Download Fairview High School Curriculum Map May 20, 2010 Core Content

Fairview High School Curriculum Map
May 20, 2010
Core Content 4.1
Teacher: Valerie Ellis/Lisa Stanley
Subject: Science
Grade: 6
Month
Unit
Strand
Core
Content
Assessment
Type
Resources
Aug.
The Nature of
Matter
Ch. 1 Nature of
Science
Ch. 2
Measurement
--Science in daily life,
branches of science,
Science technology,
Scientific Method
--Problem solving, metric
conversions, standard
units of measurement,
estimation, scale
drawings, precision,
accuracy, graphs, tables
Sept.
Ch. 3 Matter
and its
Changes
Ch. 4 Atoms,
Elements, and
the Periodic
Table
--States of matter, atoms, SC-06-1.1.1 Comprehension
Glencoe
isotopes, chemical and
SC-06-1.1.2 questions, open
Science
physical changes,
response items,
textbook,
chemical and physical
chapter tests,
document
properties
group
camera,
--Structure of matter,
discussion,
projector,
compounds, mixtures,
daily bell work, manipulatives,
reading the Periodic table,
worksheets,
internet, lab
Law of Conservation of
kinesthetic
resources and
Mass, Law of
activities
materials
Conservation of Matter
quizzes
Oct.
Interactions of
Matter
Ch. 5 Motion,
Forces, and
Simple
Machines
Ch. 6 Energy
--Calculating speed,
SC-06-1.2.1 Comprehension
Glencoe
acceleration, distance,
SC-06-4.6.2 questions, open
Science
Newton's Laws of
SC-06-4.6.3 response items,
textbook,
Motion, work, simple
chapter tests,
document
machines
group
camera,
--Law of Conservation of
discussion,
projector,
Energy, potential and
daily bell work, manipulatives,
kinetic energy,
worksheets,
internet, lab
temperature, heat,
kinesthetic
resources and
different forms of energy,
activities,
materials
conduction, convection,
quizzes
radiation
Nov.
Ch. 7 Electricity --Insulators, conductors,
Comprehension
Glencoe
questions,
Science
chapter tests,
textbook,
worksheets,
document
group work,
camera,
quizzes, daily
projector,
bell work,
manipulatives,
group
internet, lab
discussions
resources and
materials
SC-06-2.3.2 Comprehension
Glencoe
and
Magnetism
Ch. 8 Waves
series and parallel
SC-06-2.3.3 questions, open
Science
circuits, voltage batteries,
response items,
textbook,
currents, resistance,
chapter tests,
document
magnets' behavior,
group
camera,
friction, magnetic fields
discussion,
projector,
Earth's
--parts of waves,
daily bell work, manipulatives,
Changing
electromagnetic
worksheets,
internet, lab
Surface
Ch. 9 Rocks and spectrum, different types
quizzes
resources and
Minerals
of waves, wave behavior
materials
--Rocks, minerals,
properties, extrusive,
intrusive, lava and
magma, rock cycle,
igneous, sedimentary,
metamorphic
Dec.
Ch. 10 Forces
Shaping Earth
Ch. 11
Weathering
and Erosion
Ch. 12 The
Atmosphere
in Motion
--Folded mountains,
SC-06-2.3.3 Comprehension
Glencoe
upwarped mountains,
SC-06-4.6.2 questions, open
Science
fault-block mountains,
response items,
textbook,
tectonic plates, latitude,
chapter tests,
document
longitude, plate
group
camera,
boundaries, continental
discussion,
projector,
drift
daily bell work, manipulatives,
--Weathering and erosion
worksheets,
internet, lab
via wind and water,
kinesthetic
resources and
changes in Earth's
activities,
materials
surface, soil formation
quizzes
--Earth's atmosphere,
gases, air pressure, solar
energy, radiation,
conduction, convection,
radiation, climate, water
cycle, winds, Coriolis
effect, weather patterns,
clouds, air masses, fronts
Jan.
Ch. 13 Oceans
--Earth's oceans, currents, SC-06-4.6.1 Comprehension
Glencoe
waves, tides, erosion, sea
questions, open
Science
life, producers,
response items,
textbook,
consumers, decomposers,
chapter tests,
document
energy cycles, food
group
camera,
chains
discussion,
projector,
--Space technology,
daily bell work, manipulatives,
current and future space
worksheets,
internet, lab
missions, famous
quizzes
resources and
missions and spacecrafts,
materials
International Space
Station
Beyond Earth
Ch. 14
Exploring
Space
Feb.
Ch. 15 The
--Earth's seasons, moon
SC-06-2.3.1 Comprehension
Glencoe
Solar System phases, space
SC-06-4.6.2 questions, open
Science
and Beyond measurements, planet
SC-06-4.7.1 response items,
textbook,
characteristics, inner and
chapter tests,
document
outer planets, stars,
group
camera,
Life and the
galaxies
discussion,
projector,
Environment
Ch. 21 Ecology --Environment, transfer of
daily bell work, manipulatives,
Ch. 22 Earth's
energy through an
worksheets,
internet, lab
Resources
ecosystem, populations,
quizzes
resources and
communities, niches,
materials
food chains, habitats,
biotic and abiotic factors,
food webs, cycles of
carbon, water, and
nitrogen
--Renewable and
nonrenewable resources,
alternative resources,
land, water, environment,
use of resources
March Life's Diversity
Ch. 19 The
Human Body
Ch. 16 CellsThe Units of
Life
--Human reproduction,
body systems
--Classification of living
things, dichotomous key,
cell theory, plant and
animal cells, tissues,
organs, organ systems,
cells
SC-06-3.4.1 Comprehension
Glencoe
SC-06-3.4.2 questions, open
Science
SC-06-4.6.2 response items,
textbook,
chapter tests,
document
group
camera,
discussion,
projector,
daily bell work, manipulatives,
worksheets,
internet, lab
kinesthetic
resources and
activities,
materials
quizzes
SC-06-3.4.2 Comprehension
Glencoe
SC-06-3.5.1 questions, open
Science
SC-06-3.5.2 response items,
textbook,
chapter tests,
document
group
camera,
discussion,
projector,
daily bell work, manipulatives,
worksheets,
internet, lab
kinesthetic
resources and
activities,
materials
quizzes
April
Life's Diversity
Ch. 20 The
Roles of
Genes in
Inheritance
Ch. 18
Vertebrate
Animals
--DNA, RNA, dominant
and recessive alleles,
mitosis, meiosis, sexlinked traits, genetics,
traits, genotypes,
phenotypes
--Animal characteristics,
differentiating between
vertebrates and
invertebrates, chordates,
amphibians, reptiles,
birds, mammals, asexual
and sexual reproduction
May
Ch.17
Invertebrate
Animals
--Symmetry, sponges,
cnidarians, flatworms,
roundworms, mollusks,
segmented worms,
Comprehension
questions, open
response items,
chapter tests,
Glencoe
Science
textbook,
document
echinoderms, asexual and
sexual reproduction
group
camera,
discussion,
projector,
daily bell work, manipulatives,
worksheets,
internet, lab
kinesthetic
resources and
activities,
materials
quizzes