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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

6th Week 3 April 8th - April 14th

Hello 6th Graders!!
This week we will begin Investigation 2 - The Microscope!!
Please follow along below to get your day by day lessons and instructions!

Day One: Wednesday, April 8th -
Please print the science attachment for week 3.
Turn to page 2, and answer the question :
How do objects appear when viewed through a microscope?...

Are they right side up, upside down, flipped around???
(We will answer the LOL later...)

Complete the Investigation 1 Part 1 Vocabulary found on page 3:
(Click on the picture and it will enlarge!)



Use a pencil to label the microscope parts on page 4. (Use the word bank on page 3 to help!)

Watch my YouTube video to learn the parts of the microscope and their jobs:
https://youtu.be/miIWEIYYRaw

Use the picture below to correct your microscope labels:



Day 2: Thursday, April 9th -
Turn to Page 5-"Microscope Use and Practice" in your science packet.

Watch my YouTube video to observe a colored newspaper picture under the microscope under low, medium, and high power magnification:
 https://youtu.be/iSsxUOjXBWU

Turn to page 6 - "Microscope Images"

Watch my Youtube video to observe the letter "e" from the word seed under the microscope.
https://youtu.be/YPndCqRpcdg

Check out the Virtual Microscope!
https://youtu.be/Jkq-X5ufAAI

Now turn back to page 2's LOL.... How do objects appear when viewed through the microscope??
Flipped around like looking in a mirror, then turned upside down




Friday April 10th - Monday April 13th - Happy Easter!!


Day 3: Tuesday, April 14th -
Turn to page 7 in your science packet.
 
Answer the Invest. 2 Part 2 question:
How can we estimate the size of an object by looking at it through a microscope?
(We will complete the LOL later....)

Investigation 2 opening question.... please watch....
https://youtu.be/P16FL2DzBGE

Complete the Invest 2 Part 2 Vocab: (Click the picture to enlarge!)


Turn to page 9 - Field of View and Magnification.

Watch the following video to complete Field of Magnification page 9:
https://youtu.be/bD51RlxeNKQ

Page 9 Explained:
https://youtu.be/skkxVi0RD6I

Turn to page 10 - Estimating Size.

Watch the following video to complete page 10-Estimating Size.
https://youtu.be/Oxn-NlZ34wA