SIXTH GRADE

Schedule Room 211

Monday @ 9:15, Tuesday @ 2:00, Thur. @ 1:00

 

Schedule Room 212

Monday @ 8:15, Tuesday @ 1:00, Thur. @ 2:00

 

CLASS 25 - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015

 

Class review of Theme 5: Transformation of Energy

Theme 6 Electromagnetic Attraction: Am I Attracted to You or Not?
Students will discover the characteristics of magnets and the principle of electromagnets.

HW: THEME 6 VOCABULARY

HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (Theme 5 + Gizmo + Vocabulary workbook pages)

 

CLASS 28 - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015

 

Theme 6 Activity: Electromagnet
Students will build an electormagnet using a battery, a nail and copper wires.

Exploration Gizmo: Magnetism @ www.explorelearning.com

Students will determine which materials (ferromagnetic) are attracted to a bar magnet, observe the interaction of bar magnets (like poles, opposite poles), and observe magnetic field lines.

 

CLASS 26 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015

 

Theme 5: Transformation of Energy TEST

 

CLASS 27 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015

 

Returning Theme 3: Electrical Conductivity and Theme 4: Transmission of Energy Test

Completing Theme 6 Electromagnetic Attraction: Am I Attracted to You or Not?

Students will discover the characteristics of magnets and the principle of electromagnets.

Theme 6 Activity: Pole of Attraction
Students will recognize materials that are attracted by magnets and to understand the behaviour of a compass.

 

CLASS 29 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015

 

Returning Theme 5: Transformation of Energy Test

Completing Exploration Gizmo: Magnetism @ www.explorelearning.com

Students will determine which materials (ferromagnetic) are attracted to a bar magnet, observe the interaction of bar magnets (like poles, opposite poles), and observe magnetic field lines.

 

CLASS 35 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015

 

Theme 6: Electromagnetic Attraction TEST

Exploration Gizmo: Free Fall Tower @ www.explorelearning.com
Students will compare how quickly different objects fall in the air and in a vacuum, observe that objects accelerate as they fall, explore and compare the effects of air resistance on each test object, interpret a graph of speed vs. time and find the terminal velocity of objects falling through air, with or without a parachute.

 

CLASS 36 - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015

 

Returning Theme 6: Electromagnetic Attraction Test

Completing Exploration Gizmo: Free Fall Tower @ www.explorelearning.com
Students will compare how quickly different objects fall in the air and in a vacuum, observe that objects accelerate as they fall, explore and compare the effects of air resistance on each test object, interpret a graph of speed vs. time and find the terminal velocity of objects falling through air, with or without a parachute.

 

CLASS 41 - MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015

 

Returning Theme 6: Electromagnetic Attraction Test

Continuing Hour of Code @ www.code.org
Students will participate in the HOUR OF CODE. Students will learn the basic concepts of Computer Science with Star Wars and MineCraft drag n' drop programming (similar to robotics programming). Students will also be introduced to JavaScript using a Star Wars theme.

HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 (Theme 7 and 8 plus Gizmos)

 

CLASS 42 - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015

 

Theme 7: Gravitational Attraction and Theme 8: Combined Forces TEST

 

CLASS 43 - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015

 

Continuing Hour of Code @ www.code.org
Students will participate in the HOUR OF CODE. Students will learn the basic concepts of Computer Science with Star Wars and MineCraft drag n' drop programming (similar to robotics programming). Students will also be introduced to JavaScript using a Star Wars theme.

 

CLASS 44 - MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016

 

Practice Math League Contest

Students will prepare for the 2015 Math League Contest by practicing with a previous Math League Contest.

 

CLASS 39 - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015

 

Exploration Gizmo: Force and Fan Carts @ www.explorelearning.com
Students will understand that force is needed to cause a change in motion, understand that friction is a force resisting motion, determine that larger forces cause greater motion and understand the relationship between speed, position and time.

HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 (Theme 7 and 8 plus Gizmos)

 

CLASS 40 - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015

 

Completing Exploration Gizmo: Force and Fan Carts @ www.explorelearning.com
Students will understand that force is needed to cause a change in motion, understand that friction is a force resisting motion, determine that larger forces cause greater motion and understand the relationship between speed, position and time.

Class review of Theme 7: Gravitational Attraction and Theme 8: Combined Forces

HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 (Theme 7 and 8 plus Gizmos)

 

CLASS 38 - MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015

 

Hour of Code @ www.code.org

Students will participate in the HOUR OF CODE. Students will learn the basic concepts of Computer Science with Star Wars and MineCraft drag n' drop programming (similar to robotics programming). Students will also be introduced to JavaScript using a Star Wars theme.

 

CLASS 37 - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

 

Theme 8 Combined Forces: You Push, I'll Pull

Students will learn about different types of forces and how forces can be represented.

HW: THEME 8 VOCABULARY