Units of Study
6th grade
Science & Math
Quarter 1
Academic Vocabulary Module 1:
acceleration
kinetic energy
potential energy
mass
velocity
laws of motion
2nd law of motion
deceleration'
acceleration
Essential Questions: Module 1 - Energy Flow (7 weeks)
How does energy flow in a system?
How are forces related to energy?
How do particles combine to form the variety of matter one observes?
Az State Standards & Standard Analysis
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6.P1U1.1- Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gasses (Kinetic Theory)
6.P1U1.2- Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate that variations in temperature and/or pressure affect changes in state of matter.
6.P1U1.3- Develop and use models to represent that matter is made up of smaller particles called atoms.
6.P2U1.4- Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance.
6.P4U2.5- Analyze how humans use technology to store (potential) and/or use (kinetic) energy.
Module 1
Kinetic Energy Discovery 1.1
Composition of Matter Discovery 1.2
Energy and Changing States Discovery 1.3
Energy in the Universe Discovery 1.4
Academic Vocabulary Unit 1:
Sum
Difference
Product
Factors
Dividend
Divisor
Quotient
Remainder
Proper fraction
Improper fraction
Mixed number
Essential Questions Unit 1 :
What steps do I follow when adding or subtracting decimals?
How can I use estimation to determine if my answer is correct?
How do I regroup?
What do I do when my decimal ends with one or more 0s?
What steps do I follow when multiplying decimals?
What steps do I follow when dividing whole number?
What steps do I follow when dividing decimal numbers?
How can I use bar models, line models, and rectangular models to divide fractions?
How do I solve word problems involving division of fractions?
How do I convert mixed numbers and improper fractions?
How do I divide mixed numbers?
Az State Standards & Standard Analysis Unit 1
6.NS.A.1: Interpret and compute quotients of fractions, and solve word problems involving division of fractions by fractions, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem.
6.NS.B.2 Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using a standard algorithm.
6.NS.B.3 Fluently add, subtract, multiply and divide multi-digit decimals using a standard algorithm for each operation.
6.EE.A.2 Write, read, and evaluate algebraic expressions.
Quarter 2
Academic Vocabulary - Unit 2
Orbit
Solar System
Tides
Axis
Scale
Eclipse
Moon phases
Composition
Planets
Cycles
Nebula
Rotation vs. Revolution
Essential Questions: Module 2 - Patterns in the Solar System
How does the way in which the solar system formed explain the orbits, sizes, and compositions of the planets?
Why do solar and lunar eclipses occur?
What are the predictable patterns caused by Earth’s movement in the solar system?
How can a model explain the way in which the moon, sun, and Earth’s rotation interact to cause the predictable cycle of high and low tides?
Az State Standards & Standard Analysis
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6.P2U1.4- Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance.
6.E2U1.7 Use ratios and proportions to analyze and interpret data related to scale, properties, and relationships among objects in our solar system.
6.E2U1.8 Develop and use models to explain how constellations and other night sky patterns appear to move due to Earth’s rotation and revolution.
6.E2U1.9 Develop and use models to construct an explanation of how eclipses, moon phases, and tides occur within the Sun-Earth-Moon system.
6.E2U1.10 Use a model to show how the tilt of Earth’s axis causes variations in the length of the day and gives rise to seasons.
Module 2 -
Discovery 2.1 - Formation of our Solar System
Discovery 2.2 - Eclipses
Discovery 2.3 - Phases
Discovery 2.4 - Tides
Academic Vocabulary Unit 2:
Quotient
Sum
Product
Difference
Radius
Diameter
Circumference
Square root
Cubed
Decimal
Fraction
Essential Questions Unit 2 :
What is the absolute value of a number?
How can I represent an input/output model?
How can I plot points on a coordinate graph?
How is an algebraic expression written to solve a given scenario to a problem?
How can I determine the area, surface area and volume of a geometric shape?
Az State Standards & Standard Analysis Unit 2
6.NS.C.5 Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values.
6.NS.C.6 Understand a rational number can be represented as a point on the number line.
6.NS.C.7 Understand ordering and absolute value of rational numbers.
6.NS.C.8 Solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world context by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane.
6.EE.A (1-4) Apply and extend previous understanding of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.
6.EE.B (5-8) Reason about and solve onevariable equations and inequalities.
6.G.A (1-4) Solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world context involving area, surface area, and volume.