6th Grade Science
WELCOME SCIENTISTS AND PARENTS!
Scientists enrolled in this course will participate in an interdisiplinary curriculum rooted in the study of planet Earth. The following excerpt from The National Earth Science Teachers Association clearly expresses the importance of our classroom studies.
"K-12 Earth Science plays a unique and essential role in today's rapidly changing world. It is an integrated study of the Earth's history, composition and structure, its atmosphere and oceans, and its environment in space.
Basic knowledge about the Earth is the key to development of an informed citizenry. The reasons for teaching Earth Science are numerous: it offers experience in a diverse range of interrelated scientific disciplines; it is closely related to the students' natural surroundings; and offers students subject matter which has direct application to their lives and the world around them. They need only step outdoors to observe and find relevance in concepts learned in the Earth Science classroom. Because it offers many opportunities to collect data, hypothesize, experiment, and draw conclusions, both within school and outside environments, Earth Science is a laboratory and activity oriented course. Earth Science integrates many principles of both physical and life sciences. It incorporates and presents concepts often not emphasized in other parts of the science curriculum, such as geologic time and the vastness of space"
This year's 6th grade scientists can expect to concentrate on the following topics:
- Weather
- Water
- Earth History/Geologic Time
- Plate Tectonics
- Volcanoes
- Earthquakes
- Environmental Impact/Responsibility
You will find that each topic is broken up into several "Investigations". Each investiation is designed to help students develope their critcal thinking and problem solving skills.
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