6th grade Science

Quarter 1

Weeks 1 - 4: What is the air outside like when a hailstorm happens?

Weeks 5-7: Why do some clouds produce precipitations and others don't?

Weeks 8-9: What causes large-scale precipitation events and how can we predict them?

Weeks 10-11: Why do some places get more precipitation than others over time?

Weeks 1-5: What causes mountains to grow and move?

Weeks 6-7: What can cause other changes to mountain elevation and location?

Weeks 8-9: What causes tsunamis and other natural disasters?

Weeks 1-3: What is causing changes to water resources in certain communities?

Weeks 4-5: What is causing rising temperatures in all communities?

Weeks 6-9: How can communities correct the carbon imbalance?

Weeks 1-3: How can we explain the patterns of the Sun we see and connect to in the sky and space?

Week 4: How can we explain the patterns of the Moon we see and connect to in the sky and space?

Weeks 5-6: Why do we see colors change in the sky and space?

Weeks 7-8: How can gravitational forces explain the patterns in the organization of the Solar System, galaxies, and the

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