Middle School Office Hours

Middle School Office Hours
Reminder: Parents must send an email to the teacher before the student attends office hours. This allows the teacher to prepare for the student's visit and clarifies that the parents are aware of the student's attendance at office hours.

Language Arts - Wednesdays and Thursdays 7:45-8:15 a.m.

Math - Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Science - Thursdays 7:15-8:15 a.m.

Social Studies - Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Art - Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Music - Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

PE - Wednesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Spanish - Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Drama - Day 2 before or after school

Library - Mondays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Week 34: 6th Grade Science

Week: 34

Topic:  Viruses

Objectives: 

List characteristics of viruses and state reasons why viruses are considered non-living.
Describe the components of the basic structure of a virus.
Explain how both active and hidden viruses multiply.
Discuss both negative and positive ways that viruses affect living things.

Essential Question:

 Can something be non-living but alive?

This week the 6th grade class will begin the unit by discussing the essential question.  They will look at why a virus is similar to a key, their size (proportions), and then create their own virus. 

Key Terms:

virus
host
parasite
bacteriophage

Differentiation:

Inferring
Making Models
Math: Proportions and dimensions of a circle

Upcoming:

Students will be making their own virus models.












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