What your students are doing!
January 9th- The students completed a graphing activity and lab over the Sun's path in Winter and Summer. If graphs were not finished they are homework!!
January 8th- The students started a Guided Reading on the Earth in Space.
January, 4th-5th- Students completed a four square activity to draw, label, and explain what they know about Sun-Earth-Moon positions and roles in; Day and Night, Lunar Phases, Eclipses, and Seasons. Students also completed a lab activity on shadows at different times of day and graphed their results.
January 3rd, 2018- Starting the space unit!! Revolving and Rotating Notes and Exit Ticket!
December 11th- Students are completing their open response questions on Google classroom as well as hand out study guides to take home for Test on WEDNESDAY!!
December 7th-8th- Students conducted an experiment about groundwater by creating their own aquifers. TEST WEDNESDAY!!
December 6th- Students compared land forms before and after catastrophic events and discussed how these events affect ecosystems.
December 4th- 5th- Students conducted an investigation into watersheds and surface water.
November 30th- Dec. 1st- Students conducted an erosion experiment using a stream table.
November 29th- Students conducted an experiment to create land forms by deposition and erosion, as well as what land forms have the greatest amount of erosion and deposition.
November 27th-28th- Students conducted an investigation into sediments and deposition as well as land forms that result from this process.
November 22-26th- THANKSGIVING BREAK!!
November 21st- WONDER MOVIE TRIP!!
November 20th- Students completed their investigations into erosion by water and were assessed by a short exit ticket.
November 16th-17th- Students began an investigation into erosion by water.
November 15th, 2017- Students concluded lab activity from yesterday by using magnets to determine other agents of weathering.
November 14th, 2017- Students today began the Agents of Weathering Lab activity involving sugar cubes, rocks, as well as vinegar to see differences between agents of mechanical and chemical weathering.
November 13th, 2017- Finish up vocabulary.
November 9th-10th- Vocabulary and Science Shorts!!
November 8th, 2017- TEST!!
November 7th, 2017- Test Review!
November 6th, 2017- Students practiced open response questions for test on Wednesday. Tomorrow is test review.
October 31st - November 3rd, 2017- Students investigated energy transformations through the Energy Bike demonstration, as well as completed investigations into the rock cycle including using starburst candies to show the stages of the rock cycle and the transformations of rock through the stages of the cycle. TEST WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8th.
October 30th, 2017- Students will complete a recycling rock cutout for their notebook and recycling rock wheel investigation and questions about the rock cycle and how rocks go through different stages.
October 27th-28th, 2017- Students completed reading shorts about minerals and how they construct different rocks and the rock cycle as well as the crystal shape of minerals and how rocks actually change in the rock cycle.
October 23rd-26th, 2017- Students played a game following the rock cycle and worked on a comic strip describing their journey.
October 17th-20th, 2017- Students conducted an investigation into minerals and rock formation, as well as identifying rocks and the rock cycle.
October 16th, 2017- Students finished/revisited the readings of last week as an overview while Mr. Cornwell was out.
October 10th-13th, 2017- Mr. Cornwell was out for a death in the family. Students completed guided reading activities covering the minerals of the Earth.
October 6th-9th, 2017- FALL BREAK!!!
October 4th- 5th, 2017- Students had a review game to help them prepare for the Plate Tectonics Test on Thursday October 5th.
October 3rd, 2017- CARTER CAVES TRIP!!
September 27th- October 2nd 2017- All 6th grade science students finished their investigations into plate tectonics and developed their own study guides!
September 26th, 2017- 5th and 6th period Students completed a why do plates move activity to be placed in their notebooks and completed an exit ticket on the day's lesson. 4th period reviewed convection, conduction, and radiation.
September 19th- 25th- Students in 4th period work on Convection Stations. 5th and 6th period complete Identifying Tectonic Plates and the Tectonic Puzzle.
September 18th- Students in 4th period are completing their guided reading with a quiz on Wednesday 9/20!! 5th and 6th period work on convection stations.
September 12th-14th, 2017- MAP TESTING!
September 11th, 2017- 4th period students continued working on vocabulary and guided reading for section 1, 5th period reviewed the guided reading and quizzed over section 1, 6th period will have their quiz on Friday.
September 7th-8th, 2017- Students started on their Guided Reading Stations on Chapter 1 Section 1: Earth's Interior. Students will complete tomorrow and review for the section one quiz! A Quizlet was created to help them study!
September 5th-6th, 2017- Students continued to work on Layers of the Earth Fold-able activity to place in their notebooks, and started on vocabulary fold-able on the Earth's Interior.
August 31st-September 1st- Students constructed an interactive fold-able for information on layers of the earth! 4th Period finished on Lab Reports and Data Sheets for Whirligig Lab. Tuesday we will review for 4th period.
August 28th-30th, 2017- Students worked on graphing results for the whirligig lab activity, as well as writing lab reports with their partners.
August 25th, 2017- Students continued work on their Whirligig Lab Activity.
August 24th, 2017- Students started their experiments and gathering data for their whirligig lab. Lab coats and google classroom assignment is due Friday the 25th.
August 23rd, 2017- Students started to construct their whirligig for a lab activity over the scientific method. Tomorrow they will carry out the lab! Students were also reminded that their introductory lab coats as well google classroom assignment is due Friday as well.
August 22nd, 2017- Students were set up with online google classroom site (check resources/contact for specifics for each class.)
August 21st, 2017- Students will create their own solar boxes to preview the eclipse. I was able to gather some boxes, but students wanting to create their own boxes are encouraged to bring cereal boxes in to create their solar box. Here is the site for a DIY solar box www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/box-pinhole-projector.html
August 16th-18th, 2017- Students learned procedures and rules of the class as well as getting to know their school and teacher. Students also completed a class scavenger hunt to get to know their peers, and created their own lab coat to be placed in their notebooks.
January 8th- The students started a Guided Reading on the Earth in Space.
January, 4th-5th- Students completed a four square activity to draw, label, and explain what they know about Sun-Earth-Moon positions and roles in; Day and Night, Lunar Phases, Eclipses, and Seasons. Students also completed a lab activity on shadows at different times of day and graphed their results.
January 3rd, 2018- Starting the space unit!! Revolving and Rotating Notes and Exit Ticket!
December 11th- Students are completing their open response questions on Google classroom as well as hand out study guides to take home for Test on WEDNESDAY!!
December 7th-8th- Students conducted an experiment about groundwater by creating their own aquifers. TEST WEDNESDAY!!
December 6th- Students compared land forms before and after catastrophic events and discussed how these events affect ecosystems.
December 4th- 5th- Students conducted an investigation into watersheds and surface water.
November 30th- Dec. 1st- Students conducted an erosion experiment using a stream table.
November 29th- Students conducted an experiment to create land forms by deposition and erosion, as well as what land forms have the greatest amount of erosion and deposition.
November 27th-28th- Students conducted an investigation into sediments and deposition as well as land forms that result from this process.
November 22-26th- THANKSGIVING BREAK!!
November 21st- WONDER MOVIE TRIP!!
November 20th- Students completed their investigations into erosion by water and were assessed by a short exit ticket.
November 16th-17th- Students began an investigation into erosion by water.
November 15th, 2017- Students concluded lab activity from yesterday by using magnets to determine other agents of weathering.
November 14th, 2017- Students today began the Agents of Weathering Lab activity involving sugar cubes, rocks, as well as vinegar to see differences between agents of mechanical and chemical weathering.
November 13th, 2017- Finish up vocabulary.
November 9th-10th- Vocabulary and Science Shorts!!
November 8th, 2017- TEST!!
November 7th, 2017- Test Review!
November 6th, 2017- Students practiced open response questions for test on Wednesday. Tomorrow is test review.
October 31st - November 3rd, 2017- Students investigated energy transformations through the Energy Bike demonstration, as well as completed investigations into the rock cycle including using starburst candies to show the stages of the rock cycle and the transformations of rock through the stages of the cycle. TEST WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8th.
October 30th, 2017- Students will complete a recycling rock cutout for their notebook and recycling rock wheel investigation and questions about the rock cycle and how rocks go through different stages.
October 27th-28th, 2017- Students completed reading shorts about minerals and how they construct different rocks and the rock cycle as well as the crystal shape of minerals and how rocks actually change in the rock cycle.
October 23rd-26th, 2017- Students played a game following the rock cycle and worked on a comic strip describing their journey.
October 17th-20th, 2017- Students conducted an investigation into minerals and rock formation, as well as identifying rocks and the rock cycle.
October 16th, 2017- Students finished/revisited the readings of last week as an overview while Mr. Cornwell was out.
October 10th-13th, 2017- Mr. Cornwell was out for a death in the family. Students completed guided reading activities covering the minerals of the Earth.
October 6th-9th, 2017- FALL BREAK!!!
October 4th- 5th, 2017- Students had a review game to help them prepare for the Plate Tectonics Test on Thursday October 5th.
October 3rd, 2017- CARTER CAVES TRIP!!
September 27th- October 2nd 2017- All 6th grade science students finished their investigations into plate tectonics and developed their own study guides!
September 26th, 2017- 5th and 6th period Students completed a why do plates move activity to be placed in their notebooks and completed an exit ticket on the day's lesson. 4th period reviewed convection, conduction, and radiation.
September 19th- 25th- Students in 4th period work on Convection Stations. 5th and 6th period complete Identifying Tectonic Plates and the Tectonic Puzzle.
September 18th- Students in 4th period are completing their guided reading with a quiz on Wednesday 9/20!! 5th and 6th period work on convection stations.
September 12th-14th, 2017- MAP TESTING!
September 11th, 2017- 4th period students continued working on vocabulary and guided reading for section 1, 5th period reviewed the guided reading and quizzed over section 1, 6th period will have their quiz on Friday.
September 7th-8th, 2017- Students started on their Guided Reading Stations on Chapter 1 Section 1: Earth's Interior. Students will complete tomorrow and review for the section one quiz! A Quizlet was created to help them study!
September 5th-6th, 2017- Students continued to work on Layers of the Earth Fold-able activity to place in their notebooks, and started on vocabulary fold-able on the Earth's Interior.
August 31st-September 1st- Students constructed an interactive fold-able for information on layers of the earth! 4th Period finished on Lab Reports and Data Sheets for Whirligig Lab. Tuesday we will review for 4th period.
August 28th-30th, 2017- Students worked on graphing results for the whirligig lab activity, as well as writing lab reports with their partners.
August 25th, 2017- Students continued work on their Whirligig Lab Activity.
August 24th, 2017- Students started their experiments and gathering data for their whirligig lab. Lab coats and google classroom assignment is due Friday the 25th.
August 23rd, 2017- Students started to construct their whirligig for a lab activity over the scientific method. Tomorrow they will carry out the lab! Students were also reminded that their introductory lab coats as well google classroom assignment is due Friday as well.
August 22nd, 2017- Students were set up with online google classroom site (check resources/contact for specifics for each class.)
August 21st, 2017- Students will create their own solar boxes to preview the eclipse. I was able to gather some boxes, but students wanting to create their own boxes are encouraged to bring cereal boxes in to create their solar box. Here is the site for a DIY solar box www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/box-pinhole-projector.html
August 16th-18th, 2017- Students learned procedures and rules of the class as well as getting to know their school and teacher. Students also completed a class scavenger hunt to get to know their peers, and created their own lab coat to be placed in their notebooks.