6th Grade Science Essential Elements(2014-15)
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LA 8.1.5 Understanding Greek and Latin Roots
1. What does the Greek root micro mean? small (ex: microscope)
2. What does the Greek root scop mean? see
(ex: telescope)
3. What does the Greek root hydro mean? water (ex: hydroelectric)
4. What does the Greek root phono mean? sound (ex: phonograph)
5. What does the Greek root bio mean? life (ex: biology)
6. What does the Greek root photo mean? light (ex: photography)
7. What does the Greek root meter mean? measure (ex: thermometer)
8. What does the Latin root lumin mean? light (ex: luminary)
9. What does the Latin root vor mean? to eat greedily (ex: herbivore)
10. What does the Latin root struc mean? arrange, build (ex: structure)
11. What does the Latin root tract mean? to draw, pull (ex: tractor)
12. What does the suffix ology mean? the study of (ex: biology, herpetology, archeology)
13. What does the prefix centi mean? hundred (centimeter)
SC 8.1.1 Understanding of Scientific Inquiry
14. What metric SI unit is used to measure mass? gram
15. What metric SI unit is used to measure length? meter
16. What metric SI unit is used to measure volume? liter
17. What are the 5 steps to the scientific process?
1. Question
2. Hypothesis/Prediction
3. Experiment
4. Record and Analyze
5. Conclusion
18. What is a hypothesis? an educated guess based on what I already know
19. What is the definition of experiment? a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully
observe the effects in order to learn about something
20. What is the definition of procedure? a series of steps done in a particular order
21. What is the definition of conclusion? a decision made after reviewing the facts
22. What is the independent/manipulated variable? what I change on purpose
23. What is the dependent/responding variable? what I observe and measure
24. What is mass? amount of matter an object contains
25. What tool is used to measure mass? balance scale
26. What is volume? amount of space an object takes up
27. What 2 methods are used to measure volume? water displacement or L x W x H
28. What 3 tools do we use to measure volume? *ruler
*graduated cylinder
*beaker
29. What is density? how much matter is packed into a certain volume of a substance
30. Draw a picture showing more dense and less dense.
less dense
31. Draw and explain the density trick.
more dense
M is for mass
Divided by
V is for volume
32. Properly label X, Y axis.
Y
X
SC 8.2.1 Understanding the Properties of Matter
33. What is an atom? smallest possible part of an element
34. What is an element? a pure substance that can’t be broken down by chemical or physical means
35.
name of atomic part
proton
neutron
electron
symbol
+
O
-
charge
positive
neutral/no charge
negative
location
inside nucleus
inside nucleus
outside nucleus
SC 8.2.3 Understanding Sound and Light
36. What is a wave? a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place
37. What are the 2 types of waves? mechanical and electromagnetic
38. What is the difference between mechanical and electromagnetic waves?
*mechanical waves must travel through matter/medium
*electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space
39. What are the 3 types of mechanical waves? *longitudinal, *transverse, *surface
40. What are the 7 types of electromagnetic waves?
radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, gamma rays
41. What are 4 ways that waves are measured? Wavelength, Amplitude, Frequency, Speed
42. What is amplitude? amount of wave energy from resting position to the crest or trough
43. What is frequency? number of complete waves that pass a point per second
44. What produces sound? vibrations of an object
45. What is a medium? the material that energy can transfer through
46. What changes the speed of sound waves? type of matter/medium (solid/fastest, liquid/medium, gas/slowest)
47. How are reflection and refraction different?
*refraction - bending of a wave
*reflection - bouncing back of a wave
SC 8.1.2 Understanding Science as a Human Endeavor
48. What are the 3 main areas that scientists work? 1.) life science 2.) earth and space science 3.) physical science
49. What is life science? the study of living things
50. What is earth and space science? study of Earth and its place in the universe
51. What is physical science? includes the study of energy, motion, sound, light, electricity, magnetism and matter
52. Name one scientist from a different culture and explain his/her contribution to society.
(Example: George Washington Carver – advancements in agriculture)
53. What does an engineer do? solves problems
54. What is the strongest shape? triangle
SC 8.3.1 Developing an Understanding of Systems, Order, and Organization
55. Draw a diagram showing how organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems live together.
organism
population
community
ecosystem
56. What is a limiting factor? an environmental factor that negatively affects population growth
57. What are 4 limiting factors? weather, space, food, water
58. What is carrying capacity? the largest population that an area can support
59. How do producers (plants/algae/bacteria) get nutrients/energy? they make their own food
60. How do consumers (animals) get nutrients/energy? they get their food by eating other organisms
61. How do decomposers (fungus) get nutrients/energy? they break down dead or decaying organisms
62. What are the 2 ways energy transfers in an ecosystem?
*food chain – food energy passed from organism to organism
*food web – overlapping food chains
63. Define abiotic and biotic. *abiotic – nonliving things
* biotic – about living organisms
64. What is symbiosis? 2 or more different organisms living together
65. Identify and define the 3 symbiotic relationships.
*Mutualism – good for both
*Commensalism – good for one, doesn’t bother or harm the other
*Parasitism – good for one, other may be weakened
66. What is beneficial? producing or promoting a positive result
67. What is detrimental? causing damage, harm, or disadvantage
68. What are adaptations? changes made to organisms to help it meet its needs
revised 6-23-14 for 2014-2015