1. Welcome to your self paced work for the week! For each Subject Icon you must complete: 1 – Gather or Understand 1 - Practice 1 – Assessment After Completing all Subject Icons, select your extension project from the Extension Icon. Sit next to your “Driving Partner” and get to work! February 3-7

2. Welcome to your self paced work for the week! For each Subject Icon you must complete: 1 – Gather or Understand 1 - Practice 1 – Assessment After Completing all Subject Icons, select your extension project from the Extension Icon. Sit next to your “Driving Partner” and get to work!

3.  Watch a video to review order of operations  Play a game online that gives directions about order for operations.  Play an online game for practice, using paper and pencil to help figure each problem. Math Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Picture to Help You Remember: Concept:  Understand how using the correct order of operations will always give you the correct answer How it is used in life:  Without an understanding of operations you will constantly come up with wrong amounts when doing real world math Standard: 6.2.5 GatherUnderstand Practice Assess  Complete the worksheet. Challenge: Complete the Challenge side of the worksheet Challenge: Complete the Challenge side of the worksheet

4. Chrome Books Links Pencil Practice Problems Sheet *ALWAYS TURN IN ALL PRACTICE & ASSESSMENTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials: Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

5. Science Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Picture to Help You Remember: Concept to Learn: Understand how the rotation, revolution, and the axis of the earth affect the seasons How it is used in life: Understanding the Seasons around the World helps us prepare for weather changes. Standard: Science 6.3.5 GatherUnderstand Practice Assess Complete activity sheet writing complete sentences for answers. Watch a Brain pop video and take a quiz. Explore more about the relationship between the earths tilt, rotation, revolution and seasons. Complete Gather Activity

6. Chrome Books Links Activity Sheet Pencil *ALWAYS TURN IN ALL ASSESSMENTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials: Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

7. Language Arts Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Picture to Help You Remember: Concept: *Be able to read and understand the relationships, conflict in text and how it is resolved How it is used in life: The ability to read and grasp fine details regarding conflict and character relationships is essential being able to analyze and dissect all types of texts Standard: RST 6.8.2, 6.8.4, 6.8.5 GatherUnderstand Practice Assess Read or watch a story containing conflict. Complete a work page. Complete the interactive activity online. Discuss each screen as you complete with a partner. Watch a video, Identify with a partner the 4 types of conflict in literature. Read through a chart. Think of examples of conflict that match each category.

8. Chrome Books Head Phones Pencil Conflict Identification Workpage *ALWAYS TURN IN ALL ASSESSMENTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials: Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

9. Language Arts Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Picture to Help You Remember: Concept: *Be able to read, locate, and understand that symbols, and how these affect both the plot and the characters How it is used in life: The ability to read and grasp fine details regarding symbolism is essential in life. Being able to “read between the lines” makes you a more insightful person Standard: RST 6.8.2, 6.8.4, 6.8.5 GatherUnderstand Practice Assess Complete a work packet. Read one of the children's book selections. Talk with a partner about how the symbols affected the plot and characters. Watch a video,. identify what the types of symbolism means Start out simple. Look at some pictures and think of what they represent.

10. Chrome Books Links Head Phones Pencil Symbolism Work Packet *ALWAYS TURN IN ALL ASSESSMENTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials: Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

11. Online Interactive Activity partner activity Science Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Picture to Help You Remember: Concept to Learn: Understand that Indiana has Temperate Forests and the diverse ecosystem present there. Effectively use a graph to represent data. How it is used in life: Using graphs is the number one way to display data/information in print. Knowing about your surroundings gives you a deeper understanding and appreciation of your own ecosystem. Standard: Science 6.3.1-4 GatherUnderstand Practice Assess Take a quiz online about the new information learned. Watch a video about decomposers. They’re everywhere!! Don’t know what decomposing is? Listen to this fun song!

12. Chrome Books Decomposing Log Links Pencil Decomposing Log Chart & Sheet **If no log to observe: Click on one this link to examine the decomposing log in the “Forest Layers Walk” Use this information to fill out the Chart on the back of the sheet.one this link *ALWAYS TURN IN ALL ASSESSMENTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials: Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

13. Ecosystems Food Chains Take a deeper look into the food chain and the energy transfer taking place between each level Skill Refresh – Burbrink Class Use your plan to find practice sheets to help you remember identified skills. Choose one of the two projects to complete. If you do not finish the project, make note on your Brain Matters Sheet. Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Extension Projects Standards: Science 6.3.1-6.3.6 Complex systems: Relationships, changes, energy, organisms, and abiotic factors work together to create an ecosystem. Skill Refresh – All identified 6 th grade standards for each student.

14. PROJECT #1: Chrome Books Pencil Lab Worksheets Bio-Speciman Cards – Food Chain PROJECT #1: Student Plan Binder Box Pencil *ALWAYS TURN ALL PROJECTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials Project #1 Complete Food Chain Building Project. Follow instructions attached to handouts for specific building of boxes.- Design a Energy Flow Pyramid online OR by hand. Explain WHY and HOW the energy transfer takes place. Quiz your partner. Project #2 Use your plan to find practice sheets to practice identified skills. Look at your skill list, go to the binder box and locate your skill. Complete each page and turn ii into the tray for extra credit. Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

15. Next Steps Safety Day = Tuesday Educational Materials Submitted = Friday Final Submission Ideas for Safety Day = Friday Group Work Expectations:  Voice Level: 1  Each group member is valued and involved.  Respectful conversations and discussions take place.  Groups stay on task and do not disturb other groups. PBL Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Standards: SL.6.1-6.6 Collaborative Discussions Interpret Multimedia Oral Presentation Oral Proficiency

16.  Ask for permission before making a plan.  Write, edit, and submit a script or outline.  Prepare contact numbers or emails  Get final permission and approved dates from a teacher.  Arrange a time with Mrs. Bruin to supervise the contact. Community Contact Expectations: Groups should be coming up with final ideas and Next Steps on how they would like to educate the community on Safety Day. Groups should be coming up with final ideas and Next Steps on how they would like to educate the community on Safety Day. Next steps are to be approved. Next steps are to be approved. Presentation / education formats should be submit in FINAL DRAFT form on Friday. Presentation / education formats should be submit in FINAL DRAFT form on Friday. Groups need to finalize their 2 FUN, INTERACTIVE ways to teach others and impact the community. Groups need to finalize their 2 FUN, INTERACTIVE ways to teach others and impact the community. Field trip ideas and projected costs should be submitted by Wednesday. Field trip ideas and projected costs should be submitted by Wednesday. Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

17. Questions?? 1.Begin by rereading the directions! 2.Next, ask your Driving Partner. 3.If your partner does not know, ask a Subject Expert. 4.If all else fails, find me and wait politely until I am able to answer your question. LIFE SKILL: Take responsibility and search for the needed information. Do not rely on others for basic information.

18. Care Corner Life is a funny thing, you think you have all the time in the world, but it goes fast. You can never redo even one second. Look here each week for words of encouragement. I care about YOU! Believe in yourself, you are strong! “Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.” ― Paulo Coelho