SIXTH GRADE
Room 211
Monday @ 9:15, Tuesday @ 8:15, Thursday @ 1:00
Room 212
Monday @ 8:15, Tuesday @ 9:15, Thursday @ 2:00
Room 220
Monday @ 10:30, Thursday @ 9:15, Friday @ 10:30
WEEK 11 - NOVEMBER 5-9, 2018
Activity 7.1: What Did I Inherit? p.24-26
Aim: To find out what characteristics I inherited from each of my parents
Activity 7.2: Family Tree p.27-29
Aim: To understand how to read and construct a family tree
At A Glance Flow Chart p.79 Science Glossary p.80
HW: Unit 7 Self-Check (handout)
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.
Activity 8.1: Food Chains p.30-31
Aim: To draw food chains by identifying the roles of various organisms
Activity 8.2: Food Webs p.32-35
Aim: To analyze information in a food web and draw food chains and food webs
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - MONDAY, NOV 19
Unit 7: Heredity & Unit 8: Relationship Among Living Things
PRACTICE FOR CARIBOU MATH CONTEST @ WWW.CARIBOUTESTS.COM - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
(for students who have opted to write the contest)
WEEK 12 - NOVEMBER 12-16, 2018
Activity: The Game of Survival
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.
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.
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.
Activity 8.3: Source of Energy p.36-37
Aim: To trace where the energy in our food comes from
At A Glance Flow Chart p.90 Science Glossary p.92
HW: Unit 8 Self-Check (handout)
Review Unit 7: Heredity and Unit 8: Relationship Among Living Things (handout)
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - MONDAY, NOV 19
Unit 7: Heredity & Unit 8: Relationship Among Living Things
WEEK 13 - NOVEMBER 19-23, 2018
Unit 7: Heredity & Unit 8: Relationship Among Living Things TEST
Scratch Coding Class #3 - www.scratch.mit.edu
Objective: Recognize the different ways to manipulate and code on the Scratch platform.
Coding with MakeCode: Microbit - www.makecode.microbit.org - www.microbit.org
Objective: Students use a tiny programmable computer (micro:bit) to learn coding.
WEEK 14 - NOVEMBER 26-30, 2018
Scratch Coding Class #4 - www.scratch.mit.edu
Objective: Recognize the different ways to manipulate and code on the Scratch platform.
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.
Activity 6.1: Human Reproductive Systems p.20-21
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.
Activity 6.2: The Menstrual Cycle p.22-23
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
HW: Unit 6 Self-Check (handout)
WEEK 15 - DECEMBER 3-7, 2018
Hour of Code @ www.code.org - COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK
Students will participate in the HOUR OF CODE. Students will learn the basic concepts of coding with drag n' drop programming (similar to robotics programming).
WEEK 16 - DECEMBER 10-14, 2018
Montreal Science Centre Field Trip
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.
Activity 11.1: Reversible and Non-Reversible Changes p.48-50
Aim: To identify whether the changes in materials are reversible or non-reversible
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
HW: Unit 11 Self-Check (handout)
WEEK 17 - DECEMBER 17-21, 2018
Revision Exercise - Section A: Multiple Choice Questions p.51-58
Revision Exercise - Section B: Structured Questions p.59-69
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT OUTLINE DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
(for students who have opted to do a science project)