6th+Grade

Greek Stories Greek Games Greek Gods and Goddesses

Ancient Greece Games and Information at this site: Click here

Week of April 26th:

1. Customize Gmail Accout 2. Clean out your Inbox 3. Explore Google Docs:  Drawings (create a new one, formatting, inserting, sharing with me)

Next week: Greek Mythology

Week of April 11:
===__Math Apprentice __ === This week we will have a little fun seeing how math can be used in the real world! On the page below, start with “Explore the Math”, then choose your character. Use the arrow keys to move along the city’s street, and click on a building to enter it. You are greeted by an employee from the company who explains the math behind his or her job and presents you with an activity. There are eight companies, each with one activity.

Click to start: Math Apprentice

Week of April 4 - 8:

 I am back and so glad to see you all! Hope you had a great Spring Break! Here's what you will be doing this week:

 1. Go to PVLearners to create a short presentation of "perfect" Spring Break.

 Here is what it should include:
 * <span style="background-color: #ee993a; color: #126969; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduction slide: Title of your project and your name.
 * <span style="background-color: #ee993a; color: #126969; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Next 3 slides: Did you go anywhere? Who were you with? What did you do?
 * <span style="background-color: #ee993a; color: #126969; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Final Slide: Where you hope your next Spring Break will take you...

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2. When you are done, you may go to these games to build those THINKING SKILLS! >
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #194848; font-family: Times; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">Play <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">InchWorm . Can you solve all 24 levels?
 * <span style="color: #194848; font-family: Times; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">InchWorm2 . Can you solve all 24 levels?
 * <span style="color: #194848; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">Frog Jumpin . How high can you go?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">March 21 - 25:

<span style="color: #157e50; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Hi there! I am sorry to be missing class time with you and will look forward t

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Here is your assignment for today. You will be watching the movie, Special Relativity for Kids (below) and then playing some fun science games.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1. Watch this Einstein video first to understand a little about Relativity.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Click here: Special Relativity for kids

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2. Play this game about Einstein's Law of Relativity:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Click here: Time Twins

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3. Explore some more science at these websites:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Time Travel Game
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Inventive Kids Games
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Quiz Your Noodle - Revolutionary Inventions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Inventions Factory (Play as Guest)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Brain Drain
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Inventing Modern America Games
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Invention Playhouse
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Invention Suspension
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Fantastic Contraption
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Inventor IQ Match

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">Math Practice: 6th Grade

<span style="color: #47a626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6-Courtney: Ancient China Dynasty Webquest

<span style="color: #47a626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> General Information: Kids Past <span style="color: #47a626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dynasty:

<span style="color: #661e1e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">6-Langford/Boyadjian: <span style="color: #661e1e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Explore Ancient Inventions <span style="color: #661e1e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Start with the [|Ancient Chinese Technology] page. Read the article[|Age of Invention]. Explore a Chinese accomplishment, [|invention], or creation such as [|paper making], printing, gunpowder, [|compass], and the Great Wall. Explore other Ancient Chinese inventions at [|Chinese Invention], and [|Impressive Inventions].

<span style="color: #661e1e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Visit: Ancient Chinese Invention Webquest

Our Goal: <span style="color: #661e1e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Create a class wiki on various inventions. Which invention do you think was the most critical to world history? Why?

Keyboarding Test: How fast are you?

Wall of China

Ancient China Webquest: