Science Curriculum

To Sixth Grade!!! 2015/16

WELCOME

Contact Information

Contact me at jallison@kyrene.org or Call at 480- 541-6108

E-mail is the best way to get in touch with me.

Expect up to 24 hours for response

What is needed for the class?

Students need to have a composition or spiral notebook, colored pencils, pencil, red pen, and folder for Science papers.

Accordion folder can be used in place of folder.

Homework

• Planners

• White board

• Website

It’s important to check the whiteboard everyday. Class assignments will be written in blue,

homework assignments will be written in green, and tests will be written in red.

Back

Grades

Grades are weighted.

80% Assessment Tests & Quizzes Projects Lab Reports

20% Class Work and Homework

ProjectsProjects are marked down 10% each day for three days. After three days it’s a zero.

Tests ---Study guides and notes are provided for test. In most cases the study guides or notes are given a week before the tests.

Homework and ClassworkFull credit can be earned for work submitted on time.Any work submitted late will receive a zero.

IF ABSENT

Students who are absent should check the website or their agendas for details. You receive one day to make up work for each day you are absent. We do make exceptions.

If students are gone for a few days please notify the teachers and office ahead of time.

Tardies

Students who receive 3 tardies during the quarter will get a lunch detention and a call home.

Students who receive 3 more tardies will receive a conduct referral from Administration.

Tardies will be given by teachers from 2nd – 7th period.

Students use scientific processes to:

Question Plan and conduct

investigations Use appropriate

tools and techniques to gather data

Think critically and logically about relationships between evidence and explanations

Communicate results

1st Quarter

•Scientific Inquiry•Lab Safety•Measurement•Cells•Micr0life

Structure and Function in Living Systems

Explain the importance of water to organisms

Describe the basic structure of a cell

Describe the function of cell parts

Differentiate between plant and animal cells

2nd Quarter

•Human Body•Plants

Animals: Relate and describe the following

structures of living organisms to their functions:

Respiration – gills, lungs

Digestion – stomach, intestines

Circulation – heart, veins, arteries, capillaries

Locomotion – muscles, skeleton

Animals

Animals Cont.

Describe how the nervous system interacts with these systems:RespirationDigestionCirculationLocomotion

Explain how the human body contracts and fights illnesses and diseases.

Plants: Relate and describe the following structures of living organisms to their functions

Transpiration – stomata, roots, xylem, phloem

Absorption – roots, xylem, phloem

Response to stimulus (phototropism, hydrotropism, geotropism) – roots, xylem, phloem

3rd Quarter

RenewableNonrenewableTransfer of energy

Energy & Science and It’s Impact on Society

Physical Science

EnergyRenewable and

nonrenewable resources

Ways energy can be stored and transformed

How thermal energy can be transferred

Energy Continued

Compare the pros and cons of alternate energy sources and the technology behind them.

Explain why all energy sources should be conserved.

4th Quarter

Describe layers of the atmosphereStructures of lakes, rivers, oceansWater cycleWeather

Earth’s Processes and Systems

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Describe the interactions between human populations, natural hazards, and the environment.

Understand the impact of technology.