Sixth  Grade
 

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Chapter 1  Science in Our World

Chapter 2  Interactions of Living Things

Chapter 3 Population Changes and Heredity

Chapter 4 Environmental Problems and Solutions

Chapter 5 The Rock and Fossil Record

Chapter 6  The Movement of Ocean Water

Chapter 7 Climate

Chapter 8  Formation of the Solar System

Chapter 9  A Family of Planets

Chapter 10  The Universe Beyond

Chapter 11  Exploring Space

Chapter 12  Energy and Energy Resources

Chapter 13  Heat and Heat Technology

Chapter 14  Electromagnetism

Chapter 15 The Energy of Waves

Chapter 16  The Nature of Sound

Chapter 17  The Nature of Light

Chapter 18  Light and Our World

Chapter 1 Science in Our World 6.2.2  Distinguish among commensalisms, parasitism, and mutualism. http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=symbio Web Quests Science Concepts  http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons99/concepts.html Science and Scientists A webquest that researches famous women in science. http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/women.html Scienctific Method Introduction to Scientific Method  http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_scientific_method.shtml Tools, Measurement, and Safety Telescopes  http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/features/ast20apr99_1.htm Four activites to review and teach scientific tools http://www.quia.com/jg/298632.html Measuring Liquid Volume A page that explains the different tools used to measure liquid volume http://outreach.rice.edu/%7Edgabby/science/web/2/2websa/index.htm Multiple Intellegence Activities               Logical Mathematical                                   Research and explain the origination of the Metric                                   System.  You are going to change the Metric System.  What                                   changes will you make?  Create a new ruler with your system.                                    Demonstrate for the class.                    Visual Spatial                                   There are several kinds of microscopes.  Research                                   and diagram one microscope.  Make a presentation for the                                   class.                Naturalist                                   Many scienctists have made great contributions to society.  Research one                                    of them and prepare a description of them and how they have affected the                                   world. You must include a picture of them and areas they helped.

Chapter 2 Interactions of Living Things 6.2.1 Recognize how animals and plants are interdependent. Everything is Connected An informative site about how all living things are connected http://www.earthlife.net/living.html An online scavenger hunt about Charles Darwin and his adventures on the Beagle http://www.quia.com/sh/5551.html An easy food webquest that discusses how food is turned into energy.  http://www.harmonywildcats.org/teachers/bishop/webquest.htm How to classify all those critters!  http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/critters/critters.html 6.2.3Predict whether an organism can survive in a particular ecosystem. Living Things Need Energy Instructions for an activity that identifies the cycle of energy within an ecosystem http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/habitat/habact4.html 6.3.1 Identify how organisms obtain food for energy. Energy Cycle of Living and Non-Living Things http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/enercyc.html Predator/Prey Relationship - an interactive investigation from McGraw Hill http://www.mcgrawhill.ca/school/applets/bcscience7/predator/index.htm Types of Interactions Mutualism - A study of the Yuca plant and the Yuca Moth http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0902a.htm An information site about lichens and thier relationship to the environment http://saburchill.com/ans02/chapters/chap010.html Game on the types of interactions.  Great study tool! http://www.quia.com/cc/360046.html 6.3.2 Classify organisms as producers, consumers, or decomposers in a food chain or food web. Experiment with a Pond Food Web - change various population sizes to see what affect the change has http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/earthsystems/food/foodweb4.html Webquest A quest on Sybiosis and other releationships http://www.unit5.org/ncwhsimc/symbiosis_webquest.htm A quest on biomes and the relationships of animals http://www.swbic.org/education/webquests/biomes1.php

Chapter 3 Population Changes and Heredity 6.6.1 Analyze how fossils provide information about the past. Amber in Nature - Look at pieces of amber to find out what is captured inside and what clues it provides about the ancient ecosystem. http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/amber/ Fantastic Fossil Finds http://hoopermuseum.earthsci.carleton.ca//5.html Life as a History - Tutorial about fossils and formation of life http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/intro/Intro9-12/tour1nav.html 6.6.4 Select additional lines of scientific evidence, other than fossils, that illustrate change over time. Change Over Time US Census Bureau Population Clocks http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html 6.5.1 Identify adaptations that enhance the survival of organisms in an environment. Natural Selection in Action An online jumbled work scramble about Natural Selection http://www.quia.com/jw/54970.html Lists three activites about Natural Selection.  Some require materials in class. http://peer.tamu.edu/curriculum_modules/Ecosystems/module_1/activity.htm 6.5.2 Determine which organisms are likely to survive in a particular environment. Saving at the Seed Bank Information on the Kew Millennium Seed Bank and how to start your own seed bank. http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/msbp/index.html  6.5.3 Classify plants and animals according to their features. An introduction to Taxonomy of Animals according to their features.http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/default.htm Inheritance An online version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" about Mendel and his studies on heredity http://www.quia.com/rr/38251.html An internet webquests on Genes: The Building Blocks of Life. http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/genes/ Can you roll your tongue?  Vote here and see how many boys and girls can from across the nation.  http://pbskids.org/zoom/sci/tonguerollers.html An online movie about the race to map every part of human DNA.  You must have quicktime or realvideo in order to watch the programs online.  Broken into 16 Chapters that last from 5 minutes to 10 minutes.   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/program_t.html  An online movie about Rosalind Franklin.  Click on the part that says “Meet Rosalind Franklin, the unsung heroine behind the discovery of DNA's double helix.” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/video/prev-life.html Webquest A quest about genetics and heredity http://www.can-do.com/uci/ssi2000/traits.html

Chapter 4 Environmental Problems and Solutions First the Bad News An alphabetical listing of all the environmental problems facing the earth http://charlotte.med.nyu.edu/outreach/ The Environmental Protection Agency main website http://www.epa.gov/ The students (5 - 8) site for environmental issues. http://www.epa.gov/students/ <>Information about acid rain and a diagram http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/ The Good News:  Solutions 6.6.2 Identify factors that contribute to extinction. Deciding About Environmental Issues An environmental science jeopardy game http://www.quia.com/cb/24963.html  Information on the most recent articles from the EPA on air pollution.  http://www.epa.gov/oar/  Read projects taken on by youth to solve pollution problems in their area.   http://www.earthforce.org/section/successes/  National Geographic’s home for conservation.  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/ Wequests  A webquest that helps students find a solution to pollution.  Advanced  http://www.atlantic.k12.ia.us/wq/fgrugan/index.htm Careers:  Biologist Careers in Ocean Science, Marine Biology, and Marine Science http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/guide/career.html Scientific Debate about wolves http://www.hometownsource.com/capitol/1999/march/0329wolves.html

Chapter 5 The Rock and Fossil Record 6.2. 3 Differentiate between the relative age of fossils in a sedimentary rock diagram. Relative Dating http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/BarBar.html#topbar Absolute Dating BBC site - Radioactive Isotopes and Carbon Dating http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/excavations_techniques/carbon_dating.shtml <>Looking at FossilsDig Into Geology http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/ USGS Links to Fossil Activities http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_rocks_links.asp Education Index - top sites http://www.educationindex.com/

Chapter 6 The Movement of Ocean Water 6.7.7  .Predict the type of tide produced by the different positions of the Earth and moon system. Currents http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_currents_1.html Waves University of Southern California http://earth.usc.edu/~stott/Catalina/Oceans.html Tides Tides online http://tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov/

Chapter 7 Climate 7.7.6 Select the diagram that reflects the Earth/sun relationship that accounts for the four seasons. Exploring Earth - Vizualization - Seasons http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/v Seasonal changes and how they differ in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/seasons.html What is Climate?   Rags to Riches game that reviews weather related terms http://www.quia.com/rr/66766.html World Climates Find the temperature and climiate in your area. http://www.worldclimate.com/ Departmenrt of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University Climate Highlights and predictions- Colorado Climate Center  http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu National Weather Service Clijmate Prediction Center http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ Climate Changes Global Warming site from the EPA considering climate, emissions, impact, and actions  http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html

Chapter 8 Formation of the Solar System 6.7.1  Distinguish between a day, month, and year based on the movements of the Earth, sun, and moon. Rotation and Revolution Quiz - See how much you know - or don't! http://www.quia.com/quiz/245402.html Interactive movies and lessons  Life on Mars http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/science/mars_interactives.htm Solar Eclipse http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/science/moon_interactives.htm Tour the Solar System http://www.seasky.org/solarsystem/sky3.html 6.7.2  Identify the force that pulls objects toward the Earth. Universal Gravitation - Advanced Physics Tutorial http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/U6L3c.html Solar System is born?  http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9804/21/nasa.planets/ Rare meteorites stimulate controversy-Stanford News  http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2001/march7/meteorite-37.html   The Sun Explained in Depth  http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/sol.html Look at todays's space weather   http://www.sec.noaa.gov/today.html Is the Sun Flipping?   Read this NASA report.  http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast15feb_1.htm

Chapter 9  A Family of Planets 6.7.4 Categorize the components of the universe (i.e., stars, planets, comets, asteroids, and meteors). 6.7.3 Differentiate between planets according to specific characteristics. The Nine Planets A multimedia tour of the solar system with fantastic pictures and an overview of the solar system  http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html Keep track of current planets seen in the sky http://currentsky.com Students for the Exploration and Development of Space with planets, space images of Nasa's Space Shuttle,  and research into the 88 constellations   http://www.seds.org/ Nasa's planetary exporation program - Lots of pictures of the planets and indepth information  http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm Moons A Thinkquest site called Planet, Moons, and Stars  http://library.thinkquest.org/J002809/main.html All about the Moon site http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/moon.html Small Bodies in the Solar System http://www.snark.org/sb.htm   The Apollo Launch Pad - "Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors, Oh My" http://apollo-society.org/smallbodies.html Interactive movie lessons - The Search for Extrasolar planets http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/science/planets_interactives.htm Interactive movie lessons - Below the belt - all about Asteroids http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/science/interactives.htm Astronomy Picture of the Day A  http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Apollo Launch Pad Astronomy Site  http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html 6.7.5  Differentiate between a solar and a lunar eclipse. Mechanics of Lunar Eclipes http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/why_lunar.html Mechanics of Solar Eclipes http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/why_solar.html Eclipses NASA's Solar Eclipse Page Look at past Solar Eclipses and eclipses predicted in the future.  http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html Phases of the Moon Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html Astronomy Scavenger Hunt http://www.quia.com/sh/16799.html

Chapter 10 The Universe Beyond Visit Space.com for the newest information relating to space exploration http://www.space.com/ Learn astronomy vocabulary games http://www.quia.com/jg/361076.html Stars Diagramed parts of a star and about the x-ray emissions from them http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/stars.html How stuff works - stars http://science.howstuffworks.com/star.htm The Life Cycle of Stars Origon and life cyle of stars http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level1/stars.html Birth of the stars including an online movie http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/guidry/violence/birth.html Stellar evolution and death http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/space/stellardeath/stellardeath_opening.html The truth about Black Holes http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/blackholes/lesson/index.html Galaxies Learn about galaxies and their importance http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/capture/ Formation of the Universe Star-child Universe level 2 http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level2/universe.html Find out how a supernova is helping scientists understand the universe http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns9999585 Chapter 11 Exploring Space Rocket Science  Connections between modern rocketry and the military operations of World War II. http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Srockhis.htm How an air breathing rocket will work http://science.howstuffworks.com/air-breathing-rocket.htm Artificial Satellites Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit, What?! http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/satellite/4/4c/4c.1.html Why your cell phone won't work at the North Pole http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/satellite/4/4d/4d.1.html Space Probes Secret code of the Voyager missions http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/vgr_fact1.htm Lining and Working in Space When space makes you dizzy http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/news/2002/news-dizzy.asp Activities for you to do in class about living in Space http://www.nasaexplores.com/search_nav_5_8.php?id=01-040&gl=58 Go through a day in the life of an astronaut living on the Mir space station http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mir/day.html Watch these online videos to see what happens to the body in space http://spaceresearch.nasa.gov/fun_learning/robot.html Chapter 12 Energy and Energy Resources 6.14.3  Recognize a variety of energy transformations. Everything you need to know about energy site http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html What is Energy? How Albert Enstein contributed to energy http://www.ology.amnh.org/einstein/lightmatterenergy/index.html Energy Conversions The relationship between energy, fusion, and plasma science http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/energy/ Conservation of Energy Trackstar  - The Secret Lives of Energy - Enter the number 160204  in the box on the page located HERE 6.14.5 Infer the impact of nuclear power on humans and the environment. How do you get Nuclear Power? http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/nuclear.htm Energy Resources Hydropwer and its uses http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter12.html Chapter 13 Heat and Heat Technology 6.14.1  Predict the direction of heat flow between objects. Temperature Make a cloud in a bottle http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/fog_chamber.html Temperature conversion tool http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/fun/conversions/temperature.html What Is Heat? Heat and temperature module online learning http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/light_lessons/thermal/index.html What does a dipping bird have to do with heat? http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/dippingbird/index.html Matter and Heat The relationship betwen energy and heat in "Bring on the Heat" enter trackstar number 165821 in the box on the page located HERE Heat Technology Infared Zoo - learn how heat technology reads body temperature http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo/index.html The sun is a major source of heat find out about it below http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/index.html How air conditioners work http://science.howstuffworks.com/ac.htm Chapter 14 Electromagnetism Magnets and Magnetism Real Life Use of Electricity, Magnets, and Motors trackstar number133207 enter in the box on the page located HERE How reversal of poles affects a magnet http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/magneticlines2/index.html What is an Eddy Current? http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/eddy_currents.html Magnetism from Electricity How does a metal detector work? http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/detector/index.html Electricity from Magnetism How electricity makes magnetic currents http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wmfield.html Gizmo on electricity and magnetism *You may only launch one Gizmo per day unless a member* http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=29 Chapter 15 The Energy of Waves 6.14.2  Identify the wavelength, frequency, and amplitude of a wave. The Nature of Waves Try the online wave machine to learn about the nature of waves http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?wavemachine Catch a gravitational wave, dude http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/lisaxword/lisaxword.htm Take an audio tour of the confused sea http://www.exploratorium.edu/complexity/exhibit/confused.html Properties of Waves Explains the electromagnetic spectrum http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html All you ever wanted to know about waves and then some! http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/waves/waves1.htm Wave Interactions Physics of waves sound and water treasure hunt enter webworksheet number 16233 at the bottom of the page located HERE   Chapter 16 The Nature of Sound What is Sound? Can you match the tones online?  Must have speakers http://www.exploratorium.edu/expl/tm/tone.memory.html Sound webquest http://www.radford.edu/~sbisset/soundwq.htm Properties of Sound The Sound site http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sound/nocss/top.html Types of waves using examples and animated pictures http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/waves.htm Interactions of Sound Waves Play the piano only and see what the sound waves look like http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/play_a_piano.html Sound Quality How does water affect sound? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/subsecrets/sounds.html How does a rubber band produce sound? http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/echo_in_my_head.html What is the doppler affect and how does it work? http://www.fearofphysics.com/Sound/doppler.html Chapter 17 The Nature of Light 6.14.4  Select examples of refraction, reflection, and absorption of light. What is Light? How does light travel? http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/shadow_shapes.html Thinkquest on Seeing the Light http://library.thinkquest.org/13405/optics/refraction.html The Electromagnetic Spectrum Why is the sky blue? http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/opt/mch/sct.rxml What is Radar and how does it work? http://www.fi.edu/weather/radar/radar.html Interactions of Light and Waves Light:  Makin waves - Track star number 91838 enter number in box on page HERE Did you know that everytime you listen to a CD player you are holding a Noble Prize winning invention?    http://www.nobel.se/physics/educational/laser/index.html Light and Color How lasers work http://science.howstuffworks.com/laser.htm *The best site for light and color*  http://www.nmpft.org.uk/magic-factory/index2.html Chapter 18 Light and Our World Light and Sources View an online infared photo album http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/sirtf1/sirtf_action.htm Mirrors and Lenses Learn how prisms bend light with this online experiment http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/newton/ Light and Sight Read the information an play a game about how your brain processes sight http://www.pfizer.com/brain/dlgame.html#sight What is a sundog and how does it work? http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/opt/ice/sd.rxml Light Technology Go Einstein!  Einstein's contributions to science and technology http://ology.amnh.org/einstein/index.html Match light faces with heat faces http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/aster_do1.html

 

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