6th Grade Tutorials

Science Seasons and Earth's Tilt The tilt of Earth's axis causes the seasons, not the distance from the Sun. Start → Science Earth, Moon, and Sun: Day, Night, and Moon Phases Earth spins to make day and night, and the Moon phases show the part of the lit half that we see. Start → Science Rock Layers, Fossils, and Earth's History Rock layers form on top of each other, so the oldest layer is at the bottom, and fossils tell about past life. Start → Science Plate Tectonics Earth's crust is broken into plates that move slowly on the mantle. Start → Science Earthquakes Stress builds at a fault until the rock breaks and sends seismic waves out from the focus. Start → Science Volcanoes Magma rises through the crust and erupts as lava at plate boundaries and hot spots. Start → Science The Rock Cycle The rock cycle changes rock from 1 type to a different type over a very long time. Start → Science The Water Cycle The water cycle moves water between Earth's surface and the air, and the Sun gives the energy. Start → Science Earth's Spheres Earth has 4 spheres: the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, and the spheres interact. Start → Science Weather and Climate Weather is the condition of the air now, and climate is the average weather over many years. Start → Science Asking Scientific Questions A testable question is a question that you can answer with an investigation and data. Start → Science Reading and Interpreting Science Graphs A graph shows data as a picture, so you can read values and see trends. Start →

ELA Story Elements and Characterization Every story has 5 story elements. Clues about a character show a trait. Start → ELA Theme and Central Idea A theme is a message about life. A central idea is the most important point of an informational text. Start → ELA Figurative Language Figurative language means more than the exact words say. Start → ELA Writing a Summary A summary tells the most important events of a story, in order and in your own words. Start → ELA Hatchet: Conflict and Character Change Brian faces person vs nature and person vs self conflicts, and the conflicts change him. Start → ELA ACES Constructed Response ACES is a 4-step plan for a written answer: answer, cite, explain, sum it up. Start → ELA Narrative Writing A narrative tells a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. Start → ELA Arguments: Claims, Reasons, and Evidence An argument uses reasons and evidence to support a claim. Start → ELA Informational Text Structure Text structure is the way an author organizes information, and signal words show the structure. Start → ELA Infographics and Debate An infographic shows facts with pictures, and a debate uses facts to support a claim. Start → ELA The Lightning Thief: Point of View Point of view tells who tells the story. The Lightning Thief uses first person. Start → ELA Ghost: Plot Elements A plot diagram shows the 5 parts of a plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Start → ELA A Long Walk to Water: 2 Stories, 2 Timelines The book switches between 2 stories in 2 time periods. The 2 stories meet at a well. Start → ELA Research Project Steps A research project answers a question with facts from reliable sources. Start → ELA Simple Sentences and Capitalization A simple sentence has 1 subject and 1 predicate and starts with a capital letter. Start → ELA Compound Sentences A compound sentence joins 2 independent clauses with a comma and a conjunction, or with a semicolon. Start → ELA Complex Sentences A complex sentence has 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clauses. Start → ELA Compound-Complex Sentences A compound-complex sentence has 2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more dependent clauses. Start →

Social Studies Prehistory Prehistory is the time before writing. People change from nomads in the Paleolithic Era to farmers in the Neolithic Era. Start → Social Studies Mesopotamia Geography Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Floods leave silt, and canals bring water to crops. Start → Social Studies GRAPES: Early Americas GRAPES has 6 categories to study a civilization: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social structure. Start → Social Studies 4 Empires of Mesopotamia After the Sumerian city-states, the Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Chaldean empires ruled Mesopotamia in that order. Start → Social Studies The End of Mesopotamia Conquest, weak leaders, and rebellion ended the Mesopotamian empires. Writing, laws, the wheel, and base 60 math are still used today. Start →

AVID Binder and Organization System An organized binder has 1 correct place for every paper. Start → AVID Focused Note-Taking Cornell notes split 1 page into a heading, questions, notes, and a summary. Start → AVID Public Speaking A good speech has 1 main point, 3 supports, a clear voice, a steady pace, and eye contact. Start → AVID College and Career Awareness Your interests can point you to a career, and your habits now help on every path. Start → AVID Collaboration and Teambuilding In a group, each person has a role, listens actively, and disagrees with respect. Start →

ELT How to Use Study Hall Time In study hall, do homework due next first, then missing work, then study or read. Start → ELT Study Techniques and Study Habits Quiz yourself, study on different days, remove distractions, and take short breaks. Start → ELT Organization Basics: The ELT Notebook Every notebook page needs a date, a title, and a page number in the table of contents. Start →