Grade 6 Month 9 The Wonder of Physics
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g6m9
CA$44.00
CA$44.00
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This is the first laboratory science. Students will have the opportunity to experiment with the wonder of acoustics, optics, and heat.
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Curriculum Areas/Learning Outcomes
Science: Curricular Competency: Demonstrate ability to Question/Predict, Plan/Conduct, Process/Analyze, Evaluate, Apply, and Communicate scientific findings.
Connection: Your child will use the study of physics as an opportunity to demonstrate curiosity about a phenomenon. They will follow the steps of a scientific inquiry to explore.
Language Arts: Concept: Questioning what we hear, read and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.
Connection: Your child will hear the history and description of scientific elements and concepts. They will be called to question, analyze and evaluate what they hear and see.
Math: Concept: Data from the results of an experiment can be used to predict the theoretical probability of an event and to compare and interpret.
Connection: Your child will collect data from observations that indicate a single scientific concept after which they will predict future outcomes.
Connection: Your child will use the study of physics as an opportunity to demonstrate curiosity about a phenomenon. They will follow the steps of a scientific inquiry to explore.
Language Arts: Concept: Questioning what we hear, read and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.
Connection: Your child will hear the history and description of scientific elements and concepts. They will be called to question, analyze and evaluate what they hear and see.
Math: Concept: Data from the results of an experiment can be used to predict the theoretical probability of an event and to compare and interpret.
Connection: Your child will collect data from observations that indicate a single scientific concept after which they will predict future outcomes.
Curriculum Overview
This unit will focus on five areas of physics: sound, light, heat, magnetism and electricity. This unit is designed for your child to participate in the experiments and demonstrations. There are certain lessons that will have the adult demonstrate a phenomenon, and the child will observe. There are other learning activities that will bring hands-on opportunities for your child. The key aspect to understand for this unit, is that we want you to bring the phenomenon to your child. We want your child to experience or observe a phenomenon and draw their own conclusions. From these conclusions, concepts can be arrived at. This allows your child’s curiosity to drive them. It allows their will forces to be worked upon, as they observe, sleep on it, recapitulate the next day, and derive a concept from the experience. This is very different than telling your child what is about to happen and then showing them the experiment. In the latter method, there is no room for your child’s thinking, feeling and willingness to be actively engaged and exercised. This unit will require your child to observe an experiment directly, learn to describe what happened correctly and then on the following day, draw a conclusion from their investigation. They are not given any answers or theories beforehand, so that they develop the capacity for clear observation and logical, concrete thinking that leads to sound judgement.