Course Syllabus

Science

Grade 6

Lynda Naylor

Course Description: The sixth grade science curriculum will combine the objectives in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study with the Harrells Christian Academy Curriculum Guide. The skills of inquiry and technological design are targeted for mastery. The concepts for which in-depth studies should be designed at sixth grade level include: Scientific Inquiry, Technological Design, Lithosphere, Cycling of Matter, Solar System, Energy Transfer/Transformation, and Population Dynamics.

Textbook: Science Voyages by Glenco/McGraw Hill, 2000

Required Materials: textbook, notebook, paper, pencils.

Grading Procedures: Daily grades will be taken from homework assignments and classroom assignments. The average of daily grades will count the equivalent to one chapter test grade at the end of each six weeks grading period.

Test Grades: Chapter tests and class projects will carry twice the weight of quizzes and lab grades. Science fair project will count the equivalent as two major chapter test grades.

Extra Credit: Opportunities to receive bonus points are offered twice per six weeks with a maximum of five points each. These opportunities may include class demonstrations, research, and items brought to class as instructed by the teacher, etc.

Classroom Management: Students are expected to enter the classroom quickly and sit in their assigned seats. They are required to place their homework on top of their desks promptly. The teacher quickly checks to see if homework has been completed. Students who have incomplete work will be given two warnings with notes to their parents in the students SAB before Friday school is assigned. The teacher explains any misunderstandings concerning homework before the next lesson begins.

Classroom Expectations: Students are expected to complete/attempt all assigned homework, listen and pay attention to the teacher, follow directions participate in class and ask questions. Students are expected to read independently for understanding and prepare themselves for tests and quizzes. Students are encouraged to seek extra help from the teacher during activity period.

Classroom Conduct: Students who disrupt the classroom learning process will be reprimanded in the following manner:

• Verbal warning from the teacher
• Note or phone call to parent
• Parent notification with Friday School
• Referral to headmaster

Major Course Objectives: The learner will demonstrate an understanding of:

Goal 1: Scientific inquiry

Goal 2: Technological design

Goal 3: Geological cycles, force, processes, and agents which shape the lithosphere.

Goal 4: Cycling of matter

Goal 5: Solar system

More detailed goals and objectives as stated by the N.C. Standard Course of Study can be located at www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/science.

Major Course Objectives: The learner will demonstrate an understanding of:

Goal 1: Scientific inquiry

Goal 2: Technological design

Goal 3: Geological cycles, force, processes, and agents which shape the lithosphere.

Goal 4: Cycling of matter

Goal 5: Solar system

More detailed goals and objectives as stated by the N.C. Standard Course of Study can be located at www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/science.