Welcome to the Sixth Grade Science Page
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Welcome to my web page. On this page you can find the course syllabus, an overview of what we will be doing during the week(the week ahead) and some general information about the topic we are currently covering. I will also include links to helpful web sites, instructions for at home projects and most homework assignments, and study guides for tests and quizzes. I hope you find the site useful. My email address can be found below. Email me any time with questions. I usually check my email at least once every night.
We have spent the last few weeks learning about how scientists perform experiments. Scientists sometimes use something called the scientific method when performing an experiment. The Scientific Method is a step by step approach to running an experiment. We actually used the scientific method when we thought about the antigravity bag trick, tested whirly-birds for General Mills, and licked lollipops for the lollipop lab.
This week we are dropping water on a penny to see how many drops will fit. This is our control. We will change a variable to see if it make a difference in the number of drops that fit.
Controlled experiment-An experiment that compares a test with a variable to a test that did not contain the variable.
Control-experiment that does not contain the variable.
Variable-the factor being tested in the experiment. It should be the one thing that is different in your experiments.
Constants-the factors that stayed the same in both experiments.
Data: recorded observations and measurements
Email me at rsanders@lenoxps.org