It's the last day of 2011... I wonder what the new year will bring. Have you thought about your new year's resolution yet? Mine is to be more patient, especially with my sisters. (See, even adults have to work on that.)
Happy New Year!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Hope You're Enjoying the Vacation!
I hope that everyone has had a nice and restful vacation so far.
It's the last day of 2011... I wonder what the new year will bring. Have you thought about your new year's resolution yet? Mine is to be more patient, especially with my sisters. (See, even adults have to work on that.)
Happy New Year!
It's the last day of 2011... I wonder what the new year will bring. Have you thought about your new year's resolution yet? Mine is to be more patient, especially with my sisters. (See, even adults have to work on that.)
Happy New Year!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Homework 12/21
Science 6B:
What is inside the Earth? - Read and complete the worksheet.
Also: Thanks to Keven, here is a fun little game about fighting diseases. Enjoy!
Sleepy Germs Game
What is inside the Earth? - Read and complete the worksheet.
Also: Thanks to Keven, here is a fun little game about fighting diseases. Enjoy!
Sleepy Germs Game
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Homework 12/19
Science 6A/6B:
Get science test signed and return it to school tomorrow.
Human Body Diagrams are due tomorrow!
Get science test signed and return it to school tomorrow.
Human Body Diagrams are due tomorrow!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Homework 12/16
Human body diagram project will be due on Tuesday (you still have one class period to work on it on Monday).
No homework this weekend. Enjoy!
No homework this weekend. Enjoy!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
New Science Project 12/14
No homework today.
Here is a preview of the new science project which you will be starting tomorrow, and which will be done in class during the next week of time.
Body Diagram Instructions:
1. Trace the outline of a body onto the large sheet of paper.
2. Working as a group, add the following systems to your "body", using a pencil:
- nervous system
- circulatory system
- respiratory system
- digestive system
- skeletal system (2 points each)
3. Color each system a different color.
4. Describe the function of each system on the paper around the outside of the "body", using point-form.
- nervous system
- circulatory system
- respiratory system
- digestive system
- skeletal system
- muscles (2 points each)
+ 2 points for overall neatness and effort
+ 4 individual points for effort and conduct
Total - Out of 28 points
*If you are curious about what this will end up looking like, look up the student work from last year on the blog.
Here is a preview of the new science project which you will be starting tomorrow, and which will be done in class during the next week of time.
2. Working as a group, add the following systems to your "body", using a pencil:
- nervous system
- circulatory system
- respiratory system
- digestive system
- skeletal system (2 points each)
3. Color each system a different color.
4. Describe the function of each system on the paper around the outside of the "body", using point-form.
- nervous system
- circulatory system
- respiratory system
- digestive system
- skeletal system
- muscles (2 points each)
+ 2 points for overall neatness and effort
+ 4 individual points for effort and conduct
Total - Out of 28 points
*If you are curious about what this will end up looking like, look up the student work from last year on the blog.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Homework 12/13
No math homework.
Science 6A/6B:
What happens to a burger? - worksheet
Instructions: Pretend that you are a hamburger. Tell the story of what happens to you when you get eaten. Write a paragraph using the chain words in order on the left of the worksheet to describe what occurs at each step.
Don't forget to wear warm clothes tomorrow for the "Frost Bowl".
Science 6A/6B:
What happens to a burger? - worksheet
Instructions: Pretend that you are a hamburger. Tell the story of what happens to you when you get eaten. Write a paragraph using the chain words in order on the left of the worksheet to describe what occurs at each step.
Don't forget to wear warm clothes tomorrow for the "Frost Bowl".
Monday, December 12, 2011
Homework 12/12
Math 6A/6B:
Finish your mini-graphing book for use during tomorrow's test.
Science 6A/6B:
Complete all parts of the digestive system packet which we started in class today.
Finish your mini-graphing book for use during tomorrow's test.
Science 6A/6B:
Complete all parts of the digestive system packet which we started in class today.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Fabulous Body Facts 9
Enjoy:
It takes about six months for a toenail, and three months for a fingernail, to grow from the base to the tip.
The pop you get when you crack your knuckles is a bubble of gas escaping from the joints between finger bones.
A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately two teeth every ten years.
Beards are the fastest growing hairs on the human body. If the average man never trimmed his beard, it would grow nearly 30 feet (9m) long in his lifetime.
The hairs on your arms are programmed to stop growing every couple of months, so they stay short. But the hair follicles on your head are programmed to grow for years at a time, so this type of hair can grow very long.
An average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.
Every human being has a unique smell shared by no other human being.
Humans are the only primates that don't have dark pigment in the palms of their hands.
If locked in an airtight room, you will die by breathing your own carbon dioxide, which is poisonous, rather than from lack of oxygen.
It takes about six months for a toenail, and three months for a fingernail, to grow from the base to the tip.
The pop you get when you crack your knuckles is a bubble of gas escaping from the joints between finger bones.
A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately two teeth every ten years.
Beards are the fastest growing hairs on the human body. If the average man never trimmed his beard, it would grow nearly 30 feet (9m) long in his lifetime.
The hairs on your arms are programmed to stop growing every couple of months, so they stay short. But the hair follicles on your head are programmed to grow for years at a time, so this type of hair can grow very long.
An average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.
Every human being has a unique smell shared by no other human being.
Humans are the only primates that don't have dark pigment in the palms of their hands.
If locked in an airtight room, you will die by breathing your own carbon dioxide, which is poisonous, rather than from lack of oxygen.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Homework 12/7
Math 6A/6B:
Mean, Median, Mode, and Range - Worksheet, first side only
(second side is extra credit)
Science 6A/6B:
Complete the study sheet for tomorrow's test on the circulatory and respiratory system.
Mean, Median, Mode, and Range - Worksheet, first side only
(second side is extra credit)
Science 6A/6B:
Complete the study sheet for tomorrow's test on the circulatory and respiratory system.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Homework 12/6
Math 6A/6B:
Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
Practice Workbook pages 29-30
Science 6A/6B:
"Mucus, Boogers, and Snot - How Gross!" - Read the article and answer all questions, if not completed in class.
Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
Practice Workbook pages 29-30
Science 6A/6B:
"Mucus, Boogers, and Snot - How Gross!" - Read the article and answer all questions, if not completed in class.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Homework 12/5
Math 6A/6B:
Circle Graphs - worksheet (both sides)
Science 6A/6B:
Open-Response question and diagram: How Cells Get Oxygen
Circle Graphs - worksheet (both sides)
Science 6A/6B:
Open-Response question and diagram: How Cells Get Oxygen
Friday, December 2, 2011
Homework 12/2
Math 6A/6B:
Frequency Tables and Line Plots
Practice Workbook pages 21 - 22
No science homework
Have a great weekend!
Frequency Tables and Line Plots
Practice Workbook pages 21 - 22
No science homework
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Homework 12/1
Math 6A/6B:
Line Graphs - continued
Practice Workbook pages 25 - 26
Get math test signed and return to school tomorrow!
As promised in class, here are the links to the two videos that we watched in class:
Adventurous Chase of the White Blood Cell
Flu Attack! How a virus invades your body
Line Graphs - continued
Practice Workbook pages 25 - 26
Get math test signed and return to school tomorrow!
As promised in class, here are the links to the two videos that we watched in class:
Adventurous Chase of the White Blood Cell
Flu Attack! How a virus invades your body
Fabulous Body Facts 8
Did you know that:
1. A single brain cell can communicate with as many as 25,000 other cells at one time?
2. Waking up to a beeping alarm clock traumatizes the nervous system and can lead to heart attacks in susceptible people? Soft music on a clock radio is a safer alternative.
3. Your heart pumps 3,600 gallons (13,623 liters) of blood in one day?
4. Your body makes 10 billion white blood cells every day?
5. Another word for white blood cell is macrophage, which means "big eater"? This refers to the fact that white cells absorb harmful bacteria.
6. In a human, the only cells without a nucleus are the red blood cells?
7. There are about five million red blood cells in a tiny droplet of blood?
8. It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circulate through the whole body?
9. A red blood cell has a lifespan of about 120 days?
10. Every square inch of human skin contains about 20 feet (6 m) of blood vessels?
11. Average humans have 93,000 miles of blood vessels in their body?
12. It takes about six months for a toenail, and three months for a fingernail, to grow from the base to the tip?
Bonus point question: Why do we call the chicken pox the "chicken" pox, when it did not come from chickens?
1. A single brain cell can communicate with as many as 25,000 other cells at one time?
2. Waking up to a beeping alarm clock traumatizes the nervous system and can lead to heart attacks in susceptible people? Soft music on a clock radio is a safer alternative.
3. Your heart pumps 3,600 gallons (13,623 liters) of blood in one day?
4. Your body makes 10 billion white blood cells every day?
5. Another word for white blood cell is macrophage, which means "big eater"? This refers to the fact that white cells absorb harmful bacteria.
6. In a human, the only cells without a nucleus are the red blood cells?
7. There are about five million red blood cells in a tiny droplet of blood?
8. It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circulate through the whole body?
9. A red blood cell has a lifespan of about 120 days?
10. Every square inch of human skin contains about 20 feet (6 m) of blood vessels?
11. Average humans have 93,000 miles of blood vessels in their body?
12. It takes about six months for a toenail, and three months for a fingernail, to grow from the base to the tip?
Bonus point question: Why do we call the chicken pox the "chicken" pox, when it did not come from chickens?
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