6th Grade Science Class Page
Plans for 11-17
Monday
In class: Work on your garden and the wildlife garden.
Tuesday
In class: Go over test.
Wednesday
In class: Learn more about classification: Carolus Lineaus.
Thursday
In class: Begin arthropods.
Friday
In class: Learn about arthropod diversity.
Plans for 11-10
Monday
In class: Review for test on Chapter 1.
Homework: Study a little each evening this week for the test on Thursday.
Tuesday
In class: Begin to prepare your garden for winter by adding mulch to hold in moisture and retard weed growth. Trim back some in the wildlife garden.
Wednesday
In class: Study day for Chapter 1.
Thursday
In class: Test on Chapter 1.
Friday
In class: Field Trip to Davidson College Animal Lab and art tour - 9:20-11:15.
Plans for 11-3
Monday
In class: Review sponges and cnidarians.
Tuesday
In class: Worms.
Wednesday
In class: Worms.
Thursday
In class: Begin classification project.
Friday
In class: Classification project.
Plans for 10-27
Monday
In class: Finish work with sponges. Learn about the phylum Porifera.
Tuesday
In class: Compare your animal to a sponge.
Wednesday
In class: Begin project on classification.
Homework: Read pp. 19-23 about cnidarians in the Animals textbook.
Thursday
In class: Cnidarians: stinging-cell animals.
Friday
In class: Cnidarians continued.
Plans for 10-20
Monday
In class: Go over poster presentation form and practice animal poster presentations. Begin Animal Diversity Conference with several presentations of animals.
Tuesday
In class: Continue Animal Diversity Conference with several presentations of animals. Discuss similarities and differences between the animals.
Wednesday
In class: Read about animals in the Animals textbook. Water gardens and check on plant growth. Weed.
Homework: Complete reading and questions. Read pp. 6-11. Answer questions on p. 11.
Thursday
In class: Compare your animal to a sponge.
Friday
In class: Conclude animal diversity conference with a discussion of biodiversity.
Plans for 10-14
Monday
No school: Columbus Day
Tuesday
In class: Continue work on the animal poster and project. Due Friday. Water gardens.
Wednesday
In class: Continue animal project work.
Thursday
In class: Continue animal project work.
Homework: Complete project if you have not already done so. Please turn in to Mrs. Denham before school Friday.
Friday
No science because of field trip.
Plans for 10-6
Monday
In class: Continue animal research.
Homework: Bring a small poster for Wednesday. Due Thursday. It can be reused from another project.
Tuesday
In class: Continue animal research.
Homework: Bring a small poster for Wednesday. Due Thursday. It can be reused from another project.
Wednesday
In class: Finish animal research. Take your books home and return them to the library.
Homework: Bring a small poster for Wednesday. It can be reused from another project.
Thursday
In class: Blank poster due. Begin poster on the vital functions of your study animal. Take animals home or release.
Friday: No school.
Plans for 9-29
Monday
In class: Animal observations. Care for the animals. Make a care card in case you are sick. Discuss classification and learn about the phylum of your animal.
Tuesday
In class: Check gardens to see if we have sprouting plants after all the rain. Find your animal’s life cycle.
Wednesday
In class: Learn about endothermic and ectothermic. Continue research and animal care.
Thursday
In class: Animal observations. Care for the animals.
Friday
No science class.
Plans for 9-22
Monday
In class: Bring in animals and habitats. Also bring books from the library. Animal collection walk. Plant gardens. I have seeds. If you would like to purchase plants for your garden you may do that this week.
Homework: Don’t forget your animal if you haven’t brought it yet. Don’t forget to bring food for your animal. Library books due tomorrow. Remember, if you can’t find a whole book on your animal you may have to copy pages from an encyclopedia or check out a more general animal book.
Tuesday
In class: All animals for animal study due! First animal observations. Care chart. Library books due.
Wednesday
In class: Animal observations continued. Introduce the animal care and study project guidelines.
Thursday
In class: Animal observations continued. Look at the animal books you brought from the library.
Friday
In class: Research on your animal.
Plans for 9-15
Monday
In class: More grasshopper work. Sketch grasshoppers. Introduce the animal care project.
Homework: Think about what invertebrate from the list you might want to care for in the classroom for three weeks.
Tuesday
In class: How does our field of grasshoppers add to our understanding of ecology? Discuss animal care project.
Homework: Take your letter home to be signed. Signed letter due Friday.
Do not bring an animal until Monday.
Wednesday
In class: Learn about the animal's habitat and diet.
Thursday
In class: Make a habitat.
Homework: Bring your signed letter Friday.
Friday
In class: Finish making habitats. Signed permission letters due in class.
Plans for 9-8
Monday
In class: Discuss the biodiversity in the wildlife garden. What did we learn about ecology from our observation exercise? Garden plot lottery for those who need a new plot.
Tuesday
In class: Learn which garden plot you got. Remove some old plants.
Homework: Read about insect ecology, pp. 62-67.
Wednesday
In class: Learn about grasshoppers from the field survey area. Catch and sketch one.
Thursday
In class: Discussion: The role of insects in the food web.
Friday
In class: Garden work. Harvest last veggies. Pull old veggie plants. Weed your plot. Add composted manure.
Plans for 8-2
Monday
In class: Labor Day Holiday - no school
Tuesday
In class: Introduction and observation exercise. Ecology vocabulary.
Wednesday
In class: Ecology of the Class Study Area.
Thursday
In class: Ecology discussion. What is ecology?
Friday
In class: Tour of gardens and class study area.
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