Susan B.

Anthony Middle School

6TH GRADE SCIENCE

2015-2016

Mr. B. Pezzuto | M205 | Email: bpezzuto@revere.mec.edu | 781-388-7520 ext: 54217

Mr. J. Pezzuto | M213 | Email: jpezzuto@revere.mec.edu | 781-388-7520 ext: 54213

Staying
Connected to
Science Class

Class Website:
www.sbapezzuto.weebly.com

Twitter: @SBA_Pezzuto
Instagram: @SBA_Pezzuto

Classroom
Policies
Grading Policy:
Tests: 40%

Opening Letter

Quizzes: 30%

Dear Science Student,

Projects: 20%

I hope you had an enjoyable and relaxing summer vacation. I

would also like to formally welcome you to 6th Grade science
class. During the course of this academic year, it is my goal to
guide you in becoming a resourceful, strategic and motivated
learner. Throughout our journey, I will challenge you to think
critically, and inquire about the world around you. I promise to
create a safe classroom environment in which you can feel
comfortable taking risks to promote complete understanding of
scientific concepts. I am excited for the challenging journey ahead
of us.

Homework: 10%

Bathroom Policy:
Students are required to
use the date stamp each
time the exit the
classroom. Please stamp
the date next to your name
in the designated binder.
(For example, if you are
going to the nurse, please
open the binder that says
nurse, find your name and
stamp the date in the next
available box)

Mr. Pezzuto

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After-school Policy
Mr. Pezzutos department
night is Thursday. I am after
school until at least 2:40pm
each day to assist students
and address any questions. To
be welcome after school,
students must be working on
science work and must stamp
the proper date next to their
name in the binder labeled
After-School
Help/Department Night.

2015-2016

Required Course Materials

One binder or.
Labeled binder dividers
Test/Quizzes, Handouts, Homework
Two spiral bound one-subject notebooks
with three-hole punch.
One notebook labeled NOTES and one
labeled DO NOW
An organized binder /notebook is crucial
Materials Due Date: ________________________________

Late-Work Policy
Late-work will be accepted for a
penalty of TEN (10) points per
day late, for up to TWO (2)
days. Late-work turned in two
days after the deadline will
result in a zero for the particular
assignment.

Absent/Make-up Work
Policy
Students are responsible for
checking the class website or
board for their absent/make-up
work. The class website is updated
regularly. Any assignment,
including tests/quizzes that is
missed due to absence MUST be
made up within ONE WEEK.
Failure to make up work will result
in a zero for the assignment.

Materials Due Date: ________________________________

Student Name: _____________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________________

Course Description
In Grade 6 students inquire about the structure
and function of the world around them. The
integration of earth, life, and physical sciences
with technology/engineering gives students
relevant and engaging opportunities with natural
phenomena and design problems that provide the
foundation for more abstract and complex topics
through grade 7 and 8. Grade 6 students start with
a framework that relates structure and function of
the macro and microscopic world and introduces
scale and time in all science and
technology/engineering domains. Students use
models and provide evidence to make claims and
explanations about structure-function
relationships in different science and
technology/engineering domains.

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2015-2016

Syllabus
Below is a general outline of the concepts that will be covered in science class.
Some scientific concepts may overlap into various sports and for simplicity, will
not be listed. This outline is subject to change during the course of the school year.
Quarter 1
- Mass, Volume, Density
- Pure Substances, Mixtures, Solutions
- Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
- Waves and Wave Interaction

Quarter 2
- Digital Signals
- Stars and Galaxies
- Moon Phases
-

Eclipses

Gravity

Quarter 3
- Cells (Organelles, Plant vs. Animal Cells)
- Unicellular vs. Multicellular
- Cellular Functions

Quarter 4
- Fossils
- Continental Drift/Sea Floor Spreading/Plate Tectonics
- Rock and Rock Dating