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


Cow’s Eye Dissection


Body System Study


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