Welcome to 6th Grade Science!!!
The following notes give you an understanding of what topics we will be
studying in science during the next few weeks. Please note that these time
frames may shift a bit due to the individual schedules of each section,
holidays, and other complicating factors. Please check your (or your
student's) planner for the specific daily agenda in science as well as
specific due dates for homework.
REMEMBER STUDENTS: In our learning, we all agreed to...
*WORK HARD
*FUN HARD
*ASK QUESTIONS and
*GET HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT!
I'm looking forward to continuing our terrific year of science discovery
together!!!
CURRENT SCIENCE TOPICS:
THE NATURE OF LIFE - Plant Processes (Plant Transport & Plant Reproduction)
THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE - Animals & Adaptations
January 3-6: * HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! And welcome to the Spring Semester!
* POD: What's Inside?
* Plant Transport Power Point & Discussion
January 9-13: * Plant Reproduction Power Point
* Flower Dissection
January 16: * NO CLASSES (Martin Luther King Holiday)
January 17-20: * BEMP Monthly Monitoring
- Check your Field Schedule and BE PREPARED!
January 23-27: * Flower Models
* Mystery Pollinator
* Pollination Webquest & Poster (homework)
- Check your planner for DUE date
January 30-February 3: * Plant Processes Review & TEST
- Check your planner for TEST date
- Don't wait until the last minute to study!
* Flower Show (POD)
* Fauna of the Floodplain
- Intro to Animal Biodiversity
Assignments related to the NATURE OF LIFE (Plant Processes) that will be
due in class or as homework:
1. "What's inside?" POD (in class)
2. Plant Transport Notes & Diagram (in class)
3. Flower Dissection Lab Sheet (in class; complete as HOMEWORK if necessary)
4. Flower Model (in class - team project)
5. Pollination Jigsaw worksheet (in class)
6. Pollination Webquest & Poster (HOMEWORK - see planner for DUE date)
7. Plant Processes TEST (in class - see planner for TEST date)
- Start studying NOW!
- Review your Photosynthesis squares & Plant Transport flash cards
8. Fauna of the Floodplain Notes (in class)
9. BEMP Data Sheet - January Monthly Monitoring (IN FIELD)
10. ONGOING... I will check SCIENCE BINDERS regularly for a
cumulative grade. Please keep your science binder
COMPLETE and ORGANIZED!
LATE WORK: Please see the 6th Grade Policy for late work. In general, all
homework assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Any
assignment turned in late will be reduced by one full letter grade (for
example, from an "A" to a "B").
MISSED OR CORRECTED WORK: All missed work due to absences are due as soon as
possible after you return to school (check with me!). It is your
responsibility to see me to determine what you missed in class and what
work you need to make up. Any assignment that a student wants to correct and
resubmit is due within two weeks of when I return the graded assignment to
you. Please see me if you need to make up any work or if you have any
questions about work that you want to correct.
PARENTS: If you want to know what your students are doing on any particular
science day, please check their planner. They should have the day's agenda
written down and any due dates highlighted for each time we meet for science
class.
