6th Grade Jump Start - Science: Week 2

Science

Week 2 - Day 1

• Read “The Earth System” - pages 84-89 (pages 116-121 of the pdf) in this text.
• Earth's Layers (skill TDW) on IXL.com

Science

Week 2 - Day 2

• Read “Rock and Mineral Resources” - pages 132-137 (pages 164-169 of the pdf) in this text.
• Read “Weathering” - pages 298-303  (pages 330-335 of the pdf) in this text.
• Identify Rocks & Minerals (skill BFT) on IXL.com
• Classify Rocks (skill 7MR) on IXL.com

Science

Week 2 - Day 3

• Read “They Cycling of Energy” and “The Cycling of Matter” - pages 98-107  (pages 130-139 of the pdf) in this text.
• Label Rock Cycle Diagrams (skill 87X) on IXL.com
• More Rock Cycle Diagrams (skill 2E5) on IXL.com

Science

Week 2 - Day 4

• Read “The Principle of Superposition” - pages 240-244 (pages 272-276 of the pdf) in this text. (*This is a different text from the other days)
• Compare Ages of Fossils in Rock Sequence (skill RKK) on IXL.com

Science

Week 2 - Day 5

• Read “Earth’s Structure” and “The Theory of Plate Tectonics” pages 190-203 (pages 222-235 of the pdf) in this text.
• Label Features at Plate Boundaries (skill BQA) on IXL.com
• Describe Plate Boundaries (skill PS7) on IXL.com