Mrs. Courtney Hoyle
6th grade science - room 1311
[email protected]
Course Objectives
A detailed list of objectives for science is available on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s website, www.ncpublicschools.org. We will begin our year with lab safety and learn how to conduct science labs and investigations using an interactive notebook. Our sixth grade curriculum includes five main unit topics.
Units of Study
The Land Beneath our Feet: This unit explores the structure of the earth, and how interactions of constructive and destructive forces have resulted in changes in the surface of the Earth.
Growing and Flowing: This unit explores the flow of energy through ecosystems and the structures, processes and behaviors of plants.
What's the Matter?: This unit explores the structure, classifications and physical properties of matter.
Catch a Wave: This unit explores the wavelike property of energy in earthquakes, light and sound waves.
Space Invaders: This unit explores the study of the earth/moon/sun system and celestial bodies in the Universe.
What you need for science class
1 Five subject spiral notebook (MEAD notebooks with a plastic cover are recommended)
4 rolls of tape (no dispenser, just the tape rolls please)
supplies to keep at home: scotch tape, sticky notes, graph paper, and colored pencils (students will need colored pencils in class, but it is a good idea to have a supply at home as well)
Textbook - McDougal Littell Science
It is my goal to provide a learning environment rich with hands on activities and opportunities for on line science exploration. With this reliance on technology and hands on learning, the textbook becomes what it was designed to be – a source to support learning. The textbook is a great source of pictures, diagrams, and definitions but is not effective in exciting learners about science. Students will use the textbook as a resource in class but will not be able to take the book home.
6th grade science - room 1311
[email protected]
Course Objectives
A detailed list of objectives for science is available on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s website, www.ncpublicschools.org. We will begin our year with lab safety and learn how to conduct science labs and investigations using an interactive notebook. Our sixth grade curriculum includes five main unit topics.
Units of Study
The Land Beneath our Feet: This unit explores the structure of the earth, and how interactions of constructive and destructive forces have resulted in changes in the surface of the Earth.
Growing and Flowing: This unit explores the flow of energy through ecosystems and the structures, processes and behaviors of plants.
What's the Matter?: This unit explores the structure, classifications and physical properties of matter.
Catch a Wave: This unit explores the wavelike property of energy in earthquakes, light and sound waves.
Space Invaders: This unit explores the study of the earth/moon/sun system and celestial bodies in the Universe.
What you need for science class
1 Five subject spiral notebook (MEAD notebooks with a plastic cover are recommended)
4 rolls of tape (no dispenser, just the tape rolls please)
supplies to keep at home: scotch tape, sticky notes, graph paper, and colored pencils (students will need colored pencils in class, but it is a good idea to have a supply at home as well)
Textbook - McDougal Littell Science
It is my goal to provide a learning environment rich with hands on activities and opportunities for on line science exploration. With this reliance on technology and hands on learning, the textbook becomes what it was designed to be – a source to support learning. The textbook is a great source of pictures, diagrams, and definitions but is not effective in exciting learners about science. Students will use the textbook as a resource in class but will not be able to take the book home.