Welcome to 6th Grade Science!

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Welcome to 6th Grade Science!
My goal to provide a delightful, engaging,
academically rigorous and rewarding experience
for your child Please take a pink questionnaire
from the desk by the front sink and return it at
your convenience. Mrs. Beth Topinka, room 811
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Were off to a great start!

• Eager, cheerful, curious students with positive
  attitudes
• Comfortable with daily routine do-now, lesson,
  group and partner activities
• Supportive administration community
• iPad initiative
• PTSA
• MTFEE

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New this Year

• Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
• Design test wind turbine blades
• Reverse engineering how do Ziploc bags and
  clothing zippers work?
• Emphasis on iterative design
• Opportunity to redesign, test, improve
• STEM activities foster positive character traits
• Grit, perseverance, resourcefulness, optimism,
  curiosity

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Interdisciplinary

• Example Reflectivity of Light Lessons
• Students use Labquest computers and light
  sensors to investigate how different colors
  reflect light
• Collect, record, and graph data
• Interpret findings
• Apply findings to a real-life situation choice
  of Halloween costume colors.
• Communicate results in an expository essay

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How to Help Your Child

• Study together for weekly do-now quizzes
• Have conversations about what were learning in
  science.
• Look through the science binder, make sure all
  numbered handouts are in order and complete, ask
  your child to tell you about something he or she
  has learned.
• Check my school webpage for upcoming
  quizzes/tests, daily do-now questions, list of
  binder items
• Study guides given out 1 week before tests

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Grading

• Grades are posted on the Power School Parent
  Portal please check often!
• Grading point system
• Points earned ? points available
• Weekly Do Now Quizzes 9 -12 points
• Tests 75-100 points
• Labs/Projects 15-50 points

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How to Reach Me

• Email topinkab_at_millstone.k12.nj.us
• Phone [phone] ext. 80086

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How to help our class

• Please look over our class wish list
• Contributions are welcome at any time throughout
  the year
• Thank you!