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Transcript of Ms. Purvin 6 th grade science Room 218 Phone: 841-1403 [email protected].
Agenda
• Use in every class every day including Friday
• Please sign your child’s agenda every night including Friday.
Category Percentage of 100
Labs, Tests, Other 85%
Daily grade: homework, class work
15%
Reassessment policyIf a student receives a failing grade after taking a test, the student may make test corrections. See the page labeled Notebook Setup and Other Important Information located in your child’s notebook for details on how to make test corrections.
Department: ScienceGrade level: 6th
Teachers1. T. Brewer2. C. Wolff3. L. Purvin
Grading Categories
Late Assignment Policy: As stated by school policy:- 15 points for one day late
- 30 points for two days late - 45 points three days latezero after three class days
Absences• Check teacher webpage: • www. murchisonmatadors.org/purvin
• Check Absent/ Missing binder for necessary worksheets
• Copy notes and warm-ups
• Arrangements to make up labs, tests, etc.
Lab Safety and Proper Use of Science Equipment
Experimental Design(Scientific Method) – 8 steps
• Analyzing, collecting and recording data
• Heavy emphasis on:
– formulating hypotheses– writing conclusions– controlling variables
and experimental design
PHYSICS
Forces and Motion
• Calculate average speed
• Graph changes in motion
• Law of Conservation of Energy
Simple Machine
•Pulleys•Inclined
planes
Investigate how inclined planes and pulleys can be used to change the amount of force to move an object
Energy
• Energy vs. Matter• Transformation of energy• Potential vs. Kinetic• Conservation of energy • Renewable vs. nonrenewable
Energy and Forms of Energy• Methods of
thermal energy transfer
ConductionConvectionRadiation
Energy ResourcesRenewable
NonrenewableOrigins and
uses of resources
CHEMISTRY
o Physical / Chemical properties of matter
o Chemical reactionso Elements vs. compoundso Chemical symbols vs. chemical
formulas
CHEMISTRY
o Mixtures, solutionso Structure of atomo Periodic Table of Elements
o Metalso Nonmetalso Metalloids
Ecosystems
• Biotic vs. Abiotic
• Interdependence between organisms and their environments
• Levels of organization within an ecosystem
LIFE SCIENCE
Characteristics of organisms:
UnicellularMulti-cellular
• Modes of reproduction
• Prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic
Structure of Earth
• Plate tectonicsDescribe how plate
tectonics cause:
• earthquakes
• volcanic eruptions
• mountain building
Earth and SpaceOrganization of the
Solar System• Physical
properties, locations and movements.
• Gravity
• Space exploration: history, future,
equipment and transportation.