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.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Week 16: 6th Grade Science

Week: 16

We are completed our unit on the Features of Life and Homeostasis.  When we return we will begin working with the microscope and discovering parts of the cell.

Have a happy and safe holiday.

Topic:  The Microscope

Objectives: 

Identify parts of the microscope
How to find magnification
Describe field of view
What is a compound microscope?
Be able to use a microscope
Make a wet mount slide

Essential Question:

How does magnification work?  

This week the kids will start this unit by understanding the parts of a microscope, how magnification is calculated, how the specimen move under magnification, and understand what  the “field of view” is. 

Key Terms:

magnification
compound microscope
field of view

Differentiation:

Observing
Inferring 
Building
Math integration

Upcoming:

Taking a look at the Skeletal System





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