6th Grade Science & Social Studies
Ms. Cato & Ms. Debow
Date: November 7-11, 2011(Week 13; Days 59-63)
Monday, November 7, 2011; Day 59
Focused Standard:
ESS.8.6.7 Connect short-term changes in climate with volcanic activity
Instructional Strategies:
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7y.html
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Volcano/
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/climate_effects.html
Vocabulary: aerosols, short-term climate
Social Studies:
Focused Standard:
G.3.6.5
Describe the physical processes that produce renewable and nonrenewable resources
Instructional Strategies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_energy
http://www.neok12.com/Natural-Resources.htm
Tuesday, November 8, 2011; Day 60
Focused Standard:
ESS.8.6.4 Conduct investigations to identify the variables within volcanoes that cause different types of
eruptions
Materials: vinegar, food coloring, baking soda, eye droppers, metal trays
Instructional Strategies:
Lab Activity:
On a tray, place a pile of baking soda. Mix vinegar + a few drops of food coloring in a cup. Give the kids
an eyedropper. Have them fill it with vinegar, squeeze onto the baking soda and watch mini volcanoes
erupt!
First students will hypothesize what they think will happen when they drop the food coloring/vinegar
solution onto the baking soda. Students will describe the “mini” eruptions of the volcanoes in their science
journals and document whether their hypothesis was correct.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011; Day 61
Focused Standard:
ESS.8.6.11 Investigate and map patterns of earthquake and volcanic activity
Instructional Strategies:
*locate positions on map containing active volcanoes and earthquakes
*investigate and map patterns of earthquake and volcanic activity
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/find.htm (world atlas online)
http://tsunami.geo.ed.ac.uk/local-bin/quakes/mapscript/home.pl
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ (list of current and recent earthquake activity)
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/plate_tectonics/rift_man.php
https://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/307?locale=en%3F
Vocabulary: map, patterns, earthquake activity, volcanic activity
Social Studies:
Focused Standard:
G.3.6.5
Describe the physical processes that produce renewable and nonrenewable resources
Instructional Strategies:
http://www.eco-pros.com/renewableresources.htm
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/ca/energysourcesworksheet_key.pdf
Thursday, November 10, 2011; Day 62
Focused Standard:
ESS.8.6.11 Investigate and map patterns of earthquake and volcanic activity
Instructional Strategies:
Plate Tectonics TG
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/find.htm (world atlas online)
http://cs.explorelearning.com/materials/PlateTectonicsSE.pdf
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=446#assessment
Questions
http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/movies/movies3.html
https://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/307?locale=en%3F
Vocabulary: map, patterns, earthquake activity, volcanic activity
Friday, November 4, 2011; Day 58
Focused Standard:
ESS8.6.12 Locate earthquake belts on Earth:Mediterranean–Trans–Asiatic,Circum–Pacific (Ring of Fire)
Instructional Strategies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
http://www.2747.com/2747/world/city/earthquake.htm
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/zones/index-eng.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone
Social Studies:
Focused Standard:
G.3.6.6
Describe ways in which technology influences capacity to modify the physical environment
Instructional Strategies:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/standards/14/index.html
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/actiongames/recycle-roundup/