6th+Grade+Science

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 *  Third Trimester **


 * Chapter 22 - Earth's Resources Quiz --> May 25 **
 * Things to Know
 * Natural Resources
 * Renewable and Nonrenewable
 * Environment Problems
 * On Land, Water, and Air
 * Cutting Down on Waste
 * Reduce, Reuse, Recycle


 * Chapter 21 Ecology Test --> Wednesday May 11 **

Things to Know
 * Ecosystems
 * Biosphere
 * Biotic Factors
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Abiotic Factors
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Organizing Ecosystems
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">populations
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">communities
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">limiting factors
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Niche
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Habitat
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Food Chains
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Food Webs
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Producers, consumers, decomposers

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Be Able to
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; line-height: 21.45px;">explain how food chains and food webs work
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; line-height: 21.45px;">identify biotic and abiotic factors in pictures
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; line-height: 21.45px;">give examples of ecosystems around you

Study Guide Chapter 13 – Oceans Grade 6 >> >> Concepts to Know >>
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px;">Chapter 13 Oceans Test --> Friday April 15 **
 * Vocabulary
 * Chemosynthesis
 * consumers
 * decomposers
 * density current
 * ecosystem
 * food chain
 * nekton
 * photosynthesis
 * plankton
 * producers
 * salinity
 * surface currents
 * thermocline
 * tide
 * upwelling
 * waves
 * Ecosystems – producers, consumers, decomposers
 * Ocean Life – plankton, nekton, bottom dwellers
 * Tides – high, low, neap, spring
 * Parts of a wave
 * Ocean elements and gases
 * Explain how/why California waters are colder than Carolina waters
 * Ocean temperature and pressure how/why it varies
 * How to find atm water pressure


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Climate and Climate Change Test --> March 18 **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; line-height: 23.4px;">**Things to Know**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Climate and Weather
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Sun's Energy and Climate
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Latitude
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Water Cycle
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Earth's Features and Climate
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Topography
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Elevation
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Bodies of Water and Climate
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Three Climate Zones
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Temperate
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Polar
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Tropical
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Natural Causes of Climate Change
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Tectonic Plates
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Particles in Atmosphere
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Sun Cycles
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">El Nino and La Nina
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Ice Ages
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Humans Affect Climate Change
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Greenhouse Effect
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Fossil Fuels
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Deforestation
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Effects on Atmosphere
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Climate Predictions
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Reducing your Impact on Earth