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6th Grade Parent Night with Mr. Heisler - Science Education Overview

Explore the curriculum for 6th-grade General Science at District 95, focusing on student success keys, units of study, essential questions, and important tools for learning. Join us to understand our mission and commitment to your child's education.

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6th Grade Parent Night with Mr. Heisler - Science Education Overview

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  1. Welcome! 6th Grade Parent Night Mr. Heisler General Science

  2. District 95 Mission: Our Foundation and Aspiration “The mission of Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 is to inspire all students to be passionate, continuous learners and to prepare them with the skills to achieve their goals and flourish as responsible, caring citizens in a global community.”

  3. District 95 Mission: Our Foundation and Aspiration “The mission of Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 is to inspire all students to be passionate, continuous learners and to prepare them with the skills to achieve their goals and flourish as responsible, caring citizens in a global community.”

  4. Our Class Commitment • We Believe in Ourselves • We Believe in our School • We Believe in Each Other

  5. The Key to Student Success

  6. The Key to Student Success Home-School Partnership

  7. The Key to Student Success Home-School Partnership • Common Vision • Involvement • Support

  8. Units of Study Science Investigations • Textbook: The Nature of Science and Technology • Enduring Understanding: Students will understand that scientists use scientific inquiry to learn about the world around them. • Essential Questions • How do scientists investigate the world around them? • How do scientific findings impact technology and society?

  9. Units of Study Plants and the Environment • Textbook: From Bacteria to Plants • Enduring Understanding: Students will understand that plants interact with the environment and have structures and processes that allow them to survive and adapt. • Essential Questions • How do plants interact within the environment? • What are the structures, functions, processes and adaptations of plants that ensure their survival?

  10. Units of Study Astronomy • Textbook: Astronomy • Enduring Understanding: Students will understand that objects in space influence one another and that our knowledge of the universe is incomplete. • Essential Questions • What impact do the sun, earth, and moon have on one another? • How has the understanding of the universe changed over time?

  11. Units of Study Introduction to Matter and Energy • Textbook: Sound and Light • Enduring Understanding: Students will understand that matter and energy are interrelated. • Essential Question: How do waves impact life on Earth?

  12. Important Tools • Class Website • Our Virtual Classroom • http://www.lz95.org/classes/sixthgradescience_bheisler/

  13. Important Tools • Heisler Happenings • Published weekly on our class website • Hard copies provided as needed

  14. Important Tools • Pearson SuccessNet • Online textbooks • Audio versions of textbooks • Resources • Review and enrichment activities Login information available on our website.

  15. Important Tools • eSchool Home Access

  16. What You Can Expect From Me • Partnership • My share of the loop • Commitment • Authentic Science learning for every student • Professionalism • High expectations • Student-centered goals

  17. What I Expect From You • Partnership • Your share of the loop • School 2.0 • Student responsibility • Student accountability • Student interactions • Student communications • Student-centered goals

  18. Welcome and Thank You! Mr. Billy Heisler(p) (847) 719-3725Billy.Heisler@lz95.org

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