Sarah Katbi

6th Grade Science

6th Grade Science: ESS

Day Date Topic Objective Activity Assessment HW Islamic Integration

Monday 2/13/2017 MAP Testing - Language Fairness and

equality: are we

giving others the

rights we owe

them? Are we being

fair to ourselves?

Tuesday 2/14/2017 Weather Describe the connection

between the water cycle

and the atmosphere

Discuss Ch. 4.1 and how weather

systems are affected by both the

atmosphere and the oceans.

Discussion, oral

questioning

Study for test!

Wednesday 2/15/2017 Clouds and

Precipitation

Explain how clouds form

and the three main

types of clouds

Identify the common

types of precipitation

Create a chart of the 3 main types

of clouds; compare and contrast

types of precipitation and how

each forms.

Venn diagram, chart Vocab, reading

Friday - Block 2/17/2017 Exam Ch. 3-4 Exam Test

Monday 2/20/2017 Parent/Teacher Conference Day

Tuesday 2/21/2017 Weather/Storms Describe floods and

droughts and their

effects

Identify major air

masses, types of fronts,

causes of cyclones

Go over Ch. 4.3-4.4. Discuss types

of precipitation, floods, and

droughts.

Notes, highlighting,

summary

Storms/Extre

me weather

project

Wednesday 2/22/2017 Storms Describe the main types

of storms

Discuss how different types of

storms form including tornadoes,

hurricanes, and thunderstorms:

foldable

Foldable

Friday - Block 2/24/2017 Predicting the

weather

Explain how weather

forecasters use

observations, data, and

technology to predict

the weather; weather

maps

(Ch. 4.6) Examine different types

of weather maps. Discuss how all

the tools we've talked about

previously, plus other

measurements can work together

to predict the weather.

Notes, highlighting,

discussion

Vocab