tharp science curriculum night.pptx

SCIENCE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

HILLIARD THARP SIXTH GRADE SCHOOL

Science teaching and learning is approached from an inquiry perspective. Small group explorations are emphasized, with a goal of building student capacity for independent experimentation, data collection, and testing of ideas

Students as Learners

Students as Teachers

Inquiry-Based Program

Ohio Revised Academic Content Standards for Sxth Grade (Ohio Department of Education)

Sixth Grade Content Standards

Content FocusThinking Like a Scientist– Learning how to

plan, experiment, and think like a scientist

Cells & Living Systems – Studying the structure and function of uni-cellular and multi-cellular living things

Matter & Motion - Exploring the properties and relationship between matter and energy

Rocks, Minerals, & Soil – Understanding earth’s processes, changes, and the usefulness of rocks, minerals, and soil to our lives

Thinking Like A Scientist

Planning an Investigation

Observation, Data Collection, Classification

Thinking Like A Scientist

Structure and Function in a Macroinvertebrate

Cells and Living Things

Darby Creek as a Living System

Cells and Living Things

Cow’s Eye Dissection

Cells and Living Things

Body System Study

Cells and Living Things

Matter and Motion

Chemistry of Cookies

Matter and Motion

Marble Roller Coaster & Motion Studies

Investigating the Rock Cycle

Rocks, Minerals, and Soil

STEM Elective Class Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

Content Focus

Describe what engineers do, the different branches of engineering, and the specific problems they solve

Explain the relationship between needs, constraints, and trade-offs when engineering a solution to a problem

Describe each of the steps of the technology design process by using artifacts and data from a solution you engineered

S.T.E.M.

Studying the Performance of Various Designs

This provides a brief overview of our program. Please direct any questions to your team’s science teacher. They would be happy to provide you with more information.

Thanks for watching!Tharp Science Department