The Human Reproductive System p.69
Objective: Recognize common disorders related to the reproductive system.
Unit 6.6: Caring For Our Reproductive System and 6.7: Applications of Reproduction p.70
Objective: Adopt practices for the hygiene of the reproductive system. Describing different applications of reproduction.
The Menstrual Cycle (handout)
Aim: To understand a menstrual cycle and the events that take place during the cycle
At A Glance Flow Chart p.71 Science Glossary p.72
Unit 6 Self-Check and vocabulary crossword (handout)