SIXTH GRADE   EARTH  SCIENCE  ASSIGNMENTS

INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE

UNIT 1   EXPLORING PLANET EARTH

CHAPTER 2            MINERALS

CHAPTER 3             ROCKS

UNIT 2                     INSIDE THE EARTH

CHAPTER 4            PLATE TECHTONICS      page 1    page 2

CHAPTER 5            EARTH QUAKES

CHAPTER 6            VOLCANOES
 
 
 

UNIT 3                     EARTH'S CHANGING SURFACE

CHAPTER 7            WEATHERING AND SOIL FORMATION

CHAPTER 8            EROSION AND DEPOSITION

CHAPTER 9            A TRIP THROUGH GEOLOGIC TIME
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                                         Geologic Time Chart
 
 
 
 

UNIT 5                    WEATHER AND CLIMATE

CHAPTER 15                  THE ATMOSPHERE (CHAPTER 15)

CHAPTER 16                  WEATHER FACTORS   (CHAPTER 16)

UNIT 6                   ASTRONOMY

CHAPTER 19                   EARTH, MOON AND, SUN

CHAPTER 20                   THE SOLAR SYSTEM  

CHAPTER 21                   STARS, GALAXIES, AND THE UNIVERSE
 
 
 

UNIT 4                    EARTH'S CHANGING SURFACE

CHAPTER 11          FRESH WATER

CHAPTER 12          FRESH WATER RESOURCES

CHAPTER 13          OCEAN MOTIONS

CHAPTER 14          OCEAN ZONES

END OF YEAR TEST