Mrs. Johnson's
6th Grade Science Class

Please click on the following words to go to the class work/homework page: 
Class work and homework

Louisiana Pass Website has a new part with sixth grade science.  Please click on the following to practice:  http://www.louisianapass.org/

Explore Learning website - Your child has a username and password.  www.explorelearning.com

Physical Science Internet 4 Classrooms http://www.internet4classrooms.com/eoc_physci.htm#quiz This website has a standardized test practice and important science information.

Soft Schools website http://www.softschools.com/science/ This website has all kinds of quizzes and games that are good practice for i-LEAP.

Look below for activities that are graded by six weeks. (This is subject to change.)
Grades for the 1st 6 weeks:

1. Shelter in Place Test

2. The Scientific Method

3. SpongeBob Safety

4.  Swingers Activity

5.  Swingers Graph

***** Mid six weeks*****

6.  Splat Activity

7. Brain Stretcher

8.  Bar Graph

9.  Black Boxes Experiment

10.  Chocolate Chip Ordeal Activity

11. Quantitative and Qualitative Observations

12.  Observations and Inferences

Grades for the 2nd 6 weeks:

1.  Bicycle on a Bridge Activity

2.  Using a Triple Beam Balance

3. Volume

4. Volume Lab

5. A Matter of Density

6. Density Lab

****Mid-six weeks ******

7. States of Matter  - (extra credit was given for some of the science puzzle worksheets if completed)

8.  Know Your States

9.  Make a State-ment

10.  Mean, Median, and Mode Worksheet using Explore Learning Gizmo

11. Volume Vs. Mass Experiment

12.  Battle of the Sweeteners Experiment

13.  Comparing Solubility Experiment

Extra Credit - If the students wrote in the Scantron test booklet, they had a chance to get up to three extra credit points.

Grades for the 3rd 6 weeks:

Extra Credit - worksheets labeled extra credit on Atoms (1 point each) - Given to students on September 16th.

1.  Separating Mixtures Experiment

2.  Atoms Periodic Trading Cards - Bohr Models

3.  Atoms Periodic Trading Cards - Correct completion of the atomic number, element name, atomic mass, protons, electrons, and neutrons

4.  Atoms Periodic Trading Cards - colored neatly and correctly placed.

5.  Adopt an Element Fact Sheet

6.  Adopt an Element PowerPoint - rubric is the third sheet

7.  Adopt an Element Presentation - tell other students about your element using your PowerPoint

8.  Fizz Quiz Experiment (endothermic and exothermic reactions)

***mid six weeks****

9.  Making Connections Experiment on Conductors and Insulators

10.  Common Chemicals - Computer Lab

11.  Motion in Review Experiment

Grades for the 4th 6 weeks:

1.  Moving Masses Experiment

2.  Action-Reaction in Action Experiment

3. A Matter of Gravity

4. Crash Dummies Experiment using computers and Vernier probes

***** mid -six weeks****  

5.  Convection and Conduction Explore Learning

6.  Water Cycle Explore Learning

7.  Energy Conversions Explore Learning

8.  The Grasshopper Game Experiment

9.  Speed

10.  Car Crashes - Video

11.  Friction Forces - using Chapter 5 and a partner

Extra Credit *** Fan Cart Physics, Heat Absorption, Rabbit Population, Distance-Time Graphs, Speed and Distance Worksheets***

Grades for the 5th 6 weeks:

1.  Energy Foldable on Kinetic Energy

2. Energy Foldable on Potential Energy

3.  Energy Foldable on Renewable Energy

4. Energy Foldable on Nonrenewable Energy

4.  Energy in the Home

6.  Energy Resources

7.  Waves

8.  Bill Nye: Energy

9.  Waves Cards

*** Mid-six weeks****

10. Light Worksheet

11.  Energy Publisher Document

12.  Energy Speech

Grades for the 6th 6 weeks:

1.  Color Absorption Packet

2.  Water Pollution

3.  Color Wheel

4.  The Electromagnetic Spectrum

5.  Earth Day Poster

6.  Earth Day Hand

7.  Global Warming Facts

8.  Computer Lab Printout of Earth Day Poster

9.  Making Connections

10.  Galileo Video Worksheet

11.  Lever

12. Lever Experiment

13.  Pledge