Prezi

If you want to show your Prezi to someone at home, click on the link below and enter my email (carlsonj@hsd2.k12.il.us) and our class password.  You should be proud of yourselves!!!  The presentations were awesome!

Prezi

Working hard

Everyone has been working hard researching and practicing for our presentations.

Climate Zone links

The links below will help with your research packet:

Temperate Forest
Forest Animals
Forest Plants

Taiga
Taiga Animals
Taiga Plants

Rainforest
Rainforest Animals Animals 2
Rainforest Plants Plants 2

Deserts
Desert Animals
Desert Plants

Grasslands
Grassland Animals
Grassland Plants

Tundra
Tundra Animals
Tundra Plants

Chapter 16 Review Quiz

Click on the link below to review for our Weather quiz.

Chapter 16 Weather review

Dew Point Demo

Today's class demonstration was finding dew point. All of our classes were right on!! 51*F

When to wake up for the Lunar Eclipse

Here is a screen shot of what you'll see tonight starting at 3:25 A.M. The total lunar eclipse is visible at 5:25 A.M.

How was your weekend?

I hope you all had a great weekend! Be ready to work because we have a short week!!

Here is a picture from my weekend.

Quiz Tomorrow!

Quiz tomorrow Chapter 15 Atmosphere

Click on the link below for a quick review :)

Chapter 15 Review

Total Lunar Eclipse Coming Soon!!!

Colorful Convection Currents

Click on the link below to view the video we watched today on convection.  Try it at home!!!

Colorful Convection

Atmospheric Pressure

Today we reexamined our third goal with a demonstration.

Explain what causes air pressure.

Sorry it's upside down!!! :)

Unit 5 Earth's Air and Water

As we begin our next unit in science, we wrote down and discussed our student goals for the next few weeks. We have a variety of activities that will help our students understand and retain this information. Here is a picture of one of our projects we did Friday that relates to one of the student goals.

Describe the structure of Earth's atmosphere.

Chapter 1 Self Check Quiz

Click on the link below to take section 1 and section 2 quizzes.  Remember our first test is on Thursday!!!

Chapter 1 Self Check Quiz

Newton's Law of Motion

Today we studied about scientific laws. We discussed and demonstrated Newton's Law of Motion in class. Enjoy the videos below :)

Gummy Bear lab

Today we stared the Gummy Bear Lab. This activity is allowing our students practice the 6 steps of the Scientific Method. We collected all of our data today and will being graphing our results and concluding on Tuesday. Have a great weekend!!!

Observing tree stump cross sections

Today we began our first chapter of the new school year. We discussed the tsunami of 1700 and discussed how scientists dated it back to a major earthquake off the coast of the Pacific Northwest using tree stump cross sections. Here are a few pictures of student counting the annual growth rings.

Cup Challenge

Today we worked on our teamwork skills. Students had to stack a pyramid of 6 cups using only a rubber band and string. They did a fantastic job!!!

Welcome BACK!!!!

Welcome to 6th grade Earth science!  

We are going to have a fantastic year!!  

Try to check our class blog every day for new posts with important information. 

Chapter 24 Quizlets

Chapter 24:  Our Solar System Test is on Wednesday, May 7th.

Click on the links below to start reviewing:

Inner Planet Quizlet

Outer Planet Quizlet

Great American Campout

On June 28th the National Wildlife Federation is hosting the 10th Annual Great American Campout. For every person who pledges to camp, $2 will be donated to the NWF conservation work.

Click on the link below:

Great American Campout

Modeling our planets to scale

Here are a few pictures from our lab on Thursday. One of our unit objectives is to model the planets to scale.

Happy Earth Day

***Remember your homework for tonight is to pick up 10 items of litter.***

NASA Moon rocks!!!

NASA Moon rocks

 NASA meteorite samples

Chapter 23 Self-Check Quizzes

Make sure you are studying for Thursday's test!  Click on the link below and scroll down to Chapter 23 section1-3 quizzes.

Chapter 23 Self-Check Quizzes sections 1-3

Water Filtration home experiments

Here are a few students trying out the BASF water filtration kit at home.  Remember that if you send in a picture of you doing one of the 8 experiments, you will get some extra credit!!!

BASF kids' lab

Here are some pictures from the BASF water filtration kids' lab.

We had a great time!!!

This is a great idea!!!

I think every shelter should try this program!  Remember if your families are looking to add a pet to your family, check out our local shelters first.  

Click on the link below to view our local shelters and humane society website:

Kankakee County Humane Society

Kankakee County Animal Control

New Beginnings for Cats

Online review quiz

Try out these online quizzes to help you study for your test on Wednesday.

Click on the link below and scroll down to Chapter 21:

Chapter 21 sec.1 and sec 2 quizzes

Chapter 21 Test

Just a heads up, our test for Chapter 21:  Our Impact on Air and Water, is on Wednesday, March 12th. 

Start reviewing now!  :)

EekoHouse

Try out this game on PBS kids!

EekoHouse

Have a great weekend!!

Landfill building pics

Here are some pictures of our landfill constructions. I will post more over the next few weeks.

Warner Bridge

Warner Bridge ice jam! Great connection to one of our vocab words, stream discharge. The ground is still so frozen it is acting like pavement.

Remember test tomorrow!!!

Chapter 20 test

Tuesday, Feb. 25th Chapter 20 Test


Study Tools:

• Flipbook
• Textbook
• Chapter outline notes

Happy Snow Day :)

Click on the link below to check out today's winter storm:

http://weather.weatherbug.com/IL/Kankakee-weather/severe-weather/local-alerts.html?zcode=z6286

Enjoy your afternoon!!