Week of September 7th:
Tuesday, September 8th
6th Grade Orientation
L-Dub Picnic
Thursday, September 10th
Mystery Item (penny)
Introduce "Something Fishy" the Aquatic Environmental Unit
Journal
HW: Set up Journal with 5 pages for Table of Contents, 8-10 pages for Terms and Definitions, Number pages - Only top right corner of right hand page.
Friday, September 11th (double period)
Content Pre-Assessment on Aquatic Environments, Biotic/Abiotic Elements, Salinity - Definitions in Journal.
Experimental Design Pre-Assessment on Mosquitoes and black clothing. Work in groups.
No HW
Week of September 15th:
Monday, September 15th
Complete and review Experimental Design sheet.
Systems sheet - A pond as a system
HW: Finish "A Pond as a System" sheet
Tuesday, September 16th
Discuss "A pond as a system" sheet.
HW: Read an article from Discover Magazine or ScienceNews Magazine. Write a brief synopsis/summary of the article so that you can share it with the class.
Thursday, September 17th
Share news articles
No HW
Friday, September 18th (double period)
Microscope use lesson. Learn the parts of the microscope and how to use it. Make a slide of cheek cells. Stain them with iodine. Practice focusing, changing the light brightness, changing the magnification.
No HW
Week of September 21st:
Monday, September 21st
Mystery Item (snail heart)
Look at drop of water in the microscope
HW: Write a reflection on the drop of water. (About 1/2 of a page in your journal.) What did you see? How was using the microscope for a second day? How would you respond to someone who said, "But I can't see anything." (This should be trouble-shooting about both the microscope and the drop of water.)
Tuesday, September 22th
Introduce problem of shortage of local salmon. Discuss the possible reasons for this.
No HW
Thursday, September 24th
Watch PBS Poisoned Waters
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/view/
Friday, September 25th (double period)
Week of September 28th:
Monday, September 28th
Tuesday, September 29th
Thursday, October 1st
Friday, October 2nd (double period)
Week of October 5th:
Monday, October 5th
Tuesday, October 6th
6th Grade Field Trip to Eastern Washington
Thursday, October 8th
6th Grade Field Trip to Eastern Washington
Friday, October 9th (double period)
No School - Professional Development Day
