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6th Grade

Variables

The FOSS Variable course is a inquiry based curriculum in which students learn the fundamentals of experimental design.  They will learn about variables, controls, measurement, graphing, and correlation by performing investigations with pendulums, boats, planes, and catapults.  Click here to link to the FOSS Variables student website.  Click here for th 6th Grade Missing Work Report

 

Course Syllabus: 

Date

Investigation

Class work

Homework

8/26

8/27

Welcome to Science Lab

Introductions

Procedures & Safety

Treasure Hunt

Parent & Student Safety Contract

Getting to Know You

 

8/28

9/2

Observations

Apple Observations

5 Senses Observations

Observations

Venn Diagram

Descriptive Paragraph

 9/3

Swingers: Exploring Swingers

Lab

Word Bank: variable, cycle, pendulum

Reading: What Scientists Do

 9/4

Swingers: Testing Variables

Lab, Test Variables

Response Sheet Swingers

 

Swingers: Testing Variables

Lab, Picture Graph

Word Bank: standard, controlled experiment

Reading: Swinging Through History

 

 

Swingers: Predicting Swings

Lab, Two-coordinate graph

Word Bank: Two-coordinate graph

Math Problem

Home School Connection

 

Lifeboats: Exploring Boats

Lab, Build Boats

Word Bank: capacity

 

 

Lifeboats: Lifeboat Inspection

Lab, Lifeboat Inspection

Response Sheet Lifeboats

Reading: Sink or Swim?

 

Lifeboats: Inspecting Other Boats

Lab, Lifeboat Inspection

Reading: Science in the Bathtub

 

Lifeboats: Problem of the Week

Math Problem

Ship Report

 

Plane Sense: Exploring Flight

Lab, Test Flights

Word Bank: system

Reading: Airplane Basics and Experimental Designs

 

Plane Sense: Investigating Variables

Lab, Flight Log, Halfway Challenge

Response Sheet Plane Sense

 

Plane Sense: Investigating Variables

Lab, Flight Log, Variable Experiments

Reading: Great Names in Aviation History

 

Plane Sense: Flights of Fancy

Lab, Design an Experiment

 

 

Plane Sense: Flights of Fancy

Lab, Conduct Experiments

Reading: Build your own paper plane

 

Plane Sense: Graphing the Results

Lab, Graphing the Results

Graphing Homework

 

Flippers 1: Construction

Lab

Word Bank: system

Describe the System

 

Flippers 2: Flip Out

Lab, Flipping aluminum balls

Word Bank: Mass, Angle,

Response Sheet Flipper

 

 

Flippers 3: Controlled Experiments

Lab, Design an Experiment, Conduct Experiments

Word Bank: standard

Reading: Flingers

 

Flippers 3: Controlled Experiments

Lab, Two-Coordinate Graph, Present Results

Reading: Prove It

 

Flippers: Choosing Your Own Investigation

Lab, Design Experiments, Conduct Experiments

 

Portfolio Assessment

 

Flippers: Choosing Your Own Investigation

Lab, Two-coordinate graph, Present Results

 

 

Flippers: Coin Sorter

Lab

Study Word Bank

 

Variables Review

Review Investigations

Study for Exam

 

Variables Exam

Multiple choice, short answer, and practical exam.

 


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