Homework 9/30

There is no homework today.  As discussed in class, here is the extra credit question for math (part b only).  Hand in your answer on Monday if you choose to complete it.

Fabulous Body Facts 3

No homework today.  I am including the link to the video we watched about the muscles today (6B; 6A will see it tomorrow), in case you wanted to see it again. 

Fun video about the muscles

Here are some interesting facts about the muscles.  Enjoy!

1.  There are more than 600 muscles in the body.
2.  You need 72 muscles to speak.
3.  A pound of muscle burns 75-100 calories a day just by "being". 
4.  The tongue is the strongest muscle.
5.  The group of muscles that work together to blink your eye are the fastest muscles in your body.  They enable you to blink up to 5 times a second.  On average, you blink 15,000 times daily.  Women blink twice as often as men.
6.  The gluteus maximus (your butt muscle) is the largest muscle in your body.
7.  Your hand contains 20 different muscles.
8.  Muscles account for approximately 40% of your body weight.
9.  You take approximately 5 million steps per year using your leg muscles.
10.  You have all the muscle you will ever have at birth.

Bonus Point Question:  How many muscles does it take to smile?  How many does it take to frown?

Homework 9/28

Math 6A/6B:
1.  Finish study sheet (if not completed in class).
2.  Study for test.  Optional textbook questions:  page 50 #1-41

Science 6A/6B:
Complete the muscle packet, especially the two long-answer questions. 
This will be collected tomorrow.

6A:  Get math quiz signed and return it to school tomorrow!

Homework 9/27

Math 6B:
1.  Solving Variable Equations Using Mental Math
Practice Workbook pages 11-12
2.  Get math quiz signed and return it to school tomorrow.

Science 6B:
1.  Finish multiple-choice questions for "An Overview of the Musculatory System" packet.
2.  Study for the science quiz on cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.

Science 6A:
Study for the science quiz on cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.

Homework 9/26

Math 6B:
Evaluating Expressions
Practice Workbook pages 9-10

Homework 9/23

No math or science homework. 

Reading MAP test is on Monday at 10 AM.  Please make sure that you have a book at school with you, in case you finish early.  Let's put our best "paws" forward.

Enjoy the weekend! 

The sixth grade students are awesome!!!

I just wanted to take a moment and say how impressed I was today by all of you.  Everyone put so much effort into the math MAP test and the results show this.  Thank you for trying hard and doing your best.  The information will help me to teach you better. 

Ms. F    

Homework 9/22

Science 6A/6B:
We are going to Mr. Dineen's science lab next week to use the microscopes.  As a result, your homework tonight has to do with how to use a microscope. 

Here is the website you need to visit:
Virtual Microscope

Here is what you need to do:
1. Visit the website above and practice using a microscope.  (You will need to click on "the virtual scope" for it to appear.)
2. On a lined piece of paper, write step-by-step instructions that explain how to use a microscope. This will be collected in class tomorrow.

***If you can't get it to work, you can come to my room tomorrow morning at 7:30 am and I will gladly help you.***

Math 6A:
Solving Equations Using Mental Math
Practice Workbook pages 11-12  (Due Monday)

Homework 9/21

Math 6A:
Evaluating Expressions
Practice Workbook pages 9-10

Don't forget to arrive early tomorrow for the corn shucking, starting at 7:30 AM!

Homework 9/20

Math 6A/6B:
No homework

Science 6A/6B:
Complete the vocabulary boxes for our four new terms:  cell, tissue, organ, organ system

In case you have forgotten what you need to do, here are the instructions.
For each vocabulary word:
- Draw a picture (must be neat and colorful).
- Write a definition.
- Use it in a sentence, and underline (or highlight) the word where you have used it in the sentence.
- Color in the number at the top right, which shows how well you understand the meaning of the word.  As discussed in class, this is what the categories mean: 
4 = I understand the word, can use it in a sentence, and can explain it to someone else.
3 = I understand the word and can use it in a sentence.
2 = I understand the word, but am having trouble coming up with a sentence for it.
1 = I don't understand the word yet, but wrote down Ms. Fuezery's suggestion.

Here is an example of what your work should look like:

***Don't forget that tomorrow is an early release day, so you get out at noon!***

Homework 9/19

Math Quiz Tomorrow - 6A/6B
Topics covered:  addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponents and powers, order of operations

Math 6A:
Order of Operations - Part 2
Complete both sides of the worksheet that we started in class.

Math 6B:
Order of Operations
Practice Workbook page 7, all questions

Science 6A/6B:
1.  Complete the "Body Building Blocks" questions, if not already finished in class.
2.  Read "Organ and Tissue Transplants," and answer the four questions at the bottom of the page.  Please use full sentences in your answers.  This will be collected tomorrow.

Fabulous Body Facts 2

I wanted to share some fabulous facts about the brain.  Did you know that...
1. More electrical impulses are generated in one day by a single human brain than by all the telephones in the world?
2. The energy used by the brain is enough to light a 25 watt bulb?
3. Your brain is about 2% of your total body weight but uses 20% of your body's energy?
4. There are about 100 billion neurons (nerve cells) in the human brain, the same as the number of stars in our galaxy?
5. The slowest speed at which information travels between neurons is 416 km/h or 260 mph?  That's as "slow" as today's supercar's top speed (the Bugatti Veyron clocked at 253 mph).
6. The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen?  After that, cells begin to die.
7. The human brain is the fattest organ?  It may consist of at least 60% fat.


For a bonus point on a test, can you explain why the brain itself cannot feel pain?

Homework 9/16

Don't forget to cheer for the Patriots, who play the Chargers on Sunday. 
Go Pats!    

Math 6A:
Order of Operations - Part 1
Practice Workbook page 7, all questions except #11 and 12

Math 6B:
Powers and Exponents
Practice Workbook pages 5-6

*At student request, here is the link for the exponent video we watched in class today.   I hope that this helps.
Exponent Video - Click here

Homework 9/15

Math 6A:
Powers and Exponents
Practice Workbook pages 5-6

Math 6B:
Estimation continued
1.  Textbook page 14 #21-32 (if not completed in class)
2.  Practice Workbook pages 3-4 (remaining questions)

Homework 9/14

It was great meeting everyone's family yesterday.  Thank you to those who came!

Math 6A:
Estimation - continued
Practice Workbook pages 3-4 (remaining questions)

Math 6B:
Estimation
Practice Workbook page 3 # 1-12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22

Homework 9/13

Math - 6A
Estimating with whole number addition and subtraction
Practice Workbook page 3 # 1 - 12

Homework 9/12

1.  Math 6A/6B:
Practice Workbook pages 1-2

2.  Read the Parent/Student Handbook sent home today, and sign the last page.  Return the last page only to school tomorrow.

Don't forget:  Open-House tomorrow, 6:00-8:30 PM.

Football is finally here!

Is there anyone else out there who is as excited as I am that the football season has finally started again?  The Patriots play Monday against the Dolphins.  Can't wait!

Homework 9/9

1.  Complete white health form (Somerville School Health - Parent/Guardian Authorization for Over the Counter OTC Medication) and return it to school on Monday.

2.  Go outside and enjoy the nice weather, assuming that it stays as sunny as it is right now.

Also:
Please bring in a box of tissues.  Thank you to Phillips, Claudia, Joao Vitor, Jadson, Saja, Kiandra, and Isabela S. who have already brought one in for the class.  You guys are terrific!  

Fabulous Body Facts 1

Did you know that:
1.  Every square inch of the human body has about 19 million skin cells?
2.  Every hour about 1 billion cells in the human body must be replaced?
3.  The average human head has about 100,000 hairs?
4.  Hair is so strong that each hair can withstand the strain of 100 grams (3.5 ounces)?
     An average head of hair could hold 10-15 tons if only the scalp was strong enough!
5.  Hair has the highest rate of mitosis (cell division). An average hair grows 0.3 mm a day and 1 cm per month?

For a bonus point on your next test, answer the following question:
Why does hair turn gray?

Homework 9/8

Science 6A/6B:
Journal Title Page - due tomorrow (Friday)
- must be neat and colorful
- must have the following information
   - "Math/Science Journal"
   - your name
   - your homeroom:  6A or 6B

Welcome Back!

The first day is over and the school year has finally begun.  It was wonderful to meet all of you, and I will do my best to learn everyone's name ASAP.  I am looking forward to tomorrow!

Homework:
Visit the class website and write down the name of your favorite "math link" in your agenda.