Syllabus

Subject: Science/Biology

Grade: 6

Book: Science book

Grade 6

Number of lessons per week: 1,5

Number of lessons per year: 55

Date: Sept. 2009

Written by: Tóth Rita

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1.
Plants in the forest / 1.1
The forest / Lesson
1-2. / accustom to sg.
biocoenosis
community
chlorophyll
producers
consumers
decomposers
organic
inorganic
food chain / Energy roles
Explanation of food chain
Comparing the roles of producers, consumers and decomposers.
Certfying the importance of scavangers and decomposers. / wordcards
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Plants in the forest / 1.2
The forests of Hungary / Lesson
3-4. / living conditions
shrub
vertical stratification
elevation
provide / Listing the typical environmental conditions oak trees require.
Making food chains
Listing the structure of deciduous forests. / wordcards
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Plants in the forest / 1.3
Deciduous trees / Lesson
5-6. / acorn crop
cluster
cotyledon
dicot
monocot
lobed
monoecious
tannic acid / Identifying the main differences between deciduous and evergreen trees.
Listing the main characteristic features of the oak tree.
Explanation of the terms: „monoecious”,”angiosperm” , „monocot” and „dicot”. / wordcards
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Plants in the forest / 1.4
Shrubs / Lesson
7. / foliation
strip off
thorn
woody spike
rose hip
wild plum
wild rose
ash blue / Comparing and contrasting the typical features of the Wild rose and the Wild plum.
Identifying the similarities and the differences between the woody spike and the thorn.
Explanation of the terms:”shrub”, „strip off”, „woody spike”, and „thorn”. / wordcards
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Plants in the forest / 1.5
Evergreen Trees / Lesson
8-9. / gymnosperm
female seed cone
male pollen cone
pine
resin
woody cone / Location of native pine forests in Hungary.
Naming the main parts of the Scotch fir.
Comparing the oak and the pine forests.
Explanation of the expressions: „native forest”, „planted forest” and „papery wing”. / wordcards
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Plants in the forest / 1.6
Mushrooms / Lesson
10. / saprophyte
fertile
cup
hyphae
cap
ring
stalk
spore / Listing different types of fungi according to their „eating habit”.
Comparing saprophyte and parasite fungi.
Comparing and contrasting parasitism and mutualism.
Describing the main parts of mushrooms.
Comparing edible (Champion) and poisonous (Death cap) mushrooms. / wordcards
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Plants in the forest / 1.7
Mosses / Lesson
11. / capsule
case
leaf-like
stem-like
prevent
spongy
rhizoid / Describing the main parts of the moss plant.
Explaining the benefit of mosses.
Identifying the differences and similarities between mosses and other plants. / wordcards
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Plants in the forest / 1.8
Ferns / Lesson
12-13. / fern, shield fern
frond
decompound leaf
moist
reproductive cell
reproductive organ
rhizome
unfurl / Describing the main parts of the fern.
Studying the life-cycle of the fern.
Explaining the terms:”rhizome”, „frond” and „fiddlehead”. / wordcards
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1.
Plants in the forest / Revision
Test / Lesson
14-15.
Lesson
16. / wordcards
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Animals in the forest / 2.1
The Stag beetle / Lesson
17-18. / decline
jaw
lick
mate
mating season
stag beetle
suck
tree sap / Describing the appearance and eating habit of stag beetles.
Naming the main parts of the stag beetle.
Listing the main differences between Arthropods, Insects and Beetles.
Identifying the main steps of the development of the stag beetle.
Explaining the term: „Complete metamorphosis”. / wordcards
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2.
Animals in the forest / 2.2
The Woodpecker / Lesson
19-20. / altricial
precocial
belly
cavity
chisel
drill
fetch out
grip
nestling
stiff / Describing the appearance and eating habit of woodpeckers.
Identifying the main difference between the leg of the woodpecker and a typica bird leg.
Explaining the differences between altricial and precocial birds.
Naming several characteristics that are found in birds but not in other types of vertebrates. / wordcards
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Animals in the forest / 2.3
The Garden spider / Lesson
21-22. / coccoon
digestive juice
dissolve
paralise
poison gland
piercing fang
prey
spin
spinneret
wrap / Identifying the typical features of the Garden spider.
Listing the body parts of the Garden spider.
Describing the eating habit and the reproduction of the Garden spider.
Listing the main differences between Insects and Spiders. / wordcards
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2.
Animals in the forest / 2.4
The Edible snail / Lesson
23-24. / gastropod
locomotion
mantle
molluscs
radula
slime
slug
tentacle / Explaining the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates.
Studying the physical characteristics of the Edible snail.
Describing the eating habit and the locomotion of the Edible snail.
Explaining the terms: „gastropod”, „molluscs”, „mantle”, „radula” and „tentacle”. / wordcards
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2.
Animals in the forest / 2.5
The Mouse / Lesson
25. / beady
crush
gnaw
hibernation
nocturnal
rodent
wear down / Identifying the appearance of the mouse.
Explaining why mice have to gnaw all the time.
Describing the eating habit and the reproduction of mice.
Explaining the terms:”hibernation”, „nocturnal”, „rodent”. / wordcards
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2.
Animals in the forest / 2.6
The Red deer / Lesson
26-27. / regurgitate
resilient
ruminant
velvet
rumen
reticulum
omasum
abomasum / Explaining the term „vertebrate”.
Naming some animals with single toes and some with divided hooves.
Describing the differences between horns and antlers.
Explaining the terms: „camouflage”, „velvet” and „ruminant”. / wordcards
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2.
Animals in the forest / 2.7
The Wild boar / Lesson
28. / bristle
coarse
herd
snout / Studying the physical characteristics of the Wild boar.
Listing the members of the pig family.
Comparing the adult boars and the piglets.
Comparing and contrasting the Wild boar and the Domesticated hog. Listing the differences and the similarities between them. / wordcards
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2.
Animals in the forest / 2.8
The Eagle owl / Lesson
29-30. / claw
den
digit
hooked
pellet
reverse
shred
talon
tuft
zygodactyle / Gathering different types of owls pupils have already known.
Studying the physical characteristics of the Eagle owl.
Listing the senses that help the owl in succesful hunting.
Analysing the leg of the owl.
Explaining the terms:”pellet” and „zygodactyle”. / wordcards
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2.
Animals in the forest / Revision
Test / Lesson
31-32.
33. / wordcards
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3.
The World under the Water / 3.1
Protists / Lesson
34-35. / cilia
cyst
filament
flagella
food vacuole
ingedt
propel
resemble
single-celled / Comparing and contrasting the appearance and the eating habit of the Euglena and the Paramecium.
Explaining why it is said that Euglenas resemble both plants and animals.
Describing the functions of flagella and cilia.
Identifying the uses of these protists in water. / wordcards
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3.
The World under the Water / 3.2
Bacteria / Lesson
36. / rod-shaped
sphercial-shaped
spiral-shaped
cocci
bacilli
spirilla / Listing the different types of bacteria pupils know.
Identifying the basic bacterial shapes..
Listing the differences and similarities between cocci, bacilli and spirilla.
Identifying the uses of bacteria. / wordcards
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3.
The World under the Water / 3.3
Plants Near the Water / Lesson
37-38. / attach
catkin
dioecious
disk
elongated
float
habitat
lance-shaped
still / Identifying the differences and similarities between Small duckweed and Filamentous green algae.
Comparing and contrasting the Common reed and the White willow.
Listing the differences between soft and woody stem plants. / wordcards
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3.
The World under the Water / 3.4
Crayfish and dragonflies / Lesson
39-40. / appendage
carapace
cephalothorax
fish spawn
lime
pincer
stalk
swimmeret / Describing the main parts of the crayfish.
Explaining the function of the carapace.
Comparing crayfish and dragonflies.
Comparing and contrasting complete and incomplete metamorphosis. / wordcards
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3.
The World under the Water / 3.5
The Carp and the Catfish / Lesson
41-42. / barbel
carp
catfish
lateral line
swim bladder / Listing the main parts of the fish.
Explain the appearance and function of the swim bladder and the lateral line.
Describing the differences between herbivore and carnivore fish.
Listing the special organs of fish that help them adapt to life in water. / wordcards
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3.
The World under the Water / 3.6
The Bullfrog and the Common snake / Lesson
43. / adaptation
blood vessel
flick out
hind leg
trap / Listing the main characteristic features of Amphibians.
Describing the appearance, the eating habit and the development of the Bullfrog and the Common snake.
Listing the main characteristic features of Reptiles.
Comparing and contrasting the Amphibians and the Reptiles. / wordcards
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3.
The World under the Water / 3.7
Living around the Water / Lesson
44. / lamellae
nerve
notch
paddle
quilt
waddle
waterfowl / Gathering other animals than birds that have webbed feet.
Listing the differences between altricial and precocial birds.
Comparing and contrasting waterfowls and birds of prey.
Explaining the importance of birds of prey on grasslands. / wordcards
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The World under the Water / Revision
Test / Lesson
45-46.
47. / wordcards
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4.
In the fields / 4.1
The Common Dandelion / Lesson
48. / composite flowers
fibrous root system
ray flower
sap
solitary
twisted / Identifying the main features of the Common dandelion.
Studying the plant after it is torn. / wordcards
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4.
In the fields / 4.2
The Grasshopper / Lesson
49-50. / chewing mouthpart
delicate
fold
joint
spiracle / Identifying the main features of the Grasshopper.
Examining the development of the grasshopper. / wordcards
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4.
In the fields / 4.3
The Hedgehog and the Lizard / Lesson
51. / bask
burrow
generate
insectivora
spike
stocky
tapered / Identifying the main features of the hedgehog and the lizard.
Explaining how lizards regulate their body temperature. / wordcards
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4.
In the fields / Revision
Test
Revision / Lesson
52.
53.
54-55. / wordcards
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