Science Syllabus
6th Grade Science Syllabus
Instructor: Mrs. Felty Room Number: C104
Phone: 355-2100 E-mail: afelty@greenville.k12.sc.us
Text Book: Discovery Education Techbook/ Savvas Course Title: Sixth Grade Science
Course Description: Link to State Standards
Sixth grade science incorporates the three major areas of science. Physical Science, Life Science, and Earth Science. The curriculum for this class is based on the 2014 South Carolina State Science Standards. Emphasis on higher order thinking skills and problem solving will also be stressed as students work on individual, as well as group activities and projects. Numerous resources will be utilized in the teaching of this course. They will include but are not limited to textbooks, diagrams, scientific charts, graphs, and maps.
Learning Objectives:
To discover how the world works through the use of sound scientific principles.
To develop a solid understanding of the types of energy and their transformations.
To understand the weather patterns and their effect on the climate of geographical areas.
To Understand the diversity of the animal kingdom through behaviors and adaptations.
To Understand the diversity of the plant kingdom through tropisms and adaptations.
Course Outline
Scientific Inquiry
What does it mean to be "safe" in the Science Classroom and Science Lab Setting?
How do scientists use the scientific method?
How do scientists organize data?
Energy Transfer and Conservation
How is energy conserved?
Earth’s Weather and Climate
What factors interact and influence weather and climate?
Classification of Living Things
How do scientists classify organisms?
Animal Adaptations and Survival
How do specialized structures, responses, and processes enable animals to survive?
How are an animal's structures and characteristics used to classify and identify the organism?
Protist, Fungi, and Plants
How do the structures, processes, and responses of protists, fungi, and plants allow them to survive and reproduce?
Materials Supply List
3” Binder with divider Science
General Supplies (will be used in all classes): loose leaf paper, pencils with erasers, pencil pouch, inexpensive WIRED ONLY earbuds/ headphones, pencil sharpener, scotch tape, colored pencils/ crayons, highlighters, glue sticks, index cards and sticky notes
Please ration the supplies to last your student the entire school year.
Class Expectations:
Follow the Bryson Middle School Handbook
Calculation of Grades:
Grades will be calculated on a percentage system as follows:
Major 50%
Minor 50%
Late Work Policy: pg. 4 Student Handbook
Based on the schools late work policy:
Students are expected to follow classroom rules and complete assignments during the allotted class period. Any student off-task and not completing classroom assignments will receive a disciplinary infraction. However, if a student misplaces an assignment or needs to hand in any work after the assigned due date, then they will need to adhere to the following late work policy.
Students are encouraged to use time before school, after school and during SAIL to complete assignments to avoid late work. If a student is absent on the date an assignment is assigned, the student will have 5 days without penalty to make up the assignment.
Re-Do Retake Policy: pg. 4 Student Handbook
Students may turn in late work or be allowed to retake at least one major assessment without penalty within the first seven weeks of the quarter. Grade changes for late work or retakes submitted after this deadline may not reflect on the report card average until the following reporting period.
Students/parents must submit their request for a redo/retake within one school week of the graded assessment being returned.
When a student retakes a major assessment, the original grade will be overwritten and the most recent grade recorded. The original grade will be noted as a comment in the gradebook.
There is no point penalty for late work or retaking an assessment.
A student will receive an NHI (Not Handed In) in the grade book when he or she does not turn in an assessment.
A student with one or more NHIs may be denied certain privileges or held accountable for the assignment(s) until the work has been completed and returned to the teacher.
The teacher will determine any remediation or other requirements necessary for the student to complete prior to retaking a major assessment. This will be documented on the Redo/Retake Form.
In addition to remediation/requirements, clearance of NHIs on minor assessments leading up to the major assessment may be required before the retake is allowed.
Retakes will cover the same standards but may not be the original assessment/assignment. Alternative assignments may be required at the teacher’s discretion since some assignments may not be replicated.
Students may not request a redo/retake on work handed in late
Test corrections of incorrect answers may be allowed in place of a full retake, as deemed appropriate by the teacher. Test corrections may result in partial credit returned.
A copy of the Retake/Redo form will be located in the teacher’s classroom.