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School Year: 2020-2021


Course Syllabus for 6th Grade Science


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“For Every Action There is and Equal and Opposite Reaction” – Sir Isaac Newton


Course Description:

The 6th grade science curriculum focuses on earth science. Students will learn these topics through a variety of instructional formats ranging from inquiry-based learning, which includes hands-on lab activities, lectures and discussion. Frequently students will be working cooperatively to accomplish larger projects. Supplemental videos will be used to enhance the learning experience. Students are expected to keep a notebook with notes and vocabulary.

- Participation in class activities is vital to your student’s success!

 
Course Outline: 

Unit C- Erosion and Deposition

  • Topographical Maps
  • Weather
  • Canyons and Deltas
  • Erosion
  • Earth Processes

Unit D/B- Plate Tectonics

  • Volcanic Landforms
  • Layers of the Earth
  • Continental Drift
  • Theory of Plate Tectonics
  • Plate Boundaries

Unit E- Weather and Atmosphere 

  • Weather Effects
  • Weather History
  • States of Matter
  • Heating Earth’s Surfaces
  • Ocean Temperatures

Unit F – Earth in Space

  • Measuring Time
  • Earth’s Rotation
  • Sunlight and Seasons
  • The Phases of the moon
  • Planets in Motions

Unit G- Exploring the Solar System

  • History of Space Exploration
  • Observing objects in Space 
  • Telescope Technology 
  • Drawing the Solar System
  • The Effects of Gravity

Unit B – Rocks and Minerals

  • Rock Formation
  • Identifying Rock Types 
  • Modeling Rock Layers
  • The Rock Cycle
 

Course Materials: 

- Students must have all these when entering classroom

- Science Text Book: SEPUP- Issues and Earth Science

- Science notebook, green folder, pencils, pens.

- Agenda


International Baccalaureate Program(I.B.)

This will be the first year of I.B. for 6th grade students. I.B. is a different way of looking at what students learn every single day both in school and in life. It is divided into five parts called "areas of interaction." These would be the five ways of reflecting on what students learn or what they are in the process of learning. This program is intended to make the student a global learner and it will be implemented in all subjects.