1. 6 TH Grade Science Notebook 1 ST Semester 2015

2. Science: TOC TABLE OF CONTENTS Date Activity Titlepg. # 9/11/15 9/14/15 9/15/15 9/16/15 9/17/15 9/21/15 9/22/15 9/23/15 9/24/15 9/25/15 What teachers should know about me Setting up the INB Science Safety What is science Cotton ball catapult The scientific Process Life of a Raisin Lab Life of a Raisin Lab continued Living vs Nonliving Characteristics of Living things Window to the Sea 1 2-3 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21 i

3. Science: TOC TABLE OF CONTENTS Date Activity Titlepg. # TABLE OF CONTENTS Date Activity Titlepg. # iii ii

4. Science: TOC TAPE IN: What teachers should know 9/11/15 What teachers should… 1 iv

5. Science – Sept. 14, 2015 LT: I can review the science safety expectations with my teacher, classmates and caretakers and get my safety contract signed. Do Now: List 3 safety rules that you think are important to follow in the science classroom. 9/14/15 Science Safety REFLECTION 9/14/15 54 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have read through my safety contract and signed it with my caretaker and completed my sponge bob safety rules worksheet a.Why are science safety rules important to follow in the classroom? Planner: Science safety rules Homework: Science interview and safety contract TAPE IN: Sponge Bob Safety

6. Science – Sept. 15, 2015 LT: I can complete my Diversity of Life pre-assessment and design my personal science file. Do Now: In your own words describe what science is and what scientists do. You may also draw a picture to help represent your thinking. 9/15/15 What is science REFLECTION 9/15/15 76 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have completed my pre- assessment and my graded work folder a.How has your thinking about science changed? b.What are you looking forward to in science this year? Planner: Science Pre-Assessment Homework: Science interview and safety contract Due: Thursday 9/17/15

7. Science – Sept. 16, 2015 LT: I can design a catapult with the materials provided that will launch a cotton ball the greatest distance. Do Now: What is the scientific process? 9/16/15 Cotton Ball Catapult REFLECTION 9/16/15 98 Success Criteria I will be successful when I constructed a catapult with the materials provided, launched my cotton ball 3 times and recorded my results Why is it important to use the scientific process? Planner: Cotton ball catapult Homework: Science interview and safety contract Due: Thursday 9/17/15 TAPE IN: Cotton Ball Catapult Challenge

8. Science – Sept. 18, 2015 LT: I can organize my notebook and describe and apply the scientific process to a given situation. Do Now: What do you know now about the scientific process? You may look back in your notebook to help you answer the Do Now. Do Now 9/18/15: Give an example of a job where you might have to use the scientific process on a regular basis and explain your thinking. 9/17/15 The scientific process REFLECTION 1110 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have taken notes on the scientific process, made sure my notebook is up to date and current, and turned in my homework for the week. If you were given the problem “what kind of food do dogs like best?” how might you apply the scientific process to solve this problem? Planner: Scientific Process notes Homework: Science interview and safety contract Due: TODAY! Thursday 9/17/15 Main Idea/?Notes The scientific process: Identify the problem: a step-by-step method that scientists use to prove (or disprove) an idea or theory.

9. Science – Sept. 21, 2015 LT: I can follow the steps of an investigation and make inferences about what I observe. Do Now: What is an observation? Give an example. 9/21/15 Mysterious Journeys in the Life of a Raisin REFLECTION 1312 Success Criteria I will be successful when I followed the procedure steps in the life of a raisin investigation and recorded my results. If you were to write a conclusion about this experiment (using the scientific process) what are at least three things you would include? Planner: Life of a Raisin Homework: Science expectations and procedures Due: Thursday 9/24/15 Main Idea/?sNotes Observation: Inference: A way to learn about the world using your senses.

10. Science – Sept. 22, 2015 LT: I can follow the steps of an investigation and make inferences about what I observe. Do Now: Take out your packet from yesterday. With your elbow partner work to complete the packet. You DO NOT need to do PART 5. You will have 20 min. Please remain at VOLUME 1 (whisper/library voices). 9/22/15 The Life of a Raisin continued… REFLECTION 1514 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have completed my packet, gone over the lab with my teacher and classmates, and turned it in to the Turn-in Tray. Compare and Contrast an observation and an inference. You may use a diagram to help explain your thinking. Planner: Life of a Raisin continued Homework: Science expectations and procedures Due: Thursday 9/24/15 ObservationInference

11. Science – Sept. 23, 2015 LT: I can classify objects into living or nonliving categories. Do Now: How do you know if something is alive? Explain your thinking and give an example. *We will be discussing the reflection from yesterday as well so make sure you have it completed. Petri Dish Demo: 9/23/15 Living vs. Nonliving REFLECTION 1716 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have made at least 5 observations and 3 inferences about the demonstration, and organized my 24 cards with a partner into LIVING and NONLIVING categories. What was in the Petri Dish? Was it alive? How do you know? What is your evidence? Planner: living vs nonliving Homework: Science expectations and procedures Due: Thursday 9/24/15 LivingNot SureNonliving Card sorting: Observation (5)Inference (3) Pops and goes in circles Red slowly dissolves Pulsing the water Spinning in circles going crazy Clear little dots Looked like they were connecting Could be alive Don’t like the water Babies Blood Dying mosquitoes Sea horse Could be dead Plankton shrimp

12. Science – Sept. 24, 2015 LT: I can identify the characteristics of a living thing. Do Now: Look back at your card sort list from yesterday. Come up with at least 3 characteristics that all your living things have in common. 9/24/15 Characteristics of living things REFLECTION 1918 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have highlighted and marked my article for important information, updated my glossary with important vocabulary, and identified and defined what all living things have in common. Now that you know what all living things have in common, look back at your card sorting activity from yesterday. Are there any you would move? Why? Planner: characteristics of living things Homework: Science expectations and procedures Due: TODAY! Thursday 9/24/15 Close Read Notes: Identify and define the characteristics that all living things have in common in the notes below. Main Idea/?sNotes Dead: Nonliving: Gas exchange: Water: Use Energy: Eliminate waste: Respond to the Environment: Grow: Reproduce: Was once alive Was never alive Exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide (breathing) Water is essential to all living things Eating food to stay alive, plants use sunlight Using the restroom Reaction, when its cold you shiver, when its hot you sweat. Get bigger, cells divide Make more of your own kind ALL LIVING THINGS ARE MADE OF CELLS!

13. Science – Sept. 24, 2015 LT: I can identify the characteristics of a living thing. Do Now: Look back at your card sort list from yesterday. Come up with at least 3 characteristics that all your living things have in common. 9/24/15 Characteristics of living things REFLECTION 1918 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have highlighted and marked my article for important information, updated my glossary with important vocabulary, and identified and defined what all living things have in common. Now that you know what all living things have in common, look back at your card sorting activity from yesterday. Are there any you would move? Why? Planner: characteristics of living things Homework: Science expectations and procedures Due: TODAY! Thursday 9/24/15 Close Read Notes: Identify and define the characteristics that all living things have in common in the notes below. Main Idea/?sNotes Organism Dead Nonliving Gas exchange Anything alive Was once alive Was never alive Breathing, oxygen and carbon dioxide

14. Science – Sept. 25, 2015 LT: I can practice the AVID skill of taking Cornell Notes by watching the video and answering the questions provided. Do Now: *You will be sharing the Window to the Sea video note sheet with your elbow partner. Follow along with the video and answer the questions on the right hand side of your notebook. 9/25/15 Window to the sea REFLECTION 2120 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have set up my Cornell notes on the right hand side of my notebook, answered the questions provided on the worksheet in my notes section, and remained at a volume zero during the film. 1.What are three purposes that aquariums serve? 2.What was your favorite marine animal mentioned in the video and why? 3.Which of the featured aquariums would you most like to visit and why? Planner: Window to the Sea Video Homework: None… Happy Friday! Video Notes: Main Idea/?sNotes Shedd Aquarium: New England Aquarium: Monterey Bay Aquarium: Waikiki Aquarium:

15. Science – Sept. 28, 2015 LT: I can identify the characteristics of living things and apply them to an object to determine if it is alive. Do Now: Look back at the article “Life on Earth”. What characteristics does an organism have to have to be considered alive? 9/28/15 Life on Earth REFLECTION 2322 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have updated my glossary with important vocabulary, and identified and defined what all living things have in common. Using the characteristics of living things, take a look at the following list of objects and apply the characteristics of living things to determine if each one is alive or not. Explain your thinking. - the sun - a mushroom - an egg Planner: Life on Earth Homework: Living vs nonliving Due: Thursday 10/1/15 Close Read Notes: Answer the questions at the end of the article “Life on Earth”. Main Idea/?sNotes What is an organism? What are the basic needs of all living things? What functions are performed by all living things? What is the difference between living, nonliving, and dead? TAPE IN: “Life on Earth” article

16. Science – Sept. 29, 2015 LT: I can make observations and apply the characteristics of living things to determine if an object is alive. Do Now: In your own words, why are making observations important in science? Why do scientists make observations? 9/29/15 Vial Observations REFLECTION 2524 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have observed 5 materials for evidence of life when they are placed in suitable environments. Make a prediction. What do you think will happen in the vials in the next 24 hours? Explain your thinking. Planner: Vial Observations Homework: Living vs nonliving Due: Thursday 10/1/15 TAPE IN: “Five Materials Observation”

17. Science – Sept. 30, 2015 LT: I can make observations and apply the characteristics of living things to determine if an object is alive and I can diagram the structures radiant microscope Do Now: Take out your “Five Materials observations” Sheet. Get with your group and send your equipment manager to get your vials. Update your observation sheet paying special attention to any changes over the last 24 hours. (15 min) 9/30/15 Vial Observations and Intro to Microscopes REFLECTION 2726 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have updated my materials observation sheet and identified the parts of a microscope Was your hypothesis from yesterday correct? Explain why or why not. What surprised you about the vials when you observed them again today? Planner: Intro to Microscopes Homework: Living vs nonliving Due: Thursday 10/1/15 TAPE IN: “Microscope Care and Use” Main Idea/?sNotes

18. Science – Oct. 1, 2015 LT: I can use my knowledge of the microscope to view and record what I see through the eyepiece of the microscope. Do Now: Look at your five materials observations sheet from yesterday. What can you add to it to improve how specific your observations are? Take ten minutes to add detail to your observations. 10/1/15 Microscope Images REFLECTION 2928 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have followed microscope care and use procedures to correctly view images under the microscope and record what I see. Is the image seen through the microscope oriented the same way as the object on the stage of the microscope? If you want to move the image to the right, which way should you move the slide? If you want to move the image up, which way should you move the slide? Planner: Intro to Microscopes Homework: Living vs nonliving Due: TODAY, Thursday 10/1/15 TAPE IN: “Microscope Images”

19. Science – Oct. 2, 2015 LT: I can determine the size of the Field of View (FOV) using the objective lenses on the microscope and a millimeter ruler. Do Now: Take out your “Five Materials observations” Sheet. Get with your group and send your equipment manager to get your vials. Update your observation sheet paying special attention to any changes over the last 72 hours. (15 min) 10/2/15 Microscopes: Field of View REFLECTION 3130 Success Criteria I will be successful when I have determined total magnification and the diameter (in tenths of a mm) of the FOV for all three objective lenses. Was anything in your vials alive? How do you know? Planner: Field of view Homework: None HAPPY Friday! TAPE IN: “Field of View and Magnification”

20. Science: Glossary Glossary AB C Cells, 22-23 D Dead, 18-19

21. Science: Glossary Glossary IJ KL E Energy, 22-23 Eliminate waste, 22-23 F G Gas Exchange, 22-23 Grow, 22-23 H

22. Science: Glossary Glossary QR Reproduce, 22-23 Respond to the environment, 22-23 ST MN Nonliving, 18-19 O Organism, 18-19, 22-23 P

23. Science: Glossary Glossary YZUV W Water, 22-23 X