Science – Grade Six

District 2853

Month

Content

Performance Standards Addressed

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

 

4-6 Weeks
  • Electricity

History & Nature of Science

    B2

Physical Science F1, F2

(6) HNS C1

·         Discuss circuits

·         Develop vocabulary with regards to electricity

·         Know the difference between parallel, series, opposition and circuits

·         Knowledge of how electricity is generated

·         Electrical safety

·         Understand terms of controlled experiments and variables
  • Teacher assessment
  • Notes
  • Quiz
  • Test
  • Partner work
  • Worksheets

4 Weeks
  • Variables

History & Nature of Science

    A2, B2, B4; A1, A2, B1

6 (HNS) C2

(6) HNS A 3 & 4

 

A1, A2, B1

(6) HNS C2

·         Understand how to collect data

·         Develop trials and errors

·         Know that variables cease change in experiments

·         Develop their own controlled experiment

·         Construct a purpose question

·         Develop objective

·         Form hypothesis

·         Gather materials

·         Follow procedure

·         Provide results/conclusion

·         Construct a purpose question

·         Develop objective

·         Form hypothesis

·         Gather materials

·         Follow procedure

·         Provide results/conclusion
  • Partner work
  • Quiz
  • Worksheets
  • Teacher assessment
  • Hands-on Experiment
  • Demonstration
  • Reports
  • Experiments
  • Student presentations

7 Weeks
  • Cells

6 (HNS) C1

6 (HNS) C2

·         Use and care of microscope

·         Interpret data from microscopic viewing

·         Differentiate between plant and animal cells

·         Compare and contrast between plant & animal cells

·         Name cell parts

·         View microscopic organisms

·         Name parts of microscope

·         Slide preparation (wet & dry mounts)
  • Teacher assessment
  • Notes
  • Quiz
  • Test group work
  • Worksheets
  • Lab work
  • Cell model (Play Dough)

2 Weeks
  • Acids and Bases

PS B2

PS B3

History & Nature of Science

    B2

Physical Science A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7

(6) HNS A3

(6) PS B1

(6) HNS A3

·         Know the differences between acid/base

·         Knowledge of pH scale

·         Describe characteristics of acid/bases

·         Optimum pH for variety of life systems

·         Develop awareness of periodic table

·         Understand mixture and solutions

·         Understand chemical reactions and new substances made from the reactions.
  • Teacher assessment
  • Notes
  • Quiz
  • Test group work
  • Worksheet
  • Lab experiment tests

3 Weeks
  • Structure & Matter

Physical Science

A3-7
  • Knowledge of mass as a constant
  • Describe states of matter/space between particles
  • Describe difference between volume, mass and density
  • Use properties of density, melting point, boiling point and solubility to identify mixture and pure substances
  • Know that atoms are the smallest unit of an element
  • Teacher assessment
  • Notes
  • Quiz
  • Test
  • Partner work
  • Worksheets

2 Weeks
  • Chemical Reactions

Physical Science

B1-3
  • Define chemical and physical changes
  • Observe that substances react chemically with other substances to form new ones
  • Classify substances as mixtures or pure substances
  • Teacher assessment
  • Lab work
  • Tests
  • Quizzes

2 Weeks
  • Energy

Physical Science

C. Energy Transformations

C1-C7
  • Know that energy can transform from one form to another
  • Compare and contrast heat, chemical, mechanical and electrical energy
  • Recognize that heat is transferred by convection, conduction and radiation
  • Know that visible light from sun/reflected by objects may be made up of different color
  • Recognize relationship between light/heat
  • Describe waves in terms of speed, frequency and wave length
  • Recognize that vibrations move at different speeds in different materials
  • Teacher assessment
  • Notes
  • Quiz
  • Test
  • Partner work
  • Worksheets

 

4 Weeks
  • Motion

Physical Science

D1-3
  • Describe position, speed and acceleration of an object
  • Measure/graph positions and speed of an object
  • Recognize unbalanced forces acting on an object change object’s speed and/or direction
  • Lab work
  • Tests
  • Quizzes

4-6 Weeks
  • Food/Nutrition

Unit (Health)

 

 

 

Revised 10-7-05