Here Is What Is Happening in My Class

6TH GRADE December 1, 2015 Mr. Harris Math/Science

HERE IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MY CLASS… IN THIS ISSUE

WORD LIST Math: Students transition from using order of explored as well. Additionally, students operations without exponents, to simplifying investigate predictable patterns in the ENERGY ACTIVITY FORCE numerical expressions using order of movement of thermal energy, such as in an ice POWER FUEL RENEWABLE FOSSIL FUELS NUCLEAR operations with exponents, and to generating cube melting COAL OIL GAS equivalent numerical expressions. Previous Mark Your Calendar! ACCURACY SOLAR FAIR work with prime and composite numbers is December TEST RELIABILITY VARIABLES FLAMMABLE WIND WAVE extended to introduce prime factorization as a 2…………………… Progress Report 5…………………… Middle School Science Fair TIDAL DAM BARRAGE means to generate equivalent numerical 10………………….. Santa Pictures expressions. Students will then transition from 18...... Early Release one-variable, one-step equations to modeling, 21 Dec –Jan. 1…………………... Winter Break writing, solving, and representing solutions of ENERGY

RESOURCES one-variable, one-step inequalities. Lastly, students will examine two-variable S E C M Y A E P H X C O H H E relationships within algebraic representations. N U C L E A R W E I A U G P N E Y C A R U C C A E A S E E D Science: Students research and debate the N O S E L B A I R A V L R L A advantages and disadvantages of using coal, R S B X F O R C E A O E E A M oil, natural gas, nuclear power, biomass, wind, L L A W I N D N N F E U L O E Congratulations to Mr. Harris’s hydropower, geothermal, and solar resources. E N R T R O T L E L L F I C E Science Fair Winners! U Y R A R I H E R A B L A Q R 1st Place: Roberto Martinez Students then design a logical plan to manage F T A I L E A S G M A S B F L 2nd Place: Rhett Peacock, Oscar and conserve energy resources in the home, V T G N T O W F Y M W S I O X Barquin, Andrea Zazueta, Andrew school, or community based on the research L T E C S E S O E A E E L S L Teran they have done. Then, students demonstrate C L V S E U T N P B N V I S V  Parents remember to check energy transformations, such as the energy in R I N A T T I D A L E A T I S the website for updated E O E G L L N O W E R W Y L O a flashlight battery changing from chemical to E E A C Y T I V I T C A N L O information. electrical and then to light (and heat) energy.  Please continue to work on Potential and kinetic energy is introduced and IXL and Think Central