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| | 6th Grade Science Homework - Mrs. Cope
This page contains active links to the directions on the Carondelet Invention website
Here is a link to the Google-docs template of Invention Report Part ONE.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18UMiaqhvB2AWgQs9cl2mqbQ4krZIyH-8dGnK2uTI41o/edit
Here is a link to the Google-docs template of Invention Report Part TWO.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TvG14MN1wJ99_mEEPB4dqwDOFiydtyuj_1zadc7w-p0/edit
To use either template, sign on to Google-docs. Then go to "File" and make a copy to start recording your answer.
Feb 2, Thursday
Students did the investigation on page 9 of the lab manual. They recorded the data from all six groups in their lab manual.
HOMEWORK:F&M lab manual p 10-11, Road Races A & B--due Friday; Quiz on FridayFeb 1, Wednesday
Students used the activity Moving Along
at www.fossweb.com --part of the Force and Motion module multimedia.
Five students presented their invention project in a grade 6
classroom today.
HOMEWORK: F&M lab manual p 10-11, Road Races A & B--due Friday; Quiz on FridayJanuary 31, Tuesday
Students constructed air trolleys using the directions on page 5 of the lab manual. They practiced flying the air trolleys.
HOMEWORK: Work the problems on p 7 in the lab manual
January 30, Monday
Students observed the remains of the aluminum and wood "boats" after several days of interaction with the Copper Sulfate. They defined "change, motion, and distance" on page 1 of the Force and Motion lab manual. They recorded the distance equation on page 3 of the lab manual.
HOMEWORK: Transfer the cover to the Force & Motion text.
January 27, Friday
Students used the activity Moving Along at www.fossweb.com --part of the Force and Motion module multimedia. Fifteen students presented their invention project in a grade 3 or 4 classroom today. The other students will present in a 4th or 6th grade classroom next Tuesday or Wednesday.
HOMEWORK: Bring the Force and Motion textbook on Monday; leave Chemical Interactions text and lab manual in the locker
January 26, Thursday
Students investigated the effect of Copper Sulfate solution on aluminum vs wood.
HOMEWORK: none
January 18-25, Wednesday-Thursday-Friday-Monday-Tues- Wed
Invention presentations in the science classroom concluded Tuesday, Jan 24.
Jan 18--Michael, Claire, Alison, Ingrid, Campbell, Spencer presented
Jan 19--Finn, Olivia, Lily, Ellie, Patrick
Jan 20--Justine, Peter, Conor, Caroline and Sebastian
Jan 23--Jacob, Joe,Erica Jan 24--Hadley, QuinnJan 25 Joey
After the presentations, the class reviewed the inventions, their strengths and the most convincing evidence from the invention testing.
Coming up:
Invention presentations in grade 3-5 classrooms.
HOMEWORK--All late assignments were due on Friday, Jan 20.
January 17, Tuesday
Students received their comparative testing, drawings and photos. These will be turned in again as part of the displays (due tomorrow) and YIF form (due January 20). The invention assignments were discussed in detail.
HOMEWORK--See below.
December 22
Students did the activities on pages 86-87 of the lab manual, representing atoms and molecules using colored dots.
They signed up for presentation dates:
Jan 18--Michael, Claire, Alison, Ingrid, Campbell, Spencer and Finn
Jan 19--Olivia, Erica, Lily, and Ellie
Jan 20--Peter, Conor, Patrick
Jan 23--Jacob, Joe, Justine, Caroline
Jan 24--Hadley, Sebastian, Quinn, Joey
Note: Names in blue were assigned a time. Any of these students who would like an earlier time may request a change.
HOMEWORK:
YIF forms are due Jan 11
Displays are due Jan 18
December 21
Students turned in Comparative testing. They took an open-book-work-with-your-table review quiz on the concepts presented in the Atoms and Molecules video.
December 20
Students saw the rest of the video: Marie Curie. They also saw the video: Atoms and Molecules.
December 19
Students had Q & A time about the YIF form and displays. They saw most of the video: Marie Curie.HOMEWORK: Comparative testing is due on Wednesday.
December 15 - 16, Thursday and Friday
Students received packets of directions about how to do their displays. Several examples of previous invention trifolds were displayed around the room. Each student had access to a laptop to work on display items, late work or the YIF form. Class will meet next week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but not on Tuesday, due to the Christmas program.
HOMEWORK:
Comparative testing is due on Wednesday, Dec 21.
YIF forms are due on January 11. (Note: If you have difficulty transferring some of the information to a YIF form, don't spend a great amount of time on that. Please consult Mrs. McManus or me. We can help you!)
December 14, Wednesday
Students worked in the computer lab. They learned how to complete the YIF entry form using information from Invention Reports Part 1 and 2. They also learned how to use that information to create display items.
HOMEWORK:
Comparative Testing is due on December 21.
December 13, Tuesday
Students used the Waite House items to survey the ingredients lists for names of chemical elements. They recorded results on p 16 in the lab manual.
HOMEWORK:
If you missed class today, do the lab using items in your home; record results on p 16 in the lab manual.
(due Friday.)
Comparative Testing is due on December 21.
December 12, Monday
Students used the computer lab to work on their Comparative Testing--comparing their own invention with another invention or method of solving their invention problem.
HOMEWORK:
Comparative testing procedure is due on Tuesday.December 9, Friday
Students continued to test the assigned products for the first 30 minutes of class; they graphed the data they collected.
HOMEWORK: Do p 21 LM (Read pages 9-13 text). Bring 2 Waite House items for a lab on Monday.
December 8, Thursday
Student groups worked together to develop a
comparison test for two products. They defined a testing problem, listed
the possible hypotheses, made a list of the materials they would use, and wrote
the test procedure. Tomorrow, they will collect data using a data table,
graph the data and write a conclusion. They turned in Invention Report Part 2
and they received a revised 2nd quarter Invention Timeline.
HOMEWORK: Invention Comparison Testing Procedure is due Dec 13.
December 7, Wednesday
Students worked on their invention project in the computer room. Students who finished work on the inventions went to www.fossweb.com and found the Periodic Table activity in the Chemical Interactions module. They played the Elements games.
HOMEWORK:
Invention Report Part 2 is due on Thursday
December 6, Tuesday
Students turned in their photos, drawings, Fundamental testing and checklist. They checked their work on page 13 in the lab manual and they took turns reading the article "Elements" on pages 3 - 8 in the text. They discussed and recorded the answers to the questions on page 15 in the lab manual. They read part of the article "Elements in the Universe" on pages 9 - 13 in the text silently for five minutes.HOMEWORK: Invention Report Part TWO is due on Thursday. Sign in to Google-docs. Access the template at this link. Go to "File" and MAKE A COPY to start recording your answers: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TvG14MN1wJ99_mEEPB4dqwDOFiydtyuj_1zadc7w-p0/edit December 5, MondayStudents worked with a peer editor in class to check the quality (using a checklist) of the Functional Testing that they turned in on Friday. They completed the exercise: Mystery Mixture Elements on page 13 of the lab manual.
HOMEWORK
Each student needs to check the quality of their own work and ask a parent to use the checklist to check their work as well. The Functional Testing package should be turned in on Tuesday along with the signed checklist. Photos and drawings will also be collected on Tuesday.
REMINDER: Invention Report Part 2 is due on Thursday, December 8 (see below for the template link.)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TvG14MN1wJ99_mEEPB4dqwDOFiydtyuj_1zadc7w-p0/edit
December 2, Friday
Students received detailed grade sheets (rubric) to help them improve Invention Report Part 1. They had time in the computer lab to work on this and to begin Invention Report Part 2 (using the link below).
HOMEWORK
Use the above link to get to the Google-docs template for Invention Report Part 2. It is due on December 8.
December 1, Thursday
Students checked and recorded their lab results for the lab on p 11. They decided the identity of the mystery substance. The criteria for technical drawings was discussed: (1) Use only one side of one piece of unlined paper. (2) Draw in pencil and go over in black ink after you are finished. (3) Label the important parts. Use lines to point to labels that are placed just outside the drawing; keep your labels parallel. (4) Give the dimensions (size) of your invention.
HOMEWORK: A photo and a labeled drawing of your invention are due on Monday. Each of these needs to be on one side of a separate sheet of paper--one page with the drawing and one page with the photo.
November 29, Tuesday
Students tested the "Fizzers" again to compare all of the most likely substance combinations in their investigation of the identity of the mystery mixture. They completed the lab on page 11 in their CI lab manual.
HOMEWORK:
Functional Testing is due Friday, Dec 2.
November 28, Monday
Several examples of past inventions and functional testing were shared and discussed. Students learned to use the Create-a Graph program to graph their data (optional for the Functional Testing).
HOMEWORK:
Functional Testing is due Friday, Dec 2.
This deadline change was announce in class on November 28.
November
22, Tuesday
Students participated in a discussion of how the folder fastener testing could
be improved and how it would be typed to turn in. The procedure for
inserting a table into a word document was demonstrated. The procedure
for creating a graph using Create-a Graph will be explained on Monday.
Students who are ready to graph their data may want to explore that site on
their own before Monday.
HOMEWORK:
Functional Testing is due on Friday, Dec 2.
November 21, Monday
Students went to the computer lab. They had time to work on the homework assignment due Tuesday.
HOMEWORK
Invention Report Part I is due on Tuesday, Nov 22. CHECK Wednesday's homework for the links
November 18, Friday
Students worked together in teams to "invent" and discuss how to test a folder fastener using a system similar to a baggie seal.
HOMEWORK:
Invention Report Part I is due on Tuesday, Nov 22. CHECK Wednesday's homework for the links.
November 17, Thursday
Students continued the lab on page 9, listing on the board the combinations of substances that fizz. They turned in their procedure and data table to be checked.
HOMEWORK:
Invention Report Part I is due on Tuesday, Nov 22. CHECK Wednesday's homework for the links.
November 16, WednesdayStudents discussed the results of the chemical substances observations and note-taking on p 7 of the CI lab manual. They began testing combinations of the substances along with water, gathering evidence of chemical changes.
HOMEWORK:
Functional testing procedure and blank data table should be in the log book by Thursday, Nov 17.
Invention Report Part I is due on Tuesday, Nov 22. Use the H
Here is a link to the Google-docs template of this assignment. https://docs.google.com/document/d/129RVQzFG2aauR-RFGX4A080-9P_Vi-pA7S_Yhyst-Wc/edit
November 15, Tuesday Students discussed how to test their inventions. Two types of testing are required: Functional (Show that the invention works--due Dec 1) and Comparative (Compare the invention with the next best way to solve the invention problem--due Dec 21). Students received handouts to help them do the Functional testing. HOMEWORK Functional testing procedure and blank data table should be in the log book by Thursday, Nov 17.
November 14, Monday: The Invention Report Part I template was discussed in class. Mrs. Cope modeled how to complete it. HOMEWORK: Start Invention Report Part I--copy and paste the RESEARCH answers onto the template. Here is a link to the Google-docs template of this assignment. https://docs.google.com/document/d/129RVQzFG2aauR-RFGX4A080-9P_Vi-pA7S_Yhyst-Wc/edit
November 11, Friday: Students continued part 2 on p 5 CI lab manual and they began the observation section of p 7. HOMEWORK: List the materials for constructing your invention. Start construction. Journal about your trials and errors in you log book.
November 10, Thursday: Students tested the effect of water on the Mystery Mixture (part 1 and 2 on p 5 CI lab manual). HOMEWORK: p 7 CI lab manual
November 9, Wednesday: Students took a quiz on Calorie Calculations. They began taking notes on White Substances using the information in the reference section of their CI text: pages 97-101. Their answers are recorded on page 7 of the lab manual. HOMEWORK: p. 7 CI lab manual (due Friday) Invention homework: Collect the MATERIALS for constructing your invention. Start construction. Journal about your trials and errors in your log book.
November 8, Tuesday: Students did the lab on page 51. They began the questions on pages 52-53 after the lab. HOMEWORK: Finish 52-53. Expect a quiz calculating Calories given the mass and the change in temperature. There will be a problem mixing water of equal masses and one using water of unequal masses.
November 7, Monday:
Students checked the rest of page 48 and they discussed how to calculate the change in temperature for two kinds of heat transfer problems: (1) when equal masses of water at different temperatures are combined (as in the Mixing Water lab) and (2) when unequal masses of water at different temperatures are combined (as in tomorrow's lab). Students worked the problems in their lab manual on page 49. Some students began working the problems on page 52. HOMEWORK: Corrected draft of Invention Description and Research is due on November 8.
November 3, Thursday:
Student tests were returned. The class average on this test was above 90%.Individual students who scored very low on a particular page should study theinformation related to the concept they did not understand. They maystudy and request a retest next week. A demonstration that 30 ml weighs30 grams was done in class. Students entered definitions to energy terms on page 1- 2 of their lab manuals. The class checked page 48 in the labmanual and discussed the difference between heat and temperature. Students learned to calculate and compare the calories in a 35o C tank of 2000 ml water with the calories in a 70o C teacup. HOMEWORK:none
November 2, Wednesday:
Students completed the Kinetic Energy and Heat Transfer test. After the test, students who finished early worked on Pages 48-49 and 52 of the CI lab manual. The first draft of the Invention Description and Research (turned in on October 26) was returned along with a specific grade sheet. The final draft of this assignment is due November 8 (first grade for 2nd quarter).
HOMEWORK:Corrected draft of Invention Description and Research is due on November 8.
November 1, Tuesday:
Students completed two problems similar to the one they worked in the lab MixingWater. They found and applied the algorithm (Tavg = Thot + Tcold )/ 2 for calculating final temperatures based on the resultsof their investigation. They watched the last two scenes of Absolute ZeroPart I.Homework: Study for the test on Kinetic Energy and Heat Transfer (tomorrow)
October 31, Monday:
Students began p 48 -49 Counting Calories in the CI lab manual. Calories problems will NOT be tested in Wednesday's test on Kinetic Energy and Heat Transfer. They discussed the lab Mixing Water (p 43 lab manual) and they discussed problem 24 on practice test 5.
HOMEWORK: none (Happy Halloween).
Be ready for a test on Kinetic Energy and Heat Transfer on Wednesday, Nov 2. INVENTION: Begin listing and gathering the materials and equipment you need toconstruct your invention.
October 28, Friday
Students used the Energy Transfer activity on www.fossweb.com to practice redirecting the energy flow. They discussed and corrected the practice test on Energy Transfer. HOMEWORKBe ready for a test on Kinetic Energy and Heat Transfer on Wednesday, Nov 2 INVENTION: Begin listing and gathering the materials and equipment you need toconstruct your invention. October 27, Thursday:
Students completed and corrected the Kinetic Energy practice test (Mid-summative Exam 4). They the the lab on page 43 of the lab manual: Mixing water. Table groups will prepare results and students will finish page 43 tomorrow during class.HOMEWORK:Mid-Summative Exam 5--an practice test on Energy Transfer. October 26, Wednesday: Students reviewed the Kinetic Energy observations about expansion/contraction of liquidsand gasses and compression of gasses. They wrote observations in theirnotebook about the brass sphere and ring demo. They turned in theirinvention homework, lab manuals, log books, and pocket folders. They tooka practice quiz on kinetic energy in collaboration with their table group. (Thatwill continue tomorrow; they were not finished.
HOMEWORK: NONE
October 25, Tuesday:
Students discussed the answers to the pre-test and post-test on Heat Transfer. Storyboard teams with fully completed work were commended. Students had a few minutes to use laptops to complete the assignment due on Wednesday (See below)October 24, Monday:
Students reviewed the directions about how to carefully DRAWand type a description of their idea. They learned two brainstormingmethods to help them revise and improve their invention idea: ForcedAssociations and SCAMPER. Students know how to research their idea using GoogleProduct Search and a Google PatentSearch.and they know what information to record about the RESEARCHthey do to find inventions similar to their own invention idea.
HOMEWORK:
The Invention Description and Research is due on October 26. This assignment should be typed
October 19, Wednesday
Students know how to research their idea using Google Product Search and a Google Patent Search.Today, they received DIRECTIONS about how to carefully DRAW and type a description of their idea. (The lessons about SCAMPER and Forced Associations will take place on Monday, October 24, but students should begin this assignment now, following all of the other directions.) The same page gives directions about what information to record about the RESEARCH they do to find inventions similar to their own invention idea.
HOMEWORK:The Invention Description and Research is due on October 26. This assignment should be typed. Oct 18, Tuesday:
Conclusions of the homework assignment: Comparing Insulators was discussed. Students wrote key words related to their invention idea. They were shown how to research their idea using Google Product Search and a Google Patent Search.
HOMEWORK:
Finish page 45 in the CI lab manual (Read pages 32-37 in the text first.)
October 17, Monday
The homework assignment: Comparing Insulators was discussed and modeled using the Elmo. Students shared their invention proposals in groups. Each student drew a "Mind's Eye" drawing of the invention they currently envision using to solve their invention problem. HOMEWORK: Comparing Insulators worksheet and graph is due tomorrow.
October 14, FridayPocket folders and notebooks were collected for grading. The costs and grams lost were compared for the designs the students used. Students completed their storyboards and did a revision of their penguin shelter/parka.
October 13, Thursday
Decision grids were checked, but not collected. Students will use the grid to select the invention problem for their Invention proposal. Students completed their penguin shelter or parka designs. The designs were tested in the "cooker". The ice penguins were weighed before and after the test to determine the loss of ice mass in grams. The designs will be judged tomorrow on their ability to prevent melting and on their cost. Students completed the post test while waiting the 20 minutes for the designs to "cook".
HOMEWORK: Invention Proposal
October 12, Wednesday
Students received a handout about and reviewed the Engineering Design Process. They learned how to use a decision making grid. They reviewed the budget table for the Save the Penguins challenge and each set of lab partners began constructing their design. The challenge is to make the best shelter or "parka" to protect the ice cube penguin. Entries will be judged on their ability to prevent melting and on their cost. Sept 28 - 30--6th grade has school at Camp St. Croix
Sept 27, Tuesday:
Students reviewed kinetic energy, conduction and insulation. They learned the definition of heat transfer and they learned three ways heat is transferred: conduction, radiation and convection. They began a storyboard with a partner: title, data from the pop can lab, and an illustration of the idea of conduction. The class used a cardboard house to investigate how the radiant energy from a lamp focused on the roof of the house was transferred through conduction and convection to the lower floor of the house. The house was then inverted and they investigated how the temperature of the attic and lower floor changed.
HOMEWORK: In the Invention Manual, read the directions for the Special Needs Interview. The interview is due on October 4.
Sept 26, Monday:
Students each turned in their lab ma nual; notebooks were returned. The Save Our Penguins unit continued with help from Ms. Dare and Mrs. Rogers. Students reviewed the Kinetic energy of solids, liquids and gases, using the analogy of dancing persons as particles. Room temperature wood and metal trays were used to understand the idea of heat transfer. The distinction between temperature and heat was discussed by comparing the kinetic energy in a cup vs a bathtub of hot water. They predicted and tested whether penguin-shaped ice cubes would melt faster in a metal vs a plastic spoon--and they were able to explain the results.
HOMEWORK: In the Invention Manual, read the directions for the Special Needs Interview. The interview is due on October 4.
Sept 23, Friday:
Students turned in their log notebooks. They worked with Ms. Emily Dare, Mrs. Christina Rogers and Mrs. Cope today as they began an engineering unit: Save the Penguins. They took a pretest on Heat Transfer. They saw three video clips about the way global climate change is affecting the penguins in Antarctica. A Powerpoint presentation was used to discuss the engineering design process and to give examples of the work engineers do. Students did an activity to test which materials keep a cold pop from getting warm.
HOMEWORK: In the Chemical Interactions text, read pages 26-31 and do the questions on page 41 in the lab manual.
Sept 22, Thursday:
HOMEWORK: Use the Invention handout to do: Best Invention Survey (Read pages 37 - 39 and do the first question on page 40)--due tomorrow.
Sept 21, Wednesday:
HOMEWORK: Use the Invention handout to to two activities: 24 hour day activity (p 1)--due Thursday and the Best Invention Survey (Read pages 37 - 39 and do the first question on page 40)--due Friday.
Sept 20, Tuesday:
HOMEWORK: Use the Invention handout to to two activities: 24 hour day activity (p 1)--due Thursday and the Best Invention Survey (Read pages 37 - 39 and do the first question on page 40)--due Friday.
Sept 19, Monday:
HOMEWORK: Finish p 33 for homework if needed. Look at the Invention website and write ONE question you have about the project on the index card provided in class:
Go to InventionUnit Grade 6--Cope It's a Google site
Sept 16, Friday:
HOMEWORK: Read Particles in Motion pages 23 – 27 text. Do p 37 lab manual.
Sept 15, Thursday:
HOMEWORK: Study for the Particles test.
Sept 14, Wednesday:
Students who were not finished constructed Cartesian Diver toys. They discussed answers to lab manual p 31 and turned it in for grading. Tuesday's homework (Using the particle model, discuss how the Cartesian Diver (retriever) works.) was not yet discussed nor was it collected. That will happen on Thursday.
none
Sept 13, Tuesday:
Using the particle model, discuss how the Cartesian Diver (retriever) works.
September 12, Monday
The class discussed answers to pages 22-29. HOMEWORK Do page 31 LM
September 9, Friday
The class discussed answers to page 24. and They did page 25 HOMEWORK Read the Cartesian Diver toy procedure. Extra: Write your idea for another toy using a Cartesian Diver.
September 8, Thursday
The class discussed results to How Much Gas? p 22 and answers to page 23 in the lab manual. Read pages 14- 15 and do pages 26 - 29 in the lab manual.
Students finished the lab How Much Gas? on page 22 of their lab manuals.HOMEWORK: Do page 23 in the lab manual.
Sept 6, Tuesday: Students did ONE TRIAL for the lab How Much Gas? on page 22 of their lab manuals. HOMEWORK: Bring an empty, clean 2 liter bottle to class by Thursday
Students were introduced to the Carondelet website and how to find homework. They learned to use www.fossweb.com to find activities that they will use in the classroom and at home. (1) Pretest on Particles. Students should spend no more than 40 minutes. No help, nor use of books or internet is permitted. Students should attempt every question. The test will be corrected by the student (with teacher direction) at the end of the unit. Students are expected to turn it in on Tuesday, September 6. (2) Read, sign, and have a parent sign the safety contract. Due Tuesday, September 6.
6th grade assignments 1st Quarter 2011-2012 8/29-9/2 | Cover Chemical Interactions text; number the pages of science notebook. | 8/31-9/1 | Complete Which Soap Brand Had the Biggest Average Bubble Diameter? Write the answers in your composition notebook. | 9/1–9/2 | Data analysis: (1) Find the average diameter for each soap brand. (2) Graph the averages using a bar graph, (3) Describe in words what the bar graph says, (4) Form a conclusion. |
Pretest on Particles: Use no text, internet sites or help; allow 40 minutes or less time. Students will score their own test at the end of the unit
9/6-9/7 Do "How Much Gas?" p 22-23 lab manual.
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