WELCOME TO 6TH GRADE SCIENCE!

HOMEWORK

There will be a quiz on 12/2/22 on Ch 3 lesson 1

11/22/22 - students should have a copybook for Science Fair and in the copy book have written a few ideas for the Science Fair.  We will go over their ideas on Monday.

11/21/22 - Think about ideas for the Science Fair

11/18/22 No homework

11/17/22 - Study Ch 2 for a test

TEST on Ch 2 is on Friday.
Today we will discuss Science Fair and do a Science Lab on Soil. Tomorrow we will take a quiz on sec 3 and then review for the test - Friday will be the test on the whole chapter


HFS Science Fair 2022-2023
Dear Students and Parents,
          We are happy to announce the HFS Science Fair!  All students in grades 6 and 8 will participate in the Science Fair.  Conducting Science experiments is a way of asking questions about the world around us.  It gives you the opportunity to practice your math skills when you collect data, your writing and critical thinking skills when you put your ideas on paper and your reading skills as you conduct background research on your topic.  This is your chance to apply, in real world terms, what you learn in school.  So exciting!
          This information packet contains important dates and guidelines for the science fair and for the students experiment. 
          Number one rule – Have fun with it.  Do something you are interested in.  Learn something new or share something you already knew with your classmates. 

Important Dates

1. Projects can start after Thanksgiving, November 28, 2022
2. Students need an unused copybook for their science fair project by Monday Nov. 28
3. Projects need to be completed by Jan 20, 2023
4. Students need a trifold board for their science fair project
5. Completed Boards and experiments are due into the school on Jan 27, 2023
6. Awards ceremony Thursday Feb 9, 2023 7:00 pm all are invited to come and check out all the fabulous science experiments.

Some Rules

1. All projects must be in the form of an experiment.  Not a demonstration. 
2. The work on each student’s project will be completed at home.  This includes research, data collecting, experiments, conclusion and creating the trifold board.
3. Every student must create and keep a Log Notebook.  Every thought must be recorded in this Log Notebook.
4. Experiments can come in to school to be shown off at the science fair. – But remember to take pictures and document everything every step of the way. 
5. All students are expected to present their projects in class and to explain their experiment.  They will also need to answer questions during the judging.
6. Projects may not include
   1. Science or math kits from stores
   2. Live animals
   3. Fire
   4. Bodily fluids
   5. Parts to fragile to be handled and to travel to and from school
   6. Uncontained messes
7. Students must follow the Scientific Method

Here is how the board needs to be set up.


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Please cut this potion off, sign and return to school by November 28, with Log Notebook. 

Parent’s signature
                             ___________________________________________
Student’s signature
                             __________________________________________
Date:
                             ___________________
Let’s Get STARTED!
STEP 1 – Share information with your parents

• You and your parents read through this packet
• Buy a Log Notebook – bring it to school by Monday 11/28
• Return the signature slip to school by Monday 11/28

STEP 2 – Lab Notebook

• Use a new copybook
• Make it your own – title it – draw on it – put your name on it
• Be sure to DATE each entry!
• Start Today!
• Brainstorm – all your thoughts and ideas get written down in this notebook
• Write about all your ideas
• Write about your interests
• Write any questions that come to your mind – I wonder if . . .
• Write about the problems you came across and how you think you can solved them
• Once you decided on a problem/question write it down
• Start your research here – date it, write where you found it, summarize it.
• Record all of your investigations – in detail
• Record any drawings that you have
• Basically, anything to do with your project should be recorded in your log book

STEP 3 – Select a Topic/Problem
All great projects start with great questions, but before you get started on a great question you need to pick a topic that you like, that interests YOU!
Here are some ideas
Physical Science

• Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics
• Astronomy
• Chemistry
• Cooking and Food Science
•  Music
• Photography, Digital Photography
• Physics
• Sports Science

Life Science

• Human Biology and Health
• Plant Biology

Engineering

• Civil Engineering
• Electricity and Electronics
• Energy and Power
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Robotics

Earth and Envionmental Science

• Environmental Science
• Geology
• Ocean Sciences
• Weather and Atmosphere

Behavioral and Social Science

• Human Behavior
• Sociology

Math and Computer Science

• Computer Science
• Pure Mathematics
• Video and Computer Games

REMEMBER TO PICK SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.
Write it down in your Log Notebook – what is your favorite topic?  What Questions do you have?  What do you want to learn more about? What do you want to do an experiment on?  – Write it all down in your Log Notebook.
My Topic is
My Question is
I’d like to learn more about


STEP 4 – Research Research Research
Read up on your topic.
Read books, magazine articles, websites, talk to someone in the field, watch videos on it.
But REMEMBER to site everything in your Log Notebook.  Create a bibliography in your Log Notebook.  Then write a brief summary on what you learned from each source.
You need at least five sources.
STEP 5 – Write your Hypothesize statement.
Remember the Hypothesize statement is an IF . . . Then statement.  Not a I wonder question.
STEP 6 – Design an Experiment

1. Create a materials List – Remember everything right now is going in your Log Notebook. 
2. Write out your Procedure.  Procedures are numbered.  First do this, second do this, third do this . . .
3. List your controlled variables and your independent variable.
   1. Controlled variable = the things that will be the same for each experiment
   2. Independent variable = the thing that will change – what you are testing.

STEP 7 – TEST TEST TEST
Run your experiment.  Do it at least 4 times for accuracy.  Remember to write down what happens every step of the way in your Log Notebook and take or draw pictures.
STEP 8 – Collect your Data
This means write down or record the results of the experiment every time you test it.   Organize it in a way that is easy to read the results, such as graphs or tables.
STEP 9 – Write a Conclusion
Tell us what happened.  Remember that a conclusion is My Hypothesis was correct or incorrect and why based on research and your experiment.  Then add in what you would change if you could do it again. Next and most important, write down what you learned from this experiment. And lastly write about how this experiment can be used in a real-life situation.  Why was it important to know about it.  
STEP 10 – Build your Board
Remember to follow the outline above. 




TEST Thursday Chapter 2  Study notes, vocab and worksheets.

11/14/22 study for quiz on Ch 2 sec 3  
Study notes for test on whole chapter

11/11/22 find pictures of erosion in nature.  Either print them or copy them or draw them and write 3-6 sentences about the erosion you see.  Find three different examples of erosion.
Do it on plain white paper.  Don't forget your name and date.  This will count as a homework grade.

11/9/22 finish worksheets from class - review and enrich - study for quiz

11/4/22 Quiz on Chapter 2 lesson 2 on Wednesday Nov, 9 - study notes, vocab and questions in book.

11/3/22 - recreate chart on top of page 51 - Draw the 5 pictures, describe what is changing from each picture, include at least two types of weathering.  Make sure you color the pictures.  This is a quiz grade. Due tomorrow.

Quiz Chapter 2 lesson 2 Wednesday Nov. 9

10/26/22 study notes for a quiz on Friday

10/20/22 finish page 44 - 45

10/13/22 Study for test.  Study notes, vocab and worksheets.

10/10/22 read and do page 27

TEST on FRIDAY on Chapter 1 Student should study their notes, vocab and section quizzes.  

9/29/22 Quiz on Monday - study notes and vocab

9/26/22 complete pages 20-21 - If you are not a safety it can be done for morning work.  But if you like your morning to be calmer and not worry about getting something done - do it for homework.

9/23/22 Found out what GPS is and What GIS is?  Are they the same?

9/21/22 study for quiz on Friday 

9/19/22 read and do page 15

9/9/22 study vocab.  Quiz on Monday.  Chapter 1 sec 1


9/8/22 - Read and do page 6-7


Back to School Night 2022
Mrs. Miscioscia
lmiscioscia@myholyfamilyschool.org
6^th grade Science

The topics we will cover in 6^th grade science are

• Scientific Method
• Science fair
• Earth’s place in the universe
  • Gravity
  • Scale
  • Geologic time scale
• Earth’s Systems
  • Flow of energy
  • Geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface
  • Evidence of past plate motions
  • Cycling of water
  • Air masses and changes in weather conditions
  • Atmospheric and oceanic circulation
• Earth and human activity
  • Monitoring and minimizing human impact

I will be teaching using videos, experiments and the workbook.
As for supplies for experiments – I will be reaching out to you for things the students need for their experiments.  
Students will need to study the vocabulary, their workbook and their notes.
The Students will also learn the Scientific Method, how to conduct an experiment and how to do research and gather data.