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6th Grade Week 25 out of 36

Print out this page. As you do the assignments, write down the day that you completed each assignment. This will be your attendance record. Also, you can use this to record your scores.

Monday

  • Math
    • Practice Do five practice math problems from one of the boxes each day. 
    • Do a couple of each.
    • Practice finding circumference with the given information.
    • Check your answers. (Lesson 125)
  • Science
    • Complete the reading, watch the videos and answer the ‘Start Practice’ questions for 11.11 Exercise.
    • Complete Human Biology: Challenge 3
    • Answer the questions below.
      • 1. What makes an exercise aerobic?
      • 2. What are some of the benefits of aerobic exercise?
      • 3. How does aerobic exercise benefit your heart?
      • 4. What makes an exercise anaerobic?
      • 5. What are some of the benefits of anaerobic exercise?
      • 6. How can anaerobic exercise affect your skeletal system?
      • 7. What are lifestyle diseases? Given an example.
      • 8. Describe muscular strength and endurance.
      • 9. What are the health benefits of aerobic exercise?
      • 10. Describe two types of muscle injuries.
    • Write the score for your challenge here ______.
  • Social Studies
    • Watch the videos below about Cyprus.
    • Questions: 
      • Describe the country’s flag. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you like it? What is the meaning behind the colors and/or the design?
      • What language do they speak? If they speak more than one, list them all.
      • Would you ever want to live there? Why or why not.
      • Did you learn anything about their history, economy or government? If so, explain.
      • List a few ways that this country is different than where you live.
      • Describe what you learned about the land and physical geography.
      • List three things about the country you found to be very interesting or surprising.
    • After you finish the questions above, set a 20 minute timer and then go to Tap Map to memorize and quiz yourself on where European countries are located. Record your final score Here ________.
  • Reading
    • Read this summary of chapter 3: The author sent for to court. The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king. He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars. An apartment at court provided for the author. He is in high favour with the queen. He stands up for the honor of his own country. His quarrels with the queen’s dwarf.
    • Here’s a list of vocabulary words. Read through the words for this chapter to help you with your reading.
    • Read chapter 3. (audio – begin at 38:56, end at 1:01:28)
    • Tell someone about the chapter.
  • Language
    • Combine the sentences.
    • Are you better at it now?
    • Don’t forget those commas!
  • Computer
    • Create a flyer. Find a template. Change the elements. Create a flyer to advertise something–you decide.

Tuesday

  • Math
    • Practice Do five practice math problems from one of the boxes each day. 
    • Learn about finding the composite area, the total area.
    • Check your answers. (Lesson 127)
  • Science
    • Complete the reading, watch the videos and answer the ‘Start Practice’ questions for 11.12 Food and Nutrients.
    • Answer the questions below.
      • 1. What is nutrition?
      • 2. What do organisms use “food” for?
      • 3. What is a heterotroph? Are humans autotrophic or heterotrophic?
      • 4. What are the three types of heterotrophic organisms?
      • 5. Why does your body need food? Give two reasons.
      • 6. What are nutrients?
      • 7. What are the five types of nutrients?
      • 8. Why are carbohydrates a necessary part of your diet?
      • 9. Why are proteins a necessary part of your diet?
  • Social Studies
    • Watch the videos below about the Czech Republic.
    • Questions:
      • Describe the country’s flag. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you like it? What is the meaning behind the colors and/or the design?
      • What language do they speak? If they speak more than one, list them all.
      • Would you ever want to live there? Why or why not.
      • Did you learn anything about their history, economy or government? If so, explain.
      • List a few ways that this country is different than where you live.
      • Describe what you learned about the land and physical geography.
      • List three things about the country you found to be very interesting or surprising.
    • After you finish the questions above, set a 20 minute timer and then go to Tap Map to memorize and quiz yourself on where European countries are located. Record your final score here ______.
  • Reading
    • Read the summary of chapter 4: The country described. A proposal for correcting modern maps. The king’s palace; and some account of the metropolis. The author’s way of travelling. The chief temple described.
    • Here’s a list of vocabulary words. Read through the words for this chapter to help you with your reading.
    • Read chapter 4. (audio – begin at 1:01:28, end at 1:12:24)
    • Tell someone about the chapter.
  • Language
    • Copy the best sentence from the chapter you read for school today, or a book you have recently read. It could be the most exciting, the most descriptive, the funniest, the cleverest…. label it with the book title and page number.
    • What makes it so great? Write your answer.
    • Now label the parts of speech in your sentence. Use color, numbers, arrows, whatever you want to label them.
    • What type of sentence is it? (i.e., simple, compound, complex)
  • Music
    • Today you are going to learn about the cello. Click on the strings. Click on the cello. Read and listen.
    • Watch the cello in action. Make it full screen. This link goes to YouTube.

Wednesday

  • Math
    • Practice Do five practice math problems from one of the boxes each day. 
    • Practice finding the composite area. For number 4, please assume a line closing the figure and all little sides are 4 m. If the pdf isn’t opening for you, here is the image of the page.
    • Check your answers. (Lesson 128)
  • Science
    • Complete the reading, watch the videos and answer the ‘Start Practice’ questions for 11.13 Types of Nutrients.
    • Questions:
      • 1. What does your body use iodine for? What are good sources of iodine? What are some of the problems of iodine deficiency?
      • 2. What does your body use magnesium for? What are good sources of magnesium? What problems come from magnesium deficiency?
      • 3. What does your body use riboflavin for? What are good sources of riboflavin? What can happen if your diet is deficient in riboflavin?
      • 4. Which nutrients can be used for energy?
      • 5. What is starch?
      • 6. Why is it important that you get enough proteins in foods?
      • 7. What foods contain saturated fats? How much of these foods should you eat? Why?
  • Social Studies
    • Watch the videos below about Denmark.
    • Questions:
      • Describe the country’s flag. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you like it? What is the meaning behind the colors and/or the design?
      • What language do they speak? If they speak more than one, list them all.
      • Would you ever want to live there? Why or why not.
      • Did you learn anything about their history, economy or government? If so, explain.
      • List a few ways that this country is different than where you live.
      • Describe what you learned about the land and physical geography.
      • List three things about the country you found to be very interesting or surprising.
    • After you finish the questions above, set a 20 minute timer and then go to Tap Map to memorize and quiz yourself on where European countries are located. Record your final score here _______.
  • Reading
    • Read the summary of chapter 5: Several adventures that happened to the author. The execution of a criminal. The author shows his skill in navigation.
    • Here’s a list of vocabulary words. Read through the words for this chapter to help you with your reading.
    • Read chapter 5 (audio – begin at 1:12:24, end at 1:30:22)
    • Tell someone about the chapter.
    • Vocabulary
      • Find a word in today’s reading that you don’t understand and try to figure out its meaning from the sentence.
      • Look up the definition and rewrite the sentence, adding in the meaning. For instance, “I am flabbergasted at what just happened, completely shocked.” The end of the sentence explains flabbergasted.
  • Language
  • Art
    • Slowly look through the paintings on this Argentinian art page. Choose a favorite.
    • Describe the painting to someone without letting them see it.
    • Let the person see the painting. Is it anything like they imagined?

Thursday

  • Math
  • Science
    • Complete the reading, watch the videos and answer the ‘Start Practice’ questions for 11.14 Vitamins and Minerals.
    • Answer the questions below.
      • 1. Why is calcium so important to teenagers? What are sources of calcium?
      • 2. Why is it important to have enough iron in your diet? What vitamin helps you utilize iron?
      • 3. Why is vitamin D so important to teenagers? What are good sources of vitamin D?
      • 4. What are vitamins?
      • 5. List two vitamins and their roles in the body.
      • 6. What are minerals?
      • 7. List two minerals and their roles in the body.
  • Social Studies
  • Reading
    • Read the summary of chapter 6: Several contrivances of the author to please the king and queen. He shows his skill in music. The king inquires into the state of England, which the author relates to him. The king’s observations thereon.
    • Here’s a list of vocabulary words. Read through the words for this chapter to help you with your reading.
    • Read chapter 6. (audio – begin at 1:30:22, end at 1:51:23)
    • Tell someone about the chapter.
  • Language
    • Make a poster about a book you have recently read for school (or are reading if you are close to finishing). (If you are reading Gulliver’s Travels, your poster should be on one of your themes you took notes on as you read.)
    • Include on your poster three examples from your book that show your theme
    • Include any biographical information on the author.
    • Include a title for the poster and explanation of what your poster shows.
    • Present your poster. (It should be neat, organized, appealing, and easy to read by your audience.)
    • An alternative is to prepare a PowerPoint presentation including the same things.
    • Today you just have to plan it out. Start to think about which examples you could use and gather quotes from the book. Make sure you know what chapter they are from to label them. 
    • This will be due 5 school days from now.
  • Exercise and Nutrition
    • Watch the videos on road safety.

Friday

  • Math
    • Practice Do five practice math problems from one of the boxes each day. 
    • Find the area.
  • Science
    • Complete the reading, watch the videos and answer the ‘Start Practice’ questions for 11.15 Balanced Eating.
    • Complete Human Biology: Challenge 4
    • Answer the questions below.
      • 1. What should the biggest section of your plate be filled with?
      • 2. What does it mean when vegetables have bright colors?
      • 3. Why are whole grains better for you than refined grains?
      • 4. What are good five sources of whole grains?
      • 5. Which food group contains soybeans, kidney beans, and fish?
      • 6. Complete this sentence: The healthiest foods are low in nutrients such as _______ and _______, and high in nutrients such as _______ and _______.
      • 7. What happens if you take in more energy than you use, day after day?
      • 8. According to MyPyramid, you should eat most from what group of foods each day?
  • Social Studies
    • Watch the video below about Rep. of North Macedonia by Geography Now. Then answer the questions that follow.
    • Questions:
      •  Describe the country’s flag. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you like it? What is the meaning behind the colors and/or the design?
      • What language do they speak? If they speak more than one, list them all.
      • Would you ever want to live there? Why or why not.
      • Did you learn anything about their history, economy or government? If so, explain.
      • List a few ways that this country is different than where you live.
      • Describe what you learned about the land and physical geography.
      • List three things about the country you found to be very interesting or surprising.
    • After you finish the questions above, set a 20 minute timer and then go to Tap Map to memorize and quiz yourself on where European countries are located. Record your final score here ______.
  • Reading
    • Read the summary of chapter 7: The author’s love of his country. He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected. The king’s great ignorance in politics. The learning of that country very imperfect and confined. The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
    • Here’s a list of vocabulary words. Read through the words for this chapter to help you with your reading.
    • Read chapter 7. (audio – begin at 1:51:23, end at 2:08:28)
    • Tell someone about the chapter.
  • Language
    • Work on project.
      • Research the author. How does the author’s background make him or her suited to writing this novel?
      • Write about the author for your presentation.
      • Have you found the three examples that you want to include from the book?

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