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Welcome Sixth Grade Scientists!

"The most remarkable discovery ever made by scientists was science itself. " - Jacob Bronowski

  Sixth Grade Science

Ms. Aimee Susanne Park

Email: apark@lisle202.org

Phone: 630.493.8240

6th Grade General Science

Expectations

  For 6th graders, starting junior high school can be a BIG change that requires a lot of adjustment.  There are many new classrooms, lockers, expectations, rules, and guidelines for junior high school students.  The student handbook outlines junior high policies for detentions, lunch detentions, B.E.A.R.S., dress code, tardies, grading, late work and much more.  This handbook is available on the junior high home page.  In addition, I have provided a few helpful links below to review the expectations for students in 6th Grade.   

6th Grade General Science 

Course Description and Calendar

This is a general science course which challenges students to examine the world around them from a scientific perspective.  An emphasis is placed on understanding and the utilizing a scientific approach to discovery.  Each unit will focus on essential understandings which provide a basis for further study in science.  The table below provides an overview of the units throughout the year. 

6th Grade General Science

Unit Focus - Essential Questions

 Each unit in 6th Grade General Science has a specific focus that is related to State and Local Educational Standards for Science.  The unit foci are presented to the students in the form of an Essential Question that is discussed and referenced throughout the unit.

In the table below, the title of each unit and the unit's Essential Questions are provided: 

6th Grade General Science

Unit Materials

 Each unit in 6th Grade General Science has a specific focus that is related to State and Local Educational Standards for Science.  The unit foci are presented to the students in the form of an Essential Question that is discussed and referenced throughout the unit. Each activity in the unit is created through a variety of resources to revolve around the Essential Questions.  In the table below, you will find many of the activities from sixth grade science. All assignments that can be down loaded from the computer will be available by clicking on the name of the assignment. 

	Unit 1 – Science Skills & Methods Being a Scientist Unit Introduction: Unit #1 Cover Page & Self Assessment Checklist Unit #1 Essential Question and Review Unit #1 HOOK Unit #1 Vocabulary Rating Unit #1 Journal Lessons: What is Science?, Science Acrostic Poem,SCIENCE, and Samples 1, 2, 3, & 4 Observing Inferring Predicting & Airplane Directions Classifying& Classifying Challenge Making and Using Models Measuring and Data Analysis Scientific Methods & Overview PowerPoint Scientific Methods Practice PowerPoint  Scientific Methods: Descriptive Design Scientific Methods: Correlational Design Scientific Methods: Experimental Design Skills Lab: Piecing Information Together & Rubric Fun with Classification, Data Table, Flow Chart, Key, & Rubric Descriptive Design Lab Report Format, Descriptive Sample Format & Rubric Correlational Design Lab Report Format, Correlational Sample Format & Rubric Experimental Design Report Format, Experimental Sample Format & Rubric     Quiz: Quiz #1: Observing, Inferring, and Predicting & Rubric Quiz #1: Retake Sample & Answers Quiz #2 Review Quiz #2: Science Skills (Only available in class!) Quiz #2: Science Skills Posters & Rubric Quiz #3: Scientific Methods (Only available in class!) Assessment: Self Assessment Checklist Self Assessment & Setting Goals Unit #1 Assessment Directions, Research, & Plan Unit #1 Assessment Rubric
	Unit 2 - Life Science - What is Life?   What is Life? Workbook: Introduction Introduction PowerPoint Chapter 1 - Organism's Needs Adaptations PowerPoint Chapter 2 - Organism Organization  Organelle Trail Directions, Poster, Poster Guidelines, & Rubric Tissues Reading Organs Reading Organ System Pictures Chapter 3 - Organism Classification Classification of the Great Apes Classification PowerPoint Catch of the Day Instructions & Rubric Invertebrate Information Vertebrate Information Kingdom PowerPoint/Poster Information Chapter 4 - Functions ScienceSaurus p77-81 Reproduction PowerPoint Grow and Develop PowerPoint Sense and Respond PowerPoint ScienceSaurus "Sense and Respond" p90-91 ScienceSaurus "Move" p88-89 Appendix A, B, and C Virus Resource Packet Virus PowerPoint   Quiz: Quiz #1: Methanopyrus, Borrelia burgdorferi, Paramecium, Morel Mushroom, Venus Flytrap, and Spotted Salamander & Rubric Quiz #1: Basic Needs &Adaptations (Only available in class!) Organelle Quiz (Only available in class!) Microscope Quiz (Only available in class!) Quiz #2: Organization, PowerPoint, & Rubric Quiz #3: Rubric Quiz #4: Methanopyrus, Borrelia burgdorferi, Paramecium, Morel Mushroom, Venus Flytrap, and Spotted Salamander & Rubric   Unit #2 Assessment: Assessment Instructions Assessment Plan Assessment Rubric
	Unit 3 - Environmental Science: Ecology
	Unit 4 - Environmental Science: Issues
	Unit 5 - Earth Science: Astronomy
	Technological Design

6th Grade General Science

Homework

In Sixth Grade Science, you are provided with time to work on all assignments in class.  However, all students work at different paces.  If you do not complete an activity in class, you may need to finish the assignment at home or during study hall.  Occasionally, there will also be assignments that are specially assigned as homework.  It is important to listen to class instructions regarding your assignments and to write your homework in your assignment notebook each day!  It is also a great idea to record due dates into your assignment notebook!  The schedule below will often change as the week proceeds to adjust to student pace and school schedule changes or events.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Unit #2 Assignments

In Unit #2: What is Life?, students use a teacher-created workbook located in Section 3 of their science binder.  Students may bring the entire binder home to work on any assignment that they do not complete in class.  It is better to bring the entire binder, as there may be resources in the binder to help the student complete their assignment.  There is no textbook for this unit, but resources are available on this web site in the Unit Materials section. 

HOMEWORK

Week of March 8

Week of March 2

Week of February 22

Week of February 15

Week of February 8

Week of February 1

Week of January 25

Week of January 18

Week of January 11

Please note:

• Extra Credit Current Science Journals may be turned in at the back of the classroom until Thursday 1/14.
• Students who would like to make corrections to their Chapter 1 Quiz #1: Basic Needs and Adaptations may come to Science before school (after 7:30 or when their bus arrives) on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday. Following the faculty meeting on Wednesday, Mrs. Park will also stop by the gym to meet students who would like to work on their quiz corrections. 
• Shedd Aquarium Permission Slips and $7.00 were due on Friday 1/8.  If not turned in by Thursday 1/14 students will not be able to attend the field trip.

Week of January 4

Week of December 14

Week of December 7

Week of November 30

Week of November 23

Week of November 16

Week of November 9

Week of November 2

Week of October 26

Week of October 19

Week of October 12

Week of October 5

Week of September 28

Week of September 21

Week of September 14

Week of September 7

Week of August 31

Week of August 24