6th Grade Science Lesson Plans- Justice
Week 9, October 3-7
Monday- No School (AISA Conference)
Tuesday-Read and Discuss 64-65, Soil. Start reading 68-73, AM 51 [Earth’s Systems 10 &7]
HW- Study for Quiz B, AM 51
Wednesday- Quiz 3B; Finish discussing 68-73; Finish AM 51 & 52; Water Cycle PictureActivity[Earth’s Systems 7]
HW- No Homework. Please enjoy the evening with your family and community
Thursday- Read 74-75; Underwater Vehicles Video[Earth’s Systems 10]
HW- End of Quarter, No homework
Friday-NO School, Fall Break
Week 8, September 26-30
Monday- Oil Spill 56-57 & AM 43-44; Read 62-63, AM 47 [Earth’s Systems 10 &14]
HW- Study for Quiz 1; AM 47
Tuesday- Quiz 3A; Vocab 64- 74; Read 64-65, AM 48 [Earth’s Systems 10 &14]
HW- AM 48; Finish Vocab for Ch. 3
Wednesday- Erosion Prevention, 66-67; AM 49-50 [Earth’s Systems 10 & 14]
No HW, Please enjoy the evening spent at church and with family
Thursday- Quiz 3B; Watersheds Map Activity[Earth’s Systems 10 & 14]
HW- No HW
Friday-Read 68-73; AM 51-52 Study Guide [Earth’s Systems 10 & 14]
HW- AM 51-52; Start Studying for Ch. 3 Test (next week)
Week 7, September 19-23
Monday- Station 3, Rock Investigation; Collect Rocks for Identification [Earth’s Systems 8]
HW- Collect a couple Rocks for Identification
Tuesday- Station 4, Rock Investigation; Finish discussion of Rock Identification [Earth’s Systems 8]
HW- Finish Questions in Rock ID Investigation
Wednesday- Read 52-55 AM 41 (before reading); AM 42 (after). Start Oil Spill 56-57; AM 43-44 [Earth’s Systems 10 & 14]
No HW, Please enjoy the evening spent at church and with family
Thursday- Finish Oil Spill 56-57; AM 43-44. Read 58-61; AM 45-46 [Earth’s Systems 10 & 14]
HW- Finish AM 43-44; AM 45-46
Friday-. Review pgs 52- 61 (Quiz Monday). Check AM 45- 46. Renewable Resources Activity [Earth’s Systems 10 & 14]
HW- None
Week 6, September 12-16
Monday- Weathering & Erosion Card Sort; Group poster- Key Ideas Chap. 2 (Review) and Present[Earth’s Systems 4, 6 & 8]
HW- Study for Test!
Tuesday- Chapter 2 Test[Earth’s Systems 4, 6 & 8]
HW- None
Wednesday- Types of Rocks Activity; AM 41[Earth’s Systems 6 & 8]
No HW, Please enjoy the evening spent at church and with family
Thursday- Fossil & Rock Distribution or ErosionActivity ; Ch. 3 Vocab p 52-61 (16 words)[Earth’s Systems 6 & 8]
HW- Finish Vocab
Friday- Check Vocab; Read 52-55; AM 42 & Quick Check [Earth’s Systems 7 & 9]
HW- None
Week 5, September 5-9
Date / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / FridayStandard (Description found below) / Earth’s Systems #8, #9, #10 / Earth’s Systems #4 / Earth’s Systems #8
#9
#10 / Earth’s Systems #8
#9
#10
Lesson / No School- Labor Day / Vocab 40-43
Read 40-43 Quick Check / Weathering Article and Card Sort / Vocab 46-49
Read 46-49 / Review Soil and Erosion Key Concepts
Homework / No HW / No Homework / AM pg 35-36 / Soil & Erosion Test Next Tuesday
Week 4, August 29- September 2
Date / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / FridayStandard (Description found below) / Earth’s Systems #8, #9, #10 / Earth’s Systems #8, #9, #10 / Earth’s Systems #4 / Earth’s Systems #8
#9
#10 / Earth’s Systems #8
#9
#10
Lesson / Present INVENT projects p 23
AM 21
Read 26-29
Discuss Vocab & content / Discuss 30-33, Quick Check
AM 22
Rock Cycle & Identification / Rock Cycle-
models of geologic cross-sections; sedimentary layering / Vocab 34-36
Read 34-36 as class
AM 27 / Soil Detective p 39, AM 29-30
- We will be outside
Start soil retention 38-39, AM 31
Homework / Read 30-33, be ready to discuss / AM 23-24 / AM 28
Week 3, August 22-26
Monday 8/22- Read p 20-22; complete graphic organizer; Volcano discussion; Review for Quiz
Homework-AM 15-16 Quiz Review
Standards-Earth’s Systems (see below)
Tuesday 8/23-Review Ch 1; AM 19-20; Volcano video w/ questions & facts
Homework-Review for volcano & earthquake quiz
Standards-Earth’s Systems
Wednesday 8/24- Ch1 (Earthquakes and Volcanoes) Quiz; INVENT p 23
Homework-No homework; Please enjoy the evening in church and family activities
Standards-Earth’s Systems
Thursday 8/25-INVENT p 23- finish; AM 21 preview; Vocab 26-33
Homework-Complete INVENT & Vocab 26-33
Standards-Earth’s Systems
Friday 8/26-Present INVENT; Read and discuss 26-33
Homework-No homework
Standards-Earth’s Systems
Science Standards, 6th Grade:
Earth's Systems
4.) Construct explanations from geologic evidence (e.g., change or extinction of particular living organisms; field evidence or representations, including models of geologic cross-sections; sedimentary layering) to identify patterns of Earth's major historical events (e.g., formation of mountain chains and ocean basins, significant volcanic eruptions, fossilization, folding, faulting, igneous intrusion, erosion).
5.) Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth's history over widely varying scales of space and time (e.g., chemical and physical erosion; tectonic plate processes; volcanic eruptions; meteor impacts; regional geographical features, including Alabama fault lines, Rickwood Caverns, and Wetumpka Impact Crater).
6.) Provide evidence from data of the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to explain past plate motions.
7.) Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth (e.g., water, carbon, nitrogen) and the flow of energy that drives these processes.
8.) Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth's materials (e.g., processes of crystallization, heating and cooling, weathering, deformation, and sedimentation).
9.) Use models to explain how the flow of Earth's internal energy drives a cycling of matter between Earth's surface and deep interior causing plate movements (e.g., mid-ocean ridges, ocean trenches, volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, rift valleys, volcanic islands).
10.) Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth's resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes (e.g., past volcanic and hydrothermal activity, burial of organic sediments, active weathering of rock).
11.) Develop and use models of Earth's interior composition to illustrate the resulting magnetic field (e.g., magnetic poles) and to explain its measureable effects (e.g., protection from cosmic radiation).
12.) Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information (e.g., weather maps; diagrams; other visualizations, including radar and computer simulations) to support the claim that motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
a. Use various instruments (e.g., thermometers, barometers, anemometers, wet bulbs) to monitor local weather and examine weather patterns to predict various weather events, especially the impact of severe weather (e.g., fronts, hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, ice storms, droughts).
13.) Use models (e.g., diagrams, maps, globes, digital representations) to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
a. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth's surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation (e.g., warmer water in a pan rising as cooler water sinks, warming one's hands by a campfire).
14.) Analyze and interpret data (e.g., tables, graphs, maps of global and regional temperatures; atmospheric levels of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane; rates of human activities) to describe how various human activities (e.g., use of fossil fuels, creation of urban heat islands, agricultural practices) and natural processes (e.g., solar radiation, greenhouse effect, volcanic activity) may cause changes in local and global temperatures over time.
Week 2, August 15-19
Date / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / FridayStandard (Description found below) / Earth’s Systems #5 / Earth’s Systems #5
#6
#9 / Earth’s Systems #5
#9 / Earth’s Systems
#9
#10 / Earth’s Systems
#9
#10
Lesson / Test Construction Models from Friday
Earthquake Magnitude Scales / Review for Quiz
Earthquake Stats/ Webquest / Earthquake Quiz
Volcano Vocab p 14-17, 20-22 Due Friday / Volcanoes Read p 14-17
Reading Guide / Check Vocab
Volcanoes Read p 20-23
Volcano & Earthquake Locating Activity
Homework / Write Conclusions to Experiment AB p 10 / Review for Quiz / No Homework assigned. Evening reserved for Church and family activities
Volcano vocab due Friday / AM (Activity Manual) p 12 / Start researching project design (pg 23 in book, may use AM 17-18 as guide)- will work on Monday 8/22
Week 1, August 8-12
Date / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / FridayStandard (Description found below) / Earth’s Systems #5
#6
#9 / Earth’s Systems #5
#6
#9 / Earth’s Systems
#9
#10 / Earth’s Systems
#5
Lesson / Introduce Procedures
Lonesome Llama game / A Changing Earth- Brainstorm
Pg 1 Activity Book (AB)
Read pgs 3-7
Layers of the Earth Cutout / Review pages 6-7
AB page 2
Read pages 8-11
AB 3-4 Earthquake epicenter activity / Earthquake Video
Earthquake statistics
Study Guide / Review Study Guide
“Construction Site” Experiment
(AB pages 9-10)
Homework / Write 5 important facts from pages 3-7 / No Homework assigned. Reserved for Church activities / Complete Study Guide
AB pg 5-6 / Write Conclusions to Experiment AB page 10
6th Grade Science Standards
Earth's Systems
4.) Construct explanations from geologic evidence (e.g., change or extinction of particular living organisms; field evidence or representations, including models of geologic cross-sections; sedimentary layering) to identify patterns of Earth's major historical events (e.g., formation of mountain chains and ocean basins, significant volcanic eruptions, fossilization, folding, faulting, igneous intrusion, erosion).
5.) Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth's history over widely varying scales of space and time (e.g., chemical and physical erosion; tectonic plate processes; volcanic eruptions; meteor impacts; regional geographical features, including Alabama fault lines, Rickwood Caverns, and Wetumpka Impact Crater).
6.) Provide evidence from data of the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to explain past plate motions.
7.) Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth (e.g., water, carbon, nitrogen) and the flow of energy that drives these processes.
8.) Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth's materials (e.g., processes of crystallization, heating and cooling, weathering, deformation, and sedimentation).
9.) Use models to explain how the flow of Earth's internal energy drives a cycling of matter between Earth's surface and deep interior causing plate movements (e.g., mid-ocean ridges, ocean trenches, volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, rift valleys, volcanic islands).
10.) Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth's resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes (e.g., past volcanic and hydrothermal activity, burial of organic sediments, active weathering of rock).
11.) Develop and use models of Earth's interior composition to illustrate the resulting magnetic field (e.g., magnetic poles) and to explain its measureable effects (e.g., protection from cosmic radiation).
12.) Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information (e.g., weather maps; diagrams; other visualizations, including radar and computer simulations) to support the claim that motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.