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Cell Project by Shannan Marley-Whitehead Students are given a choice project where they can build a model of a plant or animal cell. Choice #1 is a Plastic Bag Cell, Choice #2 is a Gelatin Cell, and Choice #3 is a Styrofoam Cell. Complete with a page in which students describe and list the function of each organelle. Full page Grading Rubric included. This document can be modified to meet your needs.

This 5th grade syllabus is definitely parent friendly. It features general details of the core subjects: Language Arts (reading, writing, grammar, spelling, book reports), math, social studies, and science. It can be modified easily in Microsoft Word. Save yourself some time, don't reinvent the wheel! :)

This letter to parents comes complete with a small tear off slip that requires parent and student signatures acknowledging the upcoming Science Fair Project. This can be modified to meet your needs.

Chapter 4 Notes that I created from Houghton Mifflin California Science about Water Resources. Topic include: fresh water vs, saltwater, glaciers, aquifers, irrigation, pollution, sewage systems, water reclamation, wells, desalination, dams, aqueducts, systems of structures for carrying water to move it to where it's needed.

6th Grade Science: Asthenosphere, Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust, Lithosphere, Mantle, Geysers, and Earth's Magnetic Field. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your specific needs.

Using Bloom's Taxonomy, students answer questions about Earth's Structure. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your needs.

6th Grade Science Notes on Tectonic Plates: Continents and Plate Tectonics, Sea-Floor Spreading, Earth's Tectonic Plates. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your specific needs.

6th Grade Science Notes on Mountain Building: Folding and Faulting Forces, Volcanic Forces, Erosion Mountains, California Mountains. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your specific needs.

Students will: -Illustrate and label roots, stems, leaves, xylem, phloem, root hairs, root pressure, cohesion, gravity, and transpiration. -Draw arrows to show how materials move through the xylem and phloem. -Include a unique title for the drawing. -Include a brief written summary, in their own words, that explains what the drawing is intended to show.

I use this Powerpoint on Back to School Night as a visual aid to walk parents through the basics of 6th Grade Earth Science. It can be modified to meet your needs.

6th Grade Science Notes on Locating Volcanoes: Inside a Volcano, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics, Classifying Volcanoes, Effects of Volcanoes, California's Volcanoes, and Hawaiian Islands.

6th Grade Science Notes on Locating Earthquakes: Focus and Epicenter, Measuring Earthquakes, Effects of Earthquakes, Preparing for Earthquakes, and Tsunamis. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your specific needs.

6th Grade Science Notes on Earthquakes: At the Faults, Types of Faults, Seismic Waves, Recording Seismic Waves. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your specific needs.

This 5th Grade Science syllabus is aligned to the California Content Standards, specifically for Houghton Mifflin California Science. Feel free to modify this to meet your needs.

6th Grade Science Notes on Earth's History: Evidence of Change, The Rock Record, The Fossil Record, and Continental Drift. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your specific needs.

Chapter 2 Notes that I created from Houghton Mifflin California Science about the interactions of living things.

Going on a field trip to JPL or another location? Look no further! This aesthetically pleasing letter includes all the necessary details and even comes with a parent response tear off sheet. Modify this letter to meet your needs.

Using Bloom's Taxonomy, students answer questions about Shaping Earth's Surface. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your needs.

Using Bloom's Taxonomy, students answer questions about Evidence of Plate Tectonics. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your needs.

Self Assessment: Students assess their knowledge about vascular plants, nonvascular plants, xylem, phloem, transpiration, photosynthesis, etc. This can be edited to meet your needs.