SCIENCE 6 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

A YEAR AT A GLANCE 2012-2013

Saigon South International School
TERM 3 DEC
1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 TERM
MONTH

TERM 1 AUG
1 2 3 4

TERM 2 OCT NOV

1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4

TERM 4 MAR
2 5 2 6 2 7 28 29

SEPT
5 6 7 8 9

JAN
2 0 2 1 2 2

FEB
2 3 2 4

APR
30 31 32 33

MAY
34 35 36

JUNE
37 38

WEE K

1 0

Biology (Diversity of Life)

system, observationsprocess, safety, metricMeasurement, Scientific

Physics (Simple Machines)

Chemistry (Properties of Matter)

Environmental Science (Earths History)

Living and Non-Living Classification and Taxonomy Microscope Use Kingdoms of Life Sexual Verses Asexual Reproduction Seed Dispersal Cellular Structure and Performance

The Simple Machines: (Lever, Pulley, Inclined Plane, Wheel and Axle, Screw) Measuring effort and resulting force Simple Machines in our Daily Lives

Science 6

States of Matter Physical and Chemical Changes Mixtures and Solutions Solutes and Solvents Compounds and Mixtures

Erosion and Weathering Earths interior Types of Rocks Plate Tectonics Using index fossils Evolution of living things on earth

Performance Assessment: Investigating Amphibians Summative Lab: Design your own experiment to learn about a living thing.

Performance Assessment: Design and build a Rube Goldberg machine. Summative Lab: Creating a machine to make work easier.

Performance Assessment: International Boiling Point Project (Purifying Water to Help the Poor) Summative Lab: Designing your own chemistry experiment

Performance Assessment: Research and chronicle a time in earths history and make a movie of it! Summative Lab: Creating a field guide for rock identification

Curriculum Overview Revised 8/8/2009