1. 6TH Grade Science Notebook
1st Semester 2017
WEATHER AND CLIMATE

2. Science: TOC TABLE OF CONTENTS Date Activity Title pg. # A
[on the inside front cover…]
First and Last Name
Science
Period
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Date Activity Title pg. #
9/11/17
9/12/17
9/13/17
9/14/17
9/15/17
9/18/17
9/19/17
9/20/17
9/21/17
9/22/17
9/25/17
9/26/17
9/27/17
9/28/17
Syllabus
Science Safety
SpongeBob Safety
Pre-Assessment
World Weather and Climate
Peer Assessment
How do Scientists Study the Earth?
How do Scientists Study continued
How do Scientists use data?
The Scientific Process
Views From Space
Introducing storms
Storms
Storms Continued
What is a Vortex? 1
2-3
4-5
6-7
8-9
10-11
12-13
14-15
16-17
18-19
20-21
22-23
24-25
26-27
28-29 A

3. Science – Sept. 11, 2017 9/11/17 Syllabus Date Activity Title pg. #
Tape in: Ms. Guiler’s Expectations and Procedures D 1

4. Science – Sept. 11, 2017 9/11/17 2 3 Science Safety
LT: I can review the science safety expectations with my teacher, classmates and caretakers. Do Now: List 3 safety rules that you think are important to follow in the science classroom.
I will be successful when I have:
Read through my safety contract and signed it with my caretaker
REFLECTION (IQIA)
What do you think is the most important safety rule? Why?
Homework: Safety Contract
Due: Friday, 9/15/17 2 3

5. Science – Sept. 12, 2017 9/12/17 4 5 SpongeBob Safety
What could SpongeBob and Patrick do differently?
LT: I can review science safety procedures with my classmates. Do Now: During a lab, is it ok to walk over to another lab station to see what they are doing? Why or why not. (Extra points for citing the rule)
Broken Rule
Fixed Rule
I will be successful when I have:
Worked with a partner to completed my SpongeBob safety rules worksheet.
Fix at least 5 broken safety rules.
REFLECTION (IQIA)
Give an example of how you will be successful in the science classroom this year. (use at least 2 science safety rules in your explanation)
TAPE IN: Sponge Bob Safety
Homework: Safety Contract
Due: Friday, 9/15/17 4 5

6. Science – Sept. 13, 2017 9/13/17 6 7 Pre-Assessment
LT: I can explain my understanding of weather and climate. Do Now: What is science? What do scientists do? How many different kinds of scientists can you think of?
I will be successful when I have:
Completed my weather and climate pre-assessment.
REFLECTION (IQIA)
How do you think weather and climate differ in Washington state?
Homework: Safety Contract
Due: Friday, 9/15/17 6 7

7. Science – Sept. 14, 2017 9/14/17 8 9 World Weather and Climate
LT: I can predict where weather events take place on our planet. Do Now: What do you know about hurricanes and how they form?
Main Idea/?s
Notes
Summary: What is the main difference between weather and climate?
I will be successful when I have:
Predicted global weather and climate patterns using a world map.
Taken at least 10 thoughtful notes on weather and climate
REFLECTION (IQIA)
What do you know now about weather and climate?
What do you still wonder?
TAPE IN: Weather and Climate World Map
Homework: Safety Contract and Syllabus
Due: Friday, 9/15/17 8 9

8. Science – Sept. 15, 2016 9/15/17 10 11 Peer AssessmentB A M E
Has at least 6 of the 9 things completed from the list in Meeting
Has at least 7 of the 9 things completed from Meeting
All of the following are complete (you have referenced these with the online notebook)
TOC
Dates & Titles
Page #s
Do Nows
LTs
Notes
Tape-ins
Reflections
Index
Notebook has everything from Meeting plus…
Is neat and organized
Papers are taped in correctly!
Success Criteria is self-evaluated
LT: I can demonstrate my learning by providing feedback on a classmates interactive notebook. Do Now: What should you have in your notebook in order to score a “meeting”?
I will be successful when I have:
Finished my notes from yesterday.
Updated the index
Peer assess interactive notebook
I gave you this score because ________________.
To improve your score you can _______________.
REFLECTION (IQIA)
What did you do to improve your score in your notebook before you turned it in?
TAPE IN: INB CHECK RUBRIC
Homework: Safety Contract and Syllabus
Due: TODAY, Friday, 9/15/17 10 11

9. Science – Sept. 18, 2017
9/18/17
How do scientists study the Earth?
LT: I can analyze my own data and identify how scientists use data. Do Now: What is data and what do scientists use data for?
I will be successful when I have:
Analyzed class data
Read and marked the text.
What does the above data tell us about our class?
How does it compare to other classes?
What can we do to improve our data?
REFLECTION (IQIA)
How do scientist know which data to collect? Use textual evidence from the article to support your answer. Cite the paragraph that you found the information in.
TAPE IN: “How Scientists Study the Earth” article
Homework: none
Due: n/a 12 13

10. Science – Sept. 19, 2017 9/19/17 14 15 How do scientists study cont.
LT: I can analyze my own data and identify how scientists use data. Do Now: What does the data on page 15 tell us now? Based on your reading, what did you find out about how scientists collect data? What do they need to do to collect it and how do they know what to collect? (Hint: check out your reflection from yesterday.)
I will be successful when I have:
Analyzed class data
Read and marked the text.
REFLECTION (IQIA)
How is the work of a scientist like that of an explorer, an inventor, an engineer, and a writer?
Homework: none
Due: n/a 14 15

11. Science – Sept. 20, 2017 9/20/17 16 17 How do scientists use data?
LT: I can use reading strategies to better understand how scientists use data to study the Earth. Do Now: What do you think is the most important type of scientist from the reading and why? How does this kind of scientist use data?
Take a few minutes to look through your notes from yesterday to add highlighted key words to your index. Create a list of those words on this page. (minimum of 8 words)
Starting with Weather and Climate as the center, add vocabulary to create a concept map that shows the connections between these words.
I will be successful when I have:
Analyzed class data
Added key words to my index
Designed a graphic organizer to connect prior learning
Summarized main points of article
REFLECTION (IQIA)
Explain your concept map connections in a (minimum 5 sentence) paragraph in order to summarize the main points of the article.
TAPE IN: Concept map
Homework: none
Due: n/a 16 17

12. Science – Sept. 21, 2017 9/21/17 18 19 The Scientific Process
LT: I can explain how the scientific process enables scientists to generate accurate data. Do Now: What are some reasons scientists do experiments?
Main Idea/?s
Notes
Summary:
I will be successful when I have:
Take at least 2 thoughtful notes per slide.
REFLECTION (IQIA)
How do scientists know if their results are accurate?
Homework: none
Due: n/a 18 19

13. Science – Sept. 22, 2017 9/22/17 20 21 Views from Space
Main Idea/?s
Notes
1. According to the article, why did astronomers begin taking photos of Earth from space?
2. Why do you think the Earthrise photo had such a big effect on people who saw in in 1968?
3. What sorts of information can we gather about Earth that we could not have gathered before the 20th century?
Summary:
How has technology advanced since the 1960s to help us better predict weather?
LT: I can explain how improvements in technology have helped the fields of atmospheric and earth science advance. Do Now: How do you think meteorologists are able to track hurricanes? What kind of instruments do they use?
I will be successful when I have:
Read and marked the text
Worked with a partner to answer the questions using the text and citing textual evidence
REFLECTION (IQIA)
What kind of technology do you think we’ll have in the future that will help us predict storms and prevent loss of life?
TAPE IN: Views from space
Homework: none
Due: n/a 20 21

14. Science – Sept. 25, 2017 9/25/17 22 23 Introducing Storms
Main Idea/?s
Notes
Question 2, A-D on page 22
Summary:
Why do you think these storms move in a spiral? What is this spiral called according to the introduction on page 20?
LT: I can view satellite images of clouds and identify movement patterns within the clouds. Do Now: Look back at your map from last week. Where do you think most hurricanes and tornadoes occur? Do you think there are similarities in the weather or climate of the areas where these two kinds of storms occur? Explain your thinking.
I will be successful when I have:
Finish reading views from space and answering questions
Read Introducing Storms on page 20
Made predictions about patterns that occur in storm formation.
Worked to answer the questions using the text and citing textual evidence
REFLECTION (IQIA)
Based on your reading from Friday, What are two types of technology we use to measure and/or predict these storms?
Homework: none
Due: n/a 22 23

15. Science – Sept. 26, 2017 9/26/17 24 25 Storms
LT: I can explain the movement of air in a hurricane or tornado using a model. Do Now: How would you define the word “vortex” based on your reading from yesterday?
1. Procedure (pgs 23-25)
(paraphrase)
2. According to the article on pages 24-25, What is a tornado watch and what is a tornado warning?
3. Diagram of model
4. Summary questions A-C on page 25
I will be successful when I have:
Created a working definition for the word “vortex.”
Paraphrased the lab procedure and diagrammed the storm in a bottle model.
Worked with a partner to model a vortex.
Answered summary questions on page 25.
REFLECTION (IQIA)
What should you do if a tornado warning is given? Use text based evidence to support your thinking.
Homework: none
Due: n/a 24 25

16. Science – Sept. 27, 2017 9/27/17 26 27 Storms Continued
LT: I can reflect on what I’ve learned about vortices. Do Now: What does the water in the bottle represent in a real hurricane or tornado? What do the beads and glitter represent?
Main Idea/?s
Notes
I will be successful when I have:
Worked with a partner to answer questions on page 27.
REFLECTION (IQIA)
How does extreme weather information get to the public?
Homework: none
Due: n/a 26 27

17. Science – Sept. 28, 2017 9/28/17 28 29 What is a vortex?
LT: I can read to learn more about vortices and how they form. Do Now: Based on your diagrams from yesterday, what limitations do you think your model has when comparing it to a real tornado or hurricane?
Main Idea/?s
Notes
I will be successful when I have:
Read “What is a Vortex?”
Answered the discussion questions in complete sentences using textual evidence.
Finish notes from yesterday
REFLECTION (IQIA)
According to the reading, what elements are necessary for a vortex to form in the atmosphere?
Homework: none
Due: n/a 28 29

18. Science: Index INDEX A B C D Atmosphere, p 8-9, 14-15
[FLIP notebook upside-down so this is the inside BACK cover…]
INDEX A
Atmosphere, p 8-9, 14-15 B
Biosphere, 8-9, 14-15 C
Climate, 8-9, 14-15 D

19. Science: Index
INDEX
INDEX E F G H I J K L

20. Science: Index
INDEX
INDEX M N O P Q R S T

21. Science: Index
INDEX
INDEX U V
Vortices (Vortex), 22-25 W
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