6th grade science intro to measurement and ruler

1. Warm Up
1. Get your netbook, log in, and go to Today's Lesson.
2. Hand in your Ice Balloon Lab Report!
3. Have out your GRAPH packet from Friday.
4. Check out the tools on the front table...do you recognize any?
Agenda
*Hand back quiz and Moodle grades
*Go over Graph HW
*Begin Measurement: What tools do scientists use??
*Bill Nye Video!!

2. 4 Tools We're Going to Study
**Take out your YELLOW note packet and go to PAGES 3 & 4
Write this on your
note page!! *measures VOLUME--how much
space an object takes up

3. NOTICE: Scientists use the
METRIC SYSTEM!!!

4. Goal: To find out more information about how scientists use
tools and the Metric System to take measurements.
To do:
1. Watch the Bill Nye video on Measuring....you will have to log
in to Safari Montage.
**It's the same username and password as your computer one!**
2.Complete the note sheet as you watch...remember you can
pause or rewind the video if you need to!

5. Homework
1. Finish the graphing packet....complete page 3--making a
bar graph.
**You DON'T have to do the bonus!**
2.Get quiz signed for 10 bonus
points!! **Needs to be turned in tomorrow!**
3.Make corrections to quiz...on
another piece of paper!!
.

6. Warm Up
cm or
centimeters
1. HAND IN:
* your Graph Packet!
*QUIZ--signed or corrections
2. Take out your YELLOW note packet.
3. Pick up an orange sheet and complete
the FRONT ONLY!!
Agenda
*Warm Up
*Metric System
*Ruler--refreshing our memory!

10. Goal: To refresh our memory on how to correctly measure using
a ruler.
To do:
1. Work with a partner to measure the EVEN numbers on the
practice sheet!
**If you need help, raise your hand!**
2.Check your answers with the answer key....remember you
can be .1 away from the answer.
3. If you have extra time--complete the ODD numbers on the
practice sheet.

11. Homework
BONUS: Find out the 2
other countries that use
1. Make up any work you owe.... standard measurement.
**Moodle Process Skills
**Moodle Practice Quiz
**Ice Balloon Lab Report
**ANY OTHER WORK!!
Remember: The end of 5 weeks is
TOMORROW!!! Get your work in ASAP!

12. Warm Up
1. HAND IN in any late work or corrections AND the BONUS if you found the
answer!!
2. Take out:
**white ruler sheet from yesterday
**Yellow Bill Nye video sheet
3. Pick up a white sheet from the front--DON'T START IT!!
Agenda
*Work Day....watch Bill Nye and
complete ruler practice

14. WORK DAY
To do:
1. Watch Bill Nye Video and fill in note sheet.
2. Check answers with your partner. Put it in your folder.
3. Complete ruler practice sheets--
*white sheet from yesterday
*Homer Simpson sheet you got today!
Hand in
4. Check answers for BOTH sheets with the keys.
5. Finish early?? Work on late work or extra credit.