Electricity - Tim and Moby Style

No One Explains it Better!  

Watch these twoTim and Moby clips on electricity and circuits (click on the picture - sign in as singapor, singapor). Take the quiz to see how well you understand electricity.

Elodea Lab

From the cell webquest and the onion and cheek cell labs you've learned a few fundamental differences between plant and animal cells. Both plant and animal cells have a cell membrane, but only the plant cell also has a cell wall. In the elodea lab you can clearly see the structure and function of each. The process you will see is called plasmolysis - you'll do some further reading on it in the lab. Plasmolysis in action! 

Lab Part 3:

Upload the video to your blog

Go to this link and click on the diffusion/osmosis basic principal. Read about diffusion and osmosis.

Then click on the plasmolysis animation.  Watch the animation carefully. On your video blog post, explain what happened, using the following questions as a guide.

1. What happens to the cells as the salt water flows under the cover slip?

2. Why does this happen? 
3. Why didn’t the outer boundary of the cell collapse?

4. Why do plants wilt when there is not enough water?

Water Project Reflection

Please think carefully about each question and answer it thoughtfully and thoroughly.

Finalizing Project

WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

GREAT JOB ON YOUR PROGRESS EVERYONE!

                                                                    

CHECK - Presentation Guidelines for class and water presentation day


STUDENT DATA - PROJECT UPDATES AND INFORMATION

Cell Webquest

Today in class we're going to be 'questing' for information about cells.

Click on the cell picture to take you to the quest.  MAKE A COPY  of the document and put it in the dropbox before you begin. Fill out the document as you go along.

Microscope Practice

For extra practice with the compound microscope - do some virtual work using the same website as we use in our manual-virtual urchin. 
Click on the microscope icon to take you there. Peruse and work through the list of items on the left hand side of the site. It's kinda fun!  Scan the QR code for an extra little piece of information.

Singapore's 4 National Taps

The Water Project is Launched!

LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

I love to see so many of you excited for this challenge!

                                                                    

For those of you who were absent - here are the guidelines:  

PROJECT GUIDELINES AND CALENDAR.  

Click HERE for ideas generated by your classmates.

Don't forget that you need to bring the planning sheet back to class with parent's signature before you begin.  Planning sheets and signatures - due at the end of the week.

Presentation Guidelines for class and water presentation day

STUDENT DATA - PROJECT UPDATES AND INFORMATION

Solutions

We've discussed global water problems and shared startling water facts.
Now let's look at some of the things people and organizations are doing to help. 

1. Check out the following websites - and any others you find on your own.
   
2. When you find a piece of information you'd like to share, put it on the padlet wall below, as I showed in class. 
• (Just double click on the padlet wall and type your information.  Be sure to include your name.  You will need to save a picture to your desktop, then click on the middle icon of your padlet post and upload)
  
3. Hopefully this will work! If not, then just comment on the post and share your information. There are so many wonderful organizations and inventions out there!  Here are a few.....

ICT
The water project, 
Global Water Challenge,
The Other 90 Percent,
Water.org .

When you share your information on the wall, PLEASE TRY NOT TO OVERLAP ENTRIES ONTO EACH OTHER.  You can move the wall around by dragging it and moving it right or down.  That way we'll have plenty of room for everyone.

Created with Padlet

What Wretched Beasties Live in Water?

Today in class you had the opportunity to see all the 'wretched beasties' in the digital microscopes.  Yuk! Here are some of mine -- Imagine drinking THAT?

 For homework tonight, upload the protist pictures and videos from class.  Comment on the types of protists or other water life you found in your samples (click here to find information about the water microbes) and then visit the sites below to find three facts about our global water problems and waterborne infectious disease.  Either add them to your blog or write them down and be ready to share in class.
Here are a few suggested sites - but you can research your own as well.   You might find better sites! Please use more than one site.                    
http://water.org/learn-about-the-water-crisis/facts
http://blueplanetnetwork.org/water/facts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_crisis

Great Video on Viruses

Typhoid Mary - The Most Dangerous Woman in the World

If curious.... scan the QR code.

Map of Infectious Disease

Click on the map to view infectious disease outbreaks around the world.

To find out more about a disease, follow your research guide (in your dropbox) and answer the key questions regarding microbes and disease prevention.  We will be using it next class block.  This is just a research guide, so you can use bullet points or notes to answer the questions. It doesn't have to be full sentences - but you do need to be thorough.

Microbes

Microbes from gr8scribbler

Acid/Base Quiz Take 2

Quiz

How Viruses Work

Tricky and confusing.... but this clip does a pretty good job explaining how viruses work.

Germs!

We're beginning our study of microlife and infectious disease. Bill Nye gives us an overall view of the microbes we'll be studying - in true Bill Nye fashion. Enjoy.

 

Acid Base Test Part 1

Acid/ Base Test Part One

The Importance of pH

Here's a pretty good website with information on the pH of our body.  You might find it interesting.
Body pH

If you do use the pH strip at home - Please don't bring the strip into class!

Review for Chemistry Test

Chemistry Quiz is coming up.  If you'd like to 'test' yourself on what we've covered so far,  click here , print and fill it out.  You can check your answers here.

Then play Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Review below.

The Magic that Makes Chemistry Happen

GET READY FOR CHEMISTRY!

BILLS WAY

Cartesian Diver Homework

Submarine Homework

Helping Hand --- Click on THIS WEBSITE to help you understand more about submarines!

Mass, Volume, and Density!

This guy is AWESOME!  He makes me laugh and makes me sing!!  Singalong to Mr. Edmonds to understand more........ Singalong!!!

Helping Hand of Science - MASS

Review of EVERYTHING about Volume

The Helping Hand of Science --- Kind of goofy - but if you need some review of volume of liquids, solids, displaced water - take a look.  It's LOOONG too - so just scroll to the parts where you might need review.  Comment and let me know if it helped you understand.

Gumby and Pokey

Click on the picture to view a short episode of the 6year old Mrs. Hill's FAVORITE show!

Practice Volume of Liquids

         Click on the picture and scroll through for a little more practice with graduated cylinders

Reflect Upon your Learning Behaviors

Bill Explains It Best!

Measurement

Let's practice some simple metric measurement.  Click on the picture and scroll through the tutorial to see how accurate you are.

As you go through, read the metric system information carefully and see if you can understand how it works.  The meter is the basic unit of measurement for length.

                                                                                                                 

Observation

Keen observation.  In science,  observation and data collection and analysis are key to solving problems.  Watch this clip and see if you can accurately count the number of passes made by the team in white.  Observation! 

Lab Equipment Review

Want a little more practice?  Try this Equipment Review

Laboratory equipment self review 2013 from sinnes

Lab Safety

Welcome to Sixth Grade Science!

Welcome to Mrs. Hill's  blog site - where indeed learning occurs in the oddest of places.  We'll be using our blogs throughout the year for homework and to document our learning and share information.  I find it to be a fantastic way to interact with each other and give each other feedback as we go along.   It will also become the primary learning site for our class this year.  I'm excited!  Are you?  Let's have an AWESOME year.

Bits and Bots Electricity Review

Clean Energy from Hot Air Drafts

http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/07/solar-wind-energy-tower/

Wireless Electricity - Ask Derek!

Click on the picture to find out about Wireless Electricity.  Interesting!  Thanks, Derek

Electricity - Tim and Moby Style!

No One Explains it Better!  

Watch these twoTim and Moby clips on electricity and circuits (click on the picture - sign in as singapor, singapor). Take the quiz to see how well you understand electricity.

Hey Soon to be Teenagers... Time to Rethink Geek.... He's Changing the World!

Thanks, Derek! Check this out everyone....

Derek shared this video with me and I thought it was spectacular. Imagine being able to convert salt water into fresh water without using the enormous amount of energy needed today.  Thanks for sharing, Derek!

Elodea Lab

From the cell webquest and the onion and cheek cell labs you've learned a few fundamental differences between plant and animal cells. Both plant and animal cells have a cell membrane, but only the plant cell also has a cell wall. In the elodea lab you can clearly see the structure and function of each. The process you will see is called plasmolysis - you'll do some further reading on it in the lab. Plasmolysis in action!

Lab Part Three:

Upload the video to your blog

Go to this link and click on the diffusion/osmosis basic principal. Read about diffusion and osmosis.

Then click on the plasmolysis animation.  Watch the animation carefully. On your video blog post, explain what happened, using the following questions as a guide.

1. What happens to the cells as the salt water flows under the cover slip?

2. Why does this happen?

3.    Why didn’t the outer boundary of the cell collapse?

4. Why do plants wilt when there is not enough water?

Water Project Reflection

FIELD TRIP REMINDERS

SCROLL through the slideshow for our field trip reminders.  Do NOT forget a water bottle!!  If you need a reminder of your group and bus number - click here

2014 sungei reminder powerpoint from sinnes

SUNGEI BULOH SIGN UPS

Click on the image to sign up for your hike of choice

WEBQUEST

Today in class we're going to be 'questing' for information about cells.

Click on the cell picture to take you to the quest.  MAKE A COPY  of the document and put it in the dropbox before you begin. Fill out the document as you go along.

TAKE A BREAK - SUPER COOL RAT TRICKS!

Thanks Mr. Olsen - super cool HS science teacher - for sharing this video!

MICROSCOPE WORK

For extra practice with the compound microscope - do some virtual work using the same website as we used in our manual-virtual urchin. 
Click on the microscope icon to take you there. Peruse and work through the list of items on the left hand side of the site. It's kinda fun!  Scan the QR code for an extra little piece of information.

THE WATER PROJECT IS HERE!!!

LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

I love to see so many of you excited for this challenge!

                                                                    

For those of you who were absent - here are the guidelines:  

PROJECT GUIDELINES AND CALENDAR.  

Don't forget that you need to bring the planning sheet back to class with parent's signature before you begin.  Planning sheets and signatures - due at the end of the week.

SOLUTIONS

Created with Padlet

We've discussed global water problems and shared startling water facts.  Now let's look at some of the things people and organizations are doing to help. Check out these websites - and any others you find on your own. When you find a piece of information you'd like to share, put it on the padlet wall above, as I showed in class. Hopefully this will work! If not, then just comment on the post and share your information. There are so many wonderful organizations and inventions out there!  Here are a few.....
ICT
The water project, 
Global Water Challenge,
The Other 90 Percent,
Water.org .

When you share your information on the wall, PLEASE TRY NOT TO OVERLAP ENTRIES ONTO EACH OTHER.  You can move the wall around by dragging it and moving it right or down.  That way we'll have plenty of room for everyone.

Just move it until you find a good bit of blue, then double click and begin typing your information..Make sure you write the name of the organization or invention and also write a bit of information about it.   You can upload a picture or even video if you wish as well. Let's try to see if we can get everyone posting something different.

MICRO LIFE IN A DROP OF WATER!

Today in class you had the opportunity to see all the 'wretched beasties' in the digital microscopes.  Yuk! Here are some of mine -- Imagine drinking THAT?

 For homework tonight, upload the protist pictures and videos from class.  Comment on the types of protists or other water life you found in your samples (click here to find information about the water microbes) and then visit the sites below to find three facts about our global water problems and waterborne infectious disease.  Either add them to your blog or write them down and be ready to share in class.
Here are a few suggested sites - but you can research your own as well.   You might find better sites! Please use more than one site.                    
http://water.org/learn-about-the-water-crisis/facts
http://blueplanetnetwork.org/water/facts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_crisis

30,000 YEAR OLD VIRUS REVIVED!

BUBONIC PLAGUE

Typoid Mary was certainly the most famous carrier in the world, but what about the most famous vector?  Is there a most famous vector too?  The mosquitos which carry dengue and malaria are well known culprits, but in the late 1800s and early 1900s it was a little fellow that lived on the rat that came to stardom.  Watch this very short segment on the bubonic plague by clicking on the picture (adapted from Science Odyssee).

Click for Homework reading and questions - Answer analysis questions 1-4 on C-18.  Answer in journal.

The full video of the the bubonic plague.  The episode starts around 4:50.

TYPHOID MARY

In class we played the role of epidemiologists, trying to find the carrier of a disease that is spreading through Sauk Junior High School.  The most famous carrier in the world was a lady by the name of Mary Malone, more commonly called "Typhoid Mary".  if we didn't finish in class or if you are absent be sure to view it.  It is a fifty five minute documentary on Typhoid Mary.  If curious.... scan the QR code.

EPIDEMICS EVERYWHERE!!

MICROBES EVERYWHERE!!!!

Public Service Announcement Guidelines

Public Service Announcement Rubric.

The Spread of Infectious Disease

Germs!

We're beginning our study of microlife and infectious disease. Bill Nye gives us an overall view of the microbes we'll be studying - in true Bill Nye fashion. Enjoy.

 

Acid Base Jeopardy and Study Guide

Acid/Base Study Guide
Test your knowledge worksheet - (If you turn in this worksheet - you will get an extra point on your quiz- evidence of studying.)

The Importance of pH

Here's a pretty good website with information on the pH of our body.  You might find it interesting.
Body pH

If you do use the pH strip at home - Please don't bring the strip into class!

Explore More about the pH Scale

Click on the picture to explore more about acids and bases.

Have fun with your Cabbage Investigation!

UNDERSTAND BIG!

This is the final week for Chemical and Physical Properties and Change!  Check your Understanding.....

THERE'S MORE STUDY RESOURCES!

1. Test yourself - CLICK -- this interactive site
2. If you want to take a practice reveiw - print this and fill it out.  
3. Then check your answers here.

Be sure to check the notes and lessons tabs on our class blog as well.

 At Home Chemistry need to be finished by Wed/Thurs. of this week.

Create some study guides of your own - whether flash cards, quizlets, review sheets..... Bring them in to class and earn some extra points on your quiz!

What Does Chemistry Have to Do with YOU?

The Magic that Makes Chemistry Happen!

Is it magic?  Or is it science?  
If you didn't get all of the notes from class today -scroll through the ppt.

Chemical and Physical Change

My heros - Tim and Moby.  Watch their clip on chemical and physical change and just like before (click on the picture) - take the quiz, print, paste in your journal. Make sure it is done by next class so we can begin our CHEMISTRY STATIONS~

If you want to start your At Home Chemistry make sure you review physical and chemical change from the notes beforehand.  The due date for that is not yet determined but you'll have at least a week to get them done.  Check supplies beforehand - and have fun!  

Chemistry with Tim and Moby

Watch Tim and Moby's  episode Chemical Equations and take the quiz.  Print your quiz results and GLUE IN YOUR JOURNAL.

We will be exploring these concepts for the next week.  I love Tim and Moby!  Moby especially - He's the man!  Tin? Robot guy/person/thing?

Click on the picture and type in your user name and password:  singapor

(no e)

CHEMISTRY!

In the ziplock lab you saw a complete chemical reaction which led to a chemical change. Crazy. The chemical and physical properties lab let you discover that it's the chemical properties of a substance that determines how that substance behaves. Today in class we'll look at states of matter as a physical change ---- and play with some really interesting changes!

State of matter 2013 from sinnes

Experimental Design

Our Experiments are Ready to Go!  If you want to see each class animal investigation, click on the picture of hamster head!  

To view the answer key for your test review - click here

Analysis of Data

The 6A Clinical Trial is complete and the data has been compiled!

- Create a double bar graph and embedd into your blog (taking a screen shot is the easiest way)

Analyze all results and write a complete summary of whether the FDA would approve this medicine. SUPPORT YOUR OPINION WITH EVIDENCE!  Use the notes from class to help you.

Oh... and by the way.... You might want to make sure you're VERY familiar with the good graphing guidelines as well.  Click Here for a reminder.

6A Clinical Trial Results

In good experimental design, the larger the sample size the better.  Today in class we worked with data from all 6A to

look at the effects of new headache medicine.

By doing this we jumped from a sample size of 20 to a sample size of 101. This information will be much more valid.

Following the guidelines for graphing from class, create a bar graph showing the 6A clinical trial results It should:
- be done in your journal
- be a double bar graph
- show percentages rather than raw data.

Clinical Trials

Clinical Research from ECRAN project on Vimeo.

Using Relevant Evidence to Make Trade Offs

Today in class we spent a good deal of time analyzing Dr. Goldberger's investigation of Pellagra. Writing an analysis of a scientific investigation is quite difficult; you need to be able to identify key evidence with the appropriate number of facts, data, and observation.  We practiced recognizing relevant evidence in class.  For homework, use relevant evidence and identify trade offs to support your opinion on the question below.  Remember that a trade off is giving up something in order to gain something.  Before any decision is made, you need to look at the trade offs and make sure it's all worth it.  Use the trade off rubric (same as the one in your journal) as a guide to answer the following question:

To investigate his hypothesis, Dr.Goldberger had prisoners volunteer to be fed a poor diet; as a result 7 out of 11 of the prisoners developed Pellagra.  What do you think about Dr. Goldberger's decision to experiment on people?  Support your answer with evidence and identify the trade-offs of your decision. 

 Make sure you write this on a GoogleDoc

Hint: To write a complete answer, first give an explanation of the experiment and state your opinion. Provide two or more pieces of evidence that support your opinion.  Then consider all sides of the issue and identify the trade-offs of your decision.

Studying People Scientifically

From Saving Fred to The Chopstick Challenge, approaching problems involves well thought out methods.

What if you're studying people instead of solving a problem like we did in class today?  Does the problem solving method change?  Do you need to think about what's ethical with human testing? What's right and wrong? Next class we will be looking into one doctor's attempt at solving a serious health problem which existed in the Southern United States in the 1900s.  Watch the video (click on Dr. Goldberger's picture) and think about these questions:
1.  What was the problem of pellagra?
2.  What did people think caused pellegra?
3.   What evidence did Dr. Goldberger observe or collect about pellegra?
4.  What did Dr. Goldberger conclude about the cause of pellegra?
5.  What are your thoughts about the right and the wrong in Dr. Goldberger's testing to solve this problem?

For more information on Dr. Goldberger and Pellegra - see  http://sepuplhs.org/students/sali/ 

Mr. Edmonds on Mass, Weight, and Density

This guy is AWESOME!  He makes me laugh and makes me sing!!  Singalong to Mr. Edmonds to understand more........ Singalong!!!

Eureka!

A naked guy running through the streets of ancient Greece!

Watch the video on Archimedes and work on the Eureka lab. 

 

Mass of Classroom Animals

Too Many Rats for Breakfast

Soon we'll be getting some 'baseline' data on the classroom animals.  To prepare for this, click on fat cat and it will take you to a data table.  Either copy the table in your lab journal or just print it out and bring it to class.

Either way, make sure you have the table with you when you come to science class.

Fat Cat.
Very Fat Cat

Mass Tutorial

Click on the picture to watch Tim and Moby on mass, volume, and density. It should help with your homework!

For a tutorial in finding mass - click on the link to the right that says Measuring Mass Interactive

Quick Check - Reading a Graduated Cylinder

Just a quick check to see if you're ready to move on!  Look at the level of water in each graduated cylinder and write your answers on the scrap paper at your station.  You can easily enlarge the image in order to see it better.

Quick Check Graduated Cylinder

Look at the level of liquid in the graduated cylinder.  In the form below the picture, write your answer for each cylinder.

LET'S GET PRECISE!

In our recent labs we've continued to work on precision. From the 3cm ruler activity to the Rainbow Lab.... it's all about being precise.   But why?? Why is it so important to be precise?  Think about it!  So many reasons - in science... and in life actually.  Check out this video of Desean Jackson - he's talking about precision in football!  (Of course, I have no idea who Desean Jackson is... but Mr. Emerson shared this with me.  I guess he's some sort of famous wide receiver eh?)  PRECISION!  Skip to 2:05 to get to the precision part if you wish.



REFLECTION..... Create a blog post and do the following:
1) Label your post properly for science

2) Go to creative commons and find a picture of someone being really precise

3) Write a strong explanation of why precision is an important skill for science and life

4) Include an example from outside of school where being precise is important.  This can be from you or from an adult job or experience you or someone you know has had.

Observation and Inference Quick Check

Volume of Liquids

How would you find out the amount of coffee that is in this mug?  How would you measure it?

Today we'll learn how to accurately Read a Graduated Cylinder and work on a lab to find out just how accurate you are!

Rainbow Lab

Observation, Inference, and Precision in Measurement!

Today in class you went over your balloon observations - qualitative and quantitative.  Fun eh?  You also learned a new concept - Inference - making sense of the observations; an explanation of what that observation means.  For example, you saw bubbles as soon as you mixed the vinegar and baking soda. From that you would infer that a chemical reaction is happening and a gas is being produced.  Get it?  Start working on your observation/inference experiments this week at home.  They are due Friday for class C and E.  Monday for classes B,D,F. 

Practice precision in measuring by visiting the following website and working through it. You need to scroll toward the bottom of the site to reach the interactive measurement slides.  See how well you can do.   Click here for the Interactive Meausurement Website 

If you finish that, put in your ear buds and watch Bill Nye's clip on measurement