2011-12_Grade+6+Science

Mr. Greenshields' Grade 5/6 class wiki Science Grade 6 More helpful sites with sights which you can cite:

Fun facts About Fungi

Shapes of Life Vertebrates  Invertebrates   Living Key

Kingdom of Living Things

The Five Kingdoms of Life

Read, watch and understand:  ** Diversity of Living Things **
 * Variation and Classification video **  Classifying Critters.

Classifying Insects

Kinds of Trees

**Variation and Classification - Test Bite ** **1.Print out completed test and put in your science duo-tang. ** **2.Take a screen shot and save a copy to your Science folder and leave one in the Drop Box. ** **If it is less than 8 out of ten then redo the test. **

**Research site:**

Oxford University Museum of Natural History Animal Bytes Animal Omnibus

Wednesday December 6
Grade 6 Your projects on Living Things are due on Friday. Please have all sections filled in. Proofread the work of the rest of your group. Make sure the information is written in your own words. Make sure your images are linked to their source.

**Monday December 5**
December 5, 2011 Please look through these websites [|BBC - GCSE Bitesize: Cell specialisation]

[|BBC - GCSE Bitesize: Growth]

[|BBC - KS3 Bitesize: Science - Cells to systems - Introduction]

**Please look over these videos and activities. The links will help add information to your projects.**

**Monday, November 28**
Please watch this video:

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 * You will completing an inquiry into how scientists classify living things into five kingdom.**




 * When you are finished:**
 * You will be able to distinguish between life forms as single or multi-celled organisms.**
 * You will be able to explain why** **a living form** **belongs to** **one** **of five kingdoms (Plantae, Animalia, Monera, Protista, Fungi).**



**Now go to the "Projects" area on the left and work with your group on the project.**

**Make sure you __give credit__ for all information you find. Cut and pasting from someone work is** __[|plagiarism]__**.**

**You need to give credit for pictures and the source of your information(websites, books). This is called cited your sources.**
 * This includes photos from the web. Remember google is a search engine and not the source of a picture.**

**For example, this is a citation for your textbook.**

Doyle, S., Bowman, J., & Vissers, D. (2005). B.C. science probe 6//. Toronto: Nelson.


 * To make this kind of citation, you can use this website:**

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For example here is a direct quote from another wiki:

__**"How to Protect Yourself On Wikispaces**__
 * **When creating a profile or communicating with other members, never give your full first and last name.**
 * **Never post/reveal any personal information such as phone numbers, home addresses, location, etc.**
 * **Much like a large metropolitan city, the Internet is a wonderful place with so many available resource. It can also be a very dangerous place. You would never drop your child off in a big city and expect them to explore it and remain safe.** **The goal of this page is to provide awareness and try to keep everyone safe from the dangers of the Internet. Please remember to supervise and teach your students to use this resource appropriately and monitor their activity** **online.**

__**Other Tips and Reminders**__ (__http://bergmannscience.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Tips__) "
 * **REMEMBER:** This is a **PUBLIC FORUM**. Please use common sense and know that anything you post or say is potentially being viewed by the global community, not just your friends or teachers.
 * This is a public place. It's no different than being out at the mall with your friends or in the hallways at school. Behave appropriately and protect yourself!
 * **The discussion board is only for comments and notes that are to be viewed by the entire class and community.** If you have individual concerns or grade questions, please send a private email to Mr. [G] :)
 * Be respectful!

**Grade 6 assignment:**
Open, save this file ( in Science) and complete this document. Save your document as **AnAdapt_FirstName** in your Science folder.



Also save a copy to the drop box.