Month
Content/Essential
Questions
September
Why do we have hunting
laws?
Name the rules to safe
firearm handling
Name the structures,
cycles, and processes for a
system
Name the three branches of
science. (lesson 1.1)
October
6th Grade Science (Updated October 2014)
Skills/Activities
Resources
Explain the concepts of wildlife management and
how it benefits wildlife
Study types and parts of firearms
Comprehend proper game care
Study types of Specialty hunting
Study the proper techniques of turkey hunting
Learn firearm safety and safe bow hunting
Define science
Compare/contrast theory and law
Identify a system and its components
Identify the three main branches of science
How do we use models?
Name steps in the scientific
method
Technology:
computer
computer
projector
Text
Power point
Name the three parts of a
system. (lesson 1.1)
Name the three branches of
science. (lesson 1.1)
Text:
-Hunter Safety
manual
Identify safety as the most important aspect of
any investigation
Identify safety symbols
Define 1.2 vocabulary
Identify the scientific method.
Define hypothesis
Identify variables in an experiment.
Recognize the difference between observation
and inference
Describe various types of models.
Models save time, money, and lives
Assessments
Standards/Anchors
Hunter Safety
Manual
worksheets
Outdoor labs
Game Commission
Test
In class quizzes
4.3.7C, 3.17B, 4.6.7A
3.3.7A
Test
In class quizzes
Unit Test
projects
4.37C3.17B, 4.6.7A
3.3.7A
3.1.7C
3.2.7C
6th Grade Science (Updated October 2014)
November
Write the symbol for the
following:
Centimeter, meter,
millimeter
Describe science observations/inferences,
Theory, law, science branches, scientific method
and models.
Evaluate scientific explanation.
Create a physical model
What is the formula for
finding volume?
Name the two ways we
find volume.
Identify the SI units
How many centimeters are
in a meter?
How many millimeters are
in a centimeter?
Determine how reasonable a measurement is by
estimating.
Text:
Teacher created
notes
PowerPoint
TechnologyComputer
Computer
projector
In class labs
Worksheets,
research project on
Discussion
In class notebook
Test
Quizzes
3.3.7D
4.6.7A
3.1.7A
Graphing on
computer
Computer lab
Identify and use the rules for rounding a number.
Distinguish between precision and accuracy in
measurements.
Determine how to use a balance scale.
Find mass directly using a balance scale
Use the SI units of length, volume, and mass
during an experiment.
Complete lab report including title, purpose,
hypothesis, materials, procedures, observations,
and conclusion.
December
What is buoyant force?
Use a force sensor to measure the weights of
objects in and out of water.
Compare buoyant force
and weight of water
displaced.
Determine the weight of water displaced for each
object.
Compare buoyant force to weight of water
displaced for each object.
Text:
-Teacher created
notes
-PowerPoint
Technology-Computer
-Computer
projector
In class labs
Worksheets, In
class notebook
Graphing
activity using
three types of
graphs.
Students will
work in groups.
3.3.7D
4.6.7A
3.1.7A
6th Grade Science (Updated October 2014)
Graphing
activity using
three types of
graphs.
Students will
work in groups.
Name three types of graphs Graphing activity using three types of graphs.
What are graphs used for?
Students will work in groups.
Identify and use three types of graphs
Distinguish the correct use of each type of graph.
Complete line graph after collecting data while
boiling water.
Review lab safety
January
Chemistry
How do energy
transformations explain
that energy is neither
created nor destroyed?0
February
Name the four states of
matter.
Write an example of a
chemical change and a
physical change.
Define Law of
conservation of mass
Draw a Bohr diagram for
Be.
March
Find the protons, electrons,
and neutrons for the first
Describe the relationship between the states of
matter
Examine and use the periodic table
Identify changes of state.
Identify physical properties of matter.
Describe states of matter.
Identify chemical changes and physical changes.
Text:
-Teacher created
notes
-Holt Science
and technology :
Intro to Matter
(2007)
Describe the relationship between the states of
matter
Apply the scientific method to conduct
experiments and analyze results
Examine and use the periodic table
Describe the law of conservation of mass
Explain the meaning of atomic mass and atomic
number
Identify parts of an atom.
Draw Bohr diagrams
Text:
-Teacher created
notes
-Holt Science
and technology :
Intro to Matter
(2007)
Describe the relationship between elements and
the periodic table
Interpret the Periodic Table
Text:
-Teacher created
notes
-Holt Science
Teacher
observation
Quizzes
Unit Tests
Science Notebook
3.3.7A
3.4.7A
3.7.7B
3.2.7B
Teacher
observation
Quizzes
Unit Tests
Science Notebook
project
3.3.7A
3.4.7A
3.7.7B
3.2.7B
Worksheets
Quizzes
Chapter tests
Project
3.4.7D
3.4.7B
3.1.7D
3.4.7C
Technology-Computer
-Computer
projector
Technology-Computer
-Computer
projector
20 elements.
Match element symbols to
element names for the first
twenty elements
What is instantaneous
speed, velocity, and
acceleration?
6th Grade Science (Updated October 2014)
Identify the 20 main bones to the skeletal system. Technology-Computer
Describe how forces affect motion
-Computer
Calculate acceleration using Newton’s second law projector
of motion
Explain Newton’s third law of motion.
Describe how forces affect motion.
Lab
April
Work (in J) = force (in N)
x distance (in m)
Using a force of 50 N, you
push a computer cart 10 m
across a classroom floor.
How much work did you
do?
How much work does an
Olympic sprinter do while
running a 200 m race with
a force of 6 N?
Give an example of simple
machine at work.
Define work
Distinguish the different types of simple machines
Explain how machines make work easier
Use simple machines to complete K’NEX
challenges
Distinguish between temperature and heat
Explain how heat moves
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-Teacher created
notes
Technology-Computer
-Computer
projector
Worksheets
In class lab
Quizzes
Chapter tests
Draw models
Activity sheets
K’nex challanges
3.4.7D
3.4.7B
3.1.7D
3.4.7C
3.5.7
c
May
Name three ways heat
moves.
Give an example of
convection, conduction,
and radiation
Name planets in order from
the sun.
Name the parts of the
atom, what are the
charges?
How do positive and
negative charges react to
each other?
Distinguish between temperature and heat
Explain how heat moves
Compare/contrast the planets and moons in the
solar system
Explain that earth is the only planet known to
support life
Describe how electric charges exert forces on
each other
Explain how objects can become electrically
charged
Describe how an electric charge flows.
Explain how electrical energy is transferred to a
circuit.
Distinguish between series and parallel.
Text:
-Teacher created
notes
- Technology-
Activity sheets
test
labs
Worksheets
3.5.7C
3.5.7D
3.7.7B
-Computer
projector
6th Grade Science (Updated October 2014)
June
Draw an atom with a
positive charge
Compare and contrast
parallel and series circuit
Describe how an electric charge flows.
Explain how electrical energy is transferred to a
circuit.
Distinguish between series and parallel
Text
Power point
lab