Sixth graders are learning about the Periodic Table this week. We are starting off talking about matter and atoms, and we are also learning about the subatomic particles and their charges. We will then move on to discuss the different elements of the periodic table and characteristics associated with several of our "most famous" elements and molecules. As always, our vocab for this unit can be found on the "Class Docs" page. Students have been doing an excellent job working hard in class and being GREAT scientists when it comes to in class assignments and homework. Keep up the great work, 6th graders!
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August 22 - August 31 The first weeks of school, we spent a lot of time getting to know each other and learning classroom expectations and procedures. We worked together as a 6th and 6th grade team to come up with some guidelines and expectations that we could all follow and be accountable for. We talked about what our goals are, and what our students can do as individuals and as a team, as well as what our teachers can do to help us be successful and have a great year. We also spent some time reviewing what we know about lab safety and what our expectations are for science experiments. We brainstormed some lab safety ideas in our science journals, then we worked as a class to design our lab safety contract for the year. September 1 - September 9 Last week, we dove into science by exploring different aspects of scientific investigation and the scientific method. We learned about what make a question a good, "well-defined," testable scientific question, and we discussed how to use the Scientific Method to explore and conduct our experiments. This week, students are using bubbles to explore different ways to manipulate variables and questions for experiments. We are also working on scientific method notes in our interactive science journals and completing vocabulary work at home. (Students have a vocabulary homework assignment due on Friday, 9/9. The vocab list for this week can be found in the "Class Docs" section.) We will also be making foldables for our journals to help us remember the scientific method steps. Also see below for a list of vocab words and TEKS for this topic. Have a great week, everyone! Cheers! :) Miss V Cool Links to Check Out: StudyJams: Identifying Outcomes and Making Predictions StudyJams: Scientific Theories and Evidence Vocabulary:
TEKS: 6.1; 6.2; 6.3; 6.4 |
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