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SCI-6th Instructor: Robert Bannasch 2011-2012 Phone: 262-626-8427 ex:2026 Monday-Friday E-Mail: rbannasc@ksd.k12.wi.us RM: 26 Prep. Period: 6th Period
Earth Science
Course Description: Sixth grade science will look at the scientific method and metric system and how to apply these to real life applications. The ever-changing Earth will be looked at starting from the atmosphere working our way inward. Topics such as air quality, weather, global warming, and natural disasters are just a few of the topics that will be discussed.
Grading: Exam 40% (~ 10 Exams per year)
Quizzes 20% (Every Friday unless notified differently)
Lab 10% (After specific labs)
Reflection Papers 10%
Projects 20%
Date Topic Book/Chapter
Sept. 1-2 Introduction
6-9 Scientific Method
12-16 Scientific Method/Metric System
19-23 Metric System/Lab procedures
26-30 Air Around You/Air Pressure Weather 1
Oct. 3-7 Layers of Atmosphere/Air Quality Weather 1
10-14 Energy in Atmosphere/Heat Transfer Weather 2
17-21 Wind/Water in Atmosphere Weather 2
24-28 Precipitation Weather 2
Nov. 31-4 Air Masses Fronts/Storms Weather 3
7-11 Predicting Weather Weather 3
14-18 Additional Weather time
21-25 What Causes Climate/Regions Weather 4
Dec. 28-2 Regions/Ice Ages Weather 4
5-9 Global Warming Weather 4
12-16 Earth’s Interior Inside Earth 1
19-23 Convection and the Mantle Inside Earth 1
WINTER BREAK, 26-30
Jan. 2-6 Drifting Continents Inside Earth 1
9-13 Continents/Sea Floor Spreading Inside Earth 1
16-20 Theory of Plate Tectonics Inside Earth 1
23-27 Forces in the Crust/Earthquakes Waves Inside Earth 2
Feb. 30-3 Earthquake Waves/Monitoring Earthquakes Inside Earth 2
6-10 Monitoring Earthquakes/Earthquake Safety Inside Earth 2
13-17 Volcanoes and Plates/ Properties of Magma Inside Earth 3
20-24 Properties of Magma/Volcanic Eruptions Inside Earth 3
Mar. 27-2 Volcanic Landforms Inside Earth 3
5-9 Properties of Water/Water on Earth Earth Water 1
12-16 Water on Earth/Surface Water Earth Water 1
19-23 Surface Water /Water Underground Earth Water 1
26-30 Water to Drink/Freshwater Pollution Earth Water 2
Apr. 2-6 Additional time for Water
SPRING BREAK, 9-13
16-20 Properties of Minerals/How minerals form Inside Earth 4
23-27 How Minerals Form Inside Earth 4
May 30-4 Classifying Rocks/Igneous Rock Inside Earth 5
7-11 Igneous Rock/Sedimentary Rock Inside Earth 5
14-18 Metamorphic Rocks/ Rock Cycle Inside Earth 5
21-25 Additional Mineral Rock Time
June 28-1 Independent Project
4-8 Independent Project
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