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6th Grade SCIENCE: Ms. Klimkosky (click for Email)


Hello 6th graders! Starting Monday, March 23, I'll be sharing activities on our Science Google Classroom. Get ready for some review of some old favorite science topics as well as some fun at home activities.

-Ms. K.

Links to websites and files we use:


Ms. K's POWERPOINT SLIDES

Chapter 1: Earth and the Universe
Big ?: Why are objects in the solar system different from each other?
  • Lessons 1-3: Gravity and Motion, Introducing the Solar System, Phases and Eclipses
Chapter 2: A Trip Through Geologic Time
Big ?: How do scientists study Earth's past?
  • ​​Lesson 1:  Introduction to Fossils
  • Lesson 2: The Relative Age of Rocks
  • Lessons 4 & 5: The Geologic Time Scale and Early Earth 
  • Lesson 6: Eras of Earth's History Power Point 

Chapter 3: Plate Tectonics
Big ?: How do moving plates change Earth's crust?
  • Lesson 1: Drifting Continents
  • Lesson 2: Sea Floor Spreading
  • Lesson 3: The Theory of Plate Tectonics

Chapter 5: Cells
Big ?: What are cells made of?
  • Introductio​n: Living Things
  • ​Lessons 1 & 2: Plant and Animal Cells

Chapter 6: Introduction to the Human Body
Big ?: How does your body work?
  • All Systems Go! (online activity) 
  • Lesson 1: How Is Your Body Organized?
  • Lesson 4: The Skeletal System
  • ​Lesson 5: The Muscular System
  • Not in book: The Circulatory System
  • Not in book: The Respiratory System
  • Not in book: The Digestive System
  • Not in book: The Excretory System
  • Not in book: The Nervous System

Watch this video to review the basic functions of the human body
  • Human Body Systems Functions Review Video (remember, you only need to know the 7 listed above)

The Body Systems Project: Click here for link to the assignment page

ONLINE RESOURCES

A Simpler Way (documentary about The Water School/SODIS)
https://vimeo.com/166420817

Hot Topics in Science
  • https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/nine-big-stories-you-may-have-missed-summer​​
  • ​https://www.dogonews.com/category/science​

What is Your Water Footprint? 
Information about your water footprint: https://www.watercalculator.org/intro/
The Water Calculator: https://www.watercalculator.org/
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