Miss Klein's 6th Grade Science Blog : 2020

Have some science fun! Here are some hands-on labs and
experiments you can try at home. Some are building wind
vanes and a weather station out of household materials
and some are density and convection ocean current
demonstrations you can do at home with salt and water.
Try them and send me a video or picture of your work!
Have fun and be safe!

How to make a wind vane:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qV3KExr_k0

How to make an anemometer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af0LB3abBsk

Make a rain gauge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTtkpqMQdOY

Balloon high low pressure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S7Qd04oL-o

Air pressure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg5NiOwf_Zw

Mixing hot and cold (sea/land breeze) (convection)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86ChgK38EIA

Cloud in a jar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44GH2gs8avo

Convection current

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mUU69ParFM

Salt water density experiment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opQA9t1DzmM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cipDtvN6ClQ

Monday, April 20, 2020

Science Class week of April 20-24

Monday April 20 and Tuesday April 21

Weather disaster chart

El Nino and La Nina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JIKVkuoMjg

Hurricane Katrina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbJaMWw4-2Q

Blizzard time lapse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gnhcupdp1s

Blizzard 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=849268fo-3I

Hurricane Sandy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx5S4OpyePo

Hurricane, Cyclone, Typhoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F1RrGwp_go

Moore, OK- Ellen Show- google the youtube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh4wnSab06Es (Ellen tornado)

Take 3 notes for each video (either in your modeling notebook then type them into the chart) or just the chart and send them to me for grading on google classroom!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GUfPpk7iggM9m6dZWUSX05V5eWtPykA9eHxrUyGJUW4/edit

Wednesday/Thursday

Introduction to CLIMATE

Climate Article and Questions Assignment on google classroom

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12fKQIXf8fz_TfUxU3u5VNSmKemr63N8cvS-cvA4Q6YY/edit?usp=sharing

Come up with 5 good reading comprehension questions and make an answer key.
COMPLETE SENTENCES and RACER if necessary
Spelling must be correct!

Watch this video clip for help:

https://climatekids.nasa.gov/weather-climate/

Friday: Review sheet for weather quiz on Tuesday

WEATHER QUIZ TUESDAY April 28

Sunday, April 19, 2020

weather disaster videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbJaMWw4-2Q El Nino and La Nina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JIKVkuoMjg Hurricane Katrina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gnhcupdp1s Blizzard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=849268fo-3I Blizzard 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx5S4OpyePo Hurricane Sandy

Moore, OK- Ellen Show- google the youtube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F1RrGwp_go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh4wnSab06E

10 most at risk weather disaster states

Make sure classwork chart has 3 notes per video:

chart here

Friday, April 17, 2020

weather forecasting and mean median mode WS week 4 answer keys

click here for answer keys

Thursday, April 16, 2020

This week in science class

Monday April 13 & Tuesday April 14

WELCOME BACK!

Weather forecasting practice

Assignment: Fill out the charts attached in classwork for weather forecasting for Stamford, CT.

Click on today’s weather and the five day forecast using weather.com or wunderground.com.

Then for day 2- globally see how the weather patterns are different around the world.

Watch the videos below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ_EmCIA-H8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WUQjZbDejY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25g4nZTHvM

https://mocomi.com/why-is-it-so-hot-near-the-equator/

Thursday/Friday

Mean, median, and mode of temperatures

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BgUB7h5IM-bxqHa3e8JCI_7kU8uBfIKnzLlq-3h7xto/edit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3aKKasOmIw

Monday, April 13, 2020

weather forecasting help

https://geology.com/world/world-map.shtml

https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/italy/rome

Things to think about:

Why is weather/temperature/times different all over the world?

Are seasons global?

Does the tropics ever have snow/cold weather? Why or why not?

What causes these temperature differences?

Why was it cold in Moscow and Alaska but warm in Italy and Zambia?

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Miss Klein's climate change anchoring phenomena model example

Use as a reference, but DO NOT COPY me

climate change model answer key/example

Climate Change links and hints

https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

https://www.globalchange.gov/browse

https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/geography/general-geography/what-is-climate-change/

Things to think about...

what is a climate?

What is weather?

what is climate change?

what on earth is different because of climate change?

what is happening on earth because of climate change?

What is causing the polar ice caps to melt?

What is global warming? What is it doing?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/25/arctic-ice-melt-trigger-uncontrollable-climate-change-global-level

https://climatekids.nasa.gov/climate-change-meaning/

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Temperature Conversion assignment on Google Classroom

Click below to check your answers to the worksheet using my answer key.

click here for temp ws key

This week in science class

Watch this:
me teaching on video!

help! which formula to use and Miss Klein's examples

Monday March 30th and Tuesday March 31st

Week 3 distance learning

Watch these Videos for help:

Easy way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHn_lLbnm8c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I9ej1xF4Fs

Harder algebra way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H83CpUMIoxA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxD7E0-x7Mk

Assignment to complete: Temperature Conversion Practice

Since we are starting weather, we need to know Fahrenheit for the USA temperatures and Celsius for the rest of the world!
Today’s work is to practice those math conversions. Try your best!
You may use a calculator.
Since this is a pdf, you might have to type your answers in a separate google doc and send it back to me to grade. Some kids found a way to ‘fill in’ the worksheet and saved that and sent it back.

CLICK HERE

Wednesday April 1 and Thursday April 2

Assignment: Weather and Climate Anchoring Phenomena classwork

Draw a model on a piece of white paper or in your modeling notebook and show me when we return to school
Research climate change and the polar ice caps melting. What is causing this to happen?
Watch the videos below:
https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/40/video-oceans-of-climate-change/
https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/42/video-temperature-puzzle/

Check blog and stream for answer keys and watch Miss Klein's lesson video- she worked hard on that!

Friday April 3

CATCH UP DAY!

Make sure you have turned into google classroom for week 3:

Temperature conversion practice worksheet

Don’t need to turn in but did you draw a model of the causes of climate change in your notebook or on white paper? Is it colored?

April 6-12: SPRING BREAK -ENJOY!

From last year but might be helpful to you

class notes and quiz answer keys here

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

cover page example

click here for a cover page example

Friday, March 20, 2020

summary table key

thanks saachi! key click here

act 9 thanks saachi again

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Earth Resources quiz Wednesday!

review sheet answer key

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Thanks Parul!
Great work!

Earth resources table topics example

Monday, March 16, 2020

week one of online learning

Check google classroom daily to complete your assignments for all classes.

Also, check my blog for answer keys, videos, and hints!

This week:

Monday:
BY FRIDAY: post your lorax paragraph, mineral research and honors science fair document to google classroom. I want you to practice using google classroom by posting some assignments we have already completed together. Practice uploading your work. Do not post in comments- I can't see it!

The assignment for today on google classroom is the Earth Resources (ER) table topics to review for the earth resources quiz eventually. It is on performance matters but I have to see if I will be allowed to release it and have you take it at home on performance matters. I'll let you guys know.

Tuesday: finish up your table topics review and earth resources test review sheet

Wednesday: rock layers activity 9 questions

make sure act. 9, table topics, timeline, and ER review sheet are all done. The answer key should post on my blog automatically you may just need to hit older posts

Thursday: work on your weather and climate unit word list and cover page

Friday: temperature conversion practice worksheet

Stay safe everyone!
~Miss Klein

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Volleyball Games

TOR VB Schedules

TOR Girls

3/19 TOR Vs. Rogers (at TOR)

3/24 TOR Vs. Ripp (at TOR)

3/30 TOR vs. Scofield (at TOR)

3/31 TOR Vs. Dolan (at Dolan)

4/2 TOR Vs. Rogers (at Rogers) *later start time

4/13 TOR Vs. Ripp (at Ripp)

*Could schedule more girls games if there are openings

TOR Boys NEED MORE GAMES FOR THEM

3/17 OPEN home or away

3/19 TOR vs. Ripp (at Ripp)

3/24 TOR vs. Ripp (at Ripp)

3/26 OPEN home or away

3/30 TOR vs. Scofield (at Scofield)

3/31 OPEN home or away

4/2 TOR vs. Ripp (at TOR)

Monday, March 9, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWp5ZpJAIAE

https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/geologictime/

https://www.kidsdiscover.com/teacherresources/walk-time/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2_6cqa2cP4

Monday night HW: write ten notes in your modeling notebook about the geological time scale.
DUE WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

bit.ly/jkvocab

Click above for a practice vocabulary quiz!

Study your words from the chart- there will be a quiz!

How does earth give us resources and how do humans use them?

Monday, March 2, 2020

This week in science class:

Monday: All classes: work on Earth’s resources group model and get it almost done! You will only have 20 minutes to work on it tomorrow. Bring it home for HW if you need to work on it.

Title: How does the Earth create resources and how do humans use them? Use your 13 questions and mini models and the gotta have it list to help you.

Tuesday: 20 minutes to complete models. When done, work on the “rest of the Earth Resources unit vocabulary chart” using the textbook.

Wednesday: finish the vocabulary chart and turn it in for a grade. Pick a mineral you like- Miss Klein has two books in the classroom you can flip through or use page 18 of the textbook.

Honors: procedure writing lesson (edit and revise your own procedure)

Thursday: mineral research on Chromebook

Friday: complete mineral research- print in color for extra credit!

· Monday: Fossil Time cards

· Tuesday: Geological Event cards

· Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: geological time scale timeline

· Personal Timescale Project

· Review Sheet

· ER Unit Quiz

· WEATHER AND CLIMATE UNIT!

Earth Resources Unit

Notebook Checklist- all of these need to be in your binder in the three rings!

1. Earth’s Resources Cover page

2. Cover page instructions and vocabulary word list

3. Textbook scavenger hunt for Earth’s Resources

4. Summary table for Earth’s Resources Unit

5. Popcorn questions 1-10

6. LORAX chart

7. Earth Resources Model questions 1-13 and gotta have it list

8. Mini practice models for questions 1-13 group model

9. Honors only: variable practice worksheets

10. Mineral, groundwater, consumption, rock strata vocabulary chart

11. Mineral research (on Chromebook but please print in color if you can!)

Act. 3- minerals

Mineral Research Template

Make a copy
Share with Miss Klein
jklein@stamfordpublicschools.org

Thursday, February 27, 2020

wood, copper, fossil fuels, electricity, freshwater natural resources

how earth forms the resource and how humans use it

Science Fair Tips

Wed: problem questions, independent and dependent variables
Thurs: hypothesis, control, constants, materials
HW: Plan out your procedure

Here is an example (Szymon's experiment)

Problem: What amount of water is best for keeping a cactus alive for four weeks?

IV: amount of water (3 mL, 6 mL, 9 mL)
DV: number of needles dropped from cactus (sign that its unhealthy)
constants: same cactus plant type and size, same location, same time frame for monitoring growth, same growing environment, same temperature water added
control: cactus with no water ( 0mL)
Hypothesis: If I give a small cactus 6 mL of water, then it will be healthy and survive for four weeks without losing too many needles because cacti do not need much water to survive, but too much water can kill them.

1. Gather materials.

2. Set up four cactus plants on a tray on the kitchen table.

3. Number the plants 1, 2, 3, and 4 with a sharpie.

4. For plant 1, add no water. This is the control.

5. For plant 2, add 3 mL of water (fill a cup from the sink) using a pipette. Measure the temperature of the water if possible.

6. For plant 3, add 6 mL of water.

7. For plant 4, add 9 mL of water.

8. Let the plants sit on the kitchen table for 4 weeks.

9. After each week, or every Thursday, count the number of needles that fall from the cactus and take a picture using an iphone. Label the week as week 1. Check the soil, color of the cactus, as well as count the needles that fall.

10. Repeat step 9 for each of four weeks.

11. After four weeks, determine which amount of water kept the cactus the healthiest and record data.

Monday, February 24, 2020

LORAX Key

Lorax Chart Due tomorrow

click here

CP grade sheets going home for parents to sign today! Please ask your child!

Opener for Tuesday

Click here and make a copy and share with Miss Klein

Last week we did a popcorn demonstration to model and explain the importance of non-renewable
resources Earth provides. We also watched the LORAX by Dr. Suess to examine the
symbolism behind his message.

Reflect on the quote below. Provide examples from the popcorn demonstration
and LORAX chart to explain what you have learned about environmentalism.
Write a 5 sentence paragraph of your thoughts.
Share with Miss Klein (jklein@stamfordpublicschools.org)

Theme Ideas: survival of the fittest, habitat destruction, rebirth (seed), smog, water pollution,
animals fleeing for food, competition, economic supply & demand, environmental activists, consumption

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”

-Dr. Suess

Science Fair 2020

Fill this form out by Monday March 2^nd! You can type this on google forms and share it with Miss Klein.

Your name:

Partners name:

Problem question:

Independent Variable:

Dependent Variable:

Control:

Hypothesis: If_______________________________________________________________________________________________, then _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ because ___________________________________________________________________________________.

Materials needed:

Procedure:

https://sciencebob.com/science-fair-ideas/ideas/

Honors Science Fair Project ideas

HONORS ONLY
Science Fair Project - idea due by March 1
Project due in April

Problem: Which toothpaste gets teeth the whitest?
*google search for population science fair projects! There are tons of ideas!

Hypothesis: If I scrub a coffee stained egg for 30 seconds with crest toothpaste, then it will make the egg white and clear of stains.

Variables
Independent variable- what you change-toothpaste types: crest, organic toms, colgate, target brand

Dependent variable- what you measure- how white the egg becomes- how much coffee stain is removed

How long does it take for different popcorn brands to start popping?
choose different popcorn brands

materials list

procedure- step by step what you do

time how long until first pop

record data

make a chart/graph

take pictures

write conclusion- Popsecret brand starts poppping first! Why?

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Monday, April 27, 2020

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Tuesday, April 21, 2020