1. Science Curriculum Night
WELCOME
To Sixth Grade!!!
2017/2018
Science Curriculum Night

2. Mrs. Strongoli 12th year- taught 1st, 4th, and 5th grades
1st year at Altadena and SUPER excited to teach Science!!
Graduated from UNLV
3 kids- Destiny (almost 17), Siena (almost 16), and Joseph (2 ½ years old)
Love sports- Suns, Cardinals, Diamondbacks
Enjoy relaxing with family & friends, researching, writing, watching the weather

3. Contact Information
Contact me at
is the best way to get in touch with me.
Expect up to 24 hours for response
Team webpage (6B)

4. Expectations High expectations for all students Learning is a process
Growth mindset- Power of YET
PRIDE
Cooperative Learning

5. Learning about Science in various ways
Read
Write
Labs
Projects
Integrate other subjects with Science
Lang Arts- Reading & Writing
Math- Solving problems in Science and graphing
Social Studies- different perspectives, Science throughout history

6. Homework
Planners
White board
Website

7. 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

8. Grades Grades are weighted. 80% Assessment Tests & Quizzes Projects
Lab Reports
20% Class Work and Homework
Parent Vue & Student Vue

9. Homework and Class work
Projects
Projects 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 Class work
Full credit can be earned for work submitted on time.
Work submitted late will result in a zero.

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 1st Quarter
Scientific Inquiry
Lab Safety
Measurement
Cells
Micr0life

13. 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

14. 2nd Quarter
Human Body
Plants

15. 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

16. Animals Cont.
Describe how the nervous system interacts with these systems:
Respiration
Digestion
Circulation
Locomotion
Explain how the human body contracts and fights illnesses and diseases.

17. 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

18. Renewable Nonrenewable Transfer of energy
Energy & Science and It’s Impact on Society
3rd Quarter
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Transfer of energy

19. Physical Science Energy Renewable and nonrenewable resources
Ways energy can be stored and transformed
How thermal energy can be transferred

20. Energy Continued
Compare the pros and cons of alternate energy sources and the technology behind them.
Explain why all energy sources should be conserved.

21. Earth’s Processes and Systems
4th Quarter
Describe layers of the atmosphere
Structures of lakes, rivers, oceans
Water cycle
Weather

22. Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Describe the interactions between human populations, natural hazards, and the environment.
Understand the impact of technology.

23. Gifted Pathways HOW IS IT DIFFERENT? Higher levels of questioning
Degree of assistance, support, and structure
Complexity of processes, resources, and products
Rate of instructional pacing
Concrete to more abstract