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6th Grade Earth Science Schedule and Resources

Click on the links below for more information 

Curriculum Map for 2014-2015 (Official FSMS Teaching Schedule)  click  HERE


Syllabus for 2013 - 2014 School Year

Download Class Syllabus document HERE 

Lab Safety Contract

Download the Lab Safety Contract document click HERE 
Lab Safety Rules and Common Symbols Powerpoint Presentation HERE 

Grade Raiser Policy

Download Grade Raiser Policy document HERE 

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 

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

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 
Music Videos
Interactive Games

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

music videos
Interactive Games

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  


music videos
interactive games

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
 

music videos
Interactive Games

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 - Global Winds and Jet Streams - Pamela Lesley
Video - Air Pressure - The Egg and the Bottle - Jared Hottenstein
Video - Introduction to Our Atmosphere - Mr. Gregorio
Video - A Journey Through the Atmosphere - Uppsalaintiativet
Video - Layers of the Atmosphere - Mr. Sammartano
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 

music videos
Interactive Games

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
music videos
Interactive Games

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


music videos
Interactive Games

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 

music videos
Interactive Games

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