Instructional Plans: SCIENCE March 14-18
Teacher: Crystal Jones
Grade: 6 Science
Resources & Text / Do Now
(5-10 minutes) / AIM (Lesson Steps) / Homework / Vocabulary Instruction & Differentiation Strategies
Monday 3/14
CCSS Standards:
Sound Review
6.P.1.3
ELA BENCHMARK / Daily Skill Builder #140 “Sound”
Loudspeaker: Sound Waves (Discovery Ed)
With teacher made resource (Jones typed)
The Ear (Discovery Education) with teacher made resource (Jones typed)

Ear Diagrams
Sound Study Guide
(includes Schoolnet review questions) / Take out conduct card.
Write down homework.
Daily Skill Builders #140 “Sound”
packet page 1 / Essential Questions: How do the different types of waves behave?
“I canidentify key components of sound waves and the ear.”
Before:Discovery Education – Loud Speaker: Sound Wave [01:04]
Students should answer corresponding questions (Jones made – Spanish version available)
packet page 2
During:The Ear
Discovery Education video [01:59]
Students should answer corresponding questions (Jones made – Spanish version available)
packet page 2
Ear Diagram/Foldable
After: Discovery Education - Eerie Lake Sounds [01:32]
Think- Pair-Share
Students should discuss why the “ lazer” sound occurs. / Sound Study Guide
packet page 3 / Go back over vocabulary – there was a sub last week
Vocabulary:
Reflection – when a wave bounces back after hitting an object
Refraction – the bending of a wave when it passes from one medium to another at an angle
Diffraction – the bending of waves around a barrier or through an opening
Interference – when waves overlap
Resonance – vibration produced in one object that is caused by the vibration produced in another object
[occurs when an object is made to vibrate at its natural frequencies by absorbing energy from a sound wave or other object vibrating at this frequency]
Tuesday3/15
CCSS Standards:
Light and Sight Review
6.P.1.2,3
AVID Showcase /PBIS Tier Fidelity / Daily Skill Builder #141 “Sound Reproduction”
Your Eye – USA Test Prep reading question
Light Lab
(Field typed)
Light and Sight Study Guide (includes Schoolnet Review Questions) / Take out conduct card.
Write down homework.
Take out homework.
Daily Skill Builders #141 “Sound Reproduction”
packet page 1 / Essential Questions: How do the different types of waves behave?
“I can identify the structures of the eye and their functions and light waves.”
Before: Your Eye (USA Test Prep extended question - reading)
packet page 4
During:Light Stations Labs
Students will work in collaborative groups using inquiry to understand how light works.
  1. Refraction Station
  2. Mixing Colors Station
  3. Reflection Station
  4. Effects of Colored Light
packet page 4, 5
After:Post Lab questions (writing)
packet page 5 / Light and Sight Study Guide
packet page 6 / Go back over vocabulary – there was a sub last week
Vocabulary:
Echoes – sound waves that bounce off a surface
Pitch – highness or lowness of a sound
Frequency – number of times a sound wave repeats in a second
Volume – the loudness or softness of a sound
Decibel – measure of the energy carried by sound waves
Wednesday 3/16
CCSS Standards:
Waves Review
6.P.1.1
EARLY RELEASE
MATH BENCHMARK / Daily Skill Builder
#142“Sound Roundup”
USA Test Prep – Class Activities
*Parts of a Wave
*Frequency and Wavelength
*Amplitude and Wave Energy
*Electromagnetic vs. Mechanical Waves
Waves Study Guide (includes Schoolnet Review Questions) / Take out conduct card.
Write down homework.
Take out homework.
Daily Skill Builders #142 “Sound Roundup”
packet page 1 / Essential Questions: How do the different types of waves behave?
“I canclassify different types of waves.”
Before: Parts of a Wave – USA Test Prep (Class Activities) packet page 7
During: Wave Characteristics - USA Test Prep (Class Activities)
  1. Frequency and Wavelength
  2. Amplitude and Wave Energy
packet page 8
After: Electromagnetic vs. Mechanical Waves – USA Test Prep (Class Activities) packet page 9 / Waves Study Guide
packet page 10 / Go back over vocabulary – there was a sub last week
Vocabulary:
Loudness – human perception of how much energy a sound wave carries
SONAR – uses sound to detect objects under water
Echolocation – emitting high pitched squeaks and listening for echoes to determine location
Thursday3/17
CCSS Standards:
Waves Test
6.P.1 / USA Test Prep – Class Activities
*Electromagnetic Spectrum
Tests: Waves
(all of 6.P.1) / Take out conduct card.
Write down homework.
Update table of contents.
Electromagnetic Spectrum – USA Test Prep (Class Activities)
packet page 7 / Essential Questions: How do the different types of waves behave?
“I canclassify different types of waves.”
Before: Go over Do Now
During:Test: Waves
After: Achieve 3000- must be complete
  1. The Molecule Movie
  2. Cold As Ice
  3. A New House on the Block
  4. These Lights are Too Cool
  5. When the Sky Turned Red and Green
  6. A Titanic Task
/ Schoolnet Review Sheets Parts B and C
Friday3/18
CCSS Standards:
Review
6.P.1.3 / Friday Five Quizzes
6.P.1.1 Part A
6.P.1.3 Part D / Take out conduct card.
Write down homework.
Take out homework.
Friday Five 6.P.1.1 Waves
Re-quiz 6.P.1.3 Sound / Essential QuestionsHow can working hard and helping others lead to success?
“I canexplain the importance of working hard and helping others.”
Before: Go over homework
During: Achieve 3000 – A Lifetime of Music
  1. Reading Poll Question: Humans can produce a sound almost as loud as a lawn mower.
  2. Article
  3. Activity
After:
  1. After Reading Poll
  2. Thought Question
  3. Math Tab: An opera singer teaches singing to teens.There are 21 students in her Monday class, 27 students in her Tuesday class, 16 students in her Wednesday class, 27 students in her Thursday class, and 19 students in her Friday class.What is the mean number of students in the singing classes?
/ Have a “gneiss” weekend! / Vocabulary:
aggressive –unfriendly, forceful, and combative
complimentary – positive; containing praise
constructive – having to do with something intended to help someone or something improve, develop, or advance
mentor – to act as someone’s coach or guide by giving direction and advice
priority– somethingthat a group or individual considers important or deserving of attention
sound – a type of wave that is produced by a vibrating object that travels through matter
wave– a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without requiring matter to move the entire distance
AVID Strategies
Writing: Cornell Notes: Reading Poll Questions, Thought Questions
Inquiry: Do Now activities; labs
Collaboration: think-pair-share; labs
Organization: Cornell Notes; foldable
Reading: Loudspeaker: Sound Waves; The Ear; Your Eye; A Lifetime of Music (Achieve 3000)