Dear Sixth Grade Parents and Students,

My name is Joan Conner, and I'm very excited to be teaching your children 6th grade science this year!  My goal is to make my science classroom an exciting, interesting place, with lots of hands-on experiences.  Working together will result in the best possible learning experience for your child.  Please feel free to email me with any concerns or questions.  I plan to communicate via email, telephone, and writing notes in agendas as needed. 

Please be sure to sign your child's agenda every night.

Teacherease.com is online!

Lesson plans for the week of September 8th are attached.  Lesson plans are tentative and subject to change as needed to benefit the students.

Donations:  I am trying to get an aquarium started in our classroom.  We will be studying vertebrates, including fish, later on this year, and the students will enjoy watching our aquatic buddies in the classroom!  I have had the aquarium up and running for several weeks now, and it's time to add the fish.  Students may bring in medium-sized goldfish of any variety.  We could also use a couple of catfish.  We appreciate your support!

If you have any questions or concerns,  please email me at joan.conner@spartanburg2.k12.sc.us. 

Monday Date: 9/8/08	Tuesday Date: 9/908	Wednesday Date:  9/10/08	Thursday Date: 9/11/08	Friday Date: 9/12/08
Standard: 6-4.2	Standard: 6-4.3	Standard :6-4.2, 6-4.3	Standard :6-4.3	Standard: 6-4.5
Question: What are run off, surface, and ground water?   Strategy: notes, hands on activities	Question: What are clouds?  How do they form?   Strategy: hands on activities, notes	Question: Do you know the vocabulary for part 1 of the Weather Unit?   Strategy: hands on activities, notes	Question: What are the different types of clouds?     Strategy: hands on activities, notes	Question: Do you know how to use weather instruments correctly?   Strategy: hands on activities
Materials: flip chart, glass jar w/ a lid, matches, ice	Materials: construction paper, cotton,  glue, charcoal or markers	Materials: test	Materials: pie pan, hot plate, water	Materials: thermometers, rain gauge, heat source, ice cups
1.  Warm up: define condensation, dew, and frost. 2.  Go over answers to study guide #9 & 10. Go over the ER question for Wednesday’s test.  Teacher will choose from: 4. Atmosphere in Motion activity 5. Cloud in a bottle activity 6. Review for test.	Plan: Warm up: define run off, surface water & ground water Go over study guide answers 11-13c Students will make a cloud poster.  Students will pick 4 clouds.  Each section must have the cloud type, description of cloud, description of weather, a background scene, & low or high pressure If time, write cloud couplets	Plan: Warm up  Take out your vocabulary and study for 5 minutes Do Weather Vocabulary Part 1 Test Read p. 257-259	Plan: Warm up Do Weather Journal Go over study guide answers to 14 -17 Teacher will choose from: Can we make it rain? Can we make it hail? Review for test on Weather Part 1 study guide	Plan: Warm up: Precipitation Presentation.  Teacher will chose from: Students will go to different stations and use/read weather instruments. Do Weather instruments sheet Do Relative humidity sheet Make a hand held thermometer.
Assessment: study guide answers	Assessment: study guide Cloud poster	Assessment: test	Assessment: study guide, observation	Assessment: correct readings on instruments
Homework :study for vocabulary test on Wednesday – bring  water bottles	Homework: study for vocabulary test on Wednesday	Homework: Read p. 257-259 and answer questions 1-4	Homework: Sandy’ Shaved Ice tomorrow & PTO fund raiser ends	Homework:  Tell your Mom, “Thanks for being a great mom”