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 17-21

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!

 Watch a video rap to review probability.  Play a game online that gives directions about probability.  Play Carnival Games, using paper, pencil, coins, or dice to help figure each problem. Math Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Picture to Help You Remember: Concept:  Understand how probability can help you make good choices and understand ‘chance’ in life. How it is used in life:  When you need to know what is your chance of getting a job, or getting the class you need in school, or even pulling a card in a card trick, probability is a very important part of life! Standard: 6.SP.1-3 GatherUnderstand Practice Assess  Complete the short answer question and % sheet, or submit a form for a verbal quiz.

Chrome Books Links Pencil Practice Problems Sheet Short answer and % probability question sheet Dice, Coins *ALWAYS TURN IN ALL PRACTICE & ASSESSMENTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials: Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

Language Arts Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Concept: *Analyze the structural features of Text. How it is used in life: Understanding the structure used in a nonfiction text increases your ability to process the information in a meaningful way. Standard: Identify the structural features of popular media GatherUnderstand Practice Assess  Complete the Structure Features Quiz Sheet.  *REQUIRED  Complete this interactive quiz about text structure.  Discuss how you knew which type of structure was used. Look at examples of each type of text structure. Use the hand out to help you decide each method. *REQUIRED  Watch a video to learn what Structural Text Features are.  *REQUIRED

Chrome Books Head Phones Pencil Structural Features Handout Features Quiz Sheet *ALWAYS TURN IN ALL ASSESSMENTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials: Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

Using online information complete the activity chart about Symbiotic Relationships Science Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Concept to Learn: Understand how creatures in nature interact in positive and negative ways. How it is used in life: This understanding will help when observing and interacting with nature. Standard: Describe specific relationships (i.e., predator and prey, consumer and producer, and parasite and host) between organisms GatherUnderstand Practice Assess Watch a Brainpop on Symbiosis Complete the Quiz sheet. Watch the Symbiosis Study Jams After watching click on Test Yourself. Watch two videos explaining symbiosis.

Chrome Books Head Phones Pencil Brain Pop Handouts Symbiosis Chart *ALWAYS TURN IN ALL ASSESSMENTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials: Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

Language Arts Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Picture to Help You Remember: Concept: *Be able to read and understand and summarize what you read How it is used in life: The ability to read and grasp fine details regarding a topic and then turn around and explain it to another person is vital in remembering important detail of life. Standard: RST GatherUnderstand Practice Assess Complete Target Skill pages 42 and 43. Complete the interactive activity online. Play the game Rags to Riches 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.

Chrome Books Head Phones Pencil Summarizing activities Target Skill Practice pp *ALWAYS TURN IN ALL ASSESSMENTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials: Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

 Review words online  Review words in Student Reference Book  Discuss meanings with partner  Play vocab. memory game  Play two vocabulary games online and the “teach” activity of Spelling. Language Studies Click arrow for more instructions or tips and tricks. Concept : Learn meanings to common words used on assessments. How it is used in life: The more of these “special” words you learn, the greater the variety of people and tasks you can connect with. Standard: L.6.2b, L.6.6 GatherUnderstand Practice Assess  Take the online assessments

Chrome Books Head Phones Spelling City Log In List – ISTEP #2 Vocabulary Cards *ALWAYS TURN IN ALL ASSESSMENTS INTO THE TRAY. Materials: Instructions: Return to Subject Assignments.

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 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.

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.

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 Collaborative Discussions Interpret Multimedia Oral Presentation Oral Proficiency

 Ask for permission before making a plan.  Write, edit, and submit a script or outline.  Prepare contact numbers or s  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.

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.

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