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6th Grade Science
Monday - Project
Alert.
HW - Finish
the Internal Pressures Scenario sheet and get a parent
signature. This is due tomorrow, Tuesday.
Tuesday - This
week we will begin an environmental Decisions, Decisions
activity. (Decisions,
Decisions is a Tom
Snyder software production. I got a grant from Salute
to Educators to buy it!)
We begin with
Step 1: Analyze the Situation. Each student is playing the
role of Mayor of Alpine. Each student plays that role by
representing one of four advisors (campaign manager, environmentalist,
economist or independent scientist).
HW - None
Wednesday - Today
we will finish Step 1: and move on to Step 2: Determine the
Goals (this will be done individually, as a small group,
then as a whole class).
HW - None
Thursday (Block
Schedule for Langston and Meacham) - We
will finish writing up and scoring last week's lab.
We didn't get
to the next structures lab - wheels (based on Junior
Solar Sprint friction lab). We needed the entire block
to complete the lab write-up and score
them. And still many
students need to redo the lab
write-up because they didn't
have enough time. They really enjoyed the Structures
lab.
HW - Recommended
extra credit/make-up for the above lab is to take anyone
of the five structures (flat, U, square, circular or fan)
and try different folds to see which fold holds the most
weight. Actually, the flat, square and circle shape may
not be the best for this follow-up lab activity unless
the student gets creative. To get credit, please do another
lab write-up and submit it to me within the next two weeks.
Friday (
Block Schedule for Olafson and Cortez) - We
will finish writing up and scoring last week's lab.
We didn't get
to the next structures lab - wheels (based on Junior
Solar Sprint friction lab). We needed the entire block
to complete the lab write-up and score
them. And still many students need to redo the lab
write-up because they didn't have enough time. They really
enjoyed the Structures
lab.
HW - Recommended
extra credit/make-up for the above lab is to take anyone
of the five structures (flat, U, square, circular or fan)
and try different folds to see which fold holds the most
weight. Actually, the flat, square and circle shape may
not be the best for this follow-up lab activity unless
the student gets creative. To get credit, please do another lab
write-up and submit it to me within the next two weeks.
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