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1st Quarter Spectacular Science: 6th-7th Middle School Comprehensive Science

Science is magnificent, astounding, stunning, stupendous... SPECTACULAR! Join me once a week for lively lessons where we will take a deep dive into life, earth, and physical sciences. (Appropriate for 6th & 7th Grades)
Sparkology Education by Elizabeth Pope
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(1,078)
Class

What's included

8 live meetings
6 hrs 40 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. 📍Students will receive access to 1-2 homework assignments each week throughout the course. These are small tasks that I feel would be more suitable as an individual activity rather than an in-class activity. 📍We will also complete one project for this specific course. This project can be as time/labor-intensive as your student wants to make them, the purpose of the project is to give students an opportunity to show their understanding of the topic. I will give them several ideas to choose from, but they also have the option to present a project idea for consideration. 📍A vocabulary quiz and a unit test are also provided for those that would like to test their knowledge in this way. 📍Assignments, projects, and tests are optional based on what the adult in charge of their education requires them to do.
Assessment
📒 We grade and/or give feedback on all work completed by the student, and a report card will be available for each student. 📒 We also informally asses students by using Nearpod during lessons, and by using their verbal or chat box responses to questions and discussions during the live lesson. 📒 Adults can access assignments and grades at all times through the link given at the beginning of the course.
Grading
included

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 7
This "Spectacular Science" course is a fantastic way to meet your student's science curriculum needs by studying 𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦 with an emphasis on the 𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠! This life science class is part 1 of a 5-part series designed to cover a year of science curriculum for your 6th or 7th grader.  Students will meet live once a week and be provided with optional assignments to complete outside of our class time each week. Classes will include several activities designed to capture every type of learner including illustrating, organizing, reading, writing, watching, researching, exploring, and game-day review activities!  I'm a firm believer in creating engaging learning experiences for every type of learner, and I know middle school students will look forward to each class. ღ 
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》》》   𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗦𝗞𝗘𝗗 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦   《《《
➖ Yes, Courses can be taken in any order! 
➖ To be added to the waitlist for any sold-out fall sections, choose one of the fall days/times below, then message me through Outschool stating which section waitlist you would like to be added, or simply that the first available works for you.  
➖Fall 2022 classes begin the week of August 22, 2022, and run through early December 2022.  This includes quarter 1 and 2, if you miss quarter 1 you are welcome to join for quarter 2! This schedule includes one week off during late November (Thanksgiving week) and should the need arise, a make-up day will be added to the end of the course.  Any make-up classes will only be used in the event of the teacher canceling another day of class earlier in the term.  These may not be used as a student make-up day.
➖I'm always happy to provide feedback offline, but for more personalized feedback or live help with homework enrolled students can have an additional meeting with me beyond our regular class time by using the coupon code (EDUCAOFFICE1) to enroll in any of the office hours that I have listed as a separate class here: https://outschool.com/classes/mrs-popes-office-bfznKby4?usid=QQGGtkE2&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link  
➖All assignments and projects are optional, I understand that everyone has different goals for these courses and provide the assignments as an extension of our learning. Feedback is given on every assignment that is turned in, either by grade or video message. 
➖If you have any messages please feel free to send me a message!
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》》》   𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦   《《《
Mon Aug 22 - Oct 17 at 9am Central 
Tue Aug 23 - Oct 11 at 10am Central (Wait List Only)
Tue Aug 23 - Oct 11 at 2pm Central (Wait List Only)
Wed Aug 24 - Oct 12 at 9am Central 
Wed Aug 24 - Oct 12 at 1pm Central (Wait List Only)
Thu Aug 25 - Oct 13 at 11am Central  (Wait List Only)
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》》》   𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪   《《《
Part 1 of this 5-part course will focus on life science, with a deep dive into learning about 𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦 with an emphasis on the 𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠

📍𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗘-- Body Systems (Weeks 1-6)
➖Objective: Students will be able to identify the main functions of the circulatory, digestive, endocrine, excretory, muscular, respiratory, and skeletal systems and how they are structured. Identify the main organs associated with each system.
➖We will explore this topic in 6 live class periods. Students have the option to complete approximately 2 assignments each week and a project at the end of the unit. (Projects can be as time/labor-intensive as the student chooses) Our last week in this unit will include a fun game-style review/informal assessment! Students will also be provided with an optional unit test. 
     ⇾ Week 1 - Circulatory System
     ⇾ Week 2 - Digestive System
     ⇾ Week 3 - Endocrine System 
     ⇾ Week 4 - Excretory & Respiratory Systems
     ⇾ Week 5 - Skeletal & Muscular Systems
     ⇾ Week 6 - Review, Questions, and Game

📍𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗪𝗢- Nervous System (Weeks 7-8)
➖Objectives: Identify the main functions of the nervous system and how it is structured. They can also identify the main organs associated with the nervous system.
➖We will explore this topic in 2 live class periods. Students have the option to complete approximately 2 assignments each week and a project at the end of the unit. (Projects can be as time/labor-intensive as the student chooses) Our last week in this unit will include a fun game-style review/informal assessment! Students will also be provided with an optional unit test. 
     ⇾ Week 7 - Nervous System
     ⇾ Week 8 - Brain Overview, Review, Questions, and Game
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🧪🔬🧬 Spectacular Science Series 🧬🔬🧪

📍5th-6th Grade📍
Q1- Biomes / Abiotic & Biotic Interactions
Q2- Planets / Seasons
Q3- States of Matter / Properties of Water
Q4- Cell Theory / Plant & Animal Cells
Q5 - (4-Week Class) Lunar Cycle

📍6th & 7th Grade📍
Q1- Body Systems - Emphasis on Nervous System
Q2- Conduction, Convection, & Radiation / Energy Transformations
Q3- Weather Maps & Air Pressure / Convection Currents
Q4- Plate Tectonics / Volcanoes
Q5- (4-Week Class) Hurricane Formation

📍7th & 8th Grade📍
Q1- Structure of Life - Genetics
Q2- Intro to Chemistry
Q3- Ecosystem Interactions - Organism Relationships, Biodiversity, Symbiosis, Natural Selection
Q4- Force and Motion
Q5- (4-Week Class) TBD
Learning Goals
MS LS1-7-Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.

MS LS1-8 - Gather and synthesize information
that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

TEKS Science 7.12 B - identify the main functions of the systems of the human organism, including the circulatory,
respiratory, skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, reproductive, integumentary, nervous, and endocrine systems
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
⚠️ This class does cover the endocrine system, and includes male and female endocrine glands and the hormones each gland secretes. This discussion is strictly scientific, but I do like for parents to know! ⚠️ 📍Kahoot will be used during weeks 6 & 8 as a review tool. It does not require an account. 📍Nearpod will be used most weeks as an interactive presentation tool. It does not require an account. 📍Google Classroom will be used to distribute activities and materials that can be used outside of class. However, all private messages will remain on Outschool. This does require a google email to use as a log in.
Supply List
Learners may need to print a few handouts throughout the course, or have access to view handouts on a separate device during class. I typically used Nearpod, Kahoot, and Google Classroom for these courses, but I take the time to clearly explain and provide support for each of these!
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Joined January, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a certified middle school science teacher, and have been teaching middle school science both in the public school setting, and  online since 2014. It is very important to me that students enjoy the experience of learning about science and consequently, much effort is put into making lessons interactive, varied, and memorable. My experience allows me to focus on the importance of building relationships with my students and use those relationships to tailor lessons to their interests and abilities. I grow and become a better teacher every time I interact with my students! 

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$15

weekly or $120 for 8 classes
1x per week, 8 weeks
50 min

Completed by 188 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
5-11 learners per class

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