MATH and SCIENCE ARE FUN!!!!

WELCOME TO 6TH GRADE EARTH SCIENCE

6TH GRADE SCIENCE CURRICULUM

OBJECTIVE:

To provide a program that provides students with a clear, consistent

structure and instruction that allows all learners to participate and work

 toward the essential understandings and skills called for in science.

TEXT:            CALIFORNIA FOCUS ON EARTH SCIENCE

SCISCIENCE PROJECT

  Each student will be required to prepare a science project and an oral

presentation about their project.  Projects will be graded and count as two

 test grades in the third quarter.  Information packets will be handed out

before Christmas vacation.

OUTDOOR EDUCATION (ASTROCAMP)

Astrocamp is located in Idyllwild, California.   Sixth grade students will be

required to write daily journal entries and write a short essay about their

experience at camp.  The journal and essay will be graded together and

count as one test grade for English and one test grade for Science.

Students not attending camp will be given an alternate research assignment

 to complete during that week.  More information will be given out at the

Astrocamp parent meeting later in the school year.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  Unit 1 Introduction to Earth's Science

• In this chapter, you will learn that about the Earth system and how energy moves amount the major spheres of the system, maps and scientific inquiry.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Unit 2  Weathering and Soil

• In this chapter, you will learn that water contributes to mechanical and chemical weathering processes and plays an important role in erosion.  You will learn how soil forms and discover conditions required for this nonrenewable resource to support plant growth.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Unit 3 Erosion and Deposition

• What you will learn in this chapter is how natural agents reshape landscape.  You will see how water, waves, wind and glaciers change the Earth's surface.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Unit 4 Plate Tectonics

• In this chapter, you will learn about the theory of plate tectonics. 
• You will see how the theory explains the formation of major features of the Earth's surface.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Unit 5  Earthquakes

• In this chapter, we will see how major geologic events, like earthquakes and mountain building result from plate motions.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Unit 6  Volcanoes

• In this chapter, you will review plate tectonics and how they relate to important features of our Earth's surface and major geologic events which include most mountain ranges and nearly all earthquakes. 
• You will also learn that volcanic eruptions result from plate motions.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Unit 7 Atmosphere

Unit 8: Weather

• In this chapter, you will learn that the sun is  the major source of energy for wind and the water cycle. 
• You will also learn that changes in air pressure, heat, air movement (wind), and humidity result in changes in weather.

Finally, you will understand that severe storms can change human and wildlife habitats.

Unit 9:Climate and Climate Change

• We will learn that the sun is the major source of energy for phenomena on Earth'is Surface.
• Also about our long-term weather conditions of a region.
• And how convection currents distribute heat.

Unit 10: Ecosystems

• Students will focus on relationships among living things in ecosystems.
• See basic interrelatedness of biotic and abiotic factors in Earth's system.

Unit 11: Living Resources

• Students will focus on organisms found in the Earth's major Biomes and aquatic ecosystems.
• You will  learn ways to protect Earth's living resources and promote biodiversity.

Unit 12: Energy Resources

•  Students will focus on a variety of resources human beings use to produce energy.
• You will see how renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy compare.

 KEY TERMS  and Questions are presented in each section.  Look for  these terms as they are underlined in your chapter.

DON'T FORGET YOUR TEXTBOOK IS ONLINE.

6TH GRADE MATH CURRICULUM!!!    

MATH IS FUN!!!

OBJECTIVES:

• To help students develop proficiency in conceptual understanding, computational and procedural skill, and problem solving

      ability. They will discover the important role mathematics plays in their everyday lives.  Develop and build upon existing skills

     and their components.

• To develop math skills by building concept upon concept and skill upon skill that is academically sound and to see the big picture

     that  will help them to master the content standards learned. To provide an effective, individualized approach to teaching mathematics

     through engaging activities, discussions, problem solving and real life situations.

TEXTBOOK:  PRENTICE HALL MATHEMATICS

You may go to www.PHSchool.com to check out more online material that is available to you and to help you study. Such as step by step examples, active math,instant feedback assessments and even your on Homework Video Tutor.

You may access this web site from my web page and my school site page at FLS or under our 6th grade study information.

Sounds great!! So check it out.

****MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW CONCEPTS FOR EACH LESSON ON LINE WITH OUR NEW PROGRAM, THEY HAVE GREAT VIDEOS AS WELL AS EXTRA PRACTICE SHEETS AND TESTS.

ALSO, IF YOU LOSE  YOUR STUDENT WORKBOOK PAGE, YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE A COPY OF IT SO YOU CAN STILL TURN IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Mrs. Dwyer

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Unit 1     DECIMALS AND INTEGERS

•  In this chapter you will continue to build knowledge of decimal concepts and of estimation strategies to compute with decimals and metric measurements.
• Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems, including those arising in concrete situations, that use positive and negative integers and combinations of these operations.
• Will identify and represent on a number line decimals, fractions, mixed numbers, and positive and negative integers.

VOCABULARY:

Unit 1:  Absolute value, additive inverses, compatible numbers, integers, mean, median,mode, opposites, order of operations, outlier, range.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: UNIT 2   EXPONENTS, FACTORS AND FRACTIONS

• Continue to build on their basic knowledge of division facts and prior work with fractions and decimals.  Develop understanding of fraction concepts and properties.
• Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers and place them on a number line.
• Determine the LCM (Least common multiple) and the GCF (Greatest common factor) of whole numbers; use them to solve problems with fractions.
• Determine the prime factors.
• Use order of operations which include expressions involving exponents.

VOCABULARY:

Unit 2:  Base, composite number, equivalent fractions, greatest common divisor-demoninator (GCD), improper fraction, least common denominator (LCD), least common multiple (LCM), Greatest common Factor (GCF), mixed number, prime number, rational number, simplify.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  UNIT 3   OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS

• Continue to solve and  build upon problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of positive fractions and explain why a particular operation was used for a given situation.
• Explain the meaning of multiplication and division of positive fractions and perform the calculations.
• Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers.
• Estimate and compute fractions and mixed numbers.

VOCABULARY:

Unit 3:  Benchmark, reciprocal.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  UNIT 4     EQUATIONS

• Write and solve one-step linear equations in one variable.
• Write and evaluation an algebraic expression for a given situation, using up to three variables.
• Apply algebraic order of operations and the distributive property to evaluation expressions.
• Review and solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of positive fractions and positive and negative integers.
• Use mental math strategies.

VOCABULARY:

Unit 4:  Addition Property of Equality, algebraic expression, Division Property of Equality, equation, Multiplication Property of Equality, solution of an equation, Subtraction Property of Equality, variable.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  UNIT 5   RATIOS, RATES, AND PROPORTIONS

• Interpret and use ratios in different contexts to show the relative sizes of two quantities, using appropriate notations.
• Use proportions to solve problems.
• Solve problems involving rates.
• Continue to build up their knowlege by writing ratios and unit rates, solving proportions, and finding values in similar figures, maps and scale models.

VOCABULARY:

Unit 5:  Cross products, equivalent ratios, indirect measurement, polygon, proportion, rate, ratio, scale, similar polygons, unit cost, unit rate.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  UNIT 6    PERCENTS

• Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers.
• Solve problems involving fractions, ratios, proportions, and percentages.
• Calculate given percentages of quantities and solve problems involving discounts at sales, interest earned, and tips.
• Continue to compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers and place them on a number line.
• Draw upon their understanding of the relationship between decimals and fractions to express both as percents.

VOCABULARY:

Unit 6: Balance, discount, interest, percent, principal.

 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: UNITS 7 & 8    GEOMETRY/FORMULAS

• Identify angles as vertical, adjacent, complementary, supplementary and provide descriptions of these terms.
• Use the properties of complementary and supplementary angles and the sum of the angles of a triangle to solve problems involving an unknown angle.
• Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.
• Understand the concept of constant such as pi, know the formulas for the circumference and area of a circle.
• Know and use the formulas for the volume of a triangular prism and cylinder.
• In our chapters, you will build on your previous knowledge of using proportions to solve problems.  Calculate given percentages of quantities, analyze and use tables, graphs, and rules to solve problems involving rates and proportions.
• You will apply your prior knowledge to algebraic properties, algebraic order of operations and the commutative, associative, and distributive properties to evaluate expressions.

VOCABULARY:

Unit 7:   Acute,equilateral, isosceles,obtuse,right,scalene angles and triangles, adjacent,vertical angles,complementary and supplementary, parallel and intersecting lines, regular and irregular polygons, trapezoid and rhombus.

Unit 8:  Area, circumference, cone, cylinder, net, perimeter, pi, prism,pyramid, sphere, surface area, three-dimensional figure, volume.

Unit 9: Patterns and Rules

•  Students evaluate algebraic expressions, solve simple linear equations, and graph and interpret their results.
• Analyze and use tables, graphs, and rules to solve problems.
• Investigate geometric patterns and describe them algebraically.
• In this chapter, you will continue to build upon previous knowledge by writing and solving one-step linear equations in one variable, writing and evaluating algebraic expressions for a given situations, using up to three variables, and using positive and negative integers in all four operations.

VOCABULARY:

 Unit 9:   Conjecture, coordinate plane, function, linear equation, ordered pair, sequence, term, x-axis, x-coordinate, y-axis, y-coordinate

Unit 10: Displaying and Analyzing Data

• Analyze data displays and explain why the way in which the results were displayed might have influenced the conclusions reached.
• Identify data that represent sampling errors and explain why the sample might be biased.
• Identify claims based on statistical data and evaluate the validity of the claims.
• In this chapter, you will continue to build upon previous knowledge by solving linear equations, and graphs as well as to interpret their results.  To analyze and use tables, graphs and rules to  solve problems involving rates and proportions.  To compute the range, mean, median, and mode of data sets.

VOCABULARY:

Unit 10:  bar graph, biased question, convenience sampling, frequency table, histogram line graph, population, random sampling, sample, and systematic sampling.

Unit 11:  Using Probability

• Represent all possible outcomes for compound events in an organized way and express the theoretical probability of each outcome.
• Represent probabilities as ratios, proportions, decimals between 0 and 1, and percentages between 0 and 100.
• In this chapter, you will continue to build upon previous knowledge of using proportions to solve problems, analyze data displays as well as to solve problems involving addition of positive fractions.

VOCABULARY:

Unit 11:  complement, compound event, counting principle, dependent events, disjoint events, experimental probability, independent events, outcome, sample space, and theoretical probability.

REMEMBER TO GO ONLINE TO EXTRA TUTORIAL HELP, VOCABULARY AND GAMES FOR EACH UNIT.