6th Grade Physical Science by debbie m

Sledding Inertia

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:20:19 UTC

Use video clip to spark curiosity and questions about inertia. Use for Newton’s Laws of Motion Unit.

Energy

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:29:13 UTC

Introduction: What is energy?

Geothermal Energy

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:30:18 UTC

To learn about geothermal energy, how the earth is heated and cooled. Connect to everyday uses.

Newton's First Law of Motion

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:31:17 UTC

To learn about Newton's First Law of Motion Interactively

Newton's Second Law of Motion

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:32:10 UTC

To learn about Newton's Second Law of Motion.

Newton's Third Law of Motion

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:32:50 UTC

To learn about Newton's Third Law of Motion.

Newton's Laws of Motion

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:33:32 UTC

Connect all three laws to baseball!

Chemical Reactions

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:51:06 UTC

Video clip discussing how onions gather sulfur from the ground, which is released when you cut it open. (unit 1: chemical change).

Chemical Changes

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:52:48 UTC

Explore chemical changes while making slime with various ingredients.

Chemical Change/Conductivity

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:53:36 UTC

A video (which can be hands-on with materials) is used to see if various materials will/will not conduct electricity.

Conservation of Energy

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:57:42 UTC

Energy Skate Park interactive. Explain the Conservation of Mechanical Energy using kinetic, gravitational potential, and thermal energy .Describe how changing the mass, friction, or gravity affects the skater's energy. Predict position or estimate speed from energy bar graph or pie chart. Calculate speed or height at one position from information about a different position.

Newton's Third Law

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:58:20 UTC

Relate the gravitational force to masses of objects and distance between objects.Explain Newton's third law for gravitational forces.

Building a Circuit

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 12:59:20 UTC

Introduction and Lab simulation on building a circuit.

Aerodynamics Lift and Drag

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 13:00:50 UTC

Explore the lift and drag of a baseball pitcher’s curveball and relate it to the wings of an airplane.

Touchdown

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 13:02:00 UTC

Students will use what they know and can investigate gravity, motion, and forces to design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.

Candy and Matter

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 13:03:05 UTC

Students learn about rocks by making connections between familiar candy bars and unfamiliar samples.

Stone Towers

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 13:04:50 UTC

Use pictures of stone towers to spark curiosity about the creation of stone towers/cross-over to SS curriculum.

The Mystery of a Twig

debm1011 — 2024-08-19 13:06:13 UTC

Teacher guide, classwork, and slides about life cycle using a twig/nature.