NC Final Exam/ MSL Review (Student Review)
Glencoe Learning Self Check Quizzes
To prepare for the 6th Grade Science MSL please review the following essential standards and clarifying objectives.
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Forces and Motion
Review 1
6.P.1 Understand the properties of waves and the wavelike property of energy in
earthquakes, light and sound.
6.P.1.1~ Compare the properties of waves to the wavelike property of energy in earthquakes, light and sound
6.P.1.2 ~ Explain the relationship among visible light, the electromagnetic spectrum, and sight.
6.P.1.3 ~ Explain the relationship among the rate of vibration, the medium through which vibrations travel, sound and hearing.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Sound Energy
Light Energy
Practice Quizzes:
Light Energy
Physical Science Test
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Matter: Properties and Change
Review 2
6.P.2 Understand the structure, classifications and physical properties of matter.
Clarifying Objectives
6.P.2.1 ~ Recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and atoms of the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of other elements.
6.P.2.2 ~ Explain the effect of heat on the motion of atoms through a description of what happens to particles during a change in phase.
6.P.2.3 ~ Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are independent of the amount of matter present including density, boiling point, melting point and solubility to properties that are dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass and weight.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Matter (#1)
Matter (#2)
Practice Quizzes:
What's the Matter
Matter Vocabulary
States of Matter
States of Matter II
Physical Properties of Matter
Building Blocks of Matter
Matter Self-Check Quiz
Matter 2 Self-Check Quiz
Matter 3 Self-Check Quiz
MSL 6th Grade Science Review -Energy: Conservation and Transfer
Review 3
6.P.3 Understand characteristics of energy transfer and interactions of matter and energy.
6.P.3.1~Illustrate the transfer of heat energy from warmer objects to cooler ones using examples of conduction, radiation and convection and the effects that may result.
6.P.3.2~Explain the effects of electromagnetic waves on various materials to include absorption, scattering, and change in temperature.
6.P.3.3~Explain the suitability of materials for use in technological design based on a response to heat (to include conduction, expansion, and contraction) and electrical energy (conductors and insulators).
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Heat (Conduction, Convection, & Radiation)
Practice Quizzes:
Physical Science
Heat Transfer
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Earth in the Universe.
Review 4
6.E.1 Understand the earth/moon/sun system, and the properties, structures, and
predictable motions of celestial bodies in the Universe.
6.E.1.1~Explain how the relative motion and relative position of the sun, Earth and moon affect the seasons, tides, phases of the moon, and eclipses.
6.E.1.2~Explain why Earth sustains life while other planets do not based on their properties (including types of surface, atmosphere and gravitational force) and location to the Sun.
6.E.1.3~Summarize space exploration and the understandings gained from them.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Earth, Sun & Moon
Moon Phases
Practice Quizzes:
Sun, Earth, & Moon
The Sun
The Sun and Its Planets
The Universe and The Solar System
Space Quiz
Energy and Resource
Exploring Space
The Sun-Earth-Moon System
The Sun-Earth-Moon
The Solar System
Stars and Galaxies
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Earth Systems, Structures and Processes
Review 5
6.E.2 Understand the structure of the earth and how interactions of constructive and destructive forces have resulted in changes in the surface of the Earth over time and the effects of the lithosphere on humans.
Clarifying Objectives
6.E.2.1~ Summarize the structure of the earth, including the layers, the mantle and core based on the relative position, composition and density.
6.E.2.2 ~ Explain how crustal plates and ocean basins are formed, move and interact using earthquakes, heat flow and volcanoes to reflect forces within the earth.
6.E.2.3 ~Explain how the formation of soil is related to the parent rock type and the environment in which it develops
6.E.2.4 ~ Conclude that the good health of humans requires: monitoring the lithosphere, maintaining soil quality and stewardship.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Minerals (#3)
Rocks (#4)
Soil (#5)
Plate Tectonics (#6)
Volcanoes (#7)
Earthquakes (#8)
Practice Quizzes:
Rocks & Minerals
Seafloor Spreading
Seafloor Spreading & Plate Tectonics
Seismic Waves & Earthquakes
Soil Test
Weathering and Soil
Minerals
Earth's Energy and Mineral Resources
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Our Impact on Land
Our Impact on Water and Air
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Structures and Functions of Living Organisms
Review 6
6.L.1 Understand the structures, processes and behaviors of plants that enable them to survive and reproduce.
6.L.1.1~Summarize the basic structures and functions of flowering plants required for survival, reproduction and defense.
6.L.1.2~Explain the significance of the processes of photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration to the survival of green plants and other organisms.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Quizlet
Practice Quizzes:
Photosynthesis
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Ecosystems
Review 7
6.L.2 Understand the flow of energy through ecosystems and the responses of populations to the biotic and abiotic factors in their environment.
6.L.2.1~Summarize how energy derived from the sun is used by plants to produce sugars (photosynthesis) and is transferred within a food chain or food web (terrestrial and aquatic) from producers to consumers to decomposers.
6.L.2.2~Explain how plants respond to external stimuli (including dormancy and forms of tropism) to enhance survival in an environment.
6.L.2.3~Summarize how the abiotic factors (such as temperature, water, sunlight, and soil quality) of biomes (freshwater, marine, forest, grasslands, desert, Tundra) affect the ability of organisms to grow, survive and/or create their own food
through photosynthesis.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Quizlet 1
Quizlet 2
Quizlet 3
Practice Quizzes:
Land Habitats
Ecosystems
Ecosystem
Rain Forest
All About Soil
Year Review Self Assessment Quizzes:
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078778441/student_view0/self-check_quizzes.html
Final Exam Practice Quizzes
http://images.pcmac.org/sisfiles/schools/nc/onslowcounty/northwoodsmiddle/uploads/forms/scipractice2.pdf
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MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Forces and Motion
Review 1
6.P.1 Understand the properties of waves and the wavelike property of energy in
earthquakes, light and sound.
6.P.1.1~ Compare the properties of waves to the wavelike property of energy in earthquakes, light and sound
6.P.1.2 ~ Explain the relationship among visible light, the electromagnetic spectrum, and sight.
6.P.1.3 ~ Explain the relationship among the rate of vibration, the medium through which vibrations travel, sound and hearing.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Sound Energy
Light Energy
Practice Quizzes:
Light Energy
Physical Science Test
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Matter: Properties and Change
Review 2
6.P.2 Understand the structure, classifications and physical properties of matter.
Clarifying Objectives
6.P.2.1 ~ Recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and atoms of the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of other elements.
6.P.2.2 ~ Explain the effect of heat on the motion of atoms through a description of what happens to particles during a change in phase.
6.P.2.3 ~ Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are independent of the amount of matter present including density, boiling point, melting point and solubility to properties that are dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass and weight.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Matter (#1)
Matter (#2)
Practice Quizzes:
What's the Matter
Matter Vocabulary
States of Matter
States of Matter II
Physical Properties of Matter
Building Blocks of Matter
Matter Self-Check Quiz
Matter 2 Self-Check Quiz
Matter 3 Self-Check Quiz
MSL 6th Grade Science Review -Energy: Conservation and Transfer
Review 3
6.P.3 Understand characteristics of energy transfer and interactions of matter and energy.
6.P.3.1~Illustrate the transfer of heat energy from warmer objects to cooler ones using examples of conduction, radiation and convection and the effects that may result.
6.P.3.2~Explain the effects of electromagnetic waves on various materials to include absorption, scattering, and change in temperature.
6.P.3.3~Explain the suitability of materials for use in technological design based on a response to heat (to include conduction, expansion, and contraction) and electrical energy (conductors and insulators).
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Heat (Conduction, Convection, & Radiation)
Practice Quizzes:
Physical Science
Heat Transfer
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Earth in the Universe.
Review 4
6.E.1 Understand the earth/moon/sun system, and the properties, structures, and
predictable motions of celestial bodies in the Universe.
6.E.1.1~Explain how the relative motion and relative position of the sun, Earth and moon affect the seasons, tides, phases of the moon, and eclipses.
6.E.1.2~Explain why Earth sustains life while other planets do not based on their properties (including types of surface, atmosphere and gravitational force) and location to the Sun.
6.E.1.3~Summarize space exploration and the understandings gained from them.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Earth, Sun & Moon
Moon Phases
Practice Quizzes:
Sun, Earth, & Moon
The Sun
The Sun and Its Planets
The Universe and The Solar System
Space Quiz
Energy and Resource
Exploring Space
The Sun-Earth-Moon System
The Sun-Earth-Moon
The Solar System
Stars and Galaxies
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Earth Systems, Structures and Processes
Review 5
6.E.2 Understand the structure of the earth and how interactions of constructive and destructive forces have resulted in changes in the surface of the Earth over time and the effects of the lithosphere on humans.
Clarifying Objectives
6.E.2.1~ Summarize the structure of the earth, including the layers, the mantle and core based on the relative position, composition and density.
6.E.2.2 ~ Explain how crustal plates and ocean basins are formed, move and interact using earthquakes, heat flow and volcanoes to reflect forces within the earth.
6.E.2.3 ~Explain how the formation of soil is related to the parent rock type and the environment in which it develops
6.E.2.4 ~ Conclude that the good health of humans requires: monitoring the lithosphere, maintaining soil quality and stewardship.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Minerals (#3)
Rocks (#4)
Soil (#5)
Plate Tectonics (#6)
Volcanoes (#7)
Earthquakes (#8)
Practice Quizzes:
Rocks & Minerals
Seafloor Spreading
Seafloor Spreading & Plate Tectonics
Seismic Waves & Earthquakes
Soil Test
Weathering and Soil
Minerals
Earth's Energy and Mineral Resources
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Our Impact on Land
Our Impact on Water and Air
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Structures and Functions of Living Organisms
Review 6
6.L.1 Understand the structures, processes and behaviors of plants that enable them to survive and reproduce.
6.L.1.1~Summarize the basic structures and functions of flowering plants required for survival, reproduction and defense.
6.L.1.2~Explain the significance of the processes of photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration to the survival of green plants and other organisms.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Quizlet
Practice Quizzes:
Photosynthesis
MSL 6th Grade Science Review - Ecosystems
Review 7
6.L.2 Understand the flow of energy through ecosystems and the responses of populations to the biotic and abiotic factors in their environment.
6.L.2.1~Summarize how energy derived from the sun is used by plants to produce sugars (photosynthesis) and is transferred within a food chain or food web (terrestrial and aquatic) from producers to consumers to decomposers.
6.L.2.2~Explain how plants respond to external stimuli (including dormancy and forms of tropism) to enhance survival in an environment.
6.L.2.3~Summarize how the abiotic factors (such as temperature, water, sunlight, and soil quality) of biomes (freshwater, marine, forest, grasslands, desert, Tundra) affect the ability of organisms to grow, survive and/or create their own food
through photosynthesis.
Directions:
Begin with vocabulary.
Quizlet 1
Quizlet 2
Quizlet 3
Practice Quizzes:
Land Habitats
Ecosystems
Ecosystem
Rain Forest
All About Soil
Year Review Self Assessment Quizzes:
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078778441/student_view0/self-check_quizzes.html
Final Exam Practice Quizzes
http://images.pcmac.org/sisfiles/schools/nc/onslowcounty/northwoodsmiddle/uploads/forms/scipractice2.pdf
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078778441/student_view0/self-check_quizzes.htmlhttp://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078617006/student_view0/unit1/chapter1/standardized_test_practice.html