Science with Mrs. Smith

Welcome to Science! We will finish science the 1st semester and Social Studies will start the 2nd semester.

We will investigate the following topics in 6th grade science - 

• What is Science - science careers, scientific method, lab safety, stewardship

• Matter  - changing phases, atoms, elements

• Energy - heat transfer, waves, light, electromagnetic spectrum, sound, circuits

• Earth Systems - plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, soil, rocks

• Ecosystems - biomes, food webs, keystone species, plant defenses

• Our place in the universe - space exploration

Grading 

All assignments are weighted the same, give students who excell in other areas to prove themselves.

Classwork 

• includes Flocabulary, Gizmos, pHet, LabXchange

• work assigned in class, varies

Labs

• lab reports are graded on participation 

• lab reports must be spacific! No pronouns! We need to know what items we are describing

• Projects

  • includeds posters, team presentations, science fair (more infor to follow as we get closer)

Unit Assessments 

• quizzes will be given at the end of the unit.

Students may make corrections on the quizzes only. Please take advantage of make up opportunities throughout the quarter.

Grading Scale

A = 90-100

B = 80-89

C = 70-79

D = 60-69

F = below 60

I appreciate your patience last week while I navigated a family emergency. I look forward to getting to better know your child while we start science this week.