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6th Grade comprehensive Science i
6th Grade comprehensive Science i
I worked as a scientist - living on ocean vessels and studying how waves travel around the globe - before realizing I wanted to teach. I love teaching young people because they help me see the wonders of Earth science, Life science, and Physics through their unfiltered, youthful enthusiasm.
My experience tells me the best way to learn science is to actually do science! Hands on, discovery- and inquiry-based learning is not just for the classroom it's a life skill. We challenge ourselves to think beyond facts and definitions, constructing scientific models to describe and explain concepts instead. We apply our knowledge to real world situations from our backyards to the Everglades to Mars.
LAB Video
LAB Video
How is dropping sodium in water a metaphor for middle school science?
Lab Room showcase.MP4Scope & sequence
Scope & sequence
6th grade Comprehensive Science 1
Quarter 1 - Practice of Science
Experimentation and Investigation
Scientific Theories & Laws
Quarter 2 - Earth Science
Land formations
Water cycling
Weather & Climate
Quarter 3 - Life Science
Microbiology
Cell science
Human Body Systems
Quarter 4 - Physics
Forces and Motion
Conservation of Energy
Student Work
Student Work
Ring of Fire Real Estate Brochure.pdf
Ring of Fire Comic
Project Based Learning: Students learn the science of plate tectonics through research, story-telling, and art-making, creating a "shady" real estate brochure with facts about volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis around the Ring of Fire.
Self-Sufficient Habitat on a Planet
Project Based Learning: Students learn about the solar system, energy sustainability, and engineering in designing a self-sufficient habitat that will be used to survive on a planet alone for one year, similar to the book/film "The Martian." Students show off their creativity and prowess in PowerPoint.
Project Based Learning: Students learn about tides in planning a coastal hike in the Olympic National Park, WA using Google Maps. One of the challenges of hiking this trail are the headlands sprinkled along the coast where steep cliffs meet the ocean.
It is only possible to cross the headlands during low tide, so careful plotting of the distances and consulting a tide chart are necessary.
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