Challenge Questions
Here, you will find the Challenge Question I will post to you each day to make sure you are learning!
Tuesday August 19th: What is the scoop on 6th grade Science?
Wednesday August 20th and Thursday August 21st: What is a scientist?
Wednesday August 27th: How do scientist solve a scientific investigation? and What is the purpose of a
hypothesis statement?
Thursday August 28th: Name and define the three variables in a scientific investigation.
Tuesday September 2nd-Thursday September 4th: What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?
Monday September 8th-Friday September 12th: Why is it important to follow and conduct the steps of a
Scientific Investigation?
Wednesday October 1st: What is an ecosystem? What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?
Wednesday October 8th-Friday October 10th: What is a biome? What is the difference between producers, consumers and decomposers?
Monday October 13th: How or in what ways can an organism be detrimental to an ecosystem?
Friday October 17th: How or in what ways can an organism be detrimental to an ecosystem?
Wednesday August 20th and Thursday August 21st: What is a scientist?
Wednesday August 27th: How do scientist solve a scientific investigation? and What is the purpose of a
hypothesis statement?
Thursday August 28th: Name and define the three variables in a scientific investigation.
Tuesday September 2nd-Thursday September 4th: What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?
Monday September 8th-Friday September 12th: Why is it important to follow and conduct the steps of a
Scientific Investigation?
Wednesday October 1st: What is an ecosystem? What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?
Wednesday October 8th-Friday October 10th: What is a biome? What is the difference between producers, consumers and decomposers?
Monday October 13th: How or in what ways can an organism be detrimental to an ecosystem?
Friday October 17th: How or in what ways can an organism be detrimental to an ecosystem?
Wednesday January 7th: What is energy?
Thursday January 8th: What are the two types of energy? Describe each.
Friday January 9th: Why does kinetic energy change to potential energy or vice versa?
Monday January 12th: What is mechanical energy and the law of conservation of energy?
Tuesday January 13th: (Text dependent questions from informational text)
Wednesday January 14th: What is a machine? What is a simple machine?
Thursday January 15th: What is a compound machine?
Friday January 16th: (computer lab)
Thursday January 29th: 1. What is a machine? 2. What are the six simple machines? 3. What is the difference between simple and compound machines?
Wednesday February 11, 2015: 1. What is matter? 2. What are the three types of matter? 3. What are the five states of matter?
Friday February 27th, 2015: 1. How are Earth's days, years and seasons related to the way Earth moves in space? 2. What determines the length of a day? 3. What determines the length of a year? 4. What conditions are affected by the tilt of Earth's axis? 5. What causes seasons? 6. How do Earth, the moon and the sun affect each other? 7. How are Earth, the moon and the sun related in space? 8. How does the appearance of the moon change? 9. How do lunar eclipses occur? 10. How do solar eclipses occur? 11. What is known about the terrestrial planets? 12. What is known about the gas giant planets?
Thursday January 8th: What are the two types of energy? Describe each.
Friday January 9th: Why does kinetic energy change to potential energy or vice versa?
Monday January 12th: What is mechanical energy and the law of conservation of energy?
Tuesday January 13th: (Text dependent questions from informational text)
Wednesday January 14th: What is a machine? What is a simple machine?
Thursday January 15th: What is a compound machine?
Friday January 16th: (computer lab)
Thursday January 29th: 1. What is a machine? 2. What are the six simple machines? 3. What is the difference between simple and compound machines?
Wednesday February 11, 2015: 1. What is matter? 2. What are the three types of matter? 3. What are the five states of matter?
Friday February 27th, 2015: 1. How are Earth's days, years and seasons related to the way Earth moves in space? 2. What determines the length of a day? 3. What determines the length of a year? 4. What conditions are affected by the tilt of Earth's axis? 5. What causes seasons? 6. How do Earth, the moon and the sun affect each other? 7. How are Earth, the moon and the sun related in space? 8. How does the appearance of the moon change? 9. How do lunar eclipses occur? 10. How do solar eclipses occur? 11. What is known about the terrestrial planets? 12. What is known about the gas giant planets?