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“Doing Science”
6th grade science at the
Northwest School
GoalsScience as a verb – active, creative,
sharing of information, asking questions, etc
Show variety of options in science – no one goes to college and majors on “science,” there are many choices
Positive Attitude – I can do science, it is worth pursuing
Goals Continued…Accessibility – I can do science
anywhere – at home, at the beach, in a lab
Critical Thinking – Don’t believe everything you read/hear, where did the info come from, on what info is it based, how can you find out more….
Homework:
Typically short assignments leading up to major presentation piece. Need to do the former to avoid a crunch at the end to finish the latter.
Lab/Tech skills taught in context - so it can seem to take a long time to complete some tasks (ex. Pendulum lab report - teaching about access to Office 365, the school server, graphing with excel)
Quint I:Observation, giving/following directions, the scientific method, researching and reporting skills
Quint II:
MeasurementTransfer of
Energy Simple
MachinesRube Goldberg
Machines, Simple Coding
Activities
Quint III: Historical Figures in Math, Science, Engineering &
Invention - integrated project with HumanitiesEnergy Types/Sources
Quint IVPeriodic Table of the Elements, Conductivity, Energy Flow through living systems, Combustion Reactions
C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP (energy for cell
use)
6CO2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2
Sun (radiant) Energy
Quint V:
Chemistry topicsPhysical/Chemical Properties & Changes
DensitypHMystery Liquid identification