GRADE 6 Curriculum
6th Grade Science Curriculum
Unit 1 Mapping Earth (text chapter1)
1-1 Maps-How maps help determine location
Technology- Discovery ED- “Different Types of Maps”(16min)
Lab- Finding latitude and longitude
Lab Demo –Map projections & time Zones
Lab Activity- Fitting entire classroom on a single sheet of paper
STEM- J.Emmons- Mapping the garden
STEM- J.Emmons-Artifact analysis- Measuring dimensions
STEM-J. Emmons- creating pie charts /bar graph from data tables
1-2 Technology and Map Making
Lab-Modern technology and map making. Reading a topographic map
Lab- Creating a topographic map
STEM –J.Emmons, Reading the landscape lab
Lab- Activity- Maps Today- GPS, Remote Sensing
Unit 2 Earth In Space (text chapter 2)
2-1 The Sun-Earth Moon System-Season, eclipses, and moons effect on earth.
Technology-Discovery Ed-“Seasons”
Lab- Center of the solar system- student participation
Lab – Phases of the moon- manipulative
Technology-PhET-(interactive simulations)-Solar Sytem
2-2 The Solar System- Objects in the Solar System and how gravity affects them.
Lab Activity- Multipage booklet with information on planets
2-3 Stars ,Galaxies and the Universe-What are stars, galaxies and the structure of the universe?
Technology- Discovery Ed.-“Giant stars, Super Nova & Betelgeuse”
Math skills* Your weight on each planet
Unit 3 Our Planet Earth (text chapter 3)
3-1 The composition of the Earth’s spheres –atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere
STEM –J.Emmons-water pollution
Technology- Discovery ED “Layers of The Earth” image
Lab Activity- Structure of the geosphere
Technology- Discovery ED-Interactive-“Structure of Earth”
3-2 Interactions of Earth’s Systems- water cycle, rock cycle
STEM- J.Emmons-Storm water runoff vs ground water
Unit 4 Earth’s Dynamic Surface (text chapter 4)
4-1 Earth’s moving surface- Theory of plate tectonics. Divergent, convergent and transform
Technology-Discovery ED- “Plate Tectonics”(13 min)
STEM –J.Emmons – Ocean current model
Technology-Discovery Ed. Interactive- “Prove they Move”
Lab- Students model boundaries with clay and/or foldable
Technology-Discovery ED“How It Shakes Out”-Interactive simulation
Lab- Identifying Minerals ( week long lab)
STEM-J. Emmons-Oil Spill Clean up
4-2 Shaping Earth’s Surface- earthquakes and volcanoes
Lab- Learning building skills (engineering)
Lab- Build a shake proof structure & test on shake table(4 days)
Technology- Discovery ED- “ Life of a Volcanologist”
Lab- foldable of 3 types of Earth quakes
Special Lab Activity-- plotting the Ring of Fire (3 days)
Unit 5 Introduction to Animals –(text chapter 9)
9-1 What are Animals –How are animal species adapted to their environment.
STEM-J. Emmons-Maintaining school animal sanctuary habitat projects
Lab Activity- Symmetry of organisms
9-2-Inverebrates-Characteristics of invertebrates and how they differ.
Technology- Discovery Ed Science Kids , Invertebrates-(10 min)
Lab Demo- Display and observe the invertebrate vs vertebrate specimens
STEM-J. Emmons , Maintain invertebrate farms
Technology – Discovery Ed, Arthropods& Echinoderms
Lab- Dissection of a Dog Fish( shark)
Unit 6 Interactions of Life ( text chapter 10)
10-1Ecosystems- Biotic and Abiotic parts of an ecosystem
Technology – Discovery ED-“Relationships between Populations”(6min)
Math skills*- Calculating Population Density
Lab Activity- Describing an ecosystem in school area
Technology – Discovery ED-“ How do Animals do That”(20min)
10-2 Relationships within Ecosystems-In what ways can organisms interact in an ecosystem.
Technology- Science World Mag. “Barfing Bird “video
Special Lab- Owl pellet dissection ( approx. 2 weeks)
Part 1- dissect the Pellet, Part 2 articulate the skeleton found in pellet, Part 3 name the bones found.
10-3 Matter and Energy within Ecosystems-How do organisms obtain energy?
Lab-Decomposers recycle nutrients
Lab- Design an Ecosystem
Unit 7 Matter and Atoms ( text chapter 11)
11-2 The Structure of Atoms-How is atomic number related to number of protons
Lab- The Periodic table
Lab-using magnetic manipulatives
Math skills* use scientific notation
HOME PROJECT- 3 DIMENTIONAL ATOM
Lab: Using magnetic manipulatives to identify ions & isotopes
Unit 8 Matter: Properties and Changes ( text chapter 12)
12-1 Matter and Properties-How do physical and chemical properties differ?
Technology- Discovery ED—“Matter: Solid, Liquid. Gas”(16min)
Lab- Using the triple Beam balance
Lab- Calculating the volume of an irregular solid
Lab – Calculating density
Math skills* Practice calculating density
12-2 Matter and Changes –Differences between physical and chemical changes
Lab- Sunset in a Bag
Lab Activity- Draw changes of state
Unit 9 Energy and Energy Transformations ( text chapter 13)
13-1 Forms of Energy-Potential and kinetic Energy. Related to Work
Lab- Can a moving object do work
Lab- Identify potential and kinetic energy
13-2 Energy Transformations- Frictions effect on energy & changes between kinetic and potential energy
Unit 10 Electricity and Magnetism (text chapter 15)
10-1 Electric Charges and Electric Forces- How electrically charged objects act
Lab- Static electricity
Lab- Light a bulb with potato
10-2 Electric Currents and Electric Circuits
Lab- lighting a bulb-one wire one battery, one bulb
Lab- creating a series circuit
Lab-creating a parallel circuit
Technology-PhET (interactive simulations) series & parallel circuits
Lab- Potato battery
Unit 11 Pulley Systems ( no text book)
Lab- Construct a movable & fixed pulley
Lab – What is the mechanical advantage of the system
Sources
Mcgraw Hill (Glencoe)
Integrated iScience
ISBN 9780078055846
1st Edition 2012
Text and digital
PhET- Interactive Simulations- prepared by Univ. of Colorado
Discovery ED