Science
Trono 6th Grade Physical Science
2020-21 Syllabus (August through December)
Guiding Question: “What Determines Who I Am?”
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I The Scientific Method (Question, Hypothesis, Procedure, Data & Results, Conclusion)
Variables (independent/dependent and controlled/uncontrolled)
II Matter and Particle Theory
III Characteristic Properties
Volume (Metric system introduced)
Mass
Density (Graphing methods introduced)
Solubility
Differentiate Mass and Weight (Force)
Conservation Of Mass
Physical Versus Chemical Properties and Changes
IV Changes of State (Extended Characteristic Properties and Particle Theory)
Boiling Point
Melting/Freezing Point
Begin to talk about Energy (temperature, heat, etc.)
Vaporization
Condensation
Sublimation
Charles’s Law
Boyle’s Law
V . Basic Chemistry
Atomic Theory & Molecules
Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
Acids/Bases
Chemical Bonding
Mixtures, Compounds, Elements
Periodic Table
Trono 6th Grade Life Science
2020-21 Syllabus (January through May)
I Ecosystem (Introduce with “What’s in a Scene” ) . Use GIZMO COMPUTER as Supplementals throughout
A Habitats (From Project Wild, “Beautiful Basics,”Page 30; Follow with “Habitat Lap Sit”, page 34)
B Biotic/Abiotic (Jigsaw game, 6 Biomes and g abiotic/biotic factors; make poster. Go outside for search)
C Ecological Organization (Make fold-out brochure using page 709, prairie dog as example)
1. Organism
2. Population
3. Community
4. Ecosystem
Finish this section with “Oh Deer” activity, page 146 of Project Wild,. One day outside, one day inside
II Cycles of Matter
A Water (Animas River Study, Build Colorado River Map, John Wesley Powell study & topo map building)
III Food Chain and Food Web ( “Where does your dinner come from?” page 740)
A Producer (plants) (Introduce with reading assessment, pages 740 – 2)
B Consumer Begin lesson with review of food web diagram (handout, copied from Page 743)
1) Herbivore Activity: Have students look at another food web diagram (different from page 743),
Try to find mistake…the black tail hare might be out of place???
2) Carnivore Each student will make 4 index cards from the diagram. Use these cards to play
3) Omnivore food chain game. Students get cards and try to make food chains. Have students
C Decomposers make up the rules of the game, e.g. should it be timed? Points? Etc.
1) Bacteria
2) Fungi
D Food Web (5 levels) (Activity: Using same cards from above, have students do a “Web of
1) Products Life” circle. In a circle, each student has a card. Instructor facilitates
2) Primary Consumer connections with a ball of string . What happens when one strand of the web is cut?
3) Secondary Consumer See BOEP manual page 241)
4) Tertiary Consumer
5) Decomposers
IV Energy Pyramid (Do Energy balance lab using water to simulate energy levels)
V Summary (look at Trifold Flip Book) of III, IV and V above
VI Relationships
A Predator/Prey (Bat/ Moth game from BOEP page 22 and Animal Olympics (animal adaptations))
B Symbiotic Relationships (BOEP Pinon Jay and Pinon Pine tree activity and the “Good Buddies”)
VII Graphing Populations (Covered in Oh Deer activity)
VIII Food Web (Make a food web postser for the a biome)
Trono 6th Grade Earth Science
2020-21 Syllabus (January through May)
Guiding Question: “How did John Wesley Powell use Citizenship to Better his World?”
I Animas River Study (April/May)
II Colorado River Study ( Build Topo map and study John Wesley Powell) (Jan/Feb)
III Constructive and Destructive Earth Forces (May)