6th Grade Earth Science Schedule and Resources
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Curriculum Map for 2014-2015 (Official FSMS Teaching Schedule) click HERE
Curriculum Map for 2014-2015 (Official FSMS Teaching Schedule) click HERE
Syllabus for 2013 - 2014 School Year
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Lab Safety Contract
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Lab Safety Rules and Common Symbols Powerpoint Presentation HERE
Lab Safety Rules and Common Symbols Powerpoint Presentation HERE
Grade Raiser Policy
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Tools to Empower Students in Taking Responsibility For Their Own Learning
General - A brief video on awareness of brain processes for memory and optimal learning. How the Brain Learns HERE
Specific - A brief overview of Dr.Howard Gardner and his Theory of Multiple Intelligences. How do YOU learn best? Enjoy! HERE
Specific - Multiple Intelligences Song HERE
What is Science? What is the Scientific Method?
A Power Point Presentation on the Introduction to Science and the Scientific Method
How to Setup Graphs - a pdf Handout
How to Make Graphs - A Powerpoint Presentation
What are Variables - A Powerpoint Demonstration
How to Think Scientifically - Holt Science and Technology
The Scientific Method - A Summary
The Scientific Method - A Powerpoint Demo
Metric Mania - Understanding the Metric System
How to Setup Graphs - a pdf Handout
How to Make Graphs - A Powerpoint Presentation
What are Variables - A Powerpoint Demonstration
How to Think Scientifically - Holt Science and Technology
The Scientific Method - A Summary
The Scientific Method - A Powerpoint Demo
Metric Mania - Understanding the Metric System
Science Lab Safety and an Introduction to Earth Science
Introduction to the Fundamentals of Earth Science
(23 videos from Meredith Crocker)
Lab Safety Flash Cards Quiz - by Quizlet
Video - Science Lab Safety Rules - Meredith Crocker
Video - The Branches of Earth Science - Meredith Crocker
Video - Study Guide Review of Rocks, Minerals, Fossils, and Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources - Meredith Crocker
Introduction to the Fundamentals of Earth Science
(23 videos from Meredith Crocker)
Lab Safety Flash Cards Quiz - by Quizlet
Video - Science Lab Safety Rules - Meredith Crocker
Video - The Branches of Earth Science - Meredith Crocker
Video - Study Guide Review of Rocks, Minerals, Fossils, and Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources - Meredith Crocker
Unit 1 - Rocks and Minerals
Rock cycle animation
Crystal shapes
How do Igneous Rocks Form?
How do rocks undergo change?
Metamorphic rocks forming
Sedimentary rocks forming
Minerals in our environment
Class Notes - PowerPoint Presentation on the Types of Rock and Groups of Minerals
Class Notes - Power Point Presentation on Get the Dirt on Soil
Practice Test - Minerals
Practice Test - Rock Cycle-1
Practice Test - Rock Cycle-2
Video - Introduction to Igneous Rocks - Michael Sammartano
Video - Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks - Michael Sammartano
Video - Introduction to Metamorphic Rocks - Michael Sammartano
Video - Soil - Meredith Crocker
Video - The Rock Cycle and Igneous Rocks - Meredith Crocker
Video - Metamorphic Rocks - Meredith Crocker
Video - Sedimentary Rocks - Meredith Crocker
Video - Minerals and Mineral Identification - Meredith Crocker
Video - Uses of Minerals - Meredith Crocker
Video - Rocks and the Paleo Earth
Video - The Rocks of Georgia
Video - How to Identify Rocks
Crystal shapes
How do Igneous Rocks Form?
How do rocks undergo change?
Metamorphic rocks forming
Sedimentary rocks forming
Minerals in our environment
Class Notes - PowerPoint Presentation on the Types of Rock and Groups of Minerals
Class Notes - Power Point Presentation on Get the Dirt on Soil
Practice Test - Minerals
Practice Test - Rock Cycle-1
Practice Test - Rock Cycle-2
Video - Introduction to Igneous Rocks - Michael Sammartano
Video - Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks - Michael Sammartano
Video - Introduction to Metamorphic Rocks - Michael Sammartano
Video - Soil - Meredith Crocker
Video - The Rock Cycle and Igneous Rocks - Meredith Crocker
Video - Metamorphic Rocks - Meredith Crocker
Video - Sedimentary Rocks - Meredith Crocker
Video - Minerals and Mineral Identification - Meredith Crocker
Video - Uses of Minerals - Meredith Crocker
Video - Rocks and the Paleo Earth
Video - The Rocks of Georgia
Video - How to Identify Rocks
Unit 2 - Weathering and Erosion
Class Notes - Sample Test on Weathering and Erosion
Prezi on Weathering Processes and Rates
Landslide Monitoring in the US
Observe How Sediment is Deposited
Real Effects of Erosion
Video - Weathering and Erosion - Mr Parr
Video - Erosion Part 1 - MishScience8
Video - Erosion Part 2 - MishScience8
Video - Erosion Part 3 - MishScience8
Video - Erosion Lab Experiment - skeyscience
Video - Weathering - Meredith Crocker
Video - Erosion - Meredith Crocker
Video - Law of Superposition
Video - Comparing Porosity and Permeability
Unit 3 - Inside the Earth
Prezi on The Layers of the Earth
Short Quiz on Dating Fossils
Video - Sea Floor Spreading by Bill Nye
Video - Soil Horizons - Explained
Video - History of the Continents (How to make a Puzzle)
Video - Plate Boundary Rap - Mr. Comerford
Video - Plate Boundaries - Chris Merkert
Video - Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundaries - Lovedahl Science
Video - Plate Tectonics - Geo Dharma
Video - Continental Drift - Michael Sammartano
Video - Geologic Time - mrsymath
Video - Plate Tectonics - Meredith Crocker
Video - Layers of the Earth - Meredith Crocker
Video - Fossil Evidence and Continental Drift - Meredith Crocker
Video - Introduction to Volcanoes - Frank Gregorio
Video - Introduction to Earthquakes - Frank Gregorio
Video - Earthquakes Introduction - George Berry
Video - Earthquake in Napa, California in 2014
Video - How to Triangulate the Epicenter of an Earthquake - Michael Sammartano
Video - Geography Lesson-What is a Volcano? - Twig World
Soil Profile PDF
Soil Conservation Powerpoint Presentation Display
Soil Conservation Power Point Presentation Download
Interactive Earth's layers
Plate Tectonics - The Moorlands School
FAQ about Plate Tectonics - IRIS
Review of Plate Tectonics game
Interactive Plate Tectonics - Learner
Plate Boundaries - Learner
Interactive Convergent Boundaries - Learner
Interactive Divergent and Transform Boundaries - Learner
Earth Plates Animations - IRIS
Formations of Islands from Hot Spots
Earthquakes - USGS
Recent Seismic Activity Worldwide - IRIS
Recent Seismic Activity USA -USGS
Earthquake Animations - USGS
US volcanoes - when will they erupt? - USGS
Earthquakes 101 - National Geographic Video
Survival, a Disaster Simulation Game - UN/ISDR
Predicting Earthquakes - NOVA Science Now Video
Glossary of Earthquake Terms - USGS
Unit 4 - Water in Earth's Processes
Ocean basics
What is the water cycle?
Want to know even more?
Drought or flood in the US?
Aquifer
Groundwater
Video - Long Way Down: The Mariana Trench - National Geographic
Video - Deepest Ocean in the World: The Mariana Trench - HD Universe Channel
Video - The Water Cycle - National Science Foundation
Video - Origin of Oceans (3:45)
Video - The Water Cycle - Meredith Crocker
Video- INSTRUCTIONAL Video Lesson: Global Water Distribution
Video - INSTRUCTIONAL Video Lesson: Oceans - Composition and Locations (7:39 min.)
Video - INSTRUCTIONAL Video Lesson: Waves, Currents, and Tides
Video - INSTRUCTIONAL Video Lesson: Oceans - Subsurface Topography (7:28)
Video - INSTRUCTIONAL Video Lesson: Oceans, Climates, and Local Winds (9:55 min.)
Video - Cool Water Cycle Song
Video - The Water Cycle, with music
Video - Aquifer Types
Video - Tides
Video - Oceans Biography of the Earth - National Geographic
Video - Ocean Currents
Video - Coriolis Effect Explained
Video - Global Wind Patterns
Video - Surface Ocean Currents
Video - Deep Currents Bill Nye
Video - Pacific Garbage Patch
Unit 5 - Climate and Weather
Class Notes - Reasons for the Seasons
Class Notes - Kinds of Clouds
Class Notes - Video on Atmosphere Earth's Biography - National Geographic
Class Notes - Atmosphere Worksheet to accompany viewing of video
Cold Front vs. Warm Front, A Visualization
Thunderstorms - NOAA
Tropical weather - NOAA
How to read surface weather maps - NOAA
Hurricanes: Science and Society
Video - Warm Air Rises - The Spinning Plate Experiment - George Mehler
Video - Global Winds - Meredith Crocker
Video - Understanding Weather and Climate
Video - What is the Atmosphere?
Video - Reveal Earth's Atmosphere
Video - INSTRUCTIONAL Video Lesson: Weather Climate and Seasons
Video - How Heat Affects Weather Patterns
Video - Moisture and Evaporation of the Ocean
Video - INSTRUCTIONAL Video Lesson: Fronts and Severe Weather
Unit 6 - Universe and Solar System
Planet Facts
Google sky
Epicycles
Geocentric vs Heliocentric
Geocentric model
Historical views
GAMES !!! (NASA)
NASA- planets
Planetary motion (Really Cool Animations)
Play with our solar system! (PC only)
What about Pluto !?!?
Want to know more?
The Solar Storms of 2012 (NASA)
The Scale of the Universe - Demonstration, really cool...
Video - Ambition, the stylized look at the Rosetta Comet Landing Mission of 2014
Video - Historical Models of the Solar System
Video - Gravity - Schoolhouse Rock
Video - The Planets
Video - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors
Video - Our Solar System by Carl Sagan
Video - The Solar System: A Brief Glance
Video - Moon Phases Song by Mr Parr
Video - Universe, Galaxies, and Solar System - Meredith Crocker
Video - Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors - Meredith Crocker
Video - A Universe of Galaxies - Skoalar
Video - Asteroid vs Comet - History Channel
Video - How to Make a Meteor Crater - Bristol Science
Video - Meteorites - NEOk12 BBC
Unit 7 - Earth, Moon, and the Stars
Class Notes - Features of the Sun
Class Notes - Planetary Facts
Class Notes - Planet Facts
Class Presentation - 6 Days, Nights, Years, Satellites PDF
Impact crater game
Earth's tilt simulator
Moon phases animation
Gravity
Eclipses
Video - What a Year on Earth Really Looks Like
Video - Motion of Planetary Objects in the Sky
Video - Relative Positions of Earth, Moon, Sun
Video - Moon Phases and Eclipses - Meredith Crocker
Video - The Phases of the Moon - History Channel
Class Notes - Planetary Facts
Class Notes - Planet Facts
Class Presentation - 6 Days, Nights, Years, Satellites PDF
Impact crater game
Earth's tilt simulator
Moon phases animation
Gravity
Eclipses
Video - What a Year on Earth Really Looks Like
Video - Motion of Planetary Objects in the Sky
Video - Relative Positions of Earth, Moon, Sun
Video - Moon Phases and Eclipses - Meredith Crocker
Video - The Phases of the Moon - History Channel
Unit 8 - Human Impact
Video - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources - Meredith Crocker
Video - Soil Erosion caused by Human Activity
Video - Human Impact on Earth
Video - Conserving Natural Resources
Video - Wind, Solar, Water Sources of Energy
