6th Grade Science
Todd Seip-Instructor
Directions:
Monday 10/1/12 thru Wednesday 10/3/12
Feel free to explore the buttons, look and play the interactive games and activities. But make sure that you have time to watch the required episodes and answer the questions.
Write these questions on a seperate sheet of paper. Answer them as you watch the videos. YOU WILL NEED THESE NOTES NEXT WEEK FOR THE TEST!
Chapter 1 (2:12) Introduction to the video
No questions to answer
Chapter 2 (10:53) Gold
1) How is Gold extracted from rock?
2)What qualities make Gold so unique and valuable?
3) How much does a Gold bar weigh?
Chapter 3 (12:15) Copper and Bronze
1) Why is Copper used in plumbing pipes?
2) Bronze is a combination of which two elements?
3) What gives Bronze its strength?
4) Why do Bronze Bells ring so well?
Chapter 4 ( 6:20 ) Microscopes
1) Name the microscope that allows scientists to "see" atoms.
2) How far in can this microscope zoom? __________ times power.
3) Draw a diagram of how bronze atoms are aligned with each other.
Chapter 5 (8:09 ) Protons
1) If a hydrogen atom is enlarged to the size of a city, how big is a proton?
2) Which particle - proton, neutron, or electron - determines the type of element?
3) The number of protons is called the atomic ___________.
4) 70% of all elements are? solids, liquids, metals, gases?
5) How did chemists measure atomic weights?
Chapter 6 (7:45) Sodium
1) Why are the gasses in the last row of elements called "Nobel" gasses?
2) Why do some elements mix well, and some not so well?
3) Describe an interesting fact about sodium.
4) What are the consequences of mixing sodium and chlorine?
Chapter 7 (10:45 ) Explosions
1) how do scientists determine which element or elements cause explosions?
2) Why is oxygen so necessary in explosions and chemical reactions?
Chapter 8 (16:05) Non-Metals
1) CHONPS stands for which 6 elements?
2) What are 3 different forms of Carbon?
3) How many pounds of Carbon in the average human?
4) How many pounds of Oxygen in the average human?
Chapter 9 (11:15) Semi-Conductors
1) What put the "O" (oxygen) into our atmosphere?
2) 90% of all atoms in the Universe are which element?
3) What are some of the items that silicon is used for?
4) How can ordinary glass be made "stronger"?
Chapter 10 (14:30) Rare-Earth Elements
1) What are some of the items that neodymium magnets are used for?
2) In what country are most rare-earth elements mined?
3) What makes a great shark repellant? Why does it work so good?
Chapter 11 (5:58) Isotopes
1) Different versions of elements are called?
2) Which isotope of Carbon is used to precisely determine age of objects?
Chapter 12 (7:30) Man-Made Elements
1) What happens when a neutron splits an atomic nucleus?
2) What was the 1st man-made element?
Vocabulary Terms;
Write these down. Find definitions in Physical Science book. (pg 162)
Proton
Neutron
Electron
nucleus
atomic number
isotope
ion
atomic mass
periodic table
reactive
metal
radioactivity
Chapter 4 ( 6:20 ) Microscopes
1) Name the microscope that allows scientists to "see" atoms.
2) How far in can this microscope zoom? __________ times power.
3) Draw a diagram of how bronze atoms are aligned with each other.
Chapter 5 (8:09 ) Protons
1) If a hydrogen atom is enlarged to the size of a city, how big is a proton?
2) Which particle - proton, neutron, or electron - determines the type of element?
3) The number of protons is called the atomic ___________.
4) 70% of all elements are? solids, liquids, metals, gases?
5) How did chemists measure atomic weights?
Chapter 6 (7:45) Sodium
1) Why are the gasses in the last row of elements called "Nobel" gasses?
2) Why do some elements mix well, and some not so well?
3) Describe an interesting fact about sodium.
4) What are the consequences of mixing sodium and chlorine?
Chapter 7 (10:45 ) Explosions
1) how do scientists determine which element or elements cause explosions?
2) Why is oxygen so necessary in explosions and chemical reactions?
Chapter 8 (16:05) Non-Metals
1) CHONPS stands for which 6 elements?
2) What are 3 different forms of Carbon?
3) How many pounds of Carbon in the average human?
4) How many pounds of Oxygen in the average human?
Chapter 9 (11:15) Semi-Conductors
1) What put the "O" (oxygen) into our atmosphere?
2) 90% of all atoms in the Universe are which element?
3) What are some of the items that silicon is used for?
4) How can ordinary glass be made "stronger"?
Chapter 10 (14:30) Rare-Earth Elements
1) What are some of the items that neodymium magnets are used for?
2) In what country are most rare-earth elements mined?
3) What makes a great shark repellant? Why does it work so good?
Chapter 11 (5:58) Isotopes
1) Different versions of elements are called?
2) Which isotope of Carbon is used to precisely determine age of objects?
Chapter 12 (7:30) Man-Made Elements
1) What happens when a neutron splits an atomic nucleus?
2) What was the 1st man-made element?
Vocabulary Terms;
Write these down. Find definitions in Physical Science book. (pg 162)
Proton
Neutron
Electron
nucleus
atomic number
isotope
ion
atomic mass
periodic table
reactive
metal
radioactivity
Click the "home" button on the front of the iPad and go to the Nova Elements App. Touch it to start. Touch the "watch" button. You can also build elements or molecules by going back to the home page of the app.
