Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Saturation Lab
What was the solute, solvent, and solution in today's lab? How did you know that your solution became saturated? Was your prediction accurate?
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Taking Flight
1. What adaptations did you make to your paper airplane over the course of the 3 trials? What was the affect on the distance achieved by your airplane?
2. Did wing size affect the distance a paper airplane traveled?
3. How would weight of your paper airplane affect the distance?
4. How would density affect the distance?
5. What environmental factors did you face in flying your paper airplane?
6. What gave your plane its forward motion?
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Living System Review
Study...study...study. Test tomorrow. If you have questions tonight, post them and I will answer...questions about the test I should say :)
Launch Day 2
What changes did you make to your rocket today after yesterday's test launch? Did your changes improve your rocket's hang time?
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
3...2...1...LAUNCH!!!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Red Worm Observations...2 months later
Where were the red worms? What did they look like?
Was there any kitchen waste, natural litter, or newspaper left in your jar?
What happens when compost worms interact with organic litter?
13 Mineral Classification Test
Great job classifying minerals!! Many of you earned 100% and many of you were able to complete the test in less than a minute...very impressive!!! If you would like to compete in a timed challenge tomorrow at lunch, please come to my room.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Mineral Investigation
Great work today 6th grade!!! Tomorrow we will be using the data you gathered and a mineral field guide to identify your mineral samples.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Sounds Off Investigation
1. Explain the activity. What did each the bag, noise makers, and people represent in our activity?
2. If you were a predator, was it easy or hard to find your prey?
3. Did any other noises in the environment make the activity more challenging?