Mr. Hofer’s Sixth Grade Class

I would like to wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday season.  I hope that you enjoy your days off and are able to spend a bunch of time with family and friends.  I’d love to hear what you are doing over break.  Don’t hesitate to post what you’re up to!!

I need a few people to try and download the Power Point notes from the “Science Notes” tab.  Let me know what happens when you try and download them.

Thanks for your help!

What do you think is the most useful part of your science book being online?  I’d love to hear what you think.

Leave a comment and read what others have posted!

Click here to go to the online book.

The Scientific Investigation Test will be Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Make sure you study your vocabulary terms.  The rest of the test will be a lab called “The Biggest Loser” and you will have to fill out the lab sheet all by yourself.

Check out this math site.  Choose a topic and see how well you can do.  This site even has reminders about how to solve the problems.

Click here to see the site. Let me know what you think.

TRY CLICKING ON THE PICTURE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS!  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Here are the answers for the Thanksgiving Trivia…

1) a

2) d

3) c

4) b

5) c

6) a

7) c

d

SEE IF YOU CAN ANSWER THESE CORRECTLY!  POST YOUR RESPONSE AND SEE IF OTHERS AGREE OR DISAGREE.

1) Which Native people celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?

a) The Wampanoag

B) The Iroquois

c) The Sioux

d) The Choctaw

2) Which animal likely did not appear on the first Thanksgiving menu?

a) seal

b) wild turkey

c) swan

d) pig

3) How fast can a wild turkey fly over a short distance?

a) 35 mph

b) 15 mph

c) 55 mph

d) 22 mph

4) What is the name for the skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck?

a) snark

b) wattle

c) swag

d) garble

5) What sound does a turkey make to communicate danger?

a) gobble, gobble

b) turk, turk, turk

c) putt, putt, putt

d) clack, clack, clack

6) About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?

a) 3,500

b) 2,000

c) 5,000

d) 1,500

7) Which president moved Thanksgiving to November in order to lengthen the Christmas shopping season?

a) Ronald Reagan

b) Woodrow Wilson

c) Franklin Roosevelt

d) Lyndon Johnson

In approximately what percentage of households, does the family eat turkey for Thanksgiving?

a) 48%

b) 67%

c) 82%

d) 90%

Our next unit of study is the scientific method (investigation).  I’m curious to know what you already know.  Can you name at least one of the steps in the scientific method?

Be the first to guess a correct step and you’ll receive a treat!

REMINDER- 6th graders who sold pies need to pick up their pies from 3:45 to 6 pm on Wednesday.  Please park in the west lot!  Promptly deliver all pies you’ve sold.

We raised over $7000 for the Medieval Times Trip!

Post a question that you think will be on the insect test.  See if others can answer your questions!

For example: Which order is known for having strong jumping legs?

See if you can stump your classmates!  DON’T FORGET TO TRY TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ALREADY POSTED!!!