MS. REBECCA NEWBURN
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​6th Grade Science Units

Each unit has a storyline and a guiding question (Big Aha!) that will help guide us to deepen our understanding. The focus of the course is on constructing meaning and revising our work as our understanding deepens. 
​
​Unit 1: Thermal Energy
Task: You are a team of architects and need to design a home to minimize heat loss.
Big Aha! How can your home minimize energy loss?
Project Page: 
Tiny home


​Unit 2: Weather
Task: You are a meteorologist advising some adventurers on a trip they plan to take.
Big Aha! Why are different places on Earth so hot, dry, cold, wet, sunny, and windy?
Project Page: Air Masses Booklet
Project Page: Hottest, Driest, Coldest, Wettest


​Unit 3: Climate Crisis 
Task: You are a student who is concerned about global warming and want to come up with a plan in your life and inspire your community to take climate action now!
Big Aha! What causes global heating and how can  you use that knowledge to design a process to reverse global warming?
Project Page: Drawdown: Climate Action Now!

​Unit 4: Planting Seeds
Task: You are a ethnobotanist concerned about the loss of biodiversity of food crops. You have been hired to create a public service announcement (PSA) or seed saving tutorial for the One Million Seed Savers Campaign that will inspire and educate the world about seed saving and invite them to join us as one of the 1 Million Seed Savers. 
Big Savor! (a.k.a. Big Aha!) How can we increase the genetic diversity of our food crops to increase food security?
Project Page: Seed Saving Tutorials & PSAs
Project Page: Plant Breeding Projects - Popcorn, Beefy Resilient Grex dry bush bean, Resilient Wheat (evolutionary plant breeding)
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  • Home
  • Science 6
    • 6th Grade Interactive Science Notebook
    • 6th Grade Units >
      • U1: Thermal Energy >
        • U1: Tiny House Project
        • U1: Support Thermal Energy
        • U1: Science at Home
      • U2: Weather >
        • U2: Air Masses Booklet Project
        • U2: Summative Weather Task
        • Water Catchment Project
      • U3: Climate Crisis >
        • U4: Climate Action Plan >
          • U4: Drawdown Movement Building
        • U3: Dissect a Disaster
        • Face Place Story Prezi
      • U4: Planting Seeds >
        • Seed Booklet
        • Seed PSAs & Tutorials
        • Plant Breeding Project >
          • Popcorn Breeding
          • Beefy Resilient Grex Bean
          • Evolutionary Wheat Breeding
    • Stewardship Opportunities
    • Claim-Evidence-Reason
    • 6th Grade Science Grading Policy
    • Accommodated Curriculum >
      • ISN Accommodations
      • Accommodated Labs
  • Science 7
    • 7th Grade Interactive Science Notebook
    • 7th Grade Units >
      • U1: Photosynthesis >
        • U1: Photsynthesis ELL
        • Unit 1: Photosynthesis Task
        • Soil PSA
      • U2: Ecosystems >
        • U2: Species Recovery Plan
        • U2: Bumper Sticker
        • U2: Infographics
        • U2: Prezi
      • U3: Geology >
        • U3: ELL Support
        • U3: Summative Task
      • U4: Water! >
        • U4: Water ELL & Support
        • Water-Wise Home Project
        • U4 Task: Water Purificiation
      • U5: Product Chemistry >
        • ELL Support U5: Product Chemistry
        • Unnatural Life Cycle
        • Local Currency Project
      • 7th Grade Science Grading Policy
    • Stewardship Opportunities
    • Claim-Evidence-Reason
    • Accommodated Curriculum
  • NSTA
  • Tech Support
  • U1: Plastic Solutions
    • Zero Waste Challenge
    • U1: Support for Plastic Solutions
    • Infographics
    • Plastic Solutions Project
  • Contact
  • Math 7
    • Tin Man Project
    • Test Retake Policy
    • Math 7 Assignments
    • Accommodated Curriculum >
      • Math 7 Accommodated Assignments
      • Math 7 Accommodated Projects
    • Math 7 Extensions Assignments >
      • Ch. 5 Extensions
      • Ch. 6 Extension
      • Ch. 7 Extension Assignments
      • Puzzle Investigations & Problems of the Month
    • Power Builder Resources
    • Math Songs
  • Sci Fri Songs
  • Science Fair Project
  • Algebra
    • Test Retake Policy
    • Math Boot Camp - Week 1
    • Math Boot Camp - Week 2
    • Problem of the Month