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ICS Families, There are many exciting things happening this winter! Announcements: Midterm Schedule 2012 JHS Immaculate Conception No Tests on Monday, January 23
Good Luck! 6th Grade Schedule
Upcoming Tests and assignments Grade 6: Science Midterm exam, Thurs, Jan. 26th. Grade 7: Midterm exam, Friday, Jan. 27th.7th Grade Midterm Review The Nature of Science 1. Science All AroundDescribe Scientific Methods Define Science and Earth Science Distinguish among independent and dependent variables Study vocabulary words from page 6 in text2. Scientific Enterprise Explain why science is always changing Compare and contrast scientific theories and laws Discuss the limits of science Study vocabulary from page 15 Views of the Earth 1. LandformsPlains and plateaus 4 types of mountains Study vocabulary on page 342. Viewpoints Define latitude and longitude Explain how they are used Determine the date and time in time zones Study vocabulary from page 403. Maps Analyze information from a topographic map Study vocabulary from page 44 Rocks and Minerals 1. Earth's JewelsIdentify the difference between a mineral and a rock Describe the properties that are used to describe minerals Study vocabulary from page 622. Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rock Intrusive and extrusive Describe how different types of rocks form Diagram and explain the rock cycle Study vocabulary from page 71 and 78 Weathering and Erosion 1. Weathering and Soil formationIdentify the processes that break rock apart Describe processes of chemical change Explain how soil evolves Study vocabulary from page 942. Erosion of Earth's surface Identify the agents of erosion Describe the affects of erosion Study vocabulary from page 101 Other vocabulary that you should know fossil trace fossil Pangaea continental drift Plate Tectonics Grade 8: Midterm exam, Tuesday, Jan. 24th 8th Grade Study Guide Thinking Like a Scientist The Scientific Methods observation hypothesis experimentation The Nature of Science technology research independent and dependent variables constants and controls use of models Measurement units and tools mass, volume and density Chemistry matter chemical reactions mass and volume density Types of matter: atoms, elements, molecules, compounds, mixtures States of matter: Solids,liquids and gases The Kinetic Molecular Theory melting, freezing, and vaporization Mixtures: solution, solute, solvent, dilute, concentrate, solubility The structure of matter: Atoms, protons, neutrons, electron The Periodic Table: Atomic number, chemical symbols, Atomic mass Motion, Forces, and Machines What is motion? Speed, distance and time velocity acceleration Newton's Laws Inertia Balanced and Unbalanced forces The effects of force on motion friction gravity Law of Universal Gravitation Simple Machines work, force,distance Astronomy Perspective and relative motion Celestial objects and motion Models of the Universe The Solar System Earth, Moon, and Sun asteroids and comets rotation and revolution Motions of the moon moon phases eclipses
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