6th Grade
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End of Year ABC
Parent Instructions
Help your child reflect on his or her 6th grade year. Talk about classes, teachers, activities, and, of course, the current events that led to remote learning. Your child will brainstorm words related to 6th grade for every letter of the alphabet. For X, they may choose a word that starts with EX .
Student Instructions
Reflect on your 6th grade year. Think about classes, teachers, activities, and, of course, the current events that led to remote learning. Brainstorm words related to 6th grade for every letter of the alphabet. For example, L might stand for "locker" or "laptop." Since X is almost impossible, you may choose a word that starts with EX .Submit this activity as instructed by your teacher.
Learning Opportunity Objective
The student will reflect on the school year and brainstorm words for every letter of the alphabet.
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Word Document
Parent Instructions
Please review your child’s completed scrapbook to assess sentence fluency, creativity and effort.
Student Instructions
Please review your child’s completed scrapbook to assess sentence fluency, creativity and effort. Student Instructions* Please create a digital scrapbook for one of the following short stories you read during the extended break: “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto (Week One) “Growing Up” by Gary Soto (Week One) “The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas (Week Two) “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros (Week Three) “On Turning Ten” by Billy Collins (Week Four) “The Fun They Had” by Isaac Asimov (Week Seven) The stories may be found on the BCS learning opportunities link: https://www.bartlettschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1724536&type=d&pREC_ID=1892876 In order to receive feedback, please email the completed scrapbook to your ELA teacher.
Learning Opportunity Objective
Students will gain a better understanding of a character's point of view and how to determine a story’s theme by completing the reading scrapbook.
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Parent Instructions
Parents, assist your student with the project of his/her choice, if needed.
Student Instructions
You are living through an important and unique time in history—the COVID-19 pandemic. Years from now, historians will learn from the experiences of people who went through it— people like you and your family. Here are 9 ideas for how you can document your experiences. Choose one, combine a few, or invent your own. Email the completed project to your teacher. If you would like your project to be submitted in the Scholastic contest, let your teacher know and he/she will submit it.
Learning Opportunity Objective
Students will be able to effectively document actual historical experiences.
Comments
DON’T FORGET: if you decide to submit your project and you are including other people in your submission either by name or in a photo or video, be sure to get their permission.
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| Enrichment ELA Week 8 |
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Parent Instructions
Students can choose from six different gaming websites that reinforce ELA standards based on grade level and skills.
Student Instructions
Use the choice board to choose from six different gaming websites that allow you to practice ELA skills by playing games.
Learning Opportunity Objective
I can practice and demonstrate a variety of Language Arts skills.
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File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Your student can use the link above to access a wide variety of free stories via desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Amazon's Audible streaming service will allow your student to select works at the appropriate reading level based on current interests. Each selection provides a summary and reviews of the work that you can preview before your student starts reading. Titles are available in six languages and cover a wide variety of topics as well as classical literature.
Student Instructions
Browse thru the book selections; then, read the summaries and reviews of several books to help you pick a title that will capture your interest and challenge your imagination. Create blog entries during reading and/or your own review of the book to share with your teacher and classmates (see your teacher’s guidelines for specific guidelines for submitting work).
Learning Opportunity Objective
Read and comprehend a variety of literature and literary nonfiction throughout the grades 6-8 text complexity band
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| Math Week 8 | ||
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REVIEW VIDEO- PBS MATH CLUB- INTEGERS- CHALLENGE VIDEOS-Adding Integers and Subtracting Integers NEARPOD LINK- https://nearpod.com/student/
File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Greeting Parents: Happy Last Week of School! This week's math topic is INTEGERS-Absolute Value and Real-World Integers. First, your child can watch the video for review, if needed. Then, he or she will go to---- join.nearpod.com---- to ENTER the CODES to review describing INTEGERS in REAL-WORLD scenarios and ABSOLUTE VALUE. NEARPOD- Interpret Absolute Value in Real-World Situations- CODE-ZYIRV_____________ NEARPOD- Understanding Positive and Negative Numbers with Money- CODE-QYLMC ***CHALLENGE- If students want a challenge, they can watch the CHALLENGE VIDEOS and practice Adding/Subtracting Integers. NEARPOD Adding Integers CODE- PLDCR ______________ NEARPOD Subtracting Integers CODE- NAZLB
Student Instructions
HELLO STUDENTS: Happy Last Week of School! This week's math topic is INTEGERS.-Absolute Value and Real-World Integers. First, you can watch the video for review, if needed. Then, you will go to---- join.nearpod.com---- to ENTER the CODES to review describing INTEGERS in REAL-WORLD scenarios and ABSOLUTE VALUE. NEARPOD- Interpret Absolute Value in Real-World Situations- CODE-ZYIRV____________ NEARPOD-Understanding Positive and Negative Numbers with Money- CODE-QYLMC **CHALLENGE- If you're up for a challenge, you can watch the CHALLENGE VIDEOS and practice with ADDING & SUBTRACTING INTEGERS. You can screenshot the final QUIZ results to send progress to your teacher if you desire. NEARPOD Adding Integers CODE- PLDCR ______________ NEARPOD Subtracting Integers CODE- NAZLB
Learning Opportunity Objective
Students will identify and describe integers in real-world scenarios. Students will review absolute value and use a number line to guide practice with adding and subtracting integers.
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File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Have your student log in to ixl. They can reach out to their teacher if they have misplaced their login information.
Student Instructions
This week, we are focusing on Integers. Under Topic N, complete skills 4, 7, 9, and 11. You may try the number line lessons for additional practice. Send a screenshot to your math teacher when you are finished to show off your smarts!
Learning Opportunity Objective
I will perform all four operations using integers.
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File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Have your child click on the link above to play a Gimkit review game about Integers.
Student Instructions
You will need to use the link above to play this Gimkit about Integers. This is an assignment you will be completing at your own pace instead of competing with each other like a live game that is played in class. In this assignment, you are trying to earn a certain amount of cash. Have fun!
Learning Opportunity Objective
Students will identify integers and their opposites, compare and order integers, and find absolute value of an integer.
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| Enrichment Math Week 8 |
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File-Legends of Learning Step-Sheet
Parent Instructions
Parents: For this week's Enrichment activity, students will follow the directions on the Legends of Learning Step Sheet to create an account and log-in to play a gaming style review of INTEGERS- Absolute Value, Word Problems, and Operations with Integers. (See the Teacher Assigned PLAYLISTS) Students can also complete a cumulative math skill review in The Awakening Game that is also available in Legends of Learning.
Student Instructions
Students: You will download the file "StepSheet- Legends of Learning" and follow the directions to create an account and log-in. Once your account is created, you will log-in and there are several PLAYLISTS assigned to review INTEGERS-Absolute Value, Word Problems, and Operations with Integers. This week's NEW ASSIGNED PLAYLISTS are "ADDITION OF INTEGERS as ADDITION on a NUMBER LINE" and "APPLY PROPERTIES TO ADD AND SUBTRACT RATIONAL NUMBERS." There is also a challenging review of all math skills in The Awakening Game. You can play The Awakening review game automatically once you log-in, but your assigned Playlists may not show up immediately. If you are new to Legends of Learning, your playlists will appear after you join, so check back later in the day or the next day to see the new playlists.
Learning Opportunity Objective
Students will review the absolute value of numbers, describe integers in real-world problems as on a number line, and add and subtract with integers to solve problems.
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File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Please, read attached document "ACT Prep for Distance Learning".
Student Instructions
Please, read attached document "ACT Prep for Distance Learning".
Learning Opportunity Objective
Review math skills for ACT test
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| Science Week 8 | ||
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Parent Instructions
This site offers lab simulation for students to allow them to see science in action! Please have students choose a file to click on. THIS WEEK THEY CAN COMPLETE RABIT POPULATIONS BY SEASONS, OR FOOD CHAINS. If your student has completed a Gizmo in the past few weeks, they will click on the file “Already have an account”. If your student has not completed one, the file entitled "Setting up a Gizmo account" will take them through the process of setting up an account and completing the assignment. They will complete a Word document associated with the simulation and turn it in to their teachers.
Student Instructions
This site offers lab simulation to see science in action! THIS WEEK YOU CAN COMPLETE RABIT POPULATIONS BY SEASONS, OR FOOD CHAINS. Please choose a file to click on. If you completed one of these before, click on the file called “Already have an account". If you have not complete one, click the file entitled "Setting up a Gizmo account". This will take you through the process of setting up an account and completing the assignment. YOU WILL NEED A CODE FROM YOUR TEACHER Then you will complete a Word document associated with the simulation and turn it in to your teacher.
Learning Opportunity Objective
Review life science standards
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File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Please have your child login to www.ixl.com and complete the following lessons on Ecological Interactions: W.1, W.2, W.3, W.4, W.5, and W.6.
Student Instructions
Please login to www.ixl.com and complete the following lessons on Ecological Interactions: W.1, W.2, W.3, W.4, W.5, and W.6.
Learning Opportunity Objective
Students will explore how matter moves in food chains, interpret food webs, use food chains to predict changes in populations, classify symbiotic relationships, and investigate primary succession on a volcanic island.
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Please submit your work according to your teacher's preference.
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File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Students should go to https://www.gimkit.com/play/5eb94a99bc5b7c0022c61d10. Students will answer a variety of questions on different life science topics.
Student Instructions
Go to https://www.gimkit.com/play/5eb94a99bc5b7c0022c61d10 and type in your first name, last name, and school name as your login name. Answer the questions reviewing life science topics.
Learning Opportunity Objective
Students will review their knowledge of 6th grade life science standards.
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| Enrichment Science Week 8 |
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File-Legends of Learning Step-Sheet
Parent Instructions
GREETINGS PARENTS: For this week's Enrichment Activity, students will follow the directions on the Legends of Learning Step-Sheet to create an account and log-in to play a gaming style review of LIFE SCIENCE-BIODIVERSITY-"Changes in Ecosystems." (See Teacher Assigned Playlists.)
Student Instructions
HELLO STUDENTS: You will download the file "StepSheet- Legends of Learning" and follow the directions to create an account and log-in. (If you already have a Legends of Learning account for Math, just log-in and you should be able to see the SCIENCE PLAYLISTS, too.) Once your account is created, you will log-in and there is a PLAYLIST assigned to review LIFE SCIENCE-BIODIVERSITY-"CHANGES IN ECOSYSTEMS." There is also a challenging review of all Science skills in The Awakening Game. You can play The Awakening review game automatically once you log-in, but your assigned Playlists may not show up immediately. If you are new to Legends of Learning, your playlists will appear after you join, so check back later in the day or the next day to see the new playlists.
Learning Opportunity Objective
Students will identify the changes that affect biodiversity in ecosystems and analyze the impacts of the changes on the health of ecosystems..
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| Social Studies Week 8 | ||
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The student will use ducksters.com and Discovery Education
File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
The student is to research a Greek god using ducksters.com and discover education to research a Greek god/goddess to create a commercial product and video.
Student Instructions
Students are to research a Greek god/goddess of their choosing to create a product for a commercial. They will make a video of the product and relate the product to the Greek god/goddess of their choosing. Research the god/goddess using the resources ducksters.com and discovery ed (through Clever). Next, student will use the god/goddess they decided to research to come up with a product for a commercial. Example: Poseidon is the Lord of the Sea so my idea is Poseidon Pools. I would then create and video my commercial selling my idea. Be creative and just sell your product to the world!! This idea would allow me to convince the public to buy Poseidon Pools over others. I would explain what my pools are all about and why they should buy mine over other pool companies. This is to be fun and allow student to show that they understand the god/goddess and can relate it to a product of their choosing. Email the completed commercial to your teacher for feedback.
Learning Opportunity Objective
This will allow the student to have a further understanding of the Greek gods/goddesses and how important they were to the Greeks and their culture.
Comments
Enjoy, be creative, and have FUN!! Please be sure to email your final commercial to your teacher. We can't wait to see what you create!
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File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Have your child click on the link above to play a Gimkit review game about Ancient Greece.
Student Instructions
You will need to use the link above to play this Gimkit about Ancient Greece. This is an assignment you will be completing at your own pace instead of competing with each other like a live game that is played in class. In this assignment, you are trying to earn a certain amount of cash. Have fun!
Learning Opportunity Objective
Students will review Ancient Greece concepts.
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File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Your student will go to join.nearpod.com and enter code. The student will follow instructions on screen.
Student Instructions
Go to join.nearpod.com and enter code: SIKLF Follow instructions on screen
Learning Opportunity Objective
STANDARD 6.49 Describe the purposes of major Greek architecture, including the Parthenon and the Acropolis.
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