Ms. Kinnaird

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2-2/2-3 Thursday and Friday
Work on rock activity from the North Canyon and Nankoweap Canyon. Looking at properties.
Wednesday 2-1
Reading on crystal formation and create 5 questions about the reading.
Tuesday 1-31
Finish drawing and crystal formations.
Monday 1-30
Draw a profile picture of the North Canyon and Nankoweap Canyon. Work on crystal activity.
Mineral Identification Guide
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Friday 1-27
Crystal formation activity continued.
Thursday 1-26
Finish the mineral identification and start working on different types of crystal formations.
Wednesday 1-25
Identify the characteristics of ten different minerals.
Tuesday 1-24
Video on Grand Canyon and start working on mineral identification. Color, streak, luster, cleavage, fracture and hardness
Monday 1-23
Review information about John Wesley Powell.

Grand Canyon Information Website
Login: kkinnaird
Password: washington

Wednesday 1--12
Presentation on gold!
Tuesday 1--11
Finish the worksheet on John Wesley Powell and start looking at aerial views of the grand canyon and make observations.
Monday 1-10
Read from the textbook about John Wesley Powell and answered questions about his journey.
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Friday 1-6-12
Watch the video River Song about the Grand Canyon.
Thursday 1-5-12
Finish the investigation and tell a story about what happened with the envelope.
Wednesday 1-4-12
Gather information from an envelope (detective work). This activity is often like what a geologist has to do out in the field.
Tuesday 1-3-12
Complete a self reflection on the first notebook, get the permission slips for the LOTT field trip in February, take home notebook and evaluation to share with guardian and have that person complete the evaluation as well. This evaluation needs to be turned back in on Friday 1-6-12 Set up the new science notebook for the Earth History Unit.
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Monday,Tuesday and Thursday 12-12/13/15
Design a lab that will demonstrate knowledge of scientific design. A pendulum will be used to designed the lab around. Write up will include question, hypothesis, material, procedure, data table, conclusion.

Friday 12-9
Finish analysis of investigation earlier in the week.
Personal care product evaluation

Thursday 12-8 (periods 5,6)
Jennifer Johnson from Thurston County Health will be here to discuss toxins in household products. Periods 1 and 2 will interpret data on an investigation (practice creating data charts and graphs)
Wednesday 12-7 (periods 1,2)
Jennifer Johnson from Thurston County Health will be here to discuss toxins in household products. Periods 5 and 6 will interpret data on an investigation (practice creating data charts and graphs)
Tuesday 12-6

Collect data on the gummy bear that sat in water over night. Collect data from several other groups, graph the data and write a conclusion.
Monday 12-5
Conduct a lab on a gummy bear. Taking the length, width, thickness,mass. Figure out the volume of the gummy bear.
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Wednesday 11-30 - Friday 12-2
Create data charts and graph data on various investigation. Assessment on graphing Friday.
Tuesday 11-29
Write a conclusion and graph data on the paper towel lab.
Monday 11-28
Conduct a lab on which paper towel absorbs more water. School brand or store brand.

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Thursday/Friday - Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday 11-23
Summarize the labs on discrepant events.
Tuesday 11-22
Lab on discrepant events - bb's verse beans
Monday 11-21
Put data from candle demonstration into a data chart, start taking about discrepant events.
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Friday 11-18
Graph data on the coin prediction.Make more predictions on a candle burning.
Thursday 11-17
Coin prediction lab - quarter, dime, nickel and penny
Wednesday 11-16
Present the helicopter lab to the class
Tuesday 11-15
Present the helicopter lab to the class
Monday 11-14
Work on identifying variables and finish the helicopter project.
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Friday 11-11
No school
Thursday 11-10
Work on presentations of the helicopter (20 minute classes)
Wednesday 11-9
Finish up the helicopter lab start making presentations.
Tuesday 11-8
Continue with the design and experimenting of the helicopter lab. Create a presentation that explains the findings of the experiment.
Monday 11-7
Start designing an experiment with one variable on a helicopter to test.
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Friday 11-4
Gather data on the helicopter lab.

Thursday 11-3
Start designing the helicopter lab.
Wednesday 11-2
Graph and analysis the data that was gathered from all sixth graders on odor identification.
Tuesday 11-1
Do the smell lab - identify 14 different odors.
Monday 10-31
Introduction to smell lab. Which gender has a better ability to identify 14 different odors.
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Friday 10-28
Finish the Rat Lab maze activity including the graph and conclusion.
Thursday 10-27
Worked on identifying variable with a variety of situations.
Wednesday 10-26
Gather data from 6 "rats" and start graphing the data. X axis = manipulated variable Y axis = responding variable.
Tuesday 10-25
Test the mazes on a variety of "rats" in the class.

Monday 10-24
Talk about variable. Start designing a maze that will be tested on other students in the class.
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Friday 10-21
No school for students, staff day.
Thursday 10-20
Blind Man And The Elephant story (observation skills).
Wednesday 10-19
Mystery box observation activity. Good quantitative and qualitative observations.
Tuesday 10-18
Continue the Mysterious Journey in the Life of a Raisin lab.
Monday 10-17
Mysterious Journey in the Life of a Raisin lab.

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Friday 10-14-11 - all periods 1/2 hour
Wrap up the week of studying observations and inferences.
Thursday 10-13-11 - periods 2,4 and 6
Observation and inference activity using two different liquids.
Wednesday 10-12-11 - periods 1,3 and 5
Observation and inference activity using two different liquids.
Tuesday 10-11-11 - periods 2,4 and 6
Observation and inference activity.
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Monday 10-10-11 - periods 1,3 and 5
Observation and inference activity.
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Friday 10-7
Observation and inference on a candle demonstration. Continue with understanding the difference between the two.
Thursday 10-6
Observations on a candle (quantitative and qualitative),
Wednesday 10-5
Go over assessment on using the graduated cylinder, start understanding the difference between an inference and an observation
Tuesday 10-4
Assessment on using the graduated cylinder.

Monday 10-3
Assessment on measurement (thermometer, ruler, graduated cylinder). Lab on water movement "Great water race"
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Friday 9-30
Last day on the stations. If not finished, student will need to complete assignment before school.
Thursday 9-29
Continue measurement stations. Triple beam balance, graduated cylinder, thermometer, averaging, area, volume and mass.
Wednesday 9-28
Continue measurement stations. Triple beam balance, graduated cylinder, thermometer, averaging, area, volume and mass.
Tuesday 9-27
Start measurement stations. Triple beam balance, graduated cylinder, thermometer, averaging, area, volume and mass.
Monday 9-26
Finish up the measurement review on displacement. Practice measuring area and volume using metric cubes.
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Friday 9-23
Finish up the hands on review and get science notebooks up to date.
Thursday 9-22
Continue with reviewing measurement. (graduated cylinder, triple beam balance, area, using the ruler, thermometers...)
Wednesday 9-21
Kevin Hoonan from the educational technology department at the district office will discuss internet safety with the students.
Tuesday 9-20
Finish up the penny investigation and discuss manipulated and controlled variables. Start reviewing metric measurements.
Monday 9-19
Penny lab investigation. Start talking about the elements that have to be in all science experiments.
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Thursday 9-15
Observation lab on a penny. Start from memory, observe for one minute and then unlimited observation.
Wednesday 9-14
Learn the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Practice using detailed observation by using all senses.
Tuesday 9-13
Collect data on the scientist, graph the data.
Monday 9-12
Draw a scientist, show the tools that they use and the environment that they work.
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Friday 9-9
Present the safety rules to the rest of the class and go over the Safety Contract that must be signed before participation in labs.
Thursday 9-8
Work in small groups to discuss safety rules that need to be in place in order to have a safe learning environment. Illustrate one of the rules.
Wednesday 9-7
Set up science notebooks

This contract must be signed and brought back to Ms. Kinnaird (one will be handed out on Friday 9-9) and returned Monday 9-12

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