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6th Grade Science at a Glance
Unit of Study/Theme
Space Science, Part 1: The
Earth and Moon
Focus/ Clarifying Standards
6.E.1.1
6.E.1.2
6.E.1.3
Summarize space exploration and
the understandings gained from
them.
Essential Questions
 How does the moon affect the tides on Earth?
 How are seasons on Earth caused?
 What are the different phases of the moon
and how are they caused?
 Demonstrate the eclipses and explain what
phase the moon has to be in for each to be
caused
Resources
Tier III Vocabulary (Academic Vocabulary)
rocket, velocity, orbital velocity, escape velocity, space program,
modern convenience, technology, observatory, telescope
Lessons, labs, quizzes and more: http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/
http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/
Awesome site:
http://jc-schools.net/dynamic/science/science-secondary.html
Moon phases: http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon
1st 9 weeks
1st Semester
Space Science Part 2: The
Solar System
Earth Science & the
Lithosphere
Part 1: Soil and Weathering
6.E.1, 6.E.2.4
 Explain the structure of the inner
planets versus the outer planets
 Describe why the Earth is able to
sustain life while other planets are
not
 Hypothesize whether there may be
other planets in the universe that
may support life. Support this with
scientific research.
 Describe the characteristic of a
planet and compare it to Earth
6.E.2.1
6.E.2.2
6.E.2.3
6.E.2.4
 Explain how crustal plates and
oceans basins are formed, move and
interact using earthquakes, heat
flow and volcanoes to reflect forces
within the earth
 Explain how the formation of soil is
related to the parent rock type and
climate
 Explain the different types of
weathering
 Explain why soil is needed and how
we can help maintain it.
Tier III Vocabulary (Academic Vocabulary)
Rotation, Revolution, Equinox, Solstice, Gravity, Mass, Inertia, Weight,
Force, Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, Umbra, Penumbra, Maria Craters,
Highlands, Sunspots, Prominences, Solar flares, Inner planets, terrestrial
planets, gas giants, meteor, meteoroid, meteorite
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
http://voyagesolarsystem.org/
The Constellations:
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
 How does stress and the crust changes
earth’s surface?
 How does energy travel through the earth?
 How does the interaction of constructive
and destructive forces result in changes in
the surface of the Earth over time?
 How do volcanoes erupt?
Tier III Vocabulary (Academic Vocabulary)
soil, humus, litter, contour plowing, conservation plowing, crop
rotation, desertification ,drought, land reclamation
6th Grade Science at a Glance
Unit of Study/Theme
2nd 9 weeks
1st Semester
Earth Science & the
Lithosphere
Part 2: Lithosphere
Light & Sound Part 1: Sound
Focus/ Clarifying Standards
Essential Questions
Resources
6.E.2.1
Describe the layers of the Earth and
create a model of them
6.E.2.2
Explain the structure of the lithosphere
and how its movement causes
earthquakes
6.E.2.3, 6.P.1.1
Describe what factors make an
earthquake more destructive. (i.e.
Does it have to be a large magnitude?
Have there been big earthquakes that
have caused little damage? Have there
been small earthquakes that have
caused big damage?)
 What/where/when/why/how large magnitude
Tier III Vocabulary (Academic Vocabulary)
Lithosphere, crust, mantle, continental drift, Pangaea, fossil, sonar, sea
floor spreading, deep ocean trench, plate, plate tectonics, fault,
6.P.1.1
 How does an object produce sound?
 What are the different parts of a sounds wave
and how they affect pitch and volume?
 How do ears hear?
 How is music made?
 How is music different than noise?
Understand the properties of waves and
the wave like property on energy in
earthquakes, light and sound waves.
Light & Sound
Part 2: Light
6.P.1.2
Compare the properties of if waves to the
wavelike properties of energy in
earthquakes, light, and sound.
6.P.1.3
Explain the relationship among the rate
of vibrations, the medium through which
vibrations travel, sound and hear.
earthquakes that have occurred in recent
years.
A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (eBook)
http://jv.gilead.org.il/vt/c_earth/
 What are the significant sections of the
electromagnetic spectrum?
 Why we are able to see colors (reflection,
absorption, rods, and cones)?
 How do the eye see and how can lenses can
correct vision?
Tier III Vocabulary (Academic Vocabulary)
transparent, translucent, opaque, plane mirror, concave mirror, convex
mirror, index of refraction, mirage, lens, optic nerve, nearsighted,
farsighted
Science learning resources from Federal agencies
http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=41
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_japan_online.ht
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6th Grade Science at a Glance
Unit of Study/Theme
Heat & Matter
Part 1: Matter
light (i.e. Why are you hotter in the
summer in a black t-shirt than in a
white one?).
3rd 9 weeks
2nd Semester
Part 2: Heat
Focus/ Clarifying Standards
6.P.2.1: Recognize that all matter is
made up of atoms and atoms of the
same element are all alike, but are
different from the atoms of other
elements.
6.P.2.2: Explain the effect of heat on the
motion of atoms through a description of
what happens to particles during a
change in phase.
6.P.2.3:
Compare the physical properties of pure
substances that are independent of the
amount of matter present including
density, melting point, boiling point, and
solubility to properties that are dependent
on the amount of matter present to
include volume, mass and weight.
6.P.2.2: Explain how heat is related to
Essential Questions
 Investigate and explain the properties of
different pure substances such as boiling
point, melting point, density, and solubility
(define “solubility”).
 How does heat changes the physical state of
matter but not the chemical make-up?
Resources
Tier III Vocabulary (Academic Vocabulary)
Matter, Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma, Volume, Atoms, Nucleus, Atomic
Theory, Molecular Theory, Elements, Molecules, Chemical Properties,
Chemical Change, Physical Change, Changes of State, Mixtures,
Solutions, Protons, Neutrons, Electrons, Solubility, Solvent, Density
All about atoms: http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/574
http://havefunteaching.com/songs/science-songs/matter-song/
http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/
 How do conduction, convection, and radiation
transfer heat.?
 What makes an object a good conductor or
good insulator of heat and electricity?
http://sc.caldwellschools.com/education/components/docmgr/default.
php?sectiondetailid=36303&fileitem=23765&catfilter=3691&PHPSESSI
D=34c8224c6a29ae4a0b81ccef758dd28
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/0078741858/student_view0/unit1/chapter3/virtual_labs.
html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/0078741858/student_view0/unit1/chapter3/virtual_labs.
html
Plants
Part 1: Plants
6.L.1.1/
Explain and diagram the structures in a
plant and their function.
Explain how plants developed
structures to help them exist on land.
Determine the difference between
seedless & seed plants and vascular &
non-vascular.
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
http://www.middleschoolscience.com/life.htm
6th Grade Science at a Glance
4th 9 weeks
2nd Semester
Unit of Study/Theme
Focus/ Clarifying Standards
Essential Questions
Plants Part 2: Plant
Processes
6.L.1.2
 Explain the process of
photosynthesis and respiration.
Compare and contrast the two
processes.
 Explain how photosynthesis and
respiration are important to a plant
Explain what transpiration is and its
importance.
 Explain how plants respond to
external stimuli through tropisms
and dormancy.
Ecosystem Part 1: Biotic,
Abiotic Factors
6.L.2.1
Summarize how energy derived from the
sun is used by plants to produce sugars
(photosynthesis) and is transferred within
food chains and food webs (terrestrial
and aquatic) from producers to
consumers to decomposers.
 How do temperature, soil, sunlight, and water
affect the quality of life in different biomes
(freshwater, marine, forest, desert, grasslands,
and tundra)?
 How does energy transfer from one organism
to another through a food web?
6.L.2.3
Summarize how the abiotic factors (such
as temperature, water, sunlight, and soil
quality) of biomes (freshwater, marine,
forest, grasslands, desert, Tundra) affect
the ability of organisms to grow, survive
and/or create their own food through
photosynthesis.
 What are the major biomes of the world and
what characterizes each biome?
 How do humans impact an ecosystem for
better or worse?
 Describe the biome in Hyde County.
Ecosystem Part 2:
Ecosystems
Resources
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=2309
Tier III Vocabulary (Academic Vocabulary)
Ecosystems, Biomes, Habitat, Abiotic Factor, Biotic Factor, Population ,
Density, Limiting Factor, Carrying Capacity, Adaptations, Symbiosis,
Niche, Competition, Predation, Natural Selection
http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=41
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/habitat/habitat.html
http://www.biologycorner.com/
http://www.neok12.com/Ecosystems.htm
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0403/quickflicks/
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/habitat/habitat.html