Miss Bolkin and Mrs. Coatney are very excited to begin another wonderful year of science. Below is a curricular overview for our upper grades for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year. Please feel free to email us if you have any questions or concerns.
4th Grade: Students will use teacher-led inquiry and the engineering design process to develop their science concept knowledge. Lessons are based on the Next Generation Science Standards and include topics such as Energy, Body Systems, and Earth Processes. Students will make observations, ask questions, conduct research, cite evidence, develop hypotheses and design experiments throughout the year in a supportive, hands-on, minds-on environment. 5th Grade: Students will use guided inquiry and the engineering design process to develop their science concept knowledge. Lessons are based on the Next Generation Science Standards and include topics such as Earth’s Systems, Ecosystem Dynamics, and Earth in Space, and Matter and Its Properties. Students will make observations, ask questions, conduct research, cite evidence, develop hypotheses and design experiments throughout the year in a supportive, hands-on, minds-on environment. 6th Grade: Students will use inquiry and the engineering design process to develop their science concept knowledge. Lessons are based on the Next Generation Science Standards and include topics such as Cells and Genetics, Earth’s Systems, and Earth and Human Activity. Students will make observations, ask questions, conduct research, cite evidence, develop hypotheses and design experiments throughout the year, most notably during their own Science Fair projects that will be showcased during STEAM Night on February 1, 2017. Up to thirteen student projects will then be selected to represent Wise School at the Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair on March 23-26, 2017. |
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