Digital Agenda 6th Grade Science
Week of September 24th - September 28th, 2012
Do Now: Found below
Standard(s) from Instructional Guide:
1d Students know that earthquakes are sudden motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures are locations where
magma reaches the surface.
1f Students know how to explain major features of California geology (including mountains, faults, volcanoes) in terms of plate tectonics.
1g Students know how to determine the epicenter of an earthquake and that the effects of an earthquake on any region may vary, depending on the
size of the earthquake, the distance of the region from the epicenter, the local geology, and the type of construction in the region.
2d Students know earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and floods change human and wildlife habitats.
Student Objective (s):
 I will create Cornell Notes to explain that Earthquake energy travels through rock as seismic waves in to the different
forms: P-waves and S- waves
 I will identify key information about Earthquakes from the Bill Nye Earthquake Video to write a paragraph explaining
how Earthquakes function.
Assessment and Student Reflection: Station Base reflection/Exit Slip
ACRMA #5
Revised 08/20/2012
Ms. Macias
• Explicit Direct Instruction
• Agenda:
Individualized Online
Instruction
• Agenda:
• Essay Structure
• Tuesday Sept. 24/25, 2012
• 1. Do Now : Define seismic waves and explain how
they function.
•2. CN: What are Earthquakes Ch 7 Sec 1 Pg 232
•Section Review Questions
• HW: Finish Section Review Questions
•Wednesday Sept. 26, 2012
•1. Do Now -In a paragraph: Explain the diferrence
between P-waves and S-waves. When you are done
pair shre your paragraph with your neighbor
•Bill Nye Video: Earthquakes CD #8 (While watching
the video take notes on the important details)
•HW: Bill Nye Video Paragraph (Using your notes
create a paragraph on the information you learned
from the Bill Nye Video
•Thusday/Friday Sept. 27/28 2012
•1. Do Now - "
•2. Earthquake Lab
•3.
Explicit Direct
Instruction
ACRMA #5
Revised 08/20/2012
•Agenda:
•Septemer 24/25, 2012
•1. Go to your ed elements single- sign on page
• 2.https://condors5.edelements.com
•3. Complete Unit 2 Chapter 2 Lesson 1
"Understanding Faults" Work on the Before
Lesson, Think and Read Tabs (Make sure you
take notes)
•September 26, 2012
•1. Go to your ed elements single- sign on page
•2.https://condors5.edelements.com
•3. Complete Unit 2 Chapter 2 Lesson 2
"Seismic Waves" Work on the Before Lesson,
Think, Read, Review and Apply Tabs (Make
sure you take notes and that all your answers
are in complete sentences
•Septemeber 27/28, 2012
•1. Go to your ed elements single- sign on page
•2. https://condors5.edelements.com
•3. Go into eScience
•Complete Unit 2 Chapter 2 Lesson 3
"Earthquake Damage" Work on the Before
Lesson, Think and Read, Review and Apply
Tabs (Make sure you take notes and that all
your answers are in complete sentences)
•If time allows start your Unit 2 Chapter 2
Test
Collaborative StandardsDriven Activities and
Stations
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