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2021-2022 MIDDLE SCHOOL OF PLEASANTVILLE COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

PROFICIENCY AND CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS

 

Course Name: 6th grade Science

Instructor: Polite

 

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Course Description: All students receive a full year of the integrative science course. The students will engage in activities designed to enhance their problem-solving skills. Students will be required to complete challenging reading and writing assignments, perform investigative laboratory exercises, and actively participate in classroom discussions. Additionally, this course will work with resources and materials that emphasize the importance of integrative science in our daily lives.




Course Objectives/Curriculum:

Our science curriculum gives students the opportunity for in-depth, hands-on learning touching on new and different subject matter in each grade. Each unit has been designed to introduce students to rigorous science content that correlates with the Next Generation Science Standards through hands-on investigation and problem-solving activities. The unit breakdown is as follows:

  • Marking Period 1 - Unit 1 Molecules, Organisms, and Heredity: From Form and Structure to Variations

    • chapter 2 - Cells

    • chapter 3- Genetics

 

  • Marking Period 2 - Unit 2: Earth’s Systems

    • chapter 5 - Changes Over Time

    • chapter 6 - Conserving Our Resources

 

  • Marking Period 3 - Unit 3: Earth and Human Activity

    • chapter 13 (Integrative Science Book) Climate and Climate Change

 

  • Marking Period 4 - Unit 4: Energy

    • Chapter 12 - Exploring Energy







Textbook and Materials:

McMillan - McGraw-Hill Science: A Closer Look, Blue edition

ISBN 978-0-02-288011-8

Pearson Earth Science:  Interactive Science

eScience3000




Required Course Materials - All students will need the following:

  • Chromebook

  • 2 pencils

  • Journal

  • Folder or binder



Grading Plan:

Grades will be generated using the Pleasantville School District grading policy outlined below:

 

Formative Assessments

  • Tests - 25%

  • Quizzes- 20%

  • Homework- 5%

  • Classwork - 10%

Summative Assessments

  • EOC Assessments - 15%

  • Unit Performance Assessments - 25%