Mr.+Collings+-+Grade+6

NFDMS 4/18 & ODMS 4/19

Create a google presentation that describes and shows examples of the weathering processes below using text, pictures, and possibly video. All information should be cited on a references page. All videos and images should be cited on the page they are found (20% of your overall grade). The starred (+, ++**,** and +++) items are important and should given extra attention.


 * Weathering - The natural process of rocks and minerals being broken down
 * Chemical Weathering
 * Decomposition ++
 * Acid ++
 * Plants ++
 * Oxidation +
 * Sun
 * Biological Weathering
 * Plants
 * Animals
 * Mechanical/Physical Weathering
 * Erosion +++
 * Ice (Frost Wedging) ++
 * Glaciers ++
 * Plants +
 * Wind +
 * Hot and Cold
 * Gravity
 * Pressure
 * Crystallization
 * Animals

NFDMS 3/15

You are going to create and erupt your own volcano! Please click thought the animation that you will find at the link below. You will have a handout to fill out as you go. Please be sure to answer all the questions and add lots of detail to your drawings.

Build your own Volcano

ODMS 2/14 & NFDMS 2/15

Your assignment is to create a drawing (on paper or in a google drawing) that explains why the tectonic plates move and what happens when they collide. This should include both pictures and descriptions. It should have one main drawing and a few smaller drawings to bring out the main ideas.

media type="file" key="Geology - Earthquakes.swf" width="756" height="567"

media type="file" key="Geology - Plate Motion.swf" width="756" height="567"

Make sure that you click on the "Earthquakes" tab on the top of this animation, too. media type="file" key="Geology - Plate Interactions.swf" width="750" height="750"

ODMS 2/10 & NFDMS 2/13

When the tectonic plates move, they are going to interact with other plates in one of three ways.


 * __First, open a new tab and create a google doc that is titled correctly (Last, First - Plate Boundaries) and then share it with Mr. Collings.__**

Follow the link below and make observations about each of the three types of plate boundaries.

THREE TYPES OF PLATE BOUNDARIES

In your google doc, answer the following questions using complete sentences (please copy and paste these questions to your doc to save time)

1. Describe a transform plate boundary 2. What happens at a transform plate boundary? (HINT) 3. Describe a convergent plate boundary 4. What happens at a convergent plate boundary? (HINT) 5. Describe a divergent plate boundary 6. What happens at a divergent plate boundary? (HINT)

On your google doc, below the six questions that you just answered, take notes on the 9 pictures that you see at the link below. These notes should focus on how the picture shows plate motion. Please add all 9 pictures to your document. To add the photos, right click on the photo, then select "Copy Image Location". In your google doc, go up to "Insert" on the menu and then select "Image". Click on "URL" on the left hand side and then paste the web address into the box on the right. Put your notes below each image.

=Photo Gallery: Plate Tectonics=

ODMS 1/12 & NFDMS 1/18

Rock Cycle Wiki
 * Where does it come from?
 * How is it formed?
 * What are some common characteristics?
 * Examples of each characteristic
 * Pictures
 * How can it be changed into the other two types of rock?
 * Citations

ODMS 11/9

We are going to take a closer look at Ecological Pyramids by creating a Google Drawing. Make sure to include the following things and answer the following questions. Please focus only on the natural processes of nature and ignore human influence.
 * Ecological Pyramid
 * Decomposers (5 pictures of Decomposers found in Yosemite)
 * Producers (4 pictures of Producers found in Yosemite)
 * Primary Consumers (3 pictures of Primary Consumers found in Yosemite)
 * Secondary Consumers (2 pictures of Secondary Consumers found in Yosemite)
 * Tertiary Consumers (1 pictures of Tertiary Consumers found in Yosemite)
 * How do you determine if something is a producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, or decomposer?
 * What is the rule of 10%?
 * Where does the other 90% of the energy go?
 * Why are there more decomposers than anything else?
 * Why are there less consumers than producers?
 * Why is it important to practice conservation of plants?

Here are some links that may be helpful. You do not need to use these.

Food Chain & Food Webs Energy Pyramid media type="file" key="Ecology - Energy Flow - Rule of 10 percent.swf" width="600" height="600" media type="file" key="Ecology - Food Web.swf" width="591" height="591"

ODMS 11/1 and NFDMS 11/2

media type="file" key="Biology - Ecology - Producers Consumers Game.swf" width="627" height="627"

media type="file" key="Biology - Ecology - Food Chain Game.swf" width="636" height="636"

ODMS 10/10 and NFDMS 10/11

You will be working with a small group to research one of the the bioregions of California. You will be creating a presentation and presenting it to the rest of the class. Below is a list of the things that you should cover in your presentation.


 * Weather Factors
 * Annual Precipitation
 * Annual Temperature Profile (January, April, July, October)
 * Prevailing Winds
 * Current Weather (Track for 1 week)
 * Plants and Animals
 * Common Animals of the Area
 * Common Plants of the Area
 * Soil Type