The Amplify Science curriculum blends hands-on investigations, literacy-rich activities, and interactive digital tools to empower students to think, read, write, and debate like real scientists and engineers. 

Class Assignments

If you are on vacation or absent, all (most) material is posted in google classroom.

Week of August 24

M: Summer vacation

T:  LOCKER NIGHT 3:00-5:00

  Still Summer Vacation

W:  First Day of School!  

Introductions

Policies & Procedures slideshow  Policies & Procedures

Th: finish Policies & Procedures slideshow (see link above)

practice fire drill

teambuilding origami 

F: Join google classroom

download Read & Write app

20 Questions

Intro Microbiome Unit; Lesson 1.1 Ch. 1 Notes

Week of August 31

M: Navigating Amplify

Intro Microbiome Unit; Lesson 1.1 Ch. 1 Notes

T:  Lesson 1.1 cont'd

W:  Lesson 1.2

Th: Lesson 1.2 cont'd

F: finish Lesson 1.2

Week of September 7

M: LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL

T: Finish Cell notes

Handout: Atoms to Humans

1.2 Homework

W:  handout: Active Reading Guidelines

Begin reading and annotating the article, Cells: The Basic Unit of Life

Th:  Early Release 1:30

 continue reading and annotating Cells: The Basic Unit of Life

 Microbiome 1.2.5

F: Cells: The Basic Unit of Life annotations and 1.2.5 due today

Week of September 14

M Microscope handout /  Introduce Microscope Lab

T Microscope Lab

W Camp

Th Camp 

F NO SCHOOL 6th grade

Week of September 21

M Finish Microscope Lab

Microbiome 1.3 Warm-Up

T finish 1.3 warm-up

  finish Microbiome chapter 1 notes

review notes

W go over M.B 1.3 warm-up

test review game

  reread Cells article

Th Microbiome Test TODAY

F NO SCHOOL Teacher In-Service

Week of September 28-October 2

M Start Microbiome Chapter 2

Show how to annotate in digital platform on Ampolify

T Work time to read and annotate (10 annotations) article The Human Microbiome

W Finish The Human Microbiome annotations

  2.1 activity 5

Present 1 annotation to class

Th Microbiome 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 activities

notes & Human Microbiome charts

F Eyes of Nye: Antibiotics video assignment & worksheet

Week of October 5

M Finish and correct Eyes of Nye video & correct worksheet

T Start Bacteria Lab

W Human Microbiome  2.2 activities 3, 4, and 5

  continue notes

Th finish ch. 2 notes

  2.3 warm-up

  Scientific Argument (CER) hand-out

F continue w/ Scientific Argument (CER) hand-out

Day 3 Bacteria Lab observations

continue Lesson 2.3

Week of October 12

M Bacteria Lab: Day 6 Observations

Review Vocabulary & Scientific Argument

continue Lesson 2.3

T

W

Th NO SCHOOL

F NO SCHOOL