Dover Sherborn Middle School Curriculum Road Maps

 

Course Title:                 Science                                                Grade:       6

 

Unit:  Scientific Method/Product Testing

 

Month Presented:  September/October        Unit Length (in weeks):  8-10 weeks

 

 

Essential Question (s):

 

  1. Why is the scientific method important to scientists?
  2. How can you use the scientific method to conduct an experiment?

 

Learning Objectives:

 

  1. Students will learn how to design an experiment.
  2. Students will learn how to conduct an experiment.
  3. Draw conclusions

 

Skills:

1.   Formulate a testable hypothesis

2.   Design and conduct an experiment

  1. Select appropriate equipment
  2. Present and explain data using graphs and data tables
  3. Draw conclusions
  4. Communicate procedures and results
  5. Critique procedures and results

8.   Use metric system

 

Instructional Strategies & Activities:

  1. Follow a series of handouts to design experiments
  2. Carry out experiments using student designed procedures
  3. Organize data to draw conclusions
  4. Use computers to create final drafts
  5. Create displays

 

Materials Utilized:

Grocery store type products, poster/display boards,  beakers, graduated cylinders, triple beam balances, meter sticks, brass weights, stop watches, laptops, computers, markers, colored paper, rulers, glue sticks

 

Assessment Strategies

  1. Final project display
  2. Scientific method steps followed and written clearly on display
  3. Teacher rubric
  4.  Individual teacher observations of students’ participation in the testing process